ARIA is MGM Resorts' contemporary luxury resort in the CityCenter complex, with about 4,000 tech-equipped rooms, a Forbes Five-Star Sky Suites tier, one of the Strip's strongest restaurant lineups and a large spa. It is set back from the boulevard, which keeps it calmer than older Strip resorts.
ARIA opened in December 2009 as the centerpiece of CityCenter, between Park MGM and The Cosmopolitan, and it still feels like the most modern of the big Strip resorts. It has about 4,000 rooms and suites in curved glass towers. Rooms use tablets to control lights, curtains and temperature, and many have floor-to-ceiling windows. Some rooms follow the Restore by MGM wellness concept, with air purification and vitamin C shower filters.
The resort sits back from Las Vegas Boulevard, so you reach the Strip through The Shops at Crystals or by a short walk, and the casino and lobby are calmer than at older center-Strip properties. Plan on about 10 minutes on foot to reach the boulevard from a room in the far tower.
If you want to splurge, ARIA has two tiers above standard rooms. Tower Suites, about 260 of them, add a private lounge check-in and turndown on request. ARIA Sky Suites is a Forbes Five-Star hotel-within-a-hotel on floors 25 to 56 of the south tower, with private check-in, a lounge and the Sky Pool, which is open only to Sky Suites guests.
The main pool deck covers about 215,000 square feet with three pools, cabanas and LIQUID, an adults-only pool lounge. Like other Strip pools, they run on a seasonal schedule. The Spa & Salon at ARIA spreads across two floors and 80,000 square feet, with a salt room and heated stone beds.
Food is the main reason many guests choose ARIA. Carbone, CATCH, Bardot Brasserie, Jean Georges Steakhouse, Javier's, Din Tai Fung and Gymkhana are all here, with Proper Eats Food Hall for something quick. The hotel also has one of the best public art collections in Las Vegas, led by Maya Lin's 84-foot Silver River in the lobby and Jenny Holzer's LED work VEGAS by the north valet.
Museum of Illusions and ARTE Museum, in the 63 building next to The Cosmopolitan, are a short walk away. As at most MGM Resorts hotels, parking is paid (higher MGM Rewards tiers get it free) and a nightly resort fee is added to the room rate, so compare total prices before you book.
Why stay here
- ✓About 4,000 modern rooms with tablet controls and big windows, set back from the boulevard for a calmer stay than older center-Strip resorts
- ✓ARIA Sky Suites: a Forbes Five-Star hotel-within-a-hotel with private check-in, a lounge and the guests-only Sky Pool
- ✓Restaurants include Carbone, CATCH, Bardot Brasserie, Jean Georges Steakhouse, Javier's, Din Tai Fung and Gymkhana
- ✓215,000-square-foot pool deck with three pools, cabanas and the adults-only LIQUID pool lounge, on a seasonal schedule
- ✓The Spa & Salon at ARIA: 80,000 square feet over two floors, with a salt room, heated stone beds and a fitness center
- ✓Public art including Maya Lin's 84-foot Silver River and Jenny Holzer's VEGAS, free to see as you walk through the resort
- ✓Part of the CityCenter complex, with easy access to nearby resorts
- ✓A nightly resort fee and paid parking apply, so compare the full cost before you choose
Good questions
Is ARIA quiet?+
It is set back from the boulevard, which keeps it calmer than older Strip resorts.
What are Sky Suites?+
ARIA Sky Suites is a Forbes Five-Star hotel-within-a-hotel with private check-in, a lounge and a guests-only pool.
Is there art to see?+
Yes. Maya Lin’s 84-foot Silver River and Jenny Holzer’s VEGAS are free to see as you walk through.
