[MGM] Aria Las Vegas - REVIEW - MASTER THREAD
#16
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Heading back to Aria next week for a nice weekend in a corner suite. We haven't been since probably last October.
Any big changes to either Aria or the strip since then? I can't remember if the Aria buffet had reopened the last time we were there, but if so we didn't try it. For those that have, did it get any better from the horribleness that it was before the renovation?
Any big changes to either Aria or the strip since then? I can't remember if the Aria buffet had reopened the last time we were there, but if so we didn't try it. For those that have, did it get any better from the horribleness that it was before the renovation?
#17
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Heading back to Aria next week for a nice weekend in a corner suite. We haven't been since probably last October.
Any big changes to either Aria or the strip since then? I can't remember if the Aria buffet had reopened the last time we were there, but if so we didn't try it. For those that have, did it get any better from the horribleness that it was before the renovation?
Any big changes to either Aria or the strip since then? I can't remember if the Aria buffet had reopened the last time we were there, but if so we didn't try it. For those that have, did it get any better from the horribleness that it was before the renovation?
#18
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FYI - there's a decent Mlife promo for this property, log into Mlife - $170 credit for 2/night stay & 30% off rates (same at Bellagio). Looks like cheapest weekends for base rooms come in under $195/night incl. tax & resort fee.
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Decent offer. They do tend to vary from person to person. I currently have one offer for a $100 resort credit and another for $250 in Freeplay and a free room (probably during the week). YMMV.
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Any new updates on this hotel? Got a 99USD rate via Mlife Mon-Fri stay.
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Yeah, for weekdays, $99/night isn't bad, but it's not great either. Especially if there's no freeplay or other credit involved. Now if you're talking about $99 for the whole Mon-Fri stay...that's a different story.
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Oh, I agree, too. Aria/Vdara are my favorite properties on the strip by far.
$99 on a weekend would be a great deal IMO, but during the week it falls into just "good" territory for me, since I often see $69 or $79 offers midweek, or slightly higher but with freeplay tacked on.
$99 is still something I'd happily pay there.
Apologies if my previous post implied that Aria should be offering the same rates as NYNY or something. Absolutely not what I meant.
$99 on a weekend would be a great deal IMO, but during the week it falls into just "good" territory for me, since I often see $69 or $79 offers midweek, or slightly higher but with freeplay tacked on.
$99 is still something I'd happily pay there.
Apologies if my previous post implied that Aria should be offering the same rates as NYNY or something. Absolutely not what I meant.
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Oh, I agree, too. Aria/Vdara are my favorite properties on the strip by far.
$99 on a weekend would be a great deal IMO, but during the week it falls into just "good" territory for me, since I often see $69 or $79 offers midweek, or slightly higher but with freeplay tacked on.
$99 is still something I'd happily pay there.
Apologies if my previous post implied that Aria should be offering the same rates as NYNY or something. Absolutely not what I meant.
$99 on a weekend would be a great deal IMO, but during the week it falls into just "good" territory for me, since I often see $69 or $79 offers midweek, or slightly higher but with freeplay tacked on.
$99 is still something I'd happily pay there.
Apologies if my previous post implied that Aria should be offering the same rates as NYNY or something. Absolutely not what I meant.
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Heading to Aria on Tuesday. What type of upgrade success has anyone had? $80 rate with $150 resort credit over 3 nights...
#28
Have you ever been in Vegas? Status means nothing there, expect long lines and crappy treatment......
#30
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While the only suite upgrades I've gotten were at Excalibur and Luxor, I've gotten larger standard rooms with views on high floors quite a few times.
At Aria last month, I got a strip view room for Fri/Sat/Sun but only paid for cheapest room.