We stayed at Aria because of a GREAT deal that Southwest Airlines was offering. The deal included airfare, lodging and show.\n\nGREAT:\n* hotel is located centrally on the strip\n* has an internal free tram that takes you from Monte Carlo to Bellagio\n* beautiful decor, with high celling\n* modern rooms with remote control access on tv\n* security guards for room access\n* great restaurants within the hotel\n* easy access to Crystals at City Center\n* outlets and laptop access are easily located on TOP of the desk, made it easy to charge your phones and connect the laptop to the tv\n\nGOOD:\n* ventilation, I am sensitive to smoke and I did not feel it unless I was walking next to a smoker\n* 3 pools with LifeGuards and lots of lounge chairs\n* shear curtains, blackout curtains and lights are automated and can be controlled with the tv remote control\n\nNOT SO GREAT:\n* the check in process took a great deal of time, we were waiting in lines of 4 and deeper with waits of 30 mins and more. This was with 8 front desk people working.\n* when entering the room, two light were out one in the bathroom and another in the closet (I would expect those basic fixture to be resolved)\n* sound proofy of the windows is not so great, I could hear noise from the strip clearly\n* the in room frig is filled with mini bar items, without room for anything else\n* the mini bar was not turned on, so everything in it was room temp\n* the toilet is separated from the sink and tub by a slightly distorted glass door, but NOT enough where you feel comfortable sharing the bathroom. You could easily see the person on the other side.\n\nSomethings that I would recommend that the hotel have ready in the rooms, seeing as how automated the room is:\n1. have the tv turn on when guess enter the room for the first time showing the amenities of the room and how to use the remote control\n2. turn on the mini bar frig and leave room in it if we want to place food there\n3. check that all basic lights and functions of the room are working