Would you throw an expensive wedding before the bride and groom have met?  That's the feeling I got with Aria.  We were staying at the Bellagio and friends were at Aria.  Thank God we didn't make that mistake.  Not one Christmas decoration, dark casino I would never spend money in, minimalist design that is so unappealing unless you purposely build a home in that design, our friends had a dirty room and had to be moved.  I would never stay there.  The Mandarin Oriental next door was equally sterile.  Nice, but not Vegas.