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Aria Resort and Casino is a luxury
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and
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, part of the
CityCenter Aria Campus, commonly known by its former name CityCenter, is a mixed-use, urban complex on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is located on and contains a total of . The complex includes Aria Resort and Casino, the Vdara condo-hotel, t ...
complex on the
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in
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. Aria consists of two curved glass and steel highrise towers adjoined at the center. It opened on December 16, 2009 as a joint venture between
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and Infinity World Development. It is owned by
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and operated by
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. At and in height, it is the largest and tallest structure at CityCenter. The resort's 61 and 51-story towers contain an
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five-diamond hotel with 4,004 guest rooms and suites, 16 restaurants, 10 bars and nightclubs, and a casino with of gaming space. It also has a pool area with 34 cabanas, an salon and
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, a convention center and a 1,800-seat theater which hosted ''
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'' by
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, until closing April 30, 2016. Among the most notable aspects of Aria is its incorporation of technology in the exterior and interior design of the hotel, specifically for the reduction of energy consumption. It is the largest hotel in the world to have earned
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Gold certification. On account of its smart rooms which automatically adjust curtains, turn off unused lights and electronics, and regulate the temperature when a guest enters or leaves a room, Aria was described in ''
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'' as possibly "the most technologically advanced hotel ever built".


History


Construction, opening

Aria was conceived by
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(now MGM Resorts International) as part of the broader
CityCenter Aria Campus, commonly known by its former name CityCenter, is a mixed-use, urban complex on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is located on and contains a total of . The complex includes Aria Resort and Casino, the Vdara condo-hotel, t ...
development project, which was announced on November 10, 2004. The architectural design of Aria was conducted by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, and construction began in early 2006 on a plot of land located between the
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and
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. This site was previously occupied by the former
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, retail stores, and a large parking lot, all of which were excavated beginning in April 2006. Following excavation, Aria's foundation was poured in June 2006. Vertical progression commenced in September 2007, at which point construction workers built upwards at a rate of one floor every seven days until reaching the final height of 61 floors. Amid ongoing construction in 2007, Infinity World Development, a subsidiary of
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, invested about $2.7 billion to acquire a 50% stake in the CityCenter project. From this point on, Aria was jointly owned by MGM Resorts International and Infinity World Development, with MGM solely responsible for operations and management. The
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and its ripple effects – including litigation – threatened to halt construction of Aria at one point in early 2009, but an additional funding arrangement was made, allowing construction to continue on schedule. The resort opened on December 16, 2009, in the same month as several other CityCenter properties such as
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, an attached retail shopping complex. In 2021, the real estate assets of the Aria property were sold by MGM Resorts to the
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for $3.89 billion in cash, who will be leasing the property back to MGM for an annual rent of $215 million. The purchase of the land happened concurrently with MGM's takeover of the property from a Dubai World subsidy, named Infinity World Development, previously owning 50% in
CityCenter Aria Campus, commonly known by its former name CityCenter, is a mixed-use, urban complex on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is located on and contains a total of . The complex includes Aria Resort and Casino, the Vdara condo-hotel, t ...
.


Design and facilities

The completed structure comprises two
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glass
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s, measuring 61 stories tall. At the base of the connected high-rise towers is a
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and a three-story lobby that incorporates natural materials including foliage, flowers, glass, wood, and stone. Aria's design is described as not adhering to an overarching theme, in contrast to themed resorts prevalent on the Las Vegas Strip. It was named Aria due to its placement as the central feature of CityCenter, as ''
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s'' are focal points in operas.


Entrance and lobby

Artwork is incorporated throughout the lobby and interior of the building. The main entrance contains a lighted water feature called ''Lumia'' created by WET, which syncs water bursts to music.
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, designer of the
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in Washington, D.C., created an reclaimed silver sculpture of the
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called ''Silver River'' which is suspended behind Aria's hotel registration desk. A result of its design, Aria is the largest hotel in the world to have received LEED Gold certification.


Hotel

Aria contains 4,004 hotel rooms within its . The suites make up 568 of the rooms, and a portion are referred to as ''Sky Suites'', a
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-5 Diamond and a ''
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'' Five-Star hotel. Sky Suites are categorized separately since they are accessed via a private entrance and elevator, and include transportation between the hotel and airport in limousines fueled by
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. At the time of its opening in 2009, Aria was the 9th-largest hotel in the world as measured by the total number of rooms. All rooms have a touch-screen automation system which automatically adjusts curtains, turns off unused lights and electronics, and regulates the temperature when a guest enters or leaves the room. Room dimensions begin at . The standard suites range in size from . The two top floors of the hotel consist of a separately designated room category entitled ''Sky Villas'', which range from in size. All rooms outside the Sky Suite are non-smoking.


Convention center

A three-story,
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includes four ballrooms (three with fully functioning theatrical stages), 38 meeting rooms and a three-story long window overlooking the pool. As of 2009, the window was the largest glass-curtain wall of its type ever constructed in a public building. An additional is allocated for back-of-house areas, offices, and a subterranean parking garage. In December 2015, Aria announced an expansion of its convention center with construction to begin in May 2016. It cost $170 million, and was completed in February 2018.


Casino

The only casino within the CityCenter complex is located at Aria. Its of gaming space includes slots,
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,
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s, and a
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. The gaming machines are controlled and monitored by a data center and are changed to play the most popular games based on real-time data collected about the performance of each machine. Exterior windows are present along the edges of the casino floor and skylights are part of the ceiling in the high-limit gaming area, differing from traditional casino design which historically omits natural light. Lemongrass, the first
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restaurant to be opened on the Las Vegas Strip, is one of multiple restaurants located within the casino area.


Aria Pool Deck

Located at the base of the Aria Casino is the Pool Deck containing one large pool surrounded by tropical landscaping and multiple smaller pools. The general Pool Deck has a security kiosk and retail shop at the entrance as well as Salt & Ivy, Pool Bar, and 34 cabanas. The Pool Deck structures were designed by Graft's Los Angeles office with structural engineering provided by
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, exclusive of the Liquid Pool area. The cabanas are structural steel covered with tensile fabric. The Breeze Cafe and Pool Bar are sweeping canopies created by layering stucco on top of unusual curved steel skeletons. A separate outdoor pool area called LIQUID Pool Lounge was opened in March 2010. The Breeze Café at Aria Pool Deck has since closed, but guests can order food pool-side from a limited menu via a waitress.


Attractions


Restaurants, clubs, spas

There are 16 restaurants as well as 10 bars and clubs within Aria, covering a total of about . Julian Serrano, a
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restaurant in the lobby named after its chef, was noted as one of ''
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's'' "20 Best New Restaurants in 2010". Sage, described as a contemporary American restaurant, is also located in the lobby area. Jean-Georges Steakhouse, run by
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, is one of only nine restaurants in the United States that serve genuine
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. Catch, a seafood and sushi restaurant known for drawing celebrities to its New York and Los Angeles locations, opened in 2018. Among the restaurants led by
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s that have previously operated at Aria were
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's sushi eatery BarMasa and
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grill Tetsu (both closed in 2018), and
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's American Fish (closed in 2014). An salon and spa covers two floors of Aria, and a coed balcony attached to the spa overlooks an outdoor infinity-edge pool.
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's ''Gold Lounge'' is located in the Aria Resort & Casino and is . The design is reminiscent of Elvis' mansion,
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, and black and gold are utilized extensively throughout the décor. The bar has the same shape as the bar in the Elvis mansion as well. The music played changes throughout the night including upbeat
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, commercial
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,
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remixes, minimal hip-hop,
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, and Pop. As of mid-2015, ''Gold Lounge'' is closed for remodeling and undergoing a $4 Million makeover. Jewel, will replace Haze as the new nightclub in Aria. It is set to open in March 2016. In May 2018,
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opened the PokerGO Studio at the ARIA Resort and Casino. This poker studio is a 10,000 square-foot space built to host live poker events distributed on the poker streaming service, PokerGO. Notable poker tournaments and cash games held at the PokerGO Studio include the
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, Poker Masters, U.S. Poker Open,
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,
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, and more. The PokerGO Studio is open to the public on an event-by-event basis.


Shows

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,
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and its subsidiary
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created a permanent show at Aria celebrating
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' music entitled ''
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''. The show premiered on February 17, 2010 and consisted of music, singers, dancers, acrobats and multimedia components that paid tribute to the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Aria's Gold Boutique Nightclub and Lounge is themed after Elvis' former
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home. ''Viva Elvis'' ended its run on August 31, 2012 due to low ticket sales, and was replaced on November 1, 2012 by Cirque du Soleil's rock opera ''
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''. ''Zarkana'' closed in April 2016 to allow for the expansion of the convention center.


Gaming


Poker room

The poker room is located on the casino level near the main valet pick-up and contains 24 tables. On May 22, 2010, "The Ivey Room" opened as an exclusive one-table high-limit poker room that was named after
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. It gave high roller players direct access to the cashier's cage and 24-hour table-side dining, and would be the location for the highest stakes games at Aria. On February 20, 2019, "The Ivey Room" was renamed to "Table 1". The Aria poker room also hosts events for the
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. In July 2014, the inaugural WPT500 was held at Aria and attracted 3,599 entrants and was won by Sean Yu. It was held around the same time until 2019, and winners of the event included Craig Varnell, Andreas Olympios, Jon Borenstein, Kyriakos Papadopoulos, and Ben Farrell. Sponsors of the tournament have included partypoker and
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. During season 16 (XVI), Aria would host two additional World Poker Tour stops. The inaugural WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic and the season-ending $25,000 buy-in WPT Tournament of Champions.
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broke a five-way tie with
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,
Carlos Mortensen Juan Carlos Mortensen (born April 13, 1972, in Ambato, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian professional poker player of Danish descent and the first South American Main Event winner of the World Series of Poker. Mortensen is known for his loose play, bl ...
,
Anthony Zinno Anthony Zinno (born 1981) is a professional poker player from Cranston, Rhode Island. He has won three World Poker Tour (WPT) titles and four World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets. Zinno earned a degree in chemical engineering from Worcester P ...
, and David "Chino" Rheem when he won his fourth World Poker Tour event at the WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic. In season 17 (XVII), the WPT ARIA Summer Championship would replace the WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic, and it was won by Matthew Wantman.


In popular culture

* Aria was featured prominently in the 2013 film ''
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'', starring
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,
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and
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. * Aria was also featured in the 2013 film '' Now You See Me'', starring
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,
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and
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. * Aria was featured in ''
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. * Aria was featured in the 2016 film ''
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'', starring
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, and
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.


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Aria Express Aria Express (formerly and also known as the CityCenter Tram) is a people mover located on the Las Vegas Strip. The system's 3 stations connect the Las Vegas casinos Park MGM and Bellagio with CityCenter Las Vegas. The Park MGM station additio ...


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List of tallest buildings in Las Vegas The city of Las Vegas, Nevada and its surrounding unincorporated communities in the Las Vegas Valley are the sites of more than 160 high-rises, 42 of which stand taller than . The tallest structure in the city is the Strat tower, which rises ...


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