text: This was my boyfriend and my first time in Vegas without family nnWe were celebrating his birthday so naturally I wanted to stay in a nice hotel nIt had been years since we both had been in sin city and Aria had not been built yet nnIt is definitely a beautiful hotelnAs soon as you walk up you notice the beautiful details of a waterfallnnWhen you first walk in the aroma of cigarette smoke does not overwhelm you like in some casinos on the strip It is clean and bright which I loved nnThen you notice the long check in line Which of course is to be expected at a popular hotel on the strip the line when smoothly and probably as quickly as possible nnThe staff was courteous and friendly and got us checked in and on our way The elevators are grouped up by floors which is nice they also have someone manning the elevators checking for key cards which is great but it almost seems like it would be more updated if the elevators had a key card security slot like I have seen in other hotelsnnWe stayed on the th floor and our room was SOO Far from the hotel You would think there would be more than one elevator for the floor but there is not and it was literally a trek from the elevator to our room nnWhen we got to our room The lights were off the curtains were closed And it took us a minute to find switches to everything as everything is controlled by a little mini control screen nnWhen we finally got everything on we were greeted by a beautiful view of the strip nnOur room was smaller than I pictured from the pictures The bathroom was nice The separate nsoaking tub was a really nice touch which we used every night we were there We got two robes and slippers Housekeeping was prompt to bring us toothpaste and an extra pair of slippers when I called down nnHousekeeping was also excellent at keeping our room neat and tidy which I appreciated They tidy would our room in the morning and did a turn down service at night Chocolates and allnnThe pool of the Aria was wonderful We spent a few hours down there lounging around I wish there were more shady spots available as the Vegas sun was beaming down on most areas It would be nice if they had more umbrellas available nnWe also got two free buffet meals We used it for dinner on a friday night If it were not free I would definitely pass on the buffetnnThe biggest complaint about our stay was check out We checked out on a sunday morning I understand lines are going to be long But you would think with a hotel so up to date and a room completely controlled by a remote you should be able to review your bill on your TV screen and check out through there I have been to much lower end hotels such as hilton and can check out from my room The line was long and although they tried to go quickly it was a tad annoying that that was our only means to checking out There was a person going around with an ipad asking if people wanted to express check out with them but they did not go down the line in any sort of fashion so they never even asked me and skipped me which annoyed me even more nnOther than that our stay was pleasant and we would stay here again