Problem: Pretty cool....didn't go in the water for fear of getting several unknown diseases. Drinks are ridiculous but that's what you can expect. 80 bucks for 8 beers. No joke. Nowhere to sit, if you don't want to be shoulder to shoulder in the disgusting pool, and don't want to stand and dance all day, then get a cabana or an umbrella...if you've got the $$!!
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Problem: They have Reverse Happy Hour from 10pm to midnight on Fridays. We got half off our meal, beer, and margaritas! Be careful: it doesn't apply to all beverages. I ordered a beergarita (beer + margarita), which was not half off. I had the Bacon Brussels Burger, their award winning signature item. It was awesome! Thick cut bacon, medium cooked burger, all in a pretzel bread bun; so savory! I couldn't taste the brussels sprouts. But the pretzel bread, I could eat that by itself! For my side, I had parmesan fries, which were just as good. The margaritas are great, especially at half off which was about $4. I wouldn't pay $8 for them; too small a glass for that price. Service was fast and friendly. Overall an excellent experience!
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Problem: The Aria is pretty on the outside. Stay outside. The whole hotel is convoluted and confusing due to the strange half-circle shape of the building. This includes the restaurants, shops, and hotel hallways and rooms. The (thankfully free) Self-Park is clear across the entire Casino from the Lobby- you have to push yourself through hordes of trussed-up gamblers, through the Casino, lugging your bags the whole way, just to check in. The real fun for us started before we even checked in. If you stay at this place, COME WITH A CREDIT CARD. Otherwise they will put a $475 (for a three-day stay) HOLD on your debit card, for 'incidentals' (i.e, the absurdly-priced mini-bar. Seriously, $3.50 for a Snickers bar? GTFO). And this charge stays active on your card for THREE DAYS after you leave the hotel! Totally ridiculous. I have NEVER experienced something so stupid at ANY hotel before, not even at ritzier places in Vegas! I'm actually shocked at the number of people that say this place is 'less crazy' than other Vegas hotels. And even more shocked when they say its location is 'convenient.' If you want to tour overpriced shops, sure, it's convenient. If you want to actually SEE Vegas? Maybe get to a show or something? Make sure to include AT LEAST half an hour for travel time in all of your plans, if you don't intend to cab everywhere and you don't plan on using the valet. Getting out onto the Strip requires way too much work- the tram takes you to the Bellagio, which you then have to wind through to get outside. The Aria prides itself on the room 'welcoming' you when you enter your room. This, for us, was a bit lackluster, considering the curtains opened out onto... a rooftop and half-obscured signage. If you are a masochist and decide you must stay here, try to get a room above the 10th floor. Then maybe you'll actually have a view. The room comes with a touch tablet that controls all the tweakable aspects: television, music, lights (in the bathroom and bed area), curtains, and services. Trying to watch television using either the remote or the tablet was a nightmare, but why bother when you're in Vegas? The music channel options seemed a tad limited, and the options given on the tablet did not match the channels on the television. Their 'relaxation' station was already playing only Christmas music (the absolute opposite of relaxing, imo), the '60s station was a '90s station, etc. The tablet had four raised buttons on the bottom, with no labels. Of course. One controlled the brightness of the tablet screen, and the other three...? Also, if you happen to have long nails, good luck getting the tablet to do ANYTHING you want it to. I will admit that the bed was very comfortable, and the (very large) tub was located inside the shower stall- an actual nice use of limited space (for once). But this just wasn't worth the incredible headache that comprised the rest of the hotel.
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Problem: I think I'm gonna have to go with Diho, just because they're bigger and therefore have more selection. But SF's selection of meat scraps were impressive. I know where to go for raw beef cankles and chicken feet now. They also have lots of seafood, fresh and frozen. They were fairly organized and uncluttered. There were a few things I couldn't find here. Normally when I go "Asian" shopping, it means I'm Japanese shopping. Their Japanese selection wasn't so great. There's nothing that SF satisfies for me that I can't get at International Marketplace or Diho. Oh, except maybe for the beef cankles.
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