Mandalay Bay Resort & CasinovsARIA Resort & Casino
Both properties are rated highly by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino scores slightly higher than ARIA Resort & Casino. Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino has a TripExpert Score of 87 with positive reviews from 11 reviews like Insight Guides, Oyster and Travel + Leisure.
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Show All Reviews
3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89119
From $71/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"Mandalay Bay is one of our favorite hotels. Why? Well, we love that the lobby...and the other public areas really do make this seem more like an actual resort hotel than just a Vegas version of one." Full review
Insight Guides
"At the south end of the Strip, this resort is a good bet for families."
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"The ornately appointed rooms here have a South Seas theme, and amenities include floor-to-ceiling windows and luxurious bathrooms." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"The giant, 3,215-room Mandalay Bay offers more for kids... and plenty for adults." Full review
Star Service
"This is a champion of luxury and a purveyor of honest-to-goodness deluxe standards. " Full review
Gayot
"This resort feels like the kind of place Robinson Crusoe might have dreamed up on his return to civilization."
BlackBook
"If the ideal of the resort-casino is guests never having to leave the grounds, then Mandalay Bay has come closest to achieving it."
Zagat
4.2
"Supporters "love, love" this "swanky" resort with "stunning" decor that's highlighted by “elegant”, “spacious” rooms that are “well appointed” with marble baths."
Travel + Leisure
"Mandalay Bay’s aquarium, with more than 15 types of sharks and a Komodo dragon, has some of the best bells and whistles over its 120 acres." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Mandalay Bay is an all-encompassing casino resort at the southern end of the Strip, with restaurants, bars, shopping, entertainment and nightlife inside gold-tinted towers." Full review
ARIA Resort & Casino Show All Reviews
3730 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89109
From $98/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge
"Although the hotel isn't the most exciting place to party on a Saturday night, the business folks have been packing Aria's restaurants and bars for good reason."
i
Which room to book: The 920-square-foot Corner Suites have stunning Vegas vistas and luxe amenities for less than $500 a night.
Condé Nast Traveler
87.7
"The Cesar Pelli–designed centerpiece of the hyper-anticipated 67-acre CityCenter, Aria meets all the criteria of the now-standard Vegas mega-hotel formula." Full review
Star Service
"Eschewing Vegas kitsch or thematic excess, the Aria is a forward-leaning designer showpiece, geek-minimalist in orientation." Full review
i
As is the case anywhere on The Strip, request a high floor, though here ask for a Deluxe room on a high floor.
Gayot
"The casino resort features 4,004 guest rooms with technology that welcomes you and allows for a customized stay."
Zagat
4.7
""Beautiful, relaxing and fun, fun, fun", this "fabulous", "modern" haven on the Strip is a "world-class" resort that's "expensive, but worth it"."
Forbes Travel Guide
4 Stars
"Architectural beauty abounds at the Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star ARIA Resort & Casino." Full review
Jetsetter
"Strip sophisticate with celeb chef eats, a sybartic spa, eco-cred, and buzzy bars." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Since it opened in 2009, the Aria Resort & Casino has been a leading example of the post-kitsch, post-theme-hotel era of Las Vegas luxury accommodations." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"This vibrant high-rise casino hotel is conveniently located at the CityCenter complex, just off Las Vegas Boulevard." Full review
Departures
"Details like triple-sheeted beds and thoughtful techie touches increase the luxe factor at this mod spot, where natural light from floor-to-ceiling windows softens sleek lines." Full review