ARIA Sky SuitesvsMandalay Bay Resort & Casino
Both ARIA Sky Suites and Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino are praised by professional reviewers. On balance, ARIA Sky Suites scores marginally better than Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. ARIA Sky Suites has a TripExpert Score of 87 with approval from 12 publications including Forbes Travel Guide, Oyster and Gayot.
ARIA Sky Suites Show All Reviews
3730 Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109
From $98/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide
"While in keeping with the sophisticated style of the casino downstairs, Aria’s chocolate-brown and gold-toned guest rooms feel subdued and somewhat anonymous by Las Vegas standards."
Frommer's
"Sitting at the virtual center of the massive CityCenter complex, Aria Las Vegas seems to elicit the classic "love it or hate it" reaction from visitors." Full review
Fodor's
"Glistening like a futuristic oasis in the heart of the Strip, Aria truly deserves most of the attention it receives." Full review
Star Service
"This is Aria's top-end pick, an exclusive hotel within a hotel, residing on floors 25-58 of Aria's South Tower." Full review
BlackBook
"The towering Aria resort-casino is the glitzy centerpiece of the skyscrapers-on-the-Strip City Center."
Condé Nast Traveler
"This mega-hotel at the CityCenter has all the fixings: more than 4,000 rooms in a Five Diamond hotel, 16 restaurants, three pools, and a spa where you can recline on Japanese stone beds." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
5 Stars
"ARIA Sky Suites is a chic, contemporary hotel within the ARIA Resort & Casino complex in Las Vegas, offering its own entrance, concierge and registration desk, private elevators and a lounge." Full review
Departures
"Aria's main hotel is massive, containing nearly 4,600 hotel rooms and suites, plus performance space, nearly endless convention areas, and a connection to The Shops at Crystals." Full review
Lonely Planet
"A cut above the rest, Aria's Sky Suites & Villas go the extra mile in terms of service levels and standard inclusions." Full review
Gayot
"A stellar fine art collection, a "green" philosophy and Cirque Du Soleil set this hotel apart."
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