The Bar/Lounge at Vdara Hotel & Spa

"On-site there is a small shop for groceries (make your own picnic!) and a lobby bar plus a pool and spa, but there is nary a restaurant, slot machine, showroom, or white tiger in sight"

"Vice Versa, the new lounge, is hip and swanky; locals actually go out of their way to visit here"

"It's a modern, sumptuous hotel with impressive rooms (they're all suites), a lobby bar, and a decent pool"

"Suites are furnished in ultramodern earth tones, with massive TVs, minibars, and Aveda products all around"

"Guest suites with open floor plans, custom-designed artwork and a smoothie bar in the spa are just a few of the details that set Vdara Hotel & Spa, an upscale, smoke-free, non-gaming boutique hotel, apart from the rest of the Las Vegas Strip"

"Amenities include a spa, outdoor pool with bar and cabanas, personalized 24-hour in-room dining, a business center and a full-service salon"

"Dine on small bites and indulge in handcrafted cocktails at Bar Vdara and the Pool & Lounge Vdara"

"The second level is home to a wellness spa, with 11 treatment rooms and serene lounges, including the Meditation Lounge, where a metallic mosaic illuminates a curtain of water that flows behind a candlelit ledge"