Amid a lot of frenzied fanfare, the Aria - the latest swank Hotel to make a grand entrance on the desert scene - will unveil its sumptuous charms on Wednesday (December 16th).
Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian - who is the largest sharehold with a 37 percent interest in the CityCenter complex where the Aria gracefully touches the sky - will be celebrating quietly on the sideliness with family, friends, and a handful of business associates.
The luxury Hotel is a delightful architectural structure that will undoubtedly attract tourists (and jet-setters, too) from far and wide.
The core of the spanking-new CityCenter is dominated by Aria's two-steel-and-glass towers.
According to press releases fired off last week, the owners and a top-notch management team, expect to deliver up a lodging experience unlike any other in town.
Hotel President & CEO (Bill McBeath), excitedly noted that Aria will be demonstrably different than any resort that has preceded it.
"Even in a city such as Las Vegas, with its extraordinary history of dynamic cutting-edge developments, Aria will introduce a new generation of resort experiences," he added with smug satisfaction.
The towers themselves are a wonder!
The architects - Pelli Clarke Pelli (renowned on the world stage) - out-did themselves!
For example, guests will have the opportunity to gaze ecstatically at soaring open spaces and peer through a multitude of floor-to-ceiling windows in guest rooms - that will not only seducee the aesthetic senstibilities - but serve in a practical way to provide natural light.
Notwithstanding, the unveiling of Aria this week is a landmark event because it ushers in a green era - and thus - marks a turning point on a page of its own in Las Vegas history.
Aria, in tandem with its sister property Vdara Hotel & Spa, is the first Hotel complex to have achieved LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building council.
In fact, Aria is currently the largest Hotel on the planet with Leed Gold status.
The Aria was designed to achieve thirty-percent improvement in energy efficiency - and boasts sustainable features - such as natural light and water-saving features.
The Aria has 4,004 rooms ( in addition to 568 suites) - of which - many provide expansive city or mountain views.
The color schemes are rich and dramatic, the furnishings elegantly appointed.
The unique state-of-the-art amenities (the future is now) will simply wow the guests!
Advanced technology has been appplied to set Aria apart from all other resort Hotels anywhere in the world.
For example, as guests enter their suite, the curtains automatically open to reveal the majestic views and the TV screen displays a menu of programs that may be set to the individual's personal taste.
With the morning wake-up experience in mind, the Hotel installed technology that allows the discerning guest to program when the curtains will open, the music that will float through the suite as the cobwebs of sleep slowly slip away, and so forth and so on.
Obviously, the model was coined from the fifty-million-dollar home designed and owned by computer magnate, Bill Gates, in Washington state.
The mogul's dream idea - beyond the reach of the thronging masses 'til now - is available to the discerning adventurous (pampered) traveller with a fat wallet.
Wonders never cease!
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