http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-23T16:35:52Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Project%20CityCenter http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/11/17610/5659 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/viewfromhotel32.jpg" class="top"><p> So we weren't in love with our experience at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/11/112843/626/hotels/Inside_The_Hard_Rock_s_New_Paradise_Tower">Paradise Tower at The Hard Rock</a> but we were might impressed by the new rooms at <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2009/8/11/16235/6887/vegas-travel/Hotel32_The_New_Must_Book_Rooms_in_Vegas"><b>Hotel32</b></a>, the new boutique floor atop the Monte Carlot Hotel and Casino.<p>Here's a snapshot from the Hotel32 lounge which offers up killer views of CityCenter. What you're looking at right here is the <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/tag/aria"><b>Aria Hotel and Casino</b></a>. In the corner, you can see the tip of the new Cirque du Soleil building which will house the Elvis show. Yes, an <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2009/7/14/19312/0900/vegas-travel/Cirque_Du_Soleil_Releases_Glimpse_of_Its_Upcoming_Elvis_Show">Elvis Cirque du Soleil</a> show!<p>After some pretty dark times this year, CityCenter is now moving forward with plans to open Aria, Vdara Resort and <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2009/8/11/12437/7655/vegas-travel/Louis_Vuitton_Stamps_Its_Logo_on_The_Crystals_at_CityCenter">The Crystals</a> juliana 2009-08-11T17:09:42-05:00 36.1038670 -115.17442 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/1/154426/5054 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/citycenterjune2009.jpg" class="top"><p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/project%20citycenter"><b>MGM's Project CityCenter</b></a> was able to avoid some near major financing catastrophes recently and the good news for everyone is that the two CityCenter hotels, <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2009/6/8/201813/6562/vegas-travel/CityCenter_s_Aria_Hotel_Wants_to_Redefine_Vegas_Luxury"><b>Aria</b></a> and <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2009/6/21/181258/655/vegas-travel/The_Vdara_Hotel_is_Still_Set_For_October_1_But_With_a_15_Resort_Fee"><b>Vdara</b></a>, are set to open this fall, followed shortly by the Mandarin Oriental. <p>While our sib site <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/tag/citycenter"><b>VegasChatter</b></a> has been following the ins and outs of CityCenter closely, we thought you'd all like a CityCenter construction snapshot. We took this pic of CityCenter last week. In the front, you can see The Crystals luxury retail complex with its funky entrance and in the background are the Veer Towers (on the left) and the Vdara and the Aria hotels. The Harmon Hotel and Spa is on the juliana 2009-07-02T13:34:42-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/21/10019/7888 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/citycenter_bellagio_bath.jpg" class="top"><p> We were already stoked yesterday during our flight on Virgin America when we used the airlines' fleet-wide <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/5/20/11211/4940/travel/First!+All+Virgin+America+Planes+Are+Now+Equipped+With+In-Flight+WiFi">WiFi</a> to check our email. But then when we opened our mail, we got an even better surprise: an email about high roller suites in Vegas, with pictures!<p>However, this doesn't have quite the happy ending we were hoping for but it's still got some juicy info. <p>A tipster sent us photos from an executive suite at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Bellagio/local/57"><b>The Bellagio</b></a>. It seems that the upcoming CityCenter might be cramping the Bellagio's suite style. Our tipster writes: <blockquote><p> Last weekend I stayed in the 2 bedroom Executive Suite in the Spa Tower at Bellagio. Opened the windows to find quite an juliana 2009-05-21T11:06:23-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/27/124631/538 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/citycenter09.jpg" class="top"><p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Project%20CityCenter"><b>MGM's Project CityCenter</b></a>: So close, yet so far. The monstrous project in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip was conceived during a boom time for Sin City, a time that no longer exists. Yet even when construction began on the mega-hotel and condominium complex, things were looking really good. So good that a luxe retail center totaling <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/21/10343/1326/hotels/MGM_s_CityCenter_Will_Feature_a_Shopping_Mecca_Called_The_Crystals">500,000-square-feet</a> was not just a possibility, it was practically a necessity. <p>Then the bottom fell out of the economy and the other shoes kept dropping and dropping. Bernie Madoff, AIG, The Big Three, Bail-outs, lay-offs, downsize, salary freezes and other names and phrases have now become part of our daily lexicon.<p>So it's really no big surprise that juliana 2009-03-27T12:57:44-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/23/10480/5435 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/citycenter09.jpg" class="top"><p> <p><i>Project CityCenter construction, Late January 2009.</i><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/project%20citycenter"><b>MGM CityCenter</b></a> is forging ahead in these rough times. While plans for the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/7/966/04879/hotels/MGM_CityCenter_s_Harmon_Hotel_and_Spa_Put_On_Hold">Harmon Hotel and Spa</a> have been both scaled back and delayed, two hotels in the mega-complex from MGM Mirage Resorts have begun taking reservations today--The Vdara Hotel and ARIA Resort & Casino. <p>Vdara is set to open on <b>October 1</b> and ARIA will follow on <b>December 16.</b> Reservations for the two hotels can be made through their websites (<a href="http://www.vdara.com">here</a> and <a href="http://www.arialasvegas.com">here</a>, respectively). Vdara will start at $159 a night and ARIA at $179. However, this morning we found a deluxe suite at Vdara for $199 a night while the Aria Las Vegas site just redirected juliana 2009-02-23T11:00:06-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/