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{{Short description|Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada}}
{{Infobox hotel
{{Infobox hotel
| hotel_name = Vdara Hotel & Spa
| hotel_name = Vdara Hotel & Spa
| building_type = [[Condo hotel]]
| building_type = [[Condo hotel]]
| architectural_style=
| architectural_style =
|status=Operating
| status = Operating
| logo = Vdara logo.svg
| logo = Vdara logo.svg
| logo_width = 150px
| logo_width = 150px
| logo_caption =
| logo_caption =
| image = Vdara - South - 2010-03-06.JPG
| image = Vdara - South - 2010-03-06.JPG
| caption = Vdara as seen from the Aria
| caption = Vdara as seen from the Aria
| location = [[Paradise, Nevada|Paradise]], [[Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| location = [[Paradise, Nevada|Paradise]], [[Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| address = 2600 West Harmon Avenue
| address = 2600 West Harmon Avenue
| coordinates = {{coord|36|6|34|N|115|10|40.25|W|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|36|6|34|N|115|10|41|W|region:US-NV|display=inline,title}}
| groundbreaking_date =
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| start_date =
| start_date =
| topped_out_date = May 14, 2008
| topped_out_date = May 14, 2008
| opening_date = December 1, 2009
| opening_date = December 2, 2009
| developer = [[MGM Resorts International]]
| developer = MGM Resorts International
| architect = [[Rafael Viñoly]]
| architect = [[Rafael Viñoly]]
| operator = [[MGM Resorts International]]
| operator = [[MGM Resorts International]]
| owner = [[The Blackstone Group]]
| owner = [[MGM Resorts International]] & Infinity World Development
| number_of_rooms =
| number_of_rooms =
| number_of_suites = 1,495
| number_of_suites = 1,495
| number_of_restaurants = 1 (Market Cafe Vdara)
| number_of_restaurants = 1 (Market Cafe Vdara)
| floor_area ={{convert|180525|m2|abbr=on}}
| floor_area =
| floors = 57
| floors = 57
| height = {{convert|578|ft|adj=on}}
| height =
| parking = 629
| parking =
| website = [http://www.vdara.com/ www.vdara.com]
| website = [http://www.vdara.com/ www.vdara.com]
| footnotes = <ref>{{ctbuh|2816}}</ref>
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'''Vdara Hotel & Spa''' is a {{convert|1600000|sqft|abbr=on}} [[condo-hotel]] and [[spa]] located within the [[CityCenter]] complex across from [[Aria Resort & Casino]] on the [[Las Vegas Strip]]. Vdara opened on December 1, 2009 as a joint venture between [[MGM Resorts International]] and [[Dubai World#Managed companies|Infinity World Development]].
'''Vdara''' ({{IPAc-en|v|ə|ˈ|d|ɑːr|ə}} {{respell|və|DAR|ə}})<ref>{{cite web|last=Kapelke|first=Chuck|title=View From Vegas: Vegas Gone Wild |url=http://www.smartmeetings.com/event-planning-magazine/2009/05/view-from-vegas-vegas-gone-wild|work=Smart Meetings |date=17 April 2009}}</ref> is a [[condo-hotel]] and [[spa]] within the [[CityCenter]] complex, located on the [[Las Vegas Strip]] in [[Paradise, Nevada]]. It was designed by [[Rafael Viñoly]], and is located across from CityCenter's [[Aria Resort & Casino]]. Vdara opened on December 2, 2009 as a joint venture between [[MGM Resorts International]] and [[Dubai World]]. In 2021, MGM bought out Dubai World and sold Vdara to [[The Blackstone Group]], while remaining as operator.


Vdara's 57-story, {{convert|578|ft|adj=on}} tower houses 1,495 suites; an {{convert|18000|sqft|abbr=on}}, two-story spa, salon and fitness center; a market and a bar. It also has a {{convert|40000|sqft|abbr=on}} pool and deck area. Vdara does not contain casino space and, along with [[Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas|Waldorf Astoria]], is one of two non-gaming, non-smoking hotels within CityCenter.<ref name="Casino City Times">{{cite web|title=CityCenter commemorates construction milestone|url=http://www.casinocitytimes.com/news/article/citycenter-commemorates-construction-milestone-173071?contentID=173071|work=Casino City Times|accessdate=4 October 2017}}</ref> In 2010, it was discovered that the hotel's reflective surface and concave design can act as a parabolic reflector that creates conditions of extremely high temperature at the pool deck.<ref name=lvrj_death_ray/><ref name=fix/>
Vdara's 57-story tower houses 1,495 suites. The non-gaming property also includes a two-floor spa, meeting space, a pool deck, a market cafe, and a bar. A design problem was discovered in 2008, when it was learned that the hotel's reflective surface and concave design can act as a parabolic reflector that creates conditions of extremely high temperature at the pool deck.


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==History==
In 2011, Vdara received its first [[American Automobile Association|AAA]] [[American Automobile Association#Rating System|Four Diamond Award]].<ref name="AAA Four Diamond Award">{{cite news|last=Leach|first=Robin|title=Guy Savoy celebrate 5 years at Caesars; XS at night; Vdara wins award|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/may/11/guy-savoy-celebrates-5-years-caesars-xs-night-vdar/|accessdate=4 October 2017|newspaper=[[Las Vegas Sun]]|date=May 11, 2011}}</ref>
Vdara was announced in October 2006, as part of the [[CityCenter]] project by MGM.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=Got $8 million? That will get you CityCenter penthouse |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Oct-26-Thu-2006/business/10440426.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 26, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125032524/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Oct-26-Thu-2006/business/10440426.html |archive-date=November 25, 2006}}</ref> It was designed by [[Rafael Viñoly]].<ref name=Operation/><ref>{{cite news |title=Q&A with Vdara architect Rafael Viñoly |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Q%26A%20with%20Vdara%20architect%20Rafael%20Vi%C3%B1oly%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=January 4, 2010 |access-date=January 25, 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The name "Vdara" is made up. It was coined by Rafael Viñoly Architects, taking its "V" from "Vegas" and "ara" from boutique hotels in California such as [[Park Hyatt Resort Aviara]] and Ritz-Carlton Bacara.<ref>{{cite news |title=Question of the Day |url=https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/vdara-name/ |access-date=February 10, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Advisor |date=March 11, 2021}}</ref> On May 14, 2008, Vdara became the first of the CityCenter towers to be topped off.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=The Race to Break the Clouds |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/the-race-to-break-the-clouds/ |access-date=February 16, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 14, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ogle |first=Trent |title=Topping Out CityCenter |url=https://lasvegassun.com/videos/2008/may/16/291/ |access-date=January 25, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=May 16, 2008}}</ref> Vdara opened to invited guests and media on December 1, 2009. The public opening occurred the following day, making it the first component of CityCenter to open.<ref name=VdaraMarks/><ref>{{cite news |last=Finnegan |first=Amanda |title=MGM Mirage begins lifting veil on CityCenter today |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/01/citycenter-opens/ |access-date=December 30, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 1, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=CityCenter here; the future is now |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22CityCenter%20here%3B%20the%20future%20is%20now%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=December 21, 2009 |access-date=January 25, 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>


For its environmentally friendly design, Vdara was designated as a [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED Gold]] building prior to its opening,<ref>{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=Development wins three coveted design certifications |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/development-wins-three-coveted-design-certifications/ |access-date=February 9, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lucht|first=Nicole|title=Strip Hotels garner LEED gold |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/sep/18/strip-hotels-garner-leed-gold/ |access-date=4 October 2017|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=September 18, 2009}}</ref> and received a five-key rating from [[Green Key Global]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=MGM Resorts touts green award in Vegas, Detroit |url=http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20100716/NEWS/100719728/1005&parentprofile=1058 |newspaper=Nevada Appeal|date=July 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723161248/http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20100716/NEWS/100719728/1005&parentprofile=1058 |archive-date=July 23, 2010}}</ref>
The hotel's name (pronounced “vuh-DAH-ruh”)<ref name=wild/> was thought up by the property’s original design-group: The "V" in Vdara stands for "Vegas" and "ara" is meant to evoke established high-end boutique hotels, such as the [[Park Hyatt Resort Aviara|Aviara]] or [[Bacara Resort|Bacara]].<ref name=wild/>


In 2021, MGM bought out its CityCenter partner, [[Dubai World]], gaining full ownership of the Vdara hotel and Aria.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wargo |first=Buck |title=Dubai World set to end 14-year CityCenter partnership with MGM Resorts |url=https://www.cdcgamingreports.com/dubai-world-set-to-end-14-year-partnership-in-citycenter-with-mgm-resorts/ |access-date=February 16, 2023 |work=CDC Gaming Reports |date=September 8, 2021}}</ref> That same year, MGM sold both properties for $3.89 billion in cash to [[The Blackstone Group]], which leased them back to MGM for an annual rent of $215 million.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-06|title=MGM to sell Aria and Vdara; more transactions...|url=https://www.hotelbusiness.com/mgm-to-sell-aria-and-vdara-more-transactions/|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Hotel Business|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Sayre|first=Katherine|date=2021-07-01|title=MGM Resorts Agrees to Sell Las Vegas CityCenter for $3.9 Billion|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/mgm-resorts-agrees-to-sell-las-vegas-citycenter-for-3-9-billion-11625167097|access-date=2021-07-07|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Segall |first=Eli |title=MGM Resorts completes sale-leaseback of Aria, Vdara |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/mgm-resorts-completes-sale-leaseback-of-aria-vdara-2449343/ |access-date=February 14, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 28, 2021}}</ref>
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==History==

Vdara, designed by Rafael Vinoly of RV Architecture, LLC, is a condo-hotel, located between the [[Aria Resort & Casino]] and the [[Bellagio (resort)|Bellagio]]. Vdara's 57-story tower will house 1,495 residential units, ranging from 526 to 1,750 sq ft (48.9 to 162.6 m2). The Architect of Record was Leo A. Daly with Lamberto Smigliani as Project Manager, while the Detroit-based firm Hamilton Anderson Associates was the AOR for the interior guest rooms. Peter Schroeder of Tishman Construction Corporation served as Senior Project Manager and Rick Lorimer was the Project Manager for Perini Building Company, the projects General Contractor. The Vdara was the first tower to open December 1, 2009. The Vdara was the first of the six high rises in the project to be topped out on May 14, 2008.
==Features==
Vdara is a non-gaming and non-smoking hotel.<ref>{{cite web|title=CityCenter's Vdara officially open for business|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34227240|work=NBC News|access-date=4 October 2017}}</ref> The crescent-shaped 57-story tower includes 1,495 suites,<ref name=VdaraMarks/><ref>{{cite news |last=Blank |first=Chris |title=List of No-Casino Hotels on the Las Vegas Strip |url=https://traveltips.usatoday.com/list-no-casino-hotels-las-vegas-strip-3145.html |access-date=January 25, 2023 |work=USA Today |date=March 5, 2018}}</ref> ranging in size from {{convert|582|to|1447|sqft|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Predicts/>

The property originated as a [[condo hotel]], giving owners the option to participate in a rental program to lease their condos as hotel rooms when they are not residing there.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sorkin|first=Andrew Ross|title=Building It Big in Las Vegas|url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2009/05/27/building-it-big-in-las-vegas/?scp=5&sq=Vdara&st=cse|access-date=4 October 2017|newspaper=New York Times|date=May 27, 2009}}</ref> However, due to poor economic conditions brought on by the [[Great Recession]], MGM converted 1,350 units into regular hotel rooms, leaving approximately 150 as residential units.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gregor |first=Alison |title=Las Vegas Project Survives a Case of Bad Timing |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/17/realestate/commercial/citycenter-in-las-vegas-survives-a-case-of-bad-timing.html |access-date=January 15, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=October 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=Vdara caters to a new guest: your dog |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/as-we-see-it/2013/aug/04/vdara-caters-new-guest-your-dog/ |access-date=February 2, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=August 4, 2013 |quote=It also makes sense to allow hotel guests to bring dogs because Vdara has always maintained a small number of residential units (about 140 out of 1,495 total suites), and some of those residents have pets.}}</ref> Condo closings began in March 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wargo |first=Buck |title=CityCenter condo closings slow in down economy |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2010/may/28/citycenter-condo-closings-slow-down-economy/ |access-date=February 2, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=May 28, 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Vdara Hotel (7982858943).jpg|left|thumb|''Big Edge'' sculpture outside the hotel entrance]]
Artwork is incorporated into Vdara's interior and exterior design.<ref name=VdaraMarks>{{cite news |last=Finnegan |first=Amanda |title=Vdara hotel marks opening of CityCenter |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/01/citycenters-vdara-hotel-nearly-open-business/ |access-date=December 30, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 1, 2009}}</ref> [[Nancy Rubin]]'s {{convert|57|by|75|ft|abbr=on}} sculpture ''Big Edge'', made of various boats,<ref name=Crown>{{cite news |last=Peterson |first=Kristen |title=CityCenter's crown jewel |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/may/03/citycenters-crown-jewel/ |access-date=February 19, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=May 3, 2009}}</ref> is displayed outside the entrance of the hotel.<ref>{{cite news |last=Peterson |first=Kristen |title=CityCenter's art collection was never in doubt, even when it was itself |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/may/03/citycenters-art-collection-was-never-doubt-even-wh/ |access-date=February 3, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=May 5, 2009}}</ref><ref name=Slots>{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=At CityCenter, art for the masses right next to the slots |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/17/citycenter-art-masses-right-next-slots/ |access-date=February 3, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 17, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Friess |first=Steve |title=CityCenter: Vegas 4.0 |url=http://www.laweekly.com/2009-12-03/news/citycenter-vegas-4-0/1 |work=LA Weekly |date=December 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213043817/http://www.laweekly.com/2009-12-03/news/citycenter-vegas-4-0/1 |archive-date=December 13, 2009 |pages=1–5}}</ref> It features approximately 200 canoes, [[catamaran]]s, kayaks, paddle boats, rowboats, and surfboards held together with stainless steel wire cable. The sculpture is meant to resemble a blooming flower.<ref name=Crown/> A large painting by [[Frank Stella]] hangs above the registration desk in the lobby.<ref name=Slots/><ref>{{cite news |last=Peterson |first=Kristen |title=The normalcy of seeing great art on the Las Vegas Strip |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/fine-art/2014/jul/16/las-vegas-strip-no-art-museumso-why-all-great-art/ |access-date=February 16, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=July 16, 2014}}</ref>

Vdara includes an {{convert|18000|sqft|abbr=on}} two-story spa and salon,<ref>{{cite news |last=Ventura |first=Leslie |title=Espa at Vdara relaxes while it remedies |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/nightlife/industry-weekly/2016/apr/14/espa-at-vdara-relaxes-while-it-remedies/ |access-date=February 16, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=April 14, 2016}}</ref> and a {{convert|40000|sqft|abbr=on}} pool area.<ref name=VdaraMarks/><ref name=Operation>{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=Vdara brings CityCenter into operation mode |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/vdara-brings-citycenter-into-operation-mode/ |access-date=February 7, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 30, 2009}}</ref> Abbey Beach, a dayclub pool event targeted at a gay clientele, operated during 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rilling |first=Deanna |title=The Abbey brings gay nightlife from LA to the Vdara pool |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/nightlife/2010/sep/01/abbey-la-vdara-pool/#/0 |access-date=February 16, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=September 1, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Padgett |first=Sonya |title=Vdara enters pool party fray with Abbey Beach, catering to gays, lesbians |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/vdara-enters-pool-party-fray-with-abbey-beach-catering-to-gays-lesbians/ |access-date=February 16, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 2, 2010}}</ref> The [[Bellagio (resort)|Bellagio]] resort, located directly north of Vdara, connects to the hotel via a covered walkway.<ref name=Predicts>{{cite news |last=Finnegan |first=Amanda |title=Vdara exec predicts strong sales at new hotel |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/03/vdara-exec-predicts-strong-sales-new-hotel/ |access-date=January 25, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 3, 2009}}</ref>


Vdara opened with {{convert|10000|sqft|abbr=on}} of meeting space,<ref name=VdaraMarks/><ref name=Operation/> and one full-service restaurant, Silk Road, which served Mediterranean food.<ref name=VdaraMarks/> It was designed by [[Karim Rashid]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Virbila |first=S. Irene |title=The best tastes of CityCenter in Las Vegas |url=https://www.latimes.com/food/la-fo-vegas-20100311-story.html |access-date=February 7, 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 7, 2014}}</ref> Market Cafe Vdara, a small grocery store also serving sandwiches and pastries, opened in March 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=Silk Road restaurant to close, grocery store to open at CityCenter's Vdara |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2011/feb/08/restaurant-close-grocery-store-open-citycenters-vd/ |access-date=February 3, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=February 8, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=Vdara market at CityCenter caters to guests’ evolving appetites |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2011/mar/08/market-caters-guests-evolving-appetites/ |access-date=February 3, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 8, 2011}}</ref> Silk Road closed simultaneously, due to lack of demand.<ref>{{cite news |title=CityCenter hopes new signage brings more traffic |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2011/mar/01/citycenter-hopes-new-signage-directs-more-traffic-/ |access-date=January 15, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 1, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=Vdara closing Silk Road restaurant March 8 |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/vdara-closing-silk-road-restaurant-march-8/ |access-date=January 19, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 9, 2011}}</ref> In 2013, part of the former restaurant was converted into meeting and event space, with a [[Starbucks]] taking up the remainder.<ref>{{cite news |last=Komenda |first=Ed |title=Ventis at Vdara: CityCenter adding a fourth Starbucks |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/2013/jun/25/ventis-vdara-citycenter-adding-fourth-starbucks/ |access-date=January 19, 2023 |work=VegasInc |date=June 25, 2013}}</ref> Two years later, Vdara opened a bar, Vice Versa, in its lobby. It serves food, and includes indoor and outdoor seating which overlooks CityCenter.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stapleton |first=Susan |title=Vdara Swings a New Lounge and Patio, Vice Versa |url=https://vegas.eater.com/2015/2/23/8094173/vdara-swings-a-new-lounge-and-patio-vice-versa |website=Eater |access-date=February 16, 2023 |date=February 23, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stapleton |first=Susan |title=Vdara's new lobby bar in Las Vegas switches it up |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/lasvegas/lasvegasnow/la-tr-lvn-las-vegas-nightlife-vice-versa-20150402-story.html |access-date=February 16, 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 3, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=Escape to Vdara's Vice Versa for a cutting-edge cocktail |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/nightlife/industry-weekly/2016/dec/15/first-sip-vdara-vice-versa-cocktail-bar-lounge/ |access-date=February 16, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=December 15, 2016}}</ref>
Vdara was the first of six projects to be completed as part of the $8.5 billion [[CityCenter]] complex. Vdara's opening on December 1, 2009 was followed by [[The Crystals (Las Vegas)|The Crystals]], a retail shopping center; [[Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas|Mandarin Oriental]] and Aria Resort & Casino in the same month.<ref name=msnbc>{{cite web|title=CityCenter's Vdara officially open for business|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34227240/ns/travel-seasonal/|work=msnbc|accessdate=4 October 2017}}</ref> Prior to its opening, Vdara was designated as a [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED Gold]] award building and received a five-key rating from the Green Key Eco-Rating Program.<ref name="LEED Gold Award">{{cite news|last=Lucht|first=Nicole|title=Strip Hotels garner LEED gold |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/sep/18/strip-hotels-garner-leed-gold/ |accessdate=4 October 2017|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=September 18, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Green Key rating">{{cite news |title=MGM Resorts touts green award in Vegas, Detroit |url=http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20100716/NEWS/100719728/1005&parentprofile=1058 |accessdate=4 October 2017|newspaper=Las Vegas Appeal|date=July 16, 2010}}</ref> Designed by [[Rafael Viñoly]] of RV Architecture, LLC, Vdara's 57-story crescent-shaped structure is formed by three parallel, offset arcs of varying heights. Because of its staggered arc design, Vdara contains six corner suites per floor, compared to four in a conventional building. The curvature of the building was designed as complementary to the arcs of Aria Resort & Casino, which is located across a shared circular driveway.
==Facilities==
===Art===
Artwork is incorporated into Vdara's interior and exterior design. Nancy Rubin's {{convert|50|by|80|ft|abbr=on}} canoe sculpture ''Big Edge'' is displayed at the entrance of the hotel<ref name="Las Vegas Weekly">{{cite web|last=Dickensheets|first=Scott |title=Notes on a juggernaut |url=http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2009/dec/01/notes-juggernaut/ |work=Las Vegas Weekly |accessdate=4 October 2017}}</ref> and an {{convert|8|by|32|ft|abbr=on}} painting by [[Frank Stella]] hangs above the registration desk in the lobby.
===Suites===
Vdara contains 1,495 suites which include studios, deluxe studios, one- and two-bedroom suites and one- and two-bedroom penthouses. The units range from {{convert|526|to|1750|sqft|abbr=on}} in size and contain a kitchen as well as a washing machine and dryer.<ref name="Casino City Times"/>


In 2017, Vdara debuted autonomous robots capable of delivering certain room-service items.<ref>Retrieved February 2, 2023:{{ubl
The suites at Vdara are sold as private residences and owners have the option to participate in a rental program to lease their condos as hotel rooms when they are not residing there. The unsold pool of condos are structured as permanent hotel rooms managed by [[MGM Resorts International]].<ref name="Deal Book">{{cite news|last=Sorkin|first=Andrew Ross|title=Building It Big in Las Vegas|url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2009/05/27/building-it-big-in-las-vegas/?scp=5&sq=Vdara&st=cse|accessdate=4 October 2017|newspaper=New York Times|date=May 27, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Condo Leaseback">{{cite news|last=Wargo|first=Buck|title=CityCenter condo closings slow in down economy|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/may/28/citycenter-condo-closings-slow-down-economy/|accessdate=4 October 2017|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref>
|{{cite news |last=Akers |first=Mick |title=Vdara employs a pair of robots to deliver room service |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/2018/jul/10/vdara-employs-pair-robots-to-deliver-room-service/ |work=VegasInc |date=July 10, 2018}}
===Attractions===
|{{cite news |last=Gardner |first=Terry |title=At a Las Vegas hotel, this pair will bring snacks, drinks and more to your room. If they seem robotic, it's because they are |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/lasvegas/la-tr-vegas-robots-20180717-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 17, 2018}}
[[File:Vdara2010.JPG|thumb|Looking up at the Vdara, 2010]]
|{{cite news |last=Prince |first=Todd |title=More hospitality robots are calling Las Vegas Strip home |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/more-hospitality-robots-are-calling-las-vegas-strip-home/ |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 10, 2018}}
An {{convert|18000|sqft|abbr=on}} two-story spa and salon called Spa & Salon Vdara is made up of 11 private treatment rooms, a sauna, a steam room, co-ed lounges, a full service salon, a fitness center and a smoothie bar.<ref name="Vdara Spa">{{cite web|title=Spa & Salon Vdara|url=https://www.vdara.com/en/search.html#/amenities__1|publisher=Vdara|accessdate=4 October 2017}}</ref> Pool & Lounge Vdara covers {{convert|40000|sqft|abbr=on}} and has 19 private cabanas.
|{{cite news |last=Ventura |first=Leslie |title=Robots, humans working together on Las Vegas Strip |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/tourism/2018/aug/06/robots-pouring-drinks-delivering-snacks-on-strip/ |work=VegasInc |date=August 6, 2018}}
}}</ref>


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==Solar glare==
A market called Market Cafe Vdara opened on March 1, 2011, just before Vdara's only restaurant, Silk Road, closed on March 8, 2011. Vdara's only bar, Vice Versa, is also located in the lobby and contains inside and outside seating overlooking CityCenter.<ref name="Bar Vdara">{{cite web|title=Bar Vdara|url=http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/places/bar-vdara/|work=Las Vegas Weekly|accessdate=4 October 2017}}</ref> Vdara has approximately {{convert|16,500|sqft|abbr=on}} of meeting space that includes a {{convert|4000|sqft|abbr=on}} ballroom and three breakout rooms, one of which is a 14-person board room.<ref name=wild>{{cite web|last=Kapelke|first=Chuck|title=View From Vegas: Vegas Gone Wild |url=http://www.smartmeetings.com/event-planning-magazine/2009/05/view-from-vegas-vegas-gone-wild|work=Smart Meetings ||date=17 April 2009}}</ref>
In 2010, it was established that the tower's south side, with its reflective surface and concave design, can act as a collecting [[mirror]]. The reflected rays of the sun create dangerous conditions of extremely high temperature at the pool deck. Hotel employees and news outlets referred to the phenomenon as the "death ray", while management preferred the term "solar convergence".<ref name=Whitely>{{cite news |last=Whitely |first=Joan |title=Vdara visitor: 'Death ray' scorched hair |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/vdara-visitor-death-ray-scorched-hair/ |access-date=February 2, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 24, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna39403349|title='Death ray' at Vegas hotel pool heats up guests|publisher=NBC News|date=September 30, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lax |first=Rick |title=Vdara Death Ray? What Vdara Death Ray? |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2010/oct/06/vdara-death-ray-what-vdara-death-ray/ |access-date=February 2, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=October 6, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Vdara 'death ray' captures imagination of world's media |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2010/oct/02/vdara-death-ray/ |access-date=February 2, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=October 2, 2010}}</ref>


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MGM and contractors became aware of the problem in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=Las Vegas Hotel Knew of Pool 'Death Ray' Back in 2008 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/las-vegas-hotel-knew-pool-death-ray-back/story?id=11760093 |access-date=February 2, 2023 |work=ABC News |date=September 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Friess |first=Steve |title=Las Vegas 'Death Ray' Singes Tourists: 'Jesus, They Destroyed the Ozone Layer!' |url=http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/hot-architecture-vegas-death-ray-singes-tourists/19651004 |work=AOL News |date=September 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027043725/http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/hot-architecture-vegas-death-ray-singes-tourists/19651004 |archive-date=October 27, 2010}}</ref> Vdara management considered various solutions but the challenge in overcoming the structural design problem is that the sun and its reflection are targets that constantly move during the day and as every season progresses.<ref name=Whitely/><ref>{{cite news |last=Whitely |first=Joan |title=Media warms up to man's encounter with Vdara's 'death ray' |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/media-warms-up-to-mans-encounter-with-vdaras-death-ray/ |access-date=February 2, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 30, 2010}}</ref> Management installed large blue umbrellas over the pool deck to protect bathers,<ref name=fix>"[http://www.businessinsider.com/the-vdara-death-ray-hotel-is-still-burning-people-in-las-vegas-2016-6 The 'death ray hotel' burning Las Vegas visitors came up with a simple fix]" by Leanna Garfield, ''[[Business Insider]]'', 30 June 2016</ref> while the hotel's glass exterior has been covered with non-reflective film.<ref name=burn>"'[Vdara] was a completely different problem,' said Viñoly, insisting he was following a masterplan that specified arc-shaped towers. 'We pointed out that would be an issue too, but who cares if you fry somebody in Las Vegas, right?'" : from "[https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/sep/06/walkie-talkie-architect-predicted-reflection-sun-rays Walkie Talkie architect 'didn't realise it was going to be so hot']" by Oliver Wainwright, ''[[The Guardian]]'', 6 September 2013</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Martin |first=Hugo |title=Some Wilshire Grand neighbors say the tower's glass surface creates too much glare |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/la-fi-wilshire-grand-glass-20161116-story.html |access-date=February 2, 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 16, 2016}}</ref>
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==Solar convergence==
In 2010, it was established that the building's reflective surface and concave design can act as a collecting [[mirror]]. The parallel incoming radiation from the sun is partially reflected and focuses in one dimension to a still onedimensional vertical line that lies about [[Focal length|f]] = 200 m in front of the facade<!-- in the simplest case of sun shines from SSW, somewhat geometrical aberration occurs due to the 2x20° bending angle of the mirror --> and hits the ground.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Vdara/@36.1093845,-115.178679,19z/data=!3m1!4b1 Vdara hotel] maps.google.com – satellite view allows to see, that the concave – full rectangular – rectangular forefront facade has a horizontally bending radius r of about 100 m, which makes the [[focal length]] (f = 2 x r) to be about 200 m, is bent about circular<!-- not like a parabel -->, is about 60 m broad and its area faces to [[South southwest|SSW]]. The much less compact facade right behind the first one has a similar radius and faces to south. Vdara lies 36.11 degrees north.</ref>


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Viñoly also designed the "[[20 Fenchurch Street|Walkie-Talkie]]" skyscraper in London, opened in 2014, which has been dubbed the "Walkie-Scorchie" and "Fryscraper" due to a similar, sun-reflecting and scorching problem.<ref name=burn/><ref>{{cite news|last=Memmott|first=Mark|title=Death Ray II|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/09/03/218536265/death-ray-ii-london-building-reportedly-roasts-cars|access-date=4 October 2017|newspaper=NPR|date=September 3, 2013}}</ref><ref>"[https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/shortcuts/2013/sep/03/walkie-talkie-death-ray-buildings-heat From the Walkie Talkie to the Death Ray Hotel: buildings turn up the heat]" by Jon Henley, ''[[The Guardian]]'', 3 September 2013</ref>
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Some sources claim: The reflected rays of the sun create dangerous conditions of extremely high temperature at the pool deck. Hotel employees as well as local news outlets have reportedly taken to calling the phenomenon the "death ray," with the management describing it as a "solar convergence".<ref name=lvrj_death_ray>{{cite web| url = https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/vdara-visitor-death-ray-scorched-hair/ | title = Vdara visitor: 'Death ray' scorched hair | author = Joan Whiteley | publisher = ''[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]'' | date = September 25, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39403349/ns/travel-news/t/death-ray-vegas-hotel-pool-heats-guests/|title='Death ray' at Vegas hotel pool heats up guests|publisher=MSNBC|date=September 30, 2010}}</ref> Vdara management has considered various solutions but the challenge in overcoming the structural, design problem is that the sun and its reflection are targets that are constantly moving during the day and as every season progresses.<ref name=lvrj_death_ray/> In the meantime, management has installed big-sized, blue-colored umbrellas over the pool deck to protect bathers,<ref name=fix>"[http://www.businessinsider.com/the-vdara-death-ray-hotel-is-still-burning-people-in-las-vegas-2016-6 The 'death ray hotel' burning Las Vegas visitors came up with a simple fix]" by Leanna Garfield, ''[[Business Insider]]'', 30 June 2016</ref> while the hotel's glass exterior has been covered with non-reflective film.<ref name=burn>"'[Vdara] was a completely different problem,' said Viñoly, insisting he was following a masterplan that specified arc-shaped towers. 'We pointed out that would be an issue too, but who cares if you fry somebody in Las Vegas, right?'" : from "[https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/sep/06/walkie-talkie-architect-predicted-reflection-sun-rays Walkie Talkie architect 'didn't realise it was going to be so hot']" by Oliver Wainwright, ''[[The Guardian]]'', 6 September 2013</ref>


==Gallery==
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The architect who designed Vdara, [[Rafael Viñoly]], also designed the "[[20 Fenchurch Street|Walkie-Talkie]]" skyscraper in London, UK, built in 2013, which has been dubbed the "Walkie-Scorchie" and "Fryscraper" due to a similar, sun-reflecting and scorching problem.<ref name=burn/><ref name="Death Ray II">{{cite news|last=Memmott|first=Mark|title=Death Ray II|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/09/03/218536265/death-ray-ii-london-building-reportedly-roasts-cars|accessdate=4 October 2017|newspaper=NPR|date=September 3, 2013}}</ref><ref>"[https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/shortcuts/2013/sep/03/walkie-talkie-death-ray-buildings-heat From the Walkie Talkie to the Death Ray Hotel: buildings turn up the heat]" by Jon Henley, ''[[The Guardian]]'', 3 September 2013</ref>
<gallery>
File:July-June07-CityCenter-SFS Vdara Condo Hotel Eiffel View.jpg|Construction in mid-2007
File:Las Vegas, Vdara (La Citta Vita) - Flickr.jpg|Outside Vdara's entrance
File:Vdara Hotel (7978050207).jpg|Vdara at night
File:DSC33344, Vdara Hotel and Spa, CityCenter, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (5002682574).jpg|Lobby and bar area, 2010
File:Vdara Hotel (7980169108).jpg|Market Cafe Vdara
</gallery>


==See also==
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Vdara Hotel & Spa
Vdara as seen from the Aria
Map
General information
StatusOperating
TypeCondo hotel
LocationParadise, Nevada, U.S.
Address2600 West Harmon Avenue
Coordinates36°6′34″N 115°10′41″W / 36.10944°N 115.17806°W / 36.10944; -115.17806
Topped-outMay 14, 2008
OpeningDecember 2, 2009
OwnerThe Blackstone Group
ManagementMGM Resorts International
Technical details
Floor count57
Design and construction
Architect(s)Rafael Viñoly
DeveloperMGM Resorts International
Other information
Number of suites1,495
Number of restaurants1 (Market Cafe Vdara)
Website
www.vdara.com

Vdara (/vəˈdɑːrə/ və-DAR-ə)[1] is a condo-hotel and spa within the CityCenter complex, located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It was designed by Rafael Viñoly, and is located across from CityCenter's Aria Resort & Casino. Vdara opened on December 2, 2009 as a joint venture between MGM Resorts International and Dubai World. In 2021, MGM bought out Dubai World and sold Vdara to The Blackstone Group, while remaining as operator.

Vdara's 57-story tower houses 1,495 suites. The non-gaming property also includes a two-floor spa, meeting space, a pool deck, a market cafe, and a bar. A design problem was discovered in 2008, when it was learned that the hotel's reflective surface and concave design can act as a parabolic reflector that creates conditions of extremely high temperature at the pool deck.

History

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Vdara was announced in October 2006, as part of the CityCenter project by MGM.[2] It was designed by Rafael Viñoly.[3][4] The name "Vdara" is made up. It was coined by Rafael Viñoly Architects, taking its "V" from "Vegas" and "ara" from boutique hotels in California such as Park Hyatt Resort Aviara and Ritz-Carlton Bacara.[5] On May 14, 2008, Vdara became the first of the CityCenter towers to be topped off.[6][7] Vdara opened to invited guests and media on December 1, 2009. The public opening occurred the following day, making it the first component of CityCenter to open.[8][9][10]

For its environmentally friendly design, Vdara was designated as a LEED Gold building prior to its opening,[11][12] and received a five-key rating from Green Key Global in 2010.[13]

In 2021, MGM bought out its CityCenter partner, Dubai World, gaining full ownership of the Vdara hotel and Aria.[14] That same year, MGM sold both properties for $3.89 billion in cash to The Blackstone Group, which leased them back to MGM for an annual rent of $215 million.[15][16][17]

Features

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Vdara is a non-gaming and non-smoking hotel.[18] The crescent-shaped 57-story tower includes 1,495 suites,[8][19] ranging in size from 582 to 1,447 sq ft (54.1 to 134.4 m2).[20]

The property originated as a condo hotel, giving owners the option to participate in a rental program to lease their condos as hotel rooms when they are not residing there.[21] However, due to poor economic conditions brought on by the Great Recession, MGM converted 1,350 units into regular hotel rooms, leaving approximately 150 as residential units.[22][23] Condo closings began in March 2010.[24]

Big Edge sculpture outside the hotel entrance

Artwork is incorporated into Vdara's interior and exterior design.[8] Nancy Rubin's 57 by 75 ft (17 by 23 m) sculpture Big Edge, made of various boats,[25] is displayed outside the entrance of the hotel.[26][27][28] It features approximately 200 canoes, catamarans, kayaks, paddle boats, rowboats, and surfboards held together with stainless steel wire cable. The sculpture is meant to resemble a blooming flower.[25] A large painting by Frank Stella hangs above the registration desk in the lobby.[27][29]

Vdara includes an 18,000 sq ft (1,700 m2) two-story spa and salon,[30] and a 40,000 sq ft (3,700 m2) pool area.[8][3] Abbey Beach, a dayclub pool event targeted at a gay clientele, operated during 2010.[31][32] The Bellagio resort, located directly north of Vdara, connects to the hotel via a covered walkway.[20]

Vdara opened with 10,000 sq ft (930 m2) of meeting space,[8][3] and one full-service restaurant, Silk Road, which served Mediterranean food.[8] It was designed by Karim Rashid.[33] Market Cafe Vdara, a small grocery store also serving sandwiches and pastries, opened in March 2011.[34][35] Silk Road closed simultaneously, due to lack of demand.[36][37] In 2013, part of the former restaurant was converted into meeting and event space, with a Starbucks taking up the remainder.[38] Two years later, Vdara opened a bar, Vice Versa, in its lobby. It serves food, and includes indoor and outdoor seating which overlooks CityCenter.[39][40][41]

In 2017, Vdara debuted autonomous robots capable of delivering certain room-service items.[42]

Solar glare

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In 2010, it was established that the tower's south side, with its reflective surface and concave design, can act as a collecting mirror. The reflected rays of the sun create dangerous conditions of extremely high temperature at the pool deck. Hotel employees and news outlets referred to the phenomenon as the "death ray", while management preferred the term "solar convergence".[43][44][45][46]

MGM and contractors became aware of the problem in 2008.[47][48] Vdara management considered various solutions but the challenge in overcoming the structural design problem is that the sun and its reflection are targets that constantly move during the day and as every season progresses.[43][49] Management installed large blue umbrellas over the pool deck to protect bathers,[50] while the hotel's glass exterior has been covered with non-reflective film.[51][52]

Viñoly also designed the "Walkie-Talkie" skyscraper in London, opened in 2014, which has been dubbed the "Walkie-Scorchie" and "Fryscraper" due to a similar, sun-reflecting and scorching problem.[51][53][54]

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  • Construction in mid-2007
    Construction in mid-2007
  • Outside Vdara's entrance
    Outside Vdara's entrance
  • Vdara at night
    Vdara at night
  • Lobby and bar area, 2010
    Lobby and bar area, 2010
  • Market Cafe Vdara
    Market Cafe Vdara

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kapelke, Chuck (17 April 2009). "View From Vegas: Vegas Gone Wild". Smart Meetings.
  2. ^ Stutz, Howard (October 26, 2006). "Got $8 million? That will get you CityCenter penthouse". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on November 25, 2006.
  3. ^ a b c Stutz, Howard (November 30, 2009). "Vdara brings CityCenter into operation mode". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "Q&A with Vdara architect Rafael Viñoly". Las Vegas Business Press. January 4, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "Question of the Day". Las Vegas Advisor. March 11, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  6. ^ Stutz, Howard (May 14, 2008). "The Race to Break the Clouds". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  7. ^ Ogle, Trent (May 16, 2008). "Topping Out CityCenter". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Finnegan, Amanda (December 1, 2009). "Vdara hotel marks opening of CityCenter". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  9. ^ Finnegan, Amanda (December 1, 2009). "MGM Mirage begins lifting veil on CityCenter today". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  10. ^ "CityCenter here; the future is now". Las Vegas Business Press. December 21, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  11. ^ Stutz, Howard (September 14, 2009). "Development wins three coveted design certifications". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  12. ^ Lucht, Nicole (September 18, 2009). "Strip Hotels garner LEED gold". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  13. ^ "MGM Resorts touts green award in Vegas, Detroit". Nevada Appeal. July 16, 2010. Archived from the original on July 23, 2010.
  14. ^ Wargo, Buck (September 8, 2021). "Dubai World set to end 14-year CityCenter partnership with MGM Resorts". CDC Gaming Reports. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  15. ^ "MGM to sell Aria and Vdara; more transactions..." Hotel Business. 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  16. ^ Sayre, Katherine (2021-07-01). "MGM Resorts Agrees to Sell Las Vegas CityCenter for $3.9 Billion". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  17. ^ Segall, Eli (September 28, 2021). "MGM Resorts completes sale-leaseback of Aria, Vdara". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
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  19. ^ Blank, Chris (March 5, 2018). "List of No-Casino Hotels on the Las Vegas Strip". USA Today. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  20. ^ a b Finnegan, Amanda (December 3, 2009). "Vdara exec predicts strong sales at new hotel". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  21. ^ Sorkin, Andrew Ross (May 27, 2009). "Building It Big in Las Vegas". New York Times. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  22. ^ Gregor, Alison (October 16, 2012). "Las Vegas Project Survives a Case of Bad Timing". The New York Times. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  23. ^ Radke, Brock (August 4, 2013). "Vdara caters to a new guest: your dog". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved February 2, 2023. It also makes sense to allow hotel guests to bring dogs because Vdara has always maintained a small number of residential units (about 140 out of 1,495 total suites), and some of those residents have pets.
  24. ^ Wargo, Buck (May 28, 2010). "CityCenter condo closings slow in down economy". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  25. ^ a b Peterson, Kristen (May 3, 2009). "CityCenter's crown jewel". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  26. ^ Peterson, Kristen (May 5, 2009). "CityCenter's art collection was never in doubt, even when it was itself". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  27. ^ a b Benston, Liz (December 17, 2009). "At CityCenter, art for the masses right next to the slots". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  28. ^ Friess, Steve (December 2, 2009). "CityCenter: Vegas 4.0". LA Weekly. pp. 1–5. Archived from the original on December 13, 2009.
  29. ^ Peterson, Kristen (July 16, 2014). "The normalcy of seeing great art on the Las Vegas Strip". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  30. ^ Ventura, Leslie (April 14, 2016). "Espa at Vdara relaxes while it remedies". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  31. ^ Rilling, Deanna (September 1, 2010). "The Abbey brings gay nightlife from LA to the Vdara pool". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  32. ^ Padgett, Sonya (September 2, 2010). "Vdara enters pool party fray with Abbey Beach, catering to gays, lesbians". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  33. ^ Virbila, S. Irene (March 7, 2014). "The best tastes of CityCenter in Las Vegas". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  34. ^ "Silk Road restaurant to close, grocery store to open at CityCenter's Vdara". Las Vegas Sun. February 8, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  35. ^ Benston, Liz (March 8, 2011). "Vdara market at CityCenter caters to guests' evolving appetites". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  36. ^ "CityCenter hopes new signage brings more traffic". Las Vegas Sun. March 1, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  37. ^ Stutz, Howard (February 9, 2011). "Vdara closing Silk Road restaurant March 8". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  38. ^ Komenda, Ed (June 25, 2013). "Ventis at Vdara: CityCenter adding a fourth Starbucks". VegasInc. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  39. ^ Stapleton, Susan (February 23, 2015). "Vdara Swings a New Lounge and Patio, Vice Versa". Eater. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  40. ^ Stapleton, Susan (April 3, 2015). "Vdara's new lobby bar in Las Vegas switches it up". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  41. ^ Radke, Brock (December 15, 2016). "Escape to Vdara's Vice Versa for a cutting-edge cocktail". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  42. ^ Retrieved February 2, 2023:
  43. ^ a b Whitely, Joan (September 24, 2010). "Vdara visitor: 'Death ray' scorched hair". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  44. ^ "'Death ray' at Vegas hotel pool heats up guests". NBC News. September 30, 2010.
  45. ^ Lax, Rick (October 6, 2010). "Vdara Death Ray? What Vdara Death Ray?". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  46. ^ "Vdara 'death ray' captures imagination of world's media". Las Vegas Sun. October 2, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  47. ^ "Las Vegas Hotel Knew of Pool 'Death Ray' Back in 2008". ABC News. September 27, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  48. ^ Friess, Steve (September 30, 2010). "Las Vegas 'Death Ray' Singes Tourists: 'Jesus, They Destroyed the Ozone Layer!'". AOL News. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010.
  49. ^ Whitely, Joan (September 30, 2010). "Media warms up to man's encounter with Vdara's 'death ray'". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  50. ^ "The 'death ray hotel' burning Las Vegas visitors came up with a simple fix" by Leanna Garfield, Business Insider, 30 June 2016
  51. ^ a b "'[Vdara] was a completely different problem,' said Viñoly, insisting he was following a masterplan that specified arc-shaped towers. 'We pointed out that would be an issue too, but who cares if you fry somebody in Las Vegas, right?'" : from "Walkie Talkie architect 'didn't realise it was going to be so hot'" by Oliver Wainwright, The Guardian, 6 September 2013
  52. ^ Martin, Hugo (November 16, 2016). "Some Wilshire Grand neighbors say the tower's glass surface creates too much glare". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  53. ^ Memmott, Mark (September 3, 2013). "Death Ray II". NPR. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  54. ^ "From the Walkie Talkie to the Death Ray Hotel: buildings turn up the heat" by Jon Henley, The Guardian, 3 September 2013
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