#6 in Top 20 Hotels in Las Vegas 2026 · ★★★★★
ARIA Sky Suites
Top-floor Forbes Five-Star suites, private elevators, above the ARIA casino.
Top-floor Forbes Five-Star suites, private elevators, above the ARIA casino.
"The Forbes Five-Star, all-suite tier on the top floors of ARIA, with its own elevators and check-in above the casino floor."
Why this rank, ARIA Sky Suites is the all-suite, Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond tier on the top floors of ARIA Resort & Casino, which opened December 16, 2009 within the CityCenter complex on the central Las Vegas Strip. Its 442 suites run with separate elevators, a private check-in lobby and butler service, kept apart from the larger ARIA casino floor. Accommodations range from the roughly 1,050 sq ft one-bedroom Sky Suite to the 2,060 sq ft Two-Bedroom Penthouse and the multi-story Sky Villas of up to 7,000 sq ft. Carbone and Catch anchor the dining at ARIA, and the pool deck and JEWEL nightclub sit a short walk from the private lobby. The honest trade-off is that you still arrive and leave through a 4,004-room casino, so the calm of the suites stops at the elevator. Best for travelers who want top-tier suite privacy on the Center Strip without giving up a full casino resort downstairs.
Best room: Sky Villa, the multi-story flagship of up to 7,000 sq ft
"Top-floor Forbes Five-Star suites with their own elevators and check-in, sitting above a full ARIA casino resort."
ARIA Sky Suites is the all-suite, Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond tier inside ARIA Resort & Casino, the CityCenter centerpiece that opened December 16, 2009. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli, ARIA's two curvilinear glass towers rise to 50 stories, and the Sky Suites occupy the top floors as a hotel-within-a-hotel: private check-in, private elevators and butler service, all separated from the 4,004-room casino property below. The 442 suites scale from the roughly 1,050 sq ft one-bedroom Sky Suite to the 2,060 sq ft Two-Bedroom Penthouse and the multi-story Sky Villas of up to 7,000 sq ft. What you are paying for is the seal between the suite tier and the gaming floor, plus walking access to Carbone, Catch and the ARIA pool deck. The honest trade-off is value: a one-bedroom Sky Suite carries a clear premium over a standard ARIA room, and unless you will use the private lobby and butler, a regular ARIA tower room books the same Center-Strip location for less.
The Sky Villa is the multi-story flagship, up to 7,000 sq ft with two or three bedrooms; for a smaller group, the 2,060 sq ft Two-Bedroom Penthouse is the efficient step down.
Rates swing hard with the Strip's convention and event calendar, so price a midweek arrival against a weekend before you book; the same suite can move several hundred dollars a night. If you mainly want the private lobby and butler, the entry one-bedroom Sky Suite delivers them at the lowest point of the tier.
ARIA Sky Suites sits within our broader Top 20 Hotels in Las Vegas 2026 list. It scored an aggregate 9.7/10 across the three editorial criteria, holding #6 on the strength of the sealed-off, Forbes Five-Star suite tier rather than on having the splashiest casino floor. For nearby alternatives on the Center Strip, see The Cosmopolitan and Waldorf Astoria below; for the wider city, the full list and city guide are linked under Read next.
If you have already chosen the dates, our editor recommends booking the room twelve weeks ahead. Suites with the prime view angle sell through first; for peak months, availability is measured in months rather than weeks. Suite-level rooms with private plunge pools or terraces, the ones that earn this rank, are typically the first to sell out.
Editorial · #6 on the Top 20 Hotels in Las Vegas 2026 list
ARIA Sky Suites' case for a Las Vegas stay is the sealed-off, Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond suite tier inside the larger ARIA Resort & Casino. The 442 suites occupy the top floors of ARIA and operate with their own elevators, a private check-in lobby and butler service, independent of the gaming floor below.
Accommodations run from the roughly 1,050 sq ft one-bedroom Sky Suite up through the 2,060 sq ft Two-Bedroom Penthouse to the multi-story Sky Villas of up to 7,000 sq ft.
Carbone and Catch anchor the dining at ARIA, and the pool deck and JEWEL nightclub are a short walk from the private lobby. On location, the Cosmopolitan and Bellagio are within a few minutes' walk along the Center Strip, and the property earns MGM Rewards. The honest limit is value and self-containment: the suites are calm, but you still enter and exit through a 4,004-room casino, and the suite premium only pays off if you will actually use the private lobby and butler. Best for travelers who want top-tier suite privacy on the Center Strip without leaving a full casino resort behind.
Off peak pricing, suite upgrades, and subscriber only offers, flagged only when the value is real.
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