#18 in Top 20 Hotels in Las Vegas 2026 · ★★★★★
Vdara Hotel & Spa
Non-gaming and all-suite: CityCenter's quiet tower, a short indoor walk from ARIA and Bellagio.
Non-gaming and all-suite: CityCenter's quiet tower, a short indoor walk from ARIA and Bellagio.
"The 2009 non-gaming Vdara: CityCenter's all-suite tower, quiet and entry-rate, a short walk from ARIA."
Why this rank: Vdara sits at #18 because it does one thing precisely. It opened in December 2009 as CityCenter's non-gaming, all-suite tower, sibling to ARIA and the Waldorf Astoria. The 57-storey crescent holds 1,495 suites, from compact studios to multi-bedroom penthouses; there are no standard rooms. With no casino floor, it stays quiet, and its rate runs below the Waldorf next door. On-site dining is just the Market Cafe, but ARIA's restaurants (Carbone, Catch, Bardot Brasserie) and the Crystals shops are a short indoor walk away, and stays earn MGM Rewards. The honest trade-off is energy: this is a calm base, not a hotel that entertains you. Best for the central-Strip traveller who wants a large suite and an early night.
Best room: Vdara Penthouse Suite, 1,800 sq ft
"Non-gaming and all-suite: CityCenter's quiet tower, a short indoor walk from ARIA and Bellagio."
Vdara opened in December 2009 as part of CityCenter, the all-suite, non-gaming counterpart to the ARIA and Waldorf Astoria towers in the same complex. There are 1,495 suites: the entry-level Studio Suite runs 580 square feet with a kitchenette and a king bed, and the larger one- and two-bedroom suites add a separate sitting room. The appeal is geography and value. A covered walkway links Vdara to ARIA and the CityCenter tram, which also stops at Bellagio and the Cosmopolitan, and a Vdara suite typically prices below an equivalent room at ARIA or the Waldorf next door. The kitchenette in every suite suits longer stays and small groups, and the absence of a casino keeps the lobby calm. The honest trade-off is that Vdara entertains you very little on its own: dining is a single market cafe, and the restaurants, bars, and gaming are all a walk away rather than downstairs. Best for the traveller who wants space, a kitchen, and quiet, with the Center Strip at the door.
For space, the two-bedroom suite (about 1,400 square feet, two bedrooms and a separate sitting room); for value, the 580-square-foot Studio Suite. Ask for a higher floor facing the Bellagio fountains.
Every suite has a kitchenette, so stock it for breakfast and skip the room-service mark-up. Vdara has no restaurant of its own beyond the market cafe, but the covered walkway to ARIA and the tram to Bellagio put a full dining roster minutes away; the front desk can book ARIA's tables for you.
Vdara Hotel & Spa sits at #18 on our Top 20 Hotels in Las Vegas for 2026, scoring an aggregate 9.5/10 across Room & Design, Service, and Location. It ranks where it does because it trades resort spectacle for space, quiet, and value in the heart of CityCenter. For grander stays on the same stretch, look to ARIA and the Waldorf Astoria next door; for the full ranking, see the list below.
If the dates are locked in, secure the room around the three-month mark. The view-facing suites disappear earliest, and high-season inventory moves on a timescale of months, not weeks. Suite-level rooms with private plunge pools or terraces, the ones that earn this rank, are typically the first to sell out.
Editorial · #18 on the Top 20 Hotels in Las Vegas 2026 list
Vdara's case for a Las Vegas stay is simple: it is CityCenter's quiet, all-suite address at an entry rate. The 2009 tower is non-gaming, with no casino floor.
Its 1,495 accommodations are all suites, ranging from 582-square-foot studios to the multi-bedroom penthouses; there are no standard rooms in the building.
That all-suite, no-casino design makes Vdara the calm alternative to ARIA and the Waldorf Astoria beside it. On-site dining is limited to the Market Cafe, but ARIA's restaurants (Carbone, Catch, Bardot Brasserie) and the Crystals retail centre sit a short indoor walk away, and stays earn MGM Rewards. The difference from the Waldorf, also non-gaming and in the same complex, is a lower entry rate across a larger, more spacious room product. The trade-off is energy: you book Vdara for the suite and the quiet, then walk next door for the restaurants and the gaming. Best for the central-Strip traveller who wants space and an early night.
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