Day 430, The last day of the conference

Today is the last day and we had more scheduled appointments with potential clients and several workshops.  My brain is starting to go numb, so I'm glad today is the last day.  The big of highlight of today will be the closing dinner and reception at Aria.  

Aria Hotel and Casino

By 5pm the conference and exhibitor area was over with.  We had 2 and half hours to kill before we needed to Aria for the reception.  We headed back to the hotel and took advantage of the time to head to the gym for a workout and then a 20 minute soak in the hot tub.

An entire wall made of chocolate flowers

The problem with staying at the Hilton was it wasn't the host property and all the shuttles were running from the Wynn and Encore to the Aria.  We opted to take a cab straight to the Aria, which ran about $20.  The Aria is one of the newest Mega Hotels in Vegas, weighing in with 4,400 rooms.  The sheer size of the property could not be captured with my iphone camera.  The Aria is massive on a grand scale with no expense spared at any level.  The Aria was part of a enormous project estimated to have cost over 9.2 billion to construct and furnish.  We were all invited to the Haze Night Club at the hotel and it was an exclusive opportunity to experience something out of this world.

A very tall cake!

Our cab dropped us off at the front door of the Aria, where guests were arriving like royalty to a palace.  You couldn't help but feel that you were about to enter someplace very special and not of this world.  To get to Haze, we were told to walk into the casino and turn left past the "futuristic bakery".  We weren't exactly sure what that meant, but when we got there we new we were there.  All I could say was wow.  There were cakes that were 13' tall, entire walls made out of chocolate flowers.  Everything was was so amazing you couldn't help but be at awe.

An impressive Wine List at Haze Nightclub at Aria.  Yes, a
bottle of Cristal Methuselah is listed at $75,000!

After our detour through candy land we headed to Haze and the very large number of even bigger body guards standing at every angle of the club let you know this was for a very discerning clientele.  The upper level balcony extraordinary, with reserved seating, provocative sofas, and crystal and sterling silver appointments.  The wine list opened that illuminated like an iPad and displayed a wine list that is second to none and the prices to match.

I think everyone was  having a great time, but soon it was time to call it a night and it was back to the hotel and another $20 cab ride.