The tall, sleek, curving Vdara Hotel at CityCenter on the Strip is a thing of beauty. But the south-facing tower is also a collector and bouncer of sun rays, which -- if you're at the hotel's swimming ...

The pool deck at Vdara. Photo by: Courtesy of MGM Mirage On warm days, Vdara’s glass-sheathed curve focuses the sun into an intense beam capable of melting plastic and burning skin. MGM Resorts is ...

Nobody put the gays in the corner. Not in Eduardo Cordova’s book, anyways. Though he started the first LGBT pool party on the Vegas Strip last summer, lately he’s been looking for a new venue where a ...

The Chicago lawyer who ignited an international firestorm of Internet chatter -- about a brief but almost daily reflection problem at the Vdara Hotel on the Strip -- says he's not quite sure why the ...

Las Vegas has a new hot spot — but it's not a nightclub. Guests at the new Vdara Hotel & Spa have complained that the glass skyscraper can magnify and reflect the sun's rays onto an area of the pool ...

On Saturday, I drove to CityCenter, adopted a European accent and greeted Vdara pool security with a casual pleasantry (in place of a room key). It worked. When a cocktail waitress came by, I asked ...

Hotel design channels sun into a powerful beam, scorching swimmers. Sept. 28, 2010— -- Forget sunscreen. At one Las Vegas pool, you might want to consider full-body armor to protect you from the ...

Hotel design channels sun into a powerful beam, scorching swimmers. Sept. 30, 2010— -- A solar glare specialist who was denied a contact by a Las Vegas hotel to help it solve an intense sunlight ...

Vdara will have 1,495 suites in all, ranging from 500 to 1,650 square feet. These will all have fully equipped kitchens with stemware, flatware and china. Room amenities will include personalized ...

Guests at a new hotel in Las Vegas have complained of receiving severe burns from a 'death ray' of sunlight caused by the unique design of the building. Due to the concave shape of the Vdara hotel, ...

In 2010, guests at the Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas reported that the building gave them severe sunburns. The hotel's curved design reflects a "death ray" when the sun hits the glass at a certain angle, ...