Vegas Magazine - Niche Media - There is a place beyond the crowds, beyond the ropes, where dreams are realized and success is celebrated. You are invited.
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY JEFF GALE (GIULIANO); BRYAN HAINER (RED ROCK CANYON) M ary Giuliano has come a long way since her first job, f luffing and folding other people's clothes at a Laundromat, while she was a student at Clark High School. As general manager of Vdara Hotel & Spa, Giuliano is in the business of relaxation. She spends at least 60 hours a week working on the St rip, ensuring that g uests of the resort are properly pampered. But while she's creating an oasis for tourists at Vdara, who relish its quieter, nongaming atmosphere and the serenit y of its eco-friendly spa, Giuliano also requires some time to recharge—after all, manag ing a massive hospitalit y operation is a far cr y from lying on one of its massage tables. So at the end of a long workday, she leaves behind the hustle and bustle of the St rip and melts into the quiet t ranquilit y of family life in Summerlin, where she has lived for the last 15 years with her husband and t wo children. "It was a family decision to move here. Summerlin really offers the limelight of the St rip, but with a t rue sense of communit y, and beautiful neighborhoods and parks. We love being removed from the actual cit y. "'Think time' is ver y important to me—time to just think with no outside dist ractions. Ever ybody needs some downtime to reach t heir peak potential. W hen I was working at Treasure Island, Scott Sibella [then its president and CEO], who is ver y into fitness, would always come up with these random ideas. One time, in an executive committee meeting, he brought t wo yoga inst ructors and had us doing st retches. It was my first time! Then I found Sherr y Goldstein and am now a loyal fan of her YOGA SANCTUARY. It's my favorite studio because the inst ructors have a t rue passion for the essence of yoga. "The first time I went to SAMBALATTE, with my daughter, it felt like I was in an urban cit y like New York or Chicago. A lot of places in Vegas are big and ostentatious, but continued on page 66 LEFT: Mary Giuliano at Sambalatte, which is devoted to offering ethically sourced products. BELOW: As a child she would visit Red Rock Canyon with her father, but now she takes the kids and dog. " Take Me From the Strip to Summerlin" FROM THE CHAOS OF THE STRIP, VDARA'S MARY GIULIANO RELISHES RETURNING HOME TO THE QUIET SANCTUARY OF SUMMERLIN. BY ABBY TEGNELIA 64 VEGASMAGAZINE.COM NATIVE 064-066_V_SP_Native_MAYJUNE_14.indd 64 4/21/14 1:15 PM