we stayed at the rio in sept. 2007 the stay overall was great.
We arrived on thur. morning at 9:00a.m and we requested 2 connecting rooms smoking they were very friendly at the check in and assured us this would be no problem. Our rooms were both ready at 1:30 p.m. and they called my cell phone twice to let me know. We had checked our bags so we went to our rooms called baggage check and they brought our bags right up.
Our rooms were in the impanema towers and were great the only downfall is there are no coffee pots in the rooms so bring your own if you like coffee in the morning, you can only get a coffee pot if your a diamond card member for harrahs.
There is a safe, a refrigerator, iron, and a hairdryer.Our rooms connected we had 2 queen beds in one and a king bed in the other so with the door open we had about 1200 sq. feet. Gambling in general was not good the machines were very tight
the penny's & nickles were very bad, the quarter machines were a little better. However, on the strip this seemed to be the same every where. Beware table min. on weekends were $25 a hand to expensive for my blood we heared downtown was cheaper but did not get a chance to find out. Overall the rio is great there are shuttles that go to the other harrahs properties wich are on the strip and we never had to wait for them. I would not rent a car in vegas the traffic was horrible but the shuttles and monorail were very nice and not to expensive $9.00 got and all day pass for the monorail wich went from bally''s to mgm.

In my research on Las Vegas, I came to the conclusion that I didn't want to go to the Rio. It was off the strip and seemed like a waste of my time. HOW WRONG I WAS!!! Rio is owned/operated by the Bally's group, so keep in mind that there is a free shuttle from Bally's on the strip to the Rio.
We sat down at our new favorite game Texas Hold Em Bonus, and we were greeted by our dealer, who took our players cards. She read them to know our names, and told the pit boss that we were sitting down to play. Not only was our dealer friendly, but when she went for her break, she told the next dealer our names! And when we got up to leave, they called us by name and said goodbye!
We were starving at this point and made our way to the buffet. WHAT A SPREAD!!!12 cooking stations and they are packed!!! Everything was fresh and appetizing. I remember seeing a bread station, salad station, Italian station, carved meat station, Mexican station, pizza station, sushi station, dessert station (of course) and there was also teppanyaki (sp?) where you get your raw veggies, sauce and meats and they mix it up on the grill for you. YUMMO!!!
If we ever get back to Vegas, I want to stay here!

We had a great visit to the Rio Casino earlier this month. We took the shuttle from Harrah's which made it very convenient. We had very good luck there - which won't always happen, but made the visit especially good.

I thought the cocktail service was exceptional. The sign advertises the friendliest cocktail waitresses in Vegas and after visiting there I really believe it. Without exception, the girls are cordial, efficient and never afraid to make eye contact with a customer who might want a drink.

In addition to providing cocktail service, the girls take turns performing (usually singing or dancing) and they are as talented as they are beautiful.

I think Rio is definitely worth a stop while you're in Vegas.

This place is worth venturing off-Strip to check out. We caught the free shuttle from Bally’s (it’s also available from Harrah’s or Caesars Palace). Drink service in the casino was good, and we enjoyed the free aerial Masquerade show above the casino much more than we expected to. The Rio has a fun and exciting vibe. There are tons of lively lounges and restaurants, and the servers wear some of the sexiest and/or most attractive outfits of any we saw in Vegas.

We probably would not stay here, but only because the shuttle service is kind of sketchy. They run every hour, but when they fill up, anyone else trying to take the shuttle is out of luck until the next hour. We were the last ones on the shuttle to the Rio, and we saw several people after us turned away. When we were ready to leave, we waited 10 minutes and still didn’t get on the departing shuttle. After our second try an hour later was also unsuccessful, we finally cabbed back to the Strip.