Been there in 2006. during bussines trip in Vegas. First, I must say that amount of luxury you get here for your money, for all Europeans must be unbelievable. For 190$/night at Rio, I've had suite of about 100 square meters, with two baths, one huge living room with kitchenete, office desk, eating table, huge plasma TV, bedroom with jacuzzi in in it, also with huge plasma TV, and en suite bath also had smaller plasma TV. Mini bar was most versatile I've ever found in some hotel, and prices of things inside (as the room service menu too), were very,very cheap for european standards. For example, during my visit to Berlin last year, I've payed about 140 Eur (okay,with breakfast), in 4 star hotel with 20 square meters room, with bathroom you can hardly turn around in. And all this in Rio was about 120 Eur!!

Speaking about staff and all other things usually conected with hotel reviews, well it's not important in Vegas hotels. They are all huge, you don't get so much in touch with staff, they will clean your room every day, they will bring you your room service order, they will give you all informations at the desk. That's it, and what else do you need in Vegas.

Hotel location is a bit off the Strip (main street in Vegas), but then again, not far neither. Abot 20 minutes walk, or 5-10 min by taxi. Place you must visit if you staying here is a open sky club, called Voodoo Lounge on the hotel roof (54 floor), with a great view on Vegas at night.

At the end, I may understand our fellow Americans and some remarks they may have for this hotel, but they are probably a bit spoiled. :) If they come in Western Europe, and see what kind of room and service they can get in center of Berlin, Paris or Rome for 190$ (120 Euros/night), they can have unpleasant surprise. They can have decent hotel, but something like this for sure not. Not even close. So, my point is, considering prices and values, this is great choice for everyone traveling from Europe to Vegas.

The rooms are old and worn out. We came back from a day out on the strip to a toilet backed up with crap. It was empty when we left. Went to the front desk and they changed our room. No apology or anything. Oh, did I mention I am a platinum rewards member. Maybe you will have better luck if you are a diamond. The rooms were not cleaned very well. I was also charged 6 extra times at their buffet. I would complain to the hotel but really there is nothing they could do to get me to go back.

I stayed at the Rio for a tradeshow that we were having at the hotel. At a glance the room looked nice, but for the price, a coffee maker in the room would be nice. I also realized that my TV was going from black and white to color, which was just slightly annoying, but not a big deal in my book. The reason this made this hotel one of my worst stays is, on the third night, the power went out at 2am. I was in my room watching TV and it took me a minute to realize that the power was out. I just don't expect something like that to happen. I called the front desk and they were very nonchalant about it, telling me it would be fixed in an hour. I am not a person to easily scare, but it was an hour that I was really scared, which is unacceptable to me when I am suppose to be safely in my room, watching TV, and getting some sleep before the tradeshow the next day. The part that really ticked me off is the next day when I found out that it was a planned power outage for some renovations they were working on. Why would a hotel like that not leave a note in each room notifying the guest, so it wasn't so surprising? I bet their slot machines were not shut down for that hour. GRRR. Then, when I checked out, I complained at the front desk about it, and the guy told me that I should go to the Harrah's website and complain and maybe they would send me a check back...I doubt that will happen very much. Why didn't he do something right then to make it right? I did try the website, but funny, there was no section to make a complaint or comment. I thought they handled the whole thing very unprofessionally and they didn't even attempt to make it right when I did complain. I can't explain why I was so scared that night for that hour, but if I knew it was planned, it wouldn't have been so scary to me. I have never been so scared while I was in my room in any of my travels.

Rooms were bare minimum for a hotel; clean, but with no extras. Sundries (toothpaste, conditioner) were available at a premium price in the shops. Only one restaurant option for breakfast (food was okay). The worst was the taxi assistant on Sunday, May 18 at approximately 10:00 p.m. Long line waiting for a cab, and this man took his time doing his job, leaving people to wait while he did little dances in the street, etc. When confronted about his lack of efficiency, he responded by saying "If you disrespect me, I will work even slower." He then proceeded to use derogatory sexist statements. Shame on Rio for employing such a person.