On a recent trip to Vegas we stayed at the Rio since I got a totally comped 4-night stay. I had stayed there before so had no qualms about the fact that it is off the strip. It's right across the street from the Palms where we planned on eating at Gardunos. By the way, Gardunos has a fantastic Sunday Margarita Brunch. This was our third time there and well continue to visit the Palms if only for the Margarita Brunch. It's that enjoyable! Anyway, back to the Rio. The best thing I can say about the Rio is they do have the fantastic World Buffet. But come hungry, there are so many great choices.
Over all our experience with The Rio left us disappointed. Services everywhere were not what I've come to expect in Vegas. For instance, the day we decided to visit the pool was the day they apparently chose not to open the main pool. There were quite a few people in the pool area but the main pool was completely roped off. Of course, the pool bar was beyond the main pool, so we had to jaunt over there to get our pool drinks. (There was a closed pool bar near the pool that was opened! Was beginning to think this place was run by politicians.) All in all, it seemed that most people who worked there that we came into contact with were bothered that we were even there. We constantly felt like we were in their way! Aren't they supposed to want us there?
The room was not as nice or clean as I remembered from my last stay there. I don't think they vacuumed once during our 4 night stay. One evening I noticed a red mark on the coffee table. I figured it must be nail polish and perhaps difficult to remove. But, no, I rubbed on it and it came right off. One evening upon returning to our room I noticed that ome of my pillows was missing from my bed. The bed was made, but the extra pillow was still on the floor on the far side of the bed where it must have fallen while I slept. That's what tipped me off to the possibility that they weren't vacuuming. So I looked a little more closely at the floor and noticed some bits of things that would've easily cleaned up with a quick run of the vacuum. Then I started paying more attention to little things. ie. fingerprints on the windows, etc. ... I've always expected to not feel previous peoples presence, and this was certainly not the case.
I knew ahead of time that they do not have coffeemakers in the rooms, but it would certainly be a nice addition.
I also noticed the smell in the Masquerade Village area was just awful. It reminded me of the smell in Las Vegas' downtown casino the Plaza. I've you've ever been there, you know what I'm talking about.
I am still considering writing Harrah's (the group that owns the Rio) a letter describing my disappointment. I could only imagine that they would like to know the reason I won't be returning. And the biggest part of that would be the people who work there who aren't the least bit welcoming.

I read the reviews of this property and was a bit hesitant to stay here. I had friends and family in town for a reunion and most were staying here, though. My first concern was that it is off the strip. We were able to take a very convenient shuttle to Paris and Harrah's and that turned out not the be a problem at all.

The next concern is the pricing. The basic room can be anywhere from $60 to almost $300 depending on when you visit. Watch out for higher rates- I definately wouldn't spend more than $100 for the room.

The room itself was not a suite by any definition. It was much bigger than most Vegas rooms, with an L-shaped couch and huge windows and separate vanity area, but it was not a suite. The room was very clean, but looked like it was modeled and decorated with barracks/ college room furniture. The larger size and huge windows were a plus, though.

I was concerned that staying in a larger casino property would be a pain, but it was actually very easy to navigate and nothing was inconvenient. I loved the pool area, which was always crowded, but somehow we always managed to find enough chairs.

There is a walk up to order, Chinese food place to the right of check-in that was excellent. A little pricey for walk-up, but very large portions and fresh and authentic.

The slots in the casino were on the tight side, but I still had fun. Considering everything, I will be back to this property in the future.

After reading reviews on Trip Advisor and Yelp, we were a bit apprehensive about the Rio but our stay was great! We had an awesome deal on the room rate but even without the deal, we would still feel the same way.

Checkin was prompt as was maintenance when we had a small issue with our in-room safe. We requested a room in the Ipenema Tower based on prior TripAdvisor reviews and were not disappointed.

The Rio does not have high end dining or shopping and if that's what you want on property, it's probably not for you. IMHO, you don't need to stay where you shop or where you dine and if you can get a comprable room for alot less money, why not take it!

We'll definitely look to stay at the Rio on a future visit!

Just went to Vegas for an interview. When I need a hotel called the players club, Total Rewards, and I got a fabulous rate. From the time we got to the hotel, until we left a couple of days later, we had nothing but excellent service. The first night we got there at 1 AM, went to our room and found a problem with the in room safe. My wife called guest services and within a couple of minutes we had the safe issue repaired. The room we very big and very comfortable. We would recommend this Las Vegas hotel to anyone.