Stayed June1-4th with friends. Free upgrade to 30th floor with strip, pool, AND mountain view just by asking! Also, was NOT charged for an extra pull out bed which was almost as comfortable as the two queen beds in the room. Bathroom has 2 sinks and a pretty small shower area. Shower area is very basic. There was a very strong smell of "weed" (aka MaryJane, marijuana, grass) from either the room across the hall or the adjoining room for all 4 days we were there. What was pretty funny was that every day there was a stack of room service empties outside these rooms, as though the occupants had the "munchies". They were your typical 20-somethings partying, smoking, but at least they were quiet! My friends and I are late 30-somethings that are beyond that college behavior. The smell of herb was STRONG, but we didn't complain. One of my group hypothesized it was actually coming from the ventilation of the hotel in order for us to gamble more! Ya never know!
$30 charge to go to the "adult pool". Won't pay it!
Table limits were extraordinarily high: $25 blackjack min. during the day; $50 minimum at night. $25 craps table after evening. Rare $15 table in the AM.

PROs: free upgrade, comfortable beds, nice-sized couch, all suites; maid was very nice and restocked us well.
CONs: basic bathroom. Marijuana party next door. $30 adult pool fee. Table limits too high

My advice: gamble at the Gold Coast next door or the Palms across the street

On this particular stay we were off strip. We took lodging at the Rio - all suite hotel. Rio offers a variety of dining choices, beautiful large rooms, a lively casino with plenty of excitement and entertainment, and a free shuttle to the strip.

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Flew into LV on the Sunday of memorial weekend and had booked a 2 night stay here from a deal from the Rio of $35 a night. I must say if it had been much more I would not reccomend this place. The room was large with a nice bathroom and a great view towards the Palms. The TV that someone had said you cannot view from the bed or settee is on a movable stand, so you can swing it in either direction to see perfectly. The food option's are a bit pricey in the hotel so we walked across to the Gold Coast and ate in TGI's, they do a good breakfast special. We had a car but if you stay here and want to use the shuttle it looked like you could have a long wait, the que's were very large. Overall I don't think this place is the best choice with all the other's to choose from, but if you get it for $35 a night then go for it.

I stayed at the Rio for 4 night in mid May. I found excellent rates ($52) on thier website listed under hot deals. After I booked the room I read the bad reviews of the hotel. After this I was a bit skeptical of my choice. As soon as I arrived I knew I had made a good choice. There was a long line for check in but it moved really fast. The room was nice, clean and large. Maid service did an excellent job!

The only complaints I have is the food is grossly over priced and the air conditioning in the room was not the best. It got a little too warm, had to sleep with just the sheet. The offstrip location makes visiting the strip a little inconvenient. You have to deal with catching the shuttle to go to and from.

These complaints are easy do deal with. For cheaper food prices walk over to the Gold Coast they have good food at great prices. They also have looser slots we won $534 playing penny slots after eating dinner one night!!! As for the air sleep with just the sheet.

The shuttle is something you should know you have to deal with before you even book your room. It runs every 30 minutes so the wait is not long. Over all I highly recommend this hotel and would definitely stay again!