We moved to this property after being displaced weather. We had just stayed at the Elara Hilton and then the Planet Hollywood...The front desk manager was extremely accommodating and allowed us to check in early as we had just checked out of Planet Hollywood and grandma was not feeling so well..We went to out suite and found it large and very clean. It had a keurig coffee maker ( not here bring your own or pay 8.00 for 3 k cups!), which I enjoyed!..The main room held two queen beds that were so soft two of us would roll together ..this was the main downfall of our stay here. we had Tv issues with it being so dark but called maintenance and they came and fixed it. It has to do with the hotel only programming which seems to make it dark but also blocks out being able to use the HDMI input and viewing your own shows from your laptop...
The suite shows some wear and property is not on the strip...The pool area is gorgeous and would have been great if it were open! The casino itself was a little underwhelming after being on the strip..

Stayed at the Rio from 11/6 - 11/9 for a conference. It was nice. I was sorry that the pool was closed for the season. The room was nice, clean, spacious and a beautiful view. I agree with the other reviewers; the check in lines were extremely long. Overall, the Rio is nice and the location is great. The free shuttle to two other hotels was nice. The value was good because we received a conference rate which included free internet.

Arrived Monday 5:30pm Bell Guys were “CORDIAL”…
Luggage arrived 10 minutes after we got back from Blue Man Group…
View was AWESOME (Looking West towards the Palms Hotel) from 12th floor…
Room was REFRESH daily with new linens and towels…
Elevators was QUICK to the 12th Floor...
As usual Room Service was $$$ for breakfast. (Eggs, Bacon and Toast)
TV was a 32inch flat panel… (CLEAR PICTURE)
Actually I did find just a small in-convenience Sodas were $3.00 out of the vending machine.
Stayed away from the in-room refrigerator (Mucho $$$)

But most of all room was huge for the price... Less than ($25.00) a nite Mon-Thurs in the fist week of Nov.

Fuelish Spectator

I recently stayed at the Rio to attend a conference at its convention center. I was concerned about being off the strip and over a freeway, but it actually turned out to be a good experience. The hotel has a nice, and less crowded casino floor and a good variety of restaurants. We especially liked the Chinese restaurant with dim-sum at lunch time. The room was large (all are suites), had a good view and was reasonably priced. The hotel provides a shuttle service to associate hotels on the strip (Bally's and Harrah's) that runs twice an hour. A plus is that from Thursday to Saturday they provide a free dancing and singing show in a wing of the casino on the hour from 6 pm to 11 pm (three different shows). Couple negatives: they charge a $16+ fee for internet access (though we got it free because the convention we attended) and there isn't a free fitness center.