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Viva Las Vegas Hotel Map: The Rio

Where: 3700 West Flamingo Road [map], Las Vegas, nv, United States, 892103

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Our third addition to the Breaking Even tier is the Rio Suite Hotel & Casino. The Rio has pretty decent prices for Vegas and the rooms are huge since they are all suites. Recently, the hotel upped its profile by signing Prince to perform there every Friday and Saturday at the intimate club venue, 3121.

While the Rio doesn't have a laughable or dated amusement-type theme like say Excalibur or the now-demolished Boardwalk Hotel Casino, the dizzying casino floor, built to resemble a Brazilian carnivale can be a bit too much.

And the little touches matter too. TripAdvisor has plenty of reviews about poor condition of rooms and we know firsthand that the poolside cabanas are equipped with rejected dorm room TVs and refrigerators.

Another downside to this hotel is the location off the strip. As frequent visitors to Vegas knows it takes a lot to want to stay at a hotel off the strip and for us that would be the Hugh Hefner Sky Villa at The Palms.

If it weren't for Prince and his new show, the Rio might as well have been crapping out in the near future.

Gaudy Themed Attraction:
The Carnivale and Masquerade shows.

Now Showing
Penn & Teller used to be the premiere ticket here. Now Prince's 3121 show has taken over. Oh, and Chippendales.

Hotel Hotspot
Voodoo Lounge.

Hotel Restaurant
Several choices from eating at the Tony & Tina's Wedding buffett to the 3121 Jazz Cuisine.

Who You Are Most Likely To See Gambling
Tony & Tina's Wedding groupies, Prince fans and those who can't afford the Palms.

Viva Vegas Category
Breaking Even.

Related Stories:
· Rio reviews [TripAdvisor]
· The Rio's Poolside Cabanas and Dorm-Room Fridges [HotelChatter]