RoodyPooUS

Its crazy to see people in here whining about booking $20 rooms and not getting a huge free breakfast for a family of 4 covered. The smaller menu is fine really and even if they bring back the original menu, that's a pleasant bonus.

Kacee

What's shocking to me is the focus on breakfast as opposed to what a dump this place is. They could offer all you can eat lobster omelet with caviar and I still wouldn't spend the night. I guess we all have our own priorities.

kauppias

I would NOT consider the RIO a dump by any means, its a contruction zone now but a decent place to stay the night, obviously its not a PH or a Andaz but to call it a dump is rather wild in my humble opinion...

Obviously its not for everyone,

People keep saying its 20usd a night but I am not seeing those prices anymore. for 20 to 40 usd a night plus resort and tax I find this to be a okay to fine hotel, I am not expecting a 5 star at those prices...

But I also would not be willing to pay more then 40usd for this hotel myself as there are options in vegas 😂🤷‍♂️

ORDnHKG

$20 rooms ? I bet you havent looked at their rates or stayed there not for a long time, and weekends were never $20 but a minimum of $120

ORDnHKG

I don't see it that way,

1. not everyone go there are a family of 4, there are many of us from flyertalk go there alone, even when I had steak and eggs prior, adding two drinks + taxes + gratuity was $54, and I certainly didn't have steak and eggs or fried chicken benedict, all these higher priced menu items every single day, some day I even just had the least priced item avocado toast

2. Rates are not as cheap as it used to be, certainly every Friday and Saturday nights are $100+, so it is a balance for weekday that have lower rates

3. Don't forget Rio is still off strip, they have no shuttle no covered bridge to connect to the strip, Rio is still in construction that won't finish til sometime next year, who likes to go and stay at an off strip casino with only half the rooms are done, in constant constructions, depressing casino, and at a inconvenient location ? On top of that you go to any Vegas FB groups, most that had not stayed there recently, Rio continues to have a bad reputation

So basically by giving full breakfast option and waive resort fee are just an incentive for Hyatt globalist to spread the word that Rio has improved, however by only giving those 4 globalist menu options certainly left a bad taste

kauppias

for October the cheapest I see is 125$ plus tax includiincludort fee so not very cheap and that is for a midweek stay...

I am following the prices to see if its worth booking at the rio or not...

notquiteaff

I am planning a trip to Vegas this summer. We will use Vegas as the base for excursions (Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Valley of Fire, Hoover Dam) and visit family in town. If it was just my wife and myself, I would likely book just one of the countless off-strip non-casino that is conveniently located to freeways and friends/family. But this time we will have a teenager with us who has never seen Vegas, so we will want two rooms, and a casino property for the whole Vegas “atmosphere” might be desirable even if gambling isn’t going to happen.

Inspired by the recent discussion in this thread and the characterization of Rio as a dump I have taken a look at the room rates. Our trip would be Saturday-Thursday, so five nights.

I came up with the following pricing for the Hyatt properties:



Our highest status is Explorist, so the whole Rio Glob breakfast debate isn’t relevant. I assigned a $15 value to the free Hyatt Place breakfast, i.e., if we were to stay at the Rio, we’d buy breakfast somewhere and spend around $15 per person.

As I am currently in Vegas, I actually visited the Rio yesterday to get a feel for how dumpy it is. I obviously couldn’t check out the rooms, but the public areas looked reasonable - similar to how I recall casino hotels from when I last stayed at one (which was probably in the late 90s).

My favorite Hyatt property in Las Vegas is the Silverton HP. It feels modern and clean, is convenient to where we need to be, and the service and breakfast is decent. Have never had a problem. But is it really worth nearly $600 more than the Rio non-renovated base room?

I hate the old Las Vegas HP, and now that they are asking $10 for parking, I hate them even more, so I don’t think I will even consider them.

So what would you choose? Has anyone stayed in the non-renovated rooms recently? Frankly, for our purposes - spending minimal time in the room - a clean comfortable bed and shower is all I need (and I doubt the teenager would even notice a difference).

(I am not done yet with my shopping; as a free agent I will also look at other brands and AA Hotels options, but wanted to leave this limited to Hyatt properties)

Single_Flyer

I'm currently staying here on three free nights through URComped. I'm a Hyatt Explorist right now. I would tend to say that this place is on the extremely low end of Hyatt properties. Still better than the Hyatt Place Vegas (old Amerisuites) but that isn't saying much. Probably the second worst Hyatt I've stayed at out of 100+.

They should have shut down the property and renovated it while closed. The common area is gross or under construction. A number of the elevators are broken so it takes forever to get down to the lobby. In fact this morning I saw dozens of people using the emergency stairs (one guy was on floor 8). I did it too and ended up in some back alley. Won't do that again.

The food hall is nice. The renovated rooms are okay. They went pretty cheap and it shows. The casino loyalty program seems pretty good right now.

Rooms are loud. The first room I got was only half cleaned. Made bed and new sheets but bathroom hasn't been cleaned (dirty towels, soap not replaced). Got a new room on the 4th floor with a view of the roof.

I'm going to reserve judgement until renovation is complete. But I will say I'm planning on leaving a day earlier than planned because this place is just not worth staying even for free.

Use it as a mattress run but that's all I can recommend right now.

777 global mile hound

I have only stayed in renovated rooms /suites and they are just
fully fine and adequate
No problems with housekeeping or elevators
Of course the hotel is old so issues can happen
Staff is rough around the edges so experiences will vary
As an explorist it’s harder to say but stay credit if you need it (I don’t)
still a low cost-may be worth it if you get a renovated room.

Hyatt Place the old one is a no go for me due to age and noise from airport
Hyatt Place Silverton despite being newer nicer
won’t put me on a high floor as a Lt Globe even after messaging the GM
Dislike all HP breakfasts 🤮 and the rooms have noise problems though not
as bad as the near airport location.Frequently it’s more $$$ than a full service hotel .The location odd

Back to Rio its like being transported back to the 80s or 90s with less desirable clientele then they had in their prime
Especially if I’m there 😂
But for accommodations a great value if 75 dollars or less a night and you can score a renovated room
As long as impressing your travel companions & family with upscale public areas and premium venues don’t matter

notquiteaff

Is there any (reasonable) chance to get upgraded to the renovated rooms when booking the cheaper non-renovated rooms as an Explorist? (I am not a gambler and never will spend money in the casino)

777 global mile hound

I would say likely.That said I suggest you look for lower occupancy periods
I’m here at the Manchester Grand as a LT Globe holiday weekend
and just a high floor room
Reach out to the hotel before cancelation and ask if they would block you in one
The worst they can say is no
I had a renovated room assigned for 20 dollars on a Monday @ Rio
on a slow night as a Globe

Matt4200

I�ll answer your question then pose another as I�m genuinely curious.

Yes, it�s very likely if they have renovated rooms available you�d get a complimentary upgrade as an Explorist, it�s within your program benefits.

My question is -

Why would you want to stay at Rio as an Exporist and non-Gambler? No breakfast, hefty resort fee it just seems unappealing. I could definitely have a skewed perception as I�ve gotten comp rooms the last 10 years in Vegas, but for me if I had to pay the resort fee Rio is a turn off.

ORDnHKG

If you are a free agent then why do you still limit yourself to Hyatt properties especially you are not even globalist to begin with ? Are you on a challenge ? Special promo ? Otherwise Vegas is not a good place to stick with Hyatt, and you won't get any benefits as explorist neither.

When they already put us globalist to renovated room at Ipanema tower at checkin, why would we downgrade ourself to non renovated room at Masquerade tower ? And if I am not globalist, I wouldn't even bother with Rio to begin with, if I want similar prices to Rio, I can just get Excalibur or Luxor, much better location

777 global mile hound

It’s a good question but let’s not forget almost every hotel with decent accommodations charges this rip off fee in LV.
Of the low cost hotels with a decent renovation where else would you recommend them for the price point in or out of Hyatt?
Let us not forget free valet or self parking as well @ Rio

Matt4200

Park MGM - While comp parking is nice but we don�t bring a car even if we did driving to the strip would be costly.

That�s my choice I do like the non-smoking too.