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| - I decided to try something new and book a off the strip hotel. The Rio was the perfect choice. I paid around $26 dollars a night including taxes and resort fees (I do get hotel discounts through my employer.) I arrived at the hotel around noon, check in isn't until four so I opted to pay for early check in for $20... Well worth it to settle in and be able to enjoy the multiple swimming pools. As I was checking in the lady at the front desk told me that my room included $9 per person, per day to use at Starbucks. For me, that was a unbelievable perk!
My room was very large, it was a basic suite, had everything that one would need including a fully stocked minibar. Room service could have done a better job getting it prepared for us, but it was clean and comfortable. The actual resort is unbelievable, there are three swimming pools one that is designed to look like the beach complete with a sand bottom, and multiple hot tubs... Plenty of shade and you can watch people zip line over head. The pool wasn't too busy, midweek in September, but the people we met were very friendly. I didn't eat at the restaurants, I opted to have dinner on the strip which is easily accessible via a free shuttle that runs every thirty minutes until one a.m. However the hotel offered many selections and had a very reasonably priced gift shop that sold sandwiches to take on the go. I would stay at the rio again.
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