The rio is great for the price. Really its only draw back is that it is off the strip. oh and now you have to pay a resort fee too so that kind of goes against the cheap prices too. Needless to say the rio is still a cheap option just make sure you have a car to get to the strip. The casino is pretty nice. It has that sweet smell of cigarets smoke and despair in the air coupled with the musical clanking of slot machines that I love so much. There is a feeling of grungyness and greasyness in the casino do the fact that really brings a cheaper crowd, but that also makes for the expirience and good time. The pool is one of the better in vegas plenty of over priced alcohol and european dudes with slicked back hair head banging fist pumping to the techno blastin throughout the whole pool..its hilarious to watch. All the rooms are suites so they are huge you really get a lot for the money. If you got money go to cosmo or bellagio but if ur doing vegas on a budet rio is a great option.