Staying at the WORST Rated Resort in Las Vegas 🤮 

For someone that stayed at the Rio during the Marnell owned years it is sad to see what it has become. Hopefully Dreamscape can restore it to its former self. Thank you for the video.

Carnival World Buffet was the best buffet in Vegas and the WSOP used to be hosted at the Rio back in its heyday, my how times have changed! I ❤ themed hotels too; it's so fun to hotel hop and experience new places and foods!🤗

My first time in Vegas (1995) we hit the Rio Carnival World Buffet and I remember it was amazing. The hotel and casino was also great. We went back 10 years later and it had really went downhill then. The Buffet was completely different and none of the same foods that brought us back there, were there. I wasn't impressed at all and haven't been back to the Rio since 2005. Hitting Vegas again in April... not planning on a Rio visit this time either. New Subscriber here! Love your Videos! Great info and content.

Thanks for the informative video. I'm loving seeing your subscriber number (deservedly) rising! 👍

Very, very sad. I used to love the Rio in the 90s. The food was always great, everyone was super friendly and the rooms were huge. Nice work on the video (and the decision not to spend the night)!

Epic video! You are my favorite RU-vidr and you are absolutely gorgeous 😊 keep up the great work!

Thank you for sharing this experience. It was definitely sad to see how quickly the place had deteriorated. In addition to all of the great features of the past you mentioned, I also remember the Rio being famous for their cocktail waitresses! I look forward to see the result of the renovation!

I was about ready to go for a morning walk when I saw this come up on my screen. I definitely had to stop and watch this must see update. You can always count on Caesar's to not maintain a property. What has happened at the Rio is disgraceful. I don't know if there is enough money to rehab this property. These new owners sure have their work cut out for them. You did them a huge favor by adding some class to the hotel with the mirror clip. Amazing work! Thanks for the honest feedback on the Rio.

*Actual Crickets* 🤣

Great video! Thank you for taking the time to do this. Hope they renovate it completely.

Yep... same here.... we bailed two weeks ago! We went over to the Palms.

Thanks for showing us the state of the Rio. I hope the renovation revitalizes the property. I miss the parade in the sky!

This is really sad its gotten this bad. Hopefully the renovation will bring it back to life. Thanks for always bring out great content. Always enjoy them.😊

I stayed there in late June and it was fairly crowded and felt safe, although the hot tubs by the pool were cold because they couldn't even pay for heat. The official ownership change is October 1st and it looks like the place is getting worse by the week.

It was such an amazing party scene 20 years ago and of course the Carnival Buffet was on another level back then. So sad to see it practically vacant now.

The voodoo lounge was epic! Please reopen the lounge!

I honestly feel infuriated with Harrah's (now Caesar's Entertainment) complete contempt and lack of care in the Rio. It is the single most shameful treatment of a mega-resort I've ever seen in Vegas, and I always compare it to an abusive relationship in which the Rio suffered PTSD in result of. 😢 Which is wholeheartedly making me root for Marnell and Dreamscape to turn everything around so I can see the Rio enjoy a heartwarming comeback story and ride off into the sunset the way it always deserved to: gracefully. I'll definitely be among the first ones there when the renovations are fully complete, and I'm absolutely rooting for the Rio in spite of all the shameful negligence toward it.

That was probably your most entertaining video. I too had the unpleasant experience of touring the grounds back in May. It was sad. Looking forward to the revamp.

It is the slow part of the season I'm in the transportation business and WOW you can hear flush

I worked there from 1998-2014. About 6 months under Marnell, then sold to Harrah's and then Caesar's came in. I looked at your pictures and just shake my head.

I have not been to the Rio Buffet in a while. The last time I was there a few years ago it was just OK. I can remember years ago when we thought the Rio Buffet was the best in Vegas. On my last trip it wasn't nearly as good as Caesars Bacchanal, The Wicked Spoon or The Buffet at Aria.

Thanks for the heads up. Your doing a great job 👍.

Great review! We've been going to Vegas for at least 20 years and have stayed at several different resorts. I'm sure the Rio was once a great hotel, but it was never on our radar because it's quite far off the strip.

So much great info thanks for your hard work making these videos for us ❤😊

Thanks for the review. It’s important to know what properties are bad as well as good. It’s too far away from the strip to be a good choice. I was there 10 years ago, and it was tired and worn out back then. It must be really awful now. One good thing, is they have a very cool rooftop bar. I wonder if renovation is enough , and maybe they should just tear it down instead. I hope the renovation goes well. You never want to see a formerly nice property go downhill. The fact you left before you would stay there speaks volumes! It’s so funny that your $20 gambling win paid for the hotel!

👀. Wow hopefully that remodel happens asap. The only time I notice Rio is when I go off strip to Reef, and that isn’t good. Love your honesty and passion for Las Vegas. Be well. My wife and I will be back q4, can’t wait. 🤙

So sad, this used to be a great property! Great video

I was there years back the international buffet was amazing plus the masquerade carousel in the sky party sad to see it now. However the revival is on the way

I have the BEST memories of Rio in the 90s! Really was the place to be there for awhile. The Witch Doctor drink at the Voodoo Lounge, all the dancing and fun. What a sad video 😢

Thanks for the heads up, I'm surprised how ran down the Rio is. Absolutely no one walking around, rooms empty even with cheap rooms. 🎉 hope the Rio gets renovated.

I am also a huge fan of the great themed properties that made me dream of visiting Las Vegas, and now I've been to Vegas too many times to count, enjoying the many incredibly huge themed resorts! It's the themes that really took Vegas to a whole new level of fun decadence!

Wow! Last time I stayed there they still had the indoor parade and all the shops were open. I was actually in town as a construction engineer advising at the fountain blue. They really should close down the Rio while they renovate. Very sad. Thanks for the video

Love ❤️ the thumbnails! 😍

🤞🏽Dreamscape can make it happen, captain! … respectfully, intelligent commentary w Vegas sexiness 🫡❤️.. great review!

Its sad what has become of some of these premier at one time casinos. I stayed here in 2007 and at the time it was still a very vibrant and relevant casino. Stayed again in early 2009 and what was much different however the whole country at the time was going through a tough time and it was surreal how empty and void it was. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful Christmas and holidays.

They're renovating it as we speak so good news!

had some good memories at Rio back in the 90's, we used to go to Rio buffet every time we're in town.

I don't complain if it's $15/night.

What a shame. We went here a few times back in 08-10 when we were out there and we had a blast. Hopefully the renovation really helps them bounce back.

When are the renovations scheduled to begin or are they currently underway

How did you book it .. I have friends coming in next week

I stayed here in July when I was out for the WSOP. Hard to believe how things had changed since fall 2021.

I stayed there last weekend. Rooms were nowhere near $15, it was $126 plus another $44 per night resort fee. With taxes, it averaged $190/night. The trouble started almost immediately. I was in the Masquerade Tower which has four elevators. Too bad only only of them was functional. That meant a long line and several minutes to access your room as all the guest in a 50 story tower had one elevator to get up or down. The room was huge and it was clean. It appears it has been renovated. No complaint there. It was a bummer that the Voodoo Lounge is now closed along with most of the other things in the resort such as the pool. I sat at the lobby bar one night, and there was three customers. The bar tenders were pleasant, and they even admitted the place was all but dead. The fact the building is across the freeway from the strip means lots of cab/UBER rides or some sketchy walks through homeless areas. I used the room for sleeping only and spent most of my time on the strip or at Allegiant Stadium or the Sphere. I only selected this property because I thought I wanted to avoid the chaos created by the Formula 1 course. It wasn't worth it.

A couple of friends and I stayed here. It was a good time. To see it how it looks now, it's pretty sad. I knew something was up when my wife checkout last year and notice that every single store was closed.

Scary looking dump! Great video!

That's really sad, I stayed there 5 years ago and loved it. Had the Masquerade Suite after upgrading at the front desk. Voodoo Lounge restaurant was great as was the club above it. Had beautiful dancers on the casino floor too.

It's harder and more expensive to refresh a property while it's open. Plus it's no fun staying there as you explained..poor conditions and mess and noise umm no. RIO used to be one of my favorites.. I basically lived there for a month in 2001 and it was fantastic.

I think I last stayed there sometime before Covid. I always loved it there. It was a great casino. Sad to hear about all this bad news about it. I thought I had heard that they were going to demolish it for something else but now I hear that they’re going to remodel it?🤔

I was at the Star Trek convention at the Rio earlier this month, but i stayed at Planet Hollywood i didn't wanna room there.

OMG that pool area!

Great video and excelente información, i just hope that with the new renovations don’t replace the mirror on the video 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤

Made a comment on this video on your IG page....Great job ... Always look forward to your posts.❤

There was in the better days originally TWO BUFFETS at the Reo,The Carnival and in the Masquerade Village a separate all SEAFOOD buffet! Your vid of this place brought a tear to my eye.

I was a teenager in the 90's. I loved going there back then, it was as you described... lively and vibrant. The buffet was sooo good.

I use to go to the Rio all the time in the 1990's. It was a great place to stay, the floor shows were the best, Club Voodoo ROCKED and the place was super vibrant. It was a total party 24/7. it's sad to see what has happened to it.

it's closing soon to be re-done what would you expect?? I was there back in 2019 and it was pretty good, have to wait for the re-model

So glad young people have finally done vlogs on The Rio, what a dump, when my wife and I stayed there 10 plus years ago it was horrible, our room did not look urs, it was dark, outdated, had a creepy porthole u could look from vanity to the bedroom, also when u flushed the toilet it came up through the vanity sink, this place is a dump needs to be totally reno or destroyed

I was thinking about staying there because it was so cheap. You always give good advice

Been there bout 10years ago and it was nice and fun place. Will wait till renovation is done thank u.

Loved the Carnival World Buffet. Never saw so much food in my life before. Sad to see it go away but understandable

Yes, i remember that was a great place to stay back in the day.....sad they let it go!

The just off the strip hotels have been dying since the center strip grew so much you can't really drive from resort to resort any more. Add in the new parking fees and they will continue to die.

Sad about the Rio! I remember once back in the 90's I had just flown into Vegas and I was heading out to the Desert 🏝️🏜️! I had my Rental car and I made 😢🎉a special point of going to the World 🌎🌍 Carnival Buffet 🤠 before heading out! Back then it was the 🎩 Top of the 🎩 Top! Everyone went there! I loved that Buffet 🤠😎!

Great video! So sad. The shows are under contract so they have no choice but to keep performing. The sky show is coming back but it will be a shorter version. They have stated the equipment and track are in perfect working order. I really wish they would sell the hotel to a company that will renovate the property all at once. No need to try and stay open when it's in such a state of disaster.

I gambled there in the late 90s... it was a beautiful resort! Great buffet. It had it all.

How many rooms? I believe the resorts have to constantly refresh the rooms.

Wow❤

Very True. The Rio used to be very good. It's sad!

I stayed at the OYO hotel in Las Vegas 11/3-4/23. DO NOT STAY HERE!----I don't give this hotel no stars. This was the worst hotel experience I have every had. First off we were told check-in will be at 3PM, so we drove from Long Beach, Ca and when we attempted to check-in at 12:00 to see if we can do an early check-in, they told us our room will not be available until 5:00 PM. Imagine driving for about 5 hours and being told that you have to wait 5 more hours for your room. Eventually we got to get our room. Then as we were walking up to the elevator, we were told their was only one elevator working at the time. The hotel have over 19 floors, so imagine how long we had to wait IN LINE to get to our room. The elevators were packed. We get to our room and first of all there was mildew in the showers, and stains in the toilet, it did not come with a coffee maker, nor a microwave or kitchenette for the price we paid. We asked to get another room because of the mildew or some type of compensation for our troubles. They declined us but my sister got an upgrade from the 12th floor to the 16th. They got a microwave but the rooms all that for the price. The employees were very ghetto and rude. When we did leave, I called to have a cart brought up to put our things in the car, but they said "there is not enough staff". Oh yeah we were supposed to originally stay for 3 days, but we added another day. They told us we can only book online, which we did. But when it came to the Sunday, they locked us out the room and told us we had to put another deposit. I will never recommend this hotel to my worst enemy. I am very disappointed and it messed up my only romantic weekend with my husband. Oh yeah no complimentary breakfast.

The 90s are back so let's do this Rio! The commercial for the buffet played at the airport and was iconic!

wow!

Any resort fee?

We just visited to check the Casino... What a let down 😒 its dark, run down, the shops are mostly closed and boy, the slots were tight 👎 we will not return! Goodbye Rio

Bring it back, Rio! 🥳

How long is ceasers rewards card going to have this

I like the Rio! It has suite style rooms!

0:33 ❤❤❤

I only spent a few hours at the Rio a year ago to see Penn and Teller. I thought it looked cool, but after watching this I don't think I'll be staying there any time soon

What a dump! Certainly will avoid there! Andddd....You are certainly a vegas babe ❤

Ten years ago, this was my go to resort. Miss what it used to be.

Nice. But they are starting to renovate the entire property. So going now is kinda redundant. It’s a place to stay away from until the renovation is complete Love your green top! You are a scrumptious beautiful doll!! Thanks for everything you do ❤️

What a shame what they let happen to the Rio. Used to be one of my top 5 or 6 resorts. The amount stated for the initial remodel was very low, so I'm expecting it's going to be years till they put in enough money to complete the remodel.

It is sad to see the Rio going downhill this much, hopefully dreamscape can put life into it.

Dang I had no clue it deteriorated so badly,

❤❤❤

Very sad. I had dim sum there last fall and it was excellent.

Tropicana was just like this in July. 😅

Actual crickets😂 It’s a fact that a business is only as good as it’s management. So, sad how it’s become so dilapidated but looks like things will improve with the remodeling. I’m with you. I enjoy theme oriented hotels. Thank you for another informing update.

I stayed there years ago. The Voodoo Lounge was great with great views.

The furniture at the Rio hotel and Casino is probably the same one since they opened the Rio.

You are so right....just refurbish in orig theme....like circus circus needs the same....iconic....just basically clean up and put it back

That would be neat if they brought all that back and the masquerade show again.

I stayed there earlier this year & the room looked a mess. I'm glad they're renovating it because it's a very nice casino. But, if you're looking into staying there as of now, don't do it.

Great read you’re a natural

Stayed here for the WWWY Festival. For me it wasnt THAT bad. My only complaint was the hallway smelled like curry. The mirror facing the bed had a scratch on the framing but I only noticed it cuz I was looking for imperfections. Granted I was by myself but my experience wasnt that bad. Although I did cross paths with somebody who did say their room smelled like smoke.

Wow that is filthier than the motel 6 I stayed at in tempe AZ.

This hotel was nice in the 90s so beautiful. So sad to see it die. $15.00 is so cheap.

looking good

For the price, it’s a hard deal to beat.

Wow.. Sad.. Crazy.. Used to be a great hotel.