I stayed 2 days for a conference.\n\nRio isn't horrible, but after staying at hotels on the strip I feel like Rio's heyday was in the 80's. This is what you have to expect from some of the hotels off the strip.\n\nMy room happened to be right above a kitchen on a high floor. I was able to smell food in my room during the night. \n\nThe rooms are spacious. The hotel itself is old-school and is in need of an upgrade.\n\nI came here on a different conference visit just to eat because a colleague swore by the buffett, but the buffett was just as good as any other casino buffett IMO.\n\nThe other restaurants in the hotel were just okay. There's a burger king available as well if you feel like saving some dough.\n\nRio isn't a bad choice if you are getting a REALLY good deal...especially if you are going to spend most of your time outside of the hotel.