The convention that D went to for work was held at the Rio Hotel, so that is where we stayed. It is off the Strip, which is both good and bad. I took the shuttle during the day to the Strip, but it was not the most convenient (although the driver was very nice). The rooms are all “suites”, which just means that there is a sitting area.
It was way bigger than the studio I lived in for three years during law school.
I really appreciated the refrigerator. The Rio keeps room prices down by charging for “extras”, such as wi-fi, the workout area, and in-room coffee. D paid for wi-fi since he needed it for work, which was definitely nice to have.
This was the view from our room of another tower. It was unusually cool for part of our stay. There was also a dust storm:
Cha-ching, cha-ching. We did not play, but this is what the casino looks like.
The first night we ate at the Carnival World Buffet in the Rio. We bought discount tickets in front of the Fashion Show Mall @ Tix4Tonight. This was only one plate of several. The amount of food is overwhelming. D wasn’t into it, and started feeling queasy. I picked out some fruity gelato for him, and he started to feel better. He then proceeded to eat almost every flavor they had, no joke.
The pool area was SO LOUD on Sunday. There was a DJ and it sounded like a major party was going on. We tried to go on Monday, but it was closed due to the wind storm. On Tuesday, we went for a quick dip during one of D’s breaks, even though it was overcast.
