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  • HighWiz
    Death
    • Jun 2007
    • 655
    #1

    Hotels Near the Rio

    For those looking for another hotel:

    Extended Stay America Hotel Las Vegas - Valley View
    http://www.extendedstayamerica.com/p...iew-hotel.html

    The Palms Hotel & Casino Resort
    http://www.palms.com/

    Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
    http://www.goldcoastcasino.com/

    On the Uber Cheap:
    Las Vegas Youth Hostels
    http://www.hostelsweb.com/hostelsweb...ty=Las%20Vegas
    And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts, And I looked and behold: a pale horse. And his name, that sat on him, was Death. And Hell followed with him.
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    • eris
      Giving birth to a star
      • Aug 2005
      • 703
      #2
      Re: Hotels Near the Rio

      Originally posted by HighWiz

      On the Uber Cheap:
      Las Vegas Youth Hostels
      http://www.hostelsweb.com/hostelsweb...ty=Las%20Vegas

      I guess a hostel is still better than sleeping poolside. Probably a lower incidence of penii being drawn upon one's face, anyway.
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        • astcell
          Human Rights Issuer
          • Oct 2001
          • 7512
          #3
          Re: Hotels Near the Rio

          The Hooters Hotel is like $20 a night.

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            • hexjunkie
              AKA Cuddles
              • Jul 2009
              • 307
              #4
              Re: Hotels Near the Rio

              Originally posted by astcell
              The Hooters Hotel is like $20 a night.
              isn't hooters hotel still a distance away?

              I went to the RIO last year for the Penn&Teller show, I noticed it was kind of off by itself. Isn't the next big hotel Ceasers?

              RIO Google Maps
              Originally posted by Ellen
              Do I wish we could all be like hexjunkie? Heck yes I do. :) That would rock.

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                • Nocturnhabeo
                  Member
                  • May 2011
                  • 13
                  #5
                  Re: Hotels Near the Rio

                  whee i am going yay
                  i laugh too hard at myself far too often to care about laughing at other people

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                    • arahel_jazz
                      Poker Slob
                      • Jul 2010
                      • 59
                      #6
                      Re: Hotels Near the Rio

                      Originally posted by hexjunkie
                      I went to the RIO last year for the Penn&Teller show, I noticed it was kind of off by itself. Isn't the next big hotel Ceasers?
                      The Rio is across the freeway from Caesars. It's about 2 miles front door to front door.
                      It's a bitch to walk it in the Summer... in 110 degrees F.
                      'jazz

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                        • ADK
                          Banned
                          • Jul 2011
                          • 2
                          #7
                          Re: Hotels Near the Rio

                          There are thousands of places to get a room in Vegas. And a most have huge taxi stands so getting around is quick. And Vegas cabs carry up to four ppl for the price of one. Ask me anything about Vegas and if I don't know, I will find the answer!

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                            • qumqats
                              DEF CON groupie & goon
                              • Jul 2003
                              • 134
                              #8
                              Re: Hotels Near the Rio

                              Isn't there a shuttle running out of the Rio to other related casinos?
                              Why walk when you can ride?

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                                • HighWiz
                                  Death
                                  • Jun 2007
                                  • 655
                                  #9
                                  Re: Hotels Near the Rio

                                  Originally posted by qumqats
                                  Isn't there a shuttle running out of the Rio to other related casinos?
                                  Why walk when you can ride?
                                  Yea, there is a shuttle to other Harrah/Caesar Entertainment Group properties. ADK just has a vest interested in pushing people to stay at the Stratosphere ($$$).
                                  And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts, And I looked and behold: a pale horse. And his name, that sat on him, was Death. And Hell followed with him.

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                                    • Quiet
                                      Casino Goon
                                      • Jul 2004
                                      • 128
                                      #10
                                      Re: Hotels Near the Rio

                                      The Rio shuttle operates seven days a week from 1000 hrs to 0100 hrs. There is no set arrival/departure schedule, but average wait time is suppose to be 30 minutes. Also, no luggage is allowed on the shuttle.
                                      “If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.” - Dalai Lama (Seattle Times, 05-15-2001).

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                                        • arahel_jazz
                                          Poker Slob
                                          • Jul 2010
                                          • 59
                                          #11
                                          Re: Hotels Near the Rio

                                          Originally posted by Quiet
                                          The Rio shuttle operates seven days a week from 1000 hrs to 0100 hrs. There is no set arrival/departure schedule, but average wait time is suppose to be 30 minutes. Also, no luggage is allowed on the shuttle.
                                          I wonder if the "no luggage" restriction applies to a laptop backpack...
                                          'jazz

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                                            • bluknight
                                              Skytalks Enforcer
                                              • Oct 2001
                                              • 142
                                              #12
                                              Re: Hotels Near the Rio

                                              Last year, stayed in the Palms as a result of a Groupon deal scored by a friend. Not a bad hotel, and would stay there again. However, that stay just reinforces why I always try to stay in the con hotel, especially at Defcon. When you're working an event and need to be there at a certain time, having to deal with a cab (even though pretty much every hotel near the strip in LAS has a full taxi stand) and the logistics thereof... or worse, making the hike in Vegas climate, even early in the morning... is a pain in the ass. It is NICE not having to deal with such things, especially if you have to make the trek back and forth several times during the day, or the drunken post-party stumble back at night. Unless you have a specific reason NOT to stay in the con hotel, I suggest you do so, because it IS a hell of a lot more convenient.
                                              I check my sanity with a wristwatch. What do you check yours with, a dipstick?

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                                                • inert
                                                  Member
                                                  • Feb 2012
                                                  • 45
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Hotels Near the Rio

                                                  I am staying at the Gold Coast. It is a mile from the Rio. The prices aren't bad either.

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                                                    • Deviant Ollam
                                                      Semi-Professional Swearer
                                                      • May 2003
                                                      • 3417
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Hotels Near the Rio

                                                      Originally posted by inert
                                                      I am staying at the Gold Coast. It is a mile from the Rio. The prices aren't bad either.
                                                      last year TOOOL put half of our Lockpick Village staff at the Gold Coast. The cost was more than a 50% savings to the Rio. Transport was still enough of an issue (like people spoke of in other posts here) that this year we're putting everyone at the Rio. (Eventhough that means 3- or 4-to-a-room in order to keep costs down)

                                                      If you are ok with staying at the non-con-hotel, then the Gold Coast is one of your best choices for DEFCON.
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                                                        • inert
                                                          Member
                                                          • Feb 2012
                                                          • 45
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Hotels Near the Rio

                                                          Originally posted by Deviant Ollam
                                                          last year TOOOL put half of our Lockpick Village staff at the Gold Coast. The cost was more than a 50% savings to the Rio. Transport was still enough of an issue (like people spoke of in other posts here) that this year we're putting everyone at the Rio. (Eventhough that means 3- or 4-to-a-room in order to keep costs down)

                                                          If you are ok with staying at the non-con-hotel, then the Gold Coast is one of your best choices for DEFCON.
                                                          The Rio was not in my budget. There seems to be plenty of options to commute to and from the Gold Coast. Inconvenient? Yes. Affordable. Yes.

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