Las Vegas: Riviera Hotel & Casino

OK, I've checked all the other Vegas threads and never saw this place mentioned. Anyone stay there recently? I'm going for a quickie next month (got round trip air fare for $14!) and want to keep it as cheap as possible. I don't need a ritzy hotel but I don't want a dump either. This place is really cheap. Anyone stay here, the Circus Circus or Sahara recently? Thanks in advance for the help.

 

With my beloved Stardust gone, my next Vegas stay will probably be at the Riv.

Here's the latest article I found via http://www.jetcafe.org/~npc/gambling/casino_death_watch.html#list

http://www.lvrj.com/business/26218914.html

 

i tell everyone this. the sahara. it's the way to go. low limits. on the strip. not crowded. and if you play your cards right (pun intended) you can be fully comped.

 

I want to know how in God's name you got roundtrip airfare for $14.

 

In Vegas for a quickie? Better not let your spouse find out.

 

Sounds like Spirit Airlines to me.

We always stay at the Mirage (though we're returning fully comped to TI in Nov.), but we had a blast downtown. If you're open to that, they have low-limit tables, cheap food and drinks and a more laidback atmosphere than the strip. Check out Golden Nugget (the best downtown), or even Four Queens for cheap rooms.

 

last time my airfare to vegas was $0. before that, $0. the time before, the time before. God i love working in this industry.

 

Yup, Spirit. Never flown with them before but a GWAA buddy has several times. (He flew to Vegas once for 97 cents.) As for the Sahara, I stayed there years ago (1992?) and it was OK then other than having to walk forever to get through the casino to the elevators. So that's not a bad option?

 

If that's what you're deciding between, I'd rank them like this:

1) Riv
2) Sahara
1,098,347) Rent a car and sleep in it on the street
1,098,348) Cirque du Shittay (Circus Circus)

 

Gracias. When Circus Circus was offering the third night free I figured there was a good reason. Like I said, I ain't looking for the Venetian or Wynn, something cheap and fairly clean. Used to stay at Ballys a lot but I don't want to spend that much if I don't have to. Hooters was also fairly inexpensive.

 

When you go, what are you going for? Clubs? Drinking? Gambling? Debauchery?

Your plans can really help determine the best place for you to stay.

Like I said - I'm a BIG fan of downtown, and I've always been a LVStrip gal. On our Nov. trip, it looks like we'll be staying on TI's dime to check out their new digs and then spending a night at the Golden Nugget downtown.

 

Great man whores at the Monte Carlo.