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Riviera Room 6237 posted 6/10/02

Smoking:  Yes
Rate:            $29
Agency: An internet offer from Casino City 
Amenities: We stayed in the Monaco Tower which is new. The bed was very comfortable and we paid only $29 a night on the weekend. There was a safe in the room and it was clean and fresh despite being a smoking room. Shampoo and lotion in the bathroom. The Monaco is close to the self park for quick getaways to other casinos. 

View: 20th floor overlooking the South Strip. Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Other: There is some cheap grub in the casino in the nickel slot area. Staff is friendly. Pool is basic and and draws all types.
No high rollers here whatsoever. Feels like 1975 in here and I
don't mean it in a bad way. If you stay here, have a car available.. Index

Riviera Room: 5907 in Monaco Tower posted 09/24/2002

Smoking:  NO

Recommendation: Yes

Day: Friday Saturday Sunday

Rate: $47(F&Sat), $44(Sun) in late August 2002 (No holidays or major conventions)

Agency: Travelswitch and Lodging.com

I canceled my direct reservations with Riviera a few days before my departure to save a bundle on the room rate.  It is well posted the Riviera's check-in lines are long, long, long and I can attest to this.  I found out if you book directly with Riviera and you have the exact credit card used for the deposit you can use the self serve kiosk machines which will shorten check in.   The money saved was worth the wait.  They had no problems combing the two reservations into one.

The Monaco tower is way back in the Casino behind the pool.  You can walk through the pool or through a long maze of shops to reach the elevators.  Of all the towers it is the longest walk.  This tower has the largest bank of elevators in the Riviera and for a weekend the waits were short compared to other casinos.  The room was two floors below the top penthouse suits and the view was a nondescript assortment of businesses, a small casino, and urban sprawl.  I'd suggest the other side of the tower if you want a view of the pool area.

A family was stuffed into a room three doors down from me, and they were playing Mexican music on a boom box, kids were screaming, and in general making a huge racket.  I was nervous with all the noise in the hall but once I closed my door I heard nothing.  Very good hotel construction in regards to noise.

The best thing about the room was its size.  They called it a standard room but were larger than some suites in Vegas.  Standard bathroom on your left as you walk in and I believe it was recently remolded.  Tub, shower, single sink, hairdryer.  Open closet outside the bathroom with luggage rack and wall safe.  They charge $3 a day to use the safe, but their under advertised safety deposit boxes are free.  Use the safety deposit boxes especially since they are under securities scrutiny 24 hours/day.

The amenities were older, very good quality but somewhat worn on the edges, and most importantly clean.  Filling the oversized room was a large  armoire which contained the TV and reasonable clothes storage, a king size bed, one large round table with three chairs, one small rectangular table with chair by the window for the phone, a full size couch, and nightstands on each side of the bed.  The bed was odd in that it could be raised buy large hydraulic cylinders into an open box mounted on the wall.  They mechanical parts/springs were still there but the electronics were removed.  It was not a conventional bed and all along the bottom was a heavy gold band, and unfortunately was hidden by the bedcover.  Needless to say I banged my toe on that immovable object more than once.  I don't know what they used to do in the room with the bed folded up expect play cards on the large round table?

Stay away from the Riviera cafe.  Service was slow and when the waitress brought the breakfasts they were stone cold.  Took another 10 minutes to get our waitress back to the table.  Waited another 15 minutes for them to fix the error, and then we just cut our losses and left.  It looked like many others were unhappy with the food/service. Index

Riviera  Room:  5919 and 5924  Monaco Tower posted 10/7/03
Day:  Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Dates:  October 25, 2003 through November 1, 2003
Rate:            $86.00 per night
Agency: Travel Agent, package deal with airfare and room
Amenities: Very basic.  King bed, armoire with TV and 3 drawers, 2 nightstands, small table w/2 chairs by window.  Average size bathroom with tub/shower combination, hairdryer, and shampoo, conditioner and bar soap. Safe in closet was $3.00 per day if used.
View: The view from 5919 was of a parking garage and the Las Vegas Hilton.  Could see the Stratosphere if you leaned.  The view from 5924 was much better.  Pool area, strip, and mountains in the distance. 
Other: The room was an average hotel room.  The staff was very pleasant.  Check in was fairly quick, the rooms were not cleaned the morning we got there, but they gave us the keys and let us leave our luggage in the room and we just came back a couple of hours later.  The location is a bit out of the way, but the hotel is not bad. Index

Riviera  Room:  5316 Monaco Tower posted 6/9/05

The backgammon tournament I attend is in the penthouse of this tower, so this is a very convenient room for me.  The room was clean, but seemed to be missing one piece of furniture, felt a bit empty. Single bathroom without separate vanity, but the marble shelf above the countertop is nice. Standard shampoo, conditioner, lotion, no shoe buffer or shower cap.  New soap came every day.  King bed was just fine, and the brought me extra hangers without a problem.  The elevators are very fast in this 22 story tower, never a wait. A great view of the strip looking towards the Wynn, I think if you get an even number you'll see the strip.  At check-in go ahead and use the computer kiosk, but then tell the clerk it isn't listing what you want and ask for the specific thing you're after, (i.e. Monaco, King,  no-smoking, facing the pool).  No $20 trick required.  The signs say 4:00PM check-in,  but you can usually get your room after 11AM (at least on a Wednesday).    Also convenient to the buffet, just a bit of a walk to the casino.  

The casino is standard with low limits and tons of 5c and 1c slots, but every dealer is funny looking, it must be on the job application.  Most have a good personality, however.  I get comped a free breakfast buffet every day with 90 minutes of $10-$15 blackjack. 
Decent place to stay, but the dining options are limited.  Their Kristofer's Steak House is excellent, but the buffet is really boring and has a poor selection, (I use it just for breakfast; a big omelet is the only really good item). Walk to the Peppermill next door (very good), or maybe the Tony Roma's in the Stardust (usually decent).
Good pool and they open it at 9AM for lap swimming, wish that was earlier.
It even has a real deep end!, (no diving boards, of course).

Always get a Monaco or Monte Carlo tower room.  The other 'towers' are older and can be run-down.
 

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