Check-in was fairly smooth; I was expected to pay for the room at check-in because I had booked this room on the internet. The room rate is much higher on Friday and Saturday nights. The total cost of 1000HKD (including 5% tax and 10% service charge) for the "Deluxe Double" room was a good value in my opinion; that was the Sunday night rate. The hotel room and bathroom were clean and did not seem dated. The room had basic amenities like coffee maker, two bottles of free water, toiletries, and towels. The bed and sheets were fine. The location is close to HK ferry terminal and taxis are easy to find. I would certainly stay here again but it seems that only their more expensive rooms are available on Friday and Saturday nights; the rooms at lower rates seem booked a few weeks in advance. No free wifi was found.

I must admit I expected more from Rio Hotel. There is nothing wrong with it, especially for that price, but it's far from Vegas atmosphere.
- We were quite disappointed by hotel casino, only a few games for westerners and a small amount of slot machines...although from all fancy casinos in the city I earned some money only in Rio Hotel, enought to leave Macao with positive balance.
- Rooms are really fine, big with comfortable beds and nice bathroom. Good four stars rooms.
- There is adult sauna in hotel, which I supose provide escort girls
- location is ok but you need to walk to (10-15 minutes) to Wynn, Lisboa and other bigger casinos...
I wouldn't stay here again, although there is nothing wrong with it, but I would choose bigger hotel/casino or some hotel closer to it...

Good hotel for the money. The hotel is located within walking distance of all the casinos. The hotel casino is not the best so you may want to go elsewhere to gamble. The breakfast buffet was ok. Make sure you know what kind of service your getting when you go to the spa.

Double check all your purchases and make sure to ask questions of items your not sure of. Most folks in Macau speak some English or will find someone who does if there is any questions. The person at the airport information desk wrote the Chinese character for the hotel and address for me on a piece of paper to show to the taxi driver which helped a lot.

I just spent one night staying at Rio in October. The room was okay and location alright - all the basic stuff was there, no flash and considering waht I paid, it was ok. But what irks me most was that I had cut my face with my razor and blood was coming out non-stop from my face. I used the toilet hand towel to try to control my bleeding and well, since I didn't want the people to pick up the blood-stained towel, decided to throw away the towel myself. Oh my, they asked me when I checked out where is that towel, and I just told them what happened and my scars on my face basically told the story. Well, sorry, they still charged me $10 for that towel. I find this incosiderate and really not up to a standard just below the 5-star catergory. Next time, I will better stay at those 5-star hotels and avoid these ones even when they cost cheaper.