watchez said:
All pretty good advice except for the part about the midnight buffet at the RIV. I wouldn't feed any of the food @the Riv to my dog. The place is a dump as a casino & for food. Go to the Riviera, enjoy the pool scene, and then take the time to go other places to eat, gamble, and drink. The employees @the Riviera are horrendous as well. Rude, impolite, and get ready for a long line when you check in/out of your room. Play pool @the Riviera. Experience Vegas EVERYWHERE ELSE.
Hi Watchez,
The RIV buffet can be good and bad. Depends on what time of the night you get there at. If you get there more towards the time they change from dinner to the midnight special, you have a better chance of a better meal. On nights when they have prime rib and seafood buffets, it's always left over from one the evening dinner, you just have to get there early. Midnight is usually a pretty safe time.
What is problematic for the players in the past, is that they play till all hours of the night and this can mean that the "better" restaurants are not open. This leaves the RIV buffet, The Peppermill (expensive and next door to the RIV) and several fast food which are way over priced. I totally agree with you to go other places, but other places are sometimes not available at the times you have to eat.
I would not consider the RIV a dump, it certainly is not Paris or any other of the big hotel/casino's. There are many other places including Circus Circus,The Stardust that and Westward Ho that are pits next to the RIV.
I have found a good deal of the employees to be kind. I think that they treat you as you treat them. There are several cocktail waitresses around the Splash Bar that have been there for years that include Linda who is a doll. At the AZBilliards Party, I will let everyone know who the best employees are. I will agree with you that I have heard that the employees are rude and so forth, I personally have not experienced it. Bob and I have been going to the RIV for over 15 years now and consider a lot of the employees friends and family.
And yes, you are so correct regarding the check in. It is a nightmare. I did omit discussing it because I felt that it might be better this year since there is not the mass number of players there has been in the past. Bob and I usually fly in a day or so earlier just to avoid the line. It gives us time to regroup and play the machines before they go on tilt.
There are several places to play pool including besides the RIV. Their names escape me at this time but I will post them or someone else can post as soon as possible.
As far as poker low limit goes, I have heard that Circus Circus is the best place for that. It is located directly off the front lobby of the casino.
With the new ownership of the BCA it is important that we support the league system and by doing that, it is important to support the RIV. This goes for people attending the APA in August and The ACS next year.
Good luck to all!
Eydie