Q: I stayed 2 days for a conference. Rio isn't horrible, but after staying at hotels on the strip I feel like Rio's heyday was in the 80's. This is what you have to expect from some of the hotels off the strip. My room happened to be right above a kitchen on a high floor. I was able to smell food in my room during the night. The rooms are spacious. The hotel itself is old-school and is in need of an upgrade. I came here on a different conference visit just to eat because a colleague swore by the buffett, but the buffett was just as good as any other casino buffett IMO. The other restaurants in the hotel were just okay. There's a burger king available as well if you feel like saving some dough. Rio isn't a bad choice if you are getting a REALLY good deal...especially if you are going to spend most of your time outside of the hotel.

A: negative

Q: We love Green and have never had anything but a great experience at both locations, although 7th St is our favorite (better ambience). We have tried most everything on the menu and loved it all. Favorites are the buffalo "wings" (and the amazing dipping sauce!!!!!) and the spicy peanut tofu on a salad or in a bowl. We have brought both vegetarians and meat-lovers here, and no one was disappointed! They do a great job making fresh, unique, healthy, delicious food...it doesn't even matter if you care whether it's meat or not once you've had a few bites. Green definitely deserves a spot on your Phoenix restaurant "favorites" list! (It's on mine! : )

A: positive

Q: Knight Sounds Entertainment was a black stain on an otherwise perfect day. My wife and mother met Adam at a Bridal show in Las Vegas and immediately loved his charm and energy. Later that evening we booked Knight Sounds Entertainment to have Adam DJ our wedding. Since that time we were in regular contact with Adam as we picked what music we wanted and when. Things progressed smoothly and we finalized all of our music and timing with Adam a few days prior to the wedding. Then the big day came. Everything about the wedding was perfect, and had gone off without a hitch. Everything that is, except for the music and microphones. The music was playing at inconsistent volumes, certain microphones were having trouble with feedback, and songs were starting too early or late despite us filling out a thorough program beforehand. This was annoying, but in the grand scheme of things not too big a deal. The problem came after the ceremony right before our introduction before the wedding reception. The DJ came over to say hi and it turned out to be someone we had never seen or heard of before. Some random person named Matt. When we asked him where Adam was, the person we had been working with for the last year, he just shrugged and said he was told to DJ this reception, nothing more. Both my wife and my mother were crushed. The entire reason we chose Knight Sounds Entertainment was to work with Adam. The entire year of planning and dealing was with Adam. Then on the night of the wedding, we get Matt, with no explanation whatsoever. Just to throw a little salt on the wound, we didn't even find out until right before we were supposed to be walking into our reception in front of all of our guests. To put it nicely, his energy and abilities were subpar, but there wasn't really anything we could do. We were almost half way through the wedding and wouldn't be able to find a replacement that quickly. When we called to voice our disappoint the next day and figure out what happened, we were told that they thought Matt would be a better fit our wedding. Despite the fact that we specifically requested Adam when we signed up with their company and had been working with Adam since the beginning. They thought Matt would be a better fit for us and that was that. They couldn't even be bothered to let us know this ahead of time, instead letting us find out in the middle of the wedding, when it was too late to make any changes. They wouldn't even offer us an apology. It was honestly one of the worst ways I have ever been treated by a company, and to this day I still get angry when I think back on it. It is extremely sad that on one of the happiest days of a couple's life, a company decides to lie and abuse their customers simply because they can. Don't play Russian roulette with such an important day of your life. Pick a company you can trust and who cares about their customers.

A: negative

Q: We first discovered Marrakech when my dance troupe attended the Belly Dance Intensive a few years ago. Every year we've gone to Vegas we've gone to Marrakech because it's such an awesome place to go to with a bunch of friends. The minute you walk in the door you're transported to another part of the world; the low tables, dim lighting, variety of benches and poufs, Moroccan lanterns. The ambience is amazing. The food is superb...and there's a lot of it... even 8 of us couldn't finish it all off. The servers give you plenty of time between the different courses so you can sit and chat and enjoy the fabulous dancers (and yes, the dancers ARE fabulous-- their technique is perfect). I've only been here with a large group, but looking around this would be the perfect romantic date spot. I'll also say that the mint tea at the end of the meal is superb. I'm not a huge tea drinker and I mostly dislike mint, but somehow I love this tea.

A:
positive