The Riviera

Location on the Strip: Next To The Las Vegas Hilton and the Sahara, i.e. it's not on the Strip.

Size: Number of rooms: 2,075, 100,000 sq. ft. Casino, Is that big?

Popularity: For the Price, you can't beat it. Overall Rating 6/10

Restaurants: Grand Café, Feast Buffet, The Bagel Cafe, T-Bones Chophouse & Lounge, Terra Rossa Italian Restaurant, Hachi, LBS: A Burger Joint, Cabo Cantina, Turf Grill, Yard House (opening spring 2010) a food court and the seasonal Sandbar Poolside Café.

Pool Party: NOPE!!!

Good Shopping: 3 Lions Tattoo, Chocolate Heaven, Frank's Coins, Islands and Beyond, Just 4 Kids, Pearl Factory, Gifts Plus, Quality Leather and Luggage, Reflections Gifts and More, ABC Stores and The Magic Shop.

Nightclubs: NO.

• Minimum age to reserve a room: 18 years

• Entertainment: Crazy Girls, Ice: Direct from Russia, Riviera Comedy Club, visiting headliners in the Royale Pavilion and a number of shows that play in the Le Bistro Theatre and Versailles Showroom, including: Dr. Scott Lewis Outrageous Comedy Hypnotist, Barbra & Frank: The Concert That Never Was and A Neil Diamond Tribute Starring Jay White.