River Rock Casino Resort

Great suites but showing its age

We've been staying at the casino hotel since it first opened years ago. Richmond is two hours away from Seattle so the River Rock is an affordable overnight getaway several times a year for us....especially since the Night Market opened in the adjacent parking lot. The suites are spotless and the in room safe and small fridge is a nice touch. Have never had a bad room in either hotel tower and the buffet and Sunday brunch in the Dockside cafe are okay. Parking garage is poorly located and a pain to drag our luggage through the casino floor or outdoors in weather, not a real positive last impression.

The rooms are showing its age. Mattresses are sunken....floor tile grout missing and or needing sprucing up in our bathroom....bath wallpaper edges are peeling away from the baseboards...one of only two West elevators was operable all weekend long (second time in the past two visits). and although the bath linen was more than sufficient, the towels are far from luxurious and feel thin and rough. There are several hotels in the immediate area that we've stayed at whenever the casino was sold out or required two nights reservations. I would never want to pay full price at close to $300 a night....ALWAYS check several travel websites before licking yourself in.