{"id":2465,"date":"2009-03-29T19:19:43","date_gmt":"2009-03-30T00:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/?p=2465"},"modified":"2009-03-27T19:20:15","modified_gmt":"2009-03-28T00:20:15","slug":"anyone-staying-at-the-riv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/2009\/03\/29\/anyone-staying-at-the-riv","title":{"rendered":"Is anyone going to stay at the Riv?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It must be the economy. I can&#8217;t even remember how many years in a row I&#8217;ve played in the BCA National Championships in Las Vegas.\u00c2\u00a0 Every May, the Riviera is teaming with pool players.\u00c2\u00a0 In past years when I decided to stay at the host hotel, I had to make my reservations in early January.\u00c2\u00a0 Any later that that and it was sold out. Not so this year. You can smell the desperation in the following email from the BCAPL.\u00c2\u00a0 Or maybe it is just player retaliation to the removal of the splash bar.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">The Riviera<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"> <strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Hotel &amp; Casino has\u00c2\u00a0$85 rooms \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">for up to 4 people per room!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Reserve Now!<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">YES, the rate is the same whether you reserve the room for 1, 2, 3, or 4 people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; And the same on weekends.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Don&#8217;t fall into any of the &#8220;cheap room&#8221; traps when booking Vegas.\u00c2\u00a0 Most Las Vegas hotels charge extra for more than two adults in a room, and more on weekends. \u00c2\u00a0In fact, the two hotels closest to the Riviera are charging $15 and $35 (EACH!) right now for the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> and 4<sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"> person in a room.<\/p>\n<p>So, we suggest that you get the accommodations you need at the Riviera, and DO IT NOW while your accommodations are still available.\u00c2\u00a0You just can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t beat being able to go upstairs for something you forgot, or for a quick break between matches.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">The Riviera Hotel &amp; Casino has done more for pool and pool players than any other hotel in the world.\u00c2\u00a0 They know and love pool and pool players, and they leave no stone unturned to help build better pool tournaments.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">AND, that is why they deserve your patronage\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">To make your reservations for\u00c2\u00a0<em><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The Greatest Pool Tournament in the World!<\/span><\/em> \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">at the Riviera Hotel &amp; Casino<\/span><\/strong> &#8230;\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reservations.rivierahotel.com\/cgi-bin\/lansaweb?PROCFUN+RN+RESNET+R15+funcparms+UP%28A2560%29:;BCATMIB;?\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE!<\/a> <\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">The\u00c2\u00a0Riviera has spent millions renovating the\u00c2\u00a0casino and the guest towers since last year.\u00c2\u00a0 Their new\u00c2\u00a0&#8220;Signature Rooms&#8221; (example below) have flat screen TVs, new bathrooms, and pillow top Euro beds.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0&#8230; See you in May!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It must be the economy. 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