Name: Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
Address: 3184 Iowa 22, Riverside, Iowa, United States of America, Riverside, Iowa, US
Price range: $169–$281 per night
Rating: 7.8

What guests think

At Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, guests highlight a clean, amenity-rich stay with friendly staff, on-site dining and entertainment, golf, spa, pool, and a casino, while noting mixed room quality, unusual bathroom layouts, and occasional maintenance or noise issues.

On-site restaurants, the buffet, and the steakhouse get frequent praise, though prices can be high, hours limited, and service inconsistent at times. It is convenient for reaching Iowa City, with ample parking on site. Expect a full-service casino resort stay with plenty to do and variable room finishes.

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Facilities

Extensive amenities include a casino, golf course, pool and hot tub, spa, large parking, and live entertainment; most guests enjoyed them. A few reported pool or hot tub problems and noted you must walk through the casino to reach the pool.

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Michael

Oct 6, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

I’m a General contractor I had 4 of works stay 2 - double rooms. One of the 4 was a foreman. It took forever to get check in . They work last that night for me. The hot tub Luke warm those hurt when got there. The restaurant or food available was Terrible. In morning the no hot breakfast for them. This bonus For construction job done. I paid over $745.00 for rooms they one night and they said strew this. The one guy’s stayed at hotel 5 years ago it was nice. Then. My workers attitudes about hotel is bad I’m For paid for the rooms and workers attitude about the Intirer experience they had stay at this dump.

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Donald

Dec 2, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Riverside is a very nice Casino and Hotel. Ruthie’s Steakhouse is excellent. I have stayed there 2 previous times and really enjoyed the golf. Very nice pool and hot tub. I will be back.

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Nancy

Apr 28, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Have stayed here several times! It is always fun and exciting! The entertainment, casino and restaurants! The pool area is beautiful!

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Valmai

Jun 22, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

T snack counter salads andwiches pizza. Obviously its a casino for those who pike a flutter. Bar has live music. The event centre has some great bands visiting. Huge car park. Spa did a great pedicure. All the staff have been polite and friendly. Would definitely visit again. Do go to the startrek museum its fun in Riverside.Golf course too

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Jill

Jun 2, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Loved everything! The room, dinner, Casino, and Golf were all amazing! The staff are also incredible!!!

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Melissa

Mar 13, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean quiet great hot tub in the pool area. 22 & vine was delicious

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Suzanne

Oct 11, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The room price was high. We were told no hot water till after 5, hubby had a cold shower at 600. I went to the pool and there was food in the water so sad i looked forward to that.

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Carlos

May 23, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

The resort was clean and has friendly and accommodating staff. The restaurants within the resort has a good variety of cuisine to choose at a reasonable price. The golf course was in good shape and the golf staff are very accommodating. Overall a great experience.

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Trinity

Oct 30, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great stay. Room was clean and nice. It was quiet. Pillows a little squished but still slept fine. Food was good at 22&Vine and breakfast okay at the Café. The comedy show at the Event Center was great and despite massive lines for drinks they moved quickly. Gym was clean and had a variety of equipment. Would stay again (and hopefully win next time at the casino LOL). Lots to do at Riverside!

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Teresea

Oct 16, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

our room was nice.didnt like u had to walk through resort casino area in bathing suit to get to pool area. The front desk person was rude.great food and options.casino very clean.great parking.

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Cleanliness

Many guests found the property and rooms very clean. Some reported dust, dirty glassware or mugs, smoke smells in non-smoking rooms, and worn carpets.

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Neil

Jun 6, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The property was extremely clean. The restaurant was sensibly priced and the food was great. All servers, dealers and clerks were happy and helpful.

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Kelly

Oct 7, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean, quiet and comfortable. Easy check in process. Enjoyed and will stay again when in the area. Very Clean!

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Richard

Feb 25, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms look beautiful and clean surfaces. Non smoking room definitely was smoked in. Toilet area smell like an ashtray

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Jeremy

Apr 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The set up of the bathroom with the curtains OUTSIDE for privacy to the shower is beyond dumb. The beds were lumpy and broken down. The carpets were not clean, maybe vacuumed but definitely not clean. The rooms need serious attention to digital upgrades. I stayed in 2 seperate rooms on 2 different floors while I was there for the Night Ranger concert.

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Karen

Aug 31, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The rooms have not been kept up. Wobbly chairs and end tables. Room was dusty our glasses were dirty had to wash them same with the coffee mugs. Will not stay there again I had a gift certificate and was not asked if I wanted to use the card on file or use something else. Our last destination asked us first. The gal said that hotels. com already charged my credit card. This place needs to do some updates. Was not worth the money for the room.

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Richard

Jul 30, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Clean

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Javier

May 14, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Area was nice. But they not clean the room every day. When we went to breakfast buffet they didn't have everything out like all the pastries and donuts. And it looks that they where short in staff because they took time to pass by to offer us more drinks.

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April

Sep 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

A great place for a couples getaway. Love music, dinner, ice cream, couples massage, gambling, and pool/hot tub. A great experience overall! Our room was a little dusty but I just wiped it down quick.

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Lindsay

Apr 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean room. The casino felt safe. I was very impressed. I will visit again.

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Jill

Jul 6, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

One of our 2 rooms smelled horribly like smoke. When we contacted the desk all they did was "l make a note of it”.

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Rooms

Rooms range from spacious with golf course views to dated with worn furniture. Several mention dim lighting, unusual glass-walled showers with curtains, weak water pressure or leaks, loud HVAC, and mixed bed comfort; some rooms are far from elevators.

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Cathy

Jun 18, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The room we stayed in Single King golf course view was immaculate. Loved the size and spacious the walk in shower was great. Definitely recommend. Only issue was the outlets on the lamps do not work made it hard to charge phones. Especially the outlets closest to the right side of bed.

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Rex

Aug 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was nice and accommodating but rooms need to be updated bad and shower had glass wall into living room with curtain on living room side?

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Roger

Oct 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This trip was our 2nd time at the Casino. Ironically, we were put in the same room as our first trip overlooking the golf course. It was a beautiful view. Ironically the location was on the top floor, farthest from the elevator. I requested a room closer to the elevators my request did not happen. Similar to our first trip, we had issues with the bathroom. The first trip the toilet ran all night. This trip the shower head was leaking behind the head causing not a powerful shower. I find it odd that housekeeping staff doesn't report such issues to the maintenance staff. The room was clean and the cooling system was fantastic. I was glad the refrigerator was on when we arrived! My negative score is only because the bathroom was not working normally and it was the 2nd time the bathroom had issues.

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Marcella

Apr 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Check-in was a breeze. Our room was clean and was very large. The bathroom was large (particularly) the shower. We had a room with a view of the golf course.

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Leonard

Dec 16, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great check-in. Room was very strange. Shower and toilet has power curtains, this is very strange for folks that don't want to be watched while using the bathroom.

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Kathy

Nov 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was great. Bed was horrible.

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Tasha

Jul 1, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Lighting could be better in rooms.

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Sandra

Oct 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Resort is beautiful. Enjoyed our dining experience in the buffet. And casino entertainment afterwards. On the other side, in our room the air conditioning unit was extremely loud so bad it was interfering with our sleep.

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Jesse

Mar 28, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

For paying the outlandish price we paid, one would think that we would have a nice room. Then we get there only to find out the price of rooms went down by 350.00. which of course we were not reimbursed. So then we figure on great room for big price... Wrong! They put us in very last room at end of very long hall where the conference room was on one side of us & the stairwell was on the other side. There was non stop door slamming & loudness from both sides throughout our whole stay. We were supposed to have a hot tub in bedroom & there was not. Just a big shower with a jenky curtain tht was broken & you couldn't move it. There were no info packets next to phone about surrounding businesses had no info on room service, etc our luggage holder was broken. The only nice thing we have to say about our whole stay was that our massage down in the Spa was amazing. We certainly needed it to deal with our hotel stay. Overall experience with hotel.....VERY VERY DISSAPOINTED!

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Justin

Sep 4, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Everything was good except the water pressure in the shower needs to be improved.

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Service

Many guests praise friendly, accommodating staff and easy check-in. However, some report front-desk confusion or billing mistakes and inconsistent or slow restaurant/bar service, with limited follow-up on issues.

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Cynthia

Jul 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Terrible service in restaurant, suppose to be handicapped room, wasnt, never any bartenders at the bars. No service

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Anthony

Dec 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room wasn’t like the pictures it was a little dated and I'm pretty sure I was down graded the room type and no one mentioned it to me. I rented a movie for $25. You were only allowed to watch it once. We couldn't even watch it because it kept leaving the movie and going back to regular cable. The front desk staff seemed confused about very simple questions. Don't expect an Uber or lyft to pick you up from there without paying $300 to $400. I guess its common and it was only $30 to get there.

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Curt

Nov 19, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Had a difficult time checking into our room. The front desk called my cell phone after they gave us our cards to get into the room. Saying they needed to have us come back down to resubmit our credit card because of error on the Hotel side. Than, early Sunday morning 7:30AM. Maids and service workers with walkie-talkies (Very LOUD) were heard up and down the halls. Lots of doors opening and shutting from cleaning workers. (Never experienced this before.) Next, showed up to eat at the buffet at 10:05AM. No one in line or ahead of us. Waited for 15 minutes to get sat down at the table. Buffet closes at 10:30AM ? Had to settle with Ruthies 22 café with coffee & a donut. Very POOR SERVICE in this AREA. Needs much improvement!!! Overall would rate this experience 1.5 out of 5.

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Karen

Feb 25, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I had made a comment about being unsatisfied and the hotel manager on duty Saturday did reach out to me to make things better. She was very nice and the second night there was much better. I appreciated that she took the time to try to correct things.

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Doris

Sep 8, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

There was a problem at checking in. My card was charged but the clerk said he forgot to add the $50.00 deposit fee, so he recharged my credit card. I talked to a supervisor before checking out, but both charges are still on my card as pending today. Hopefully it will be resolved by tomorrow.

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Michelle

Sep 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great staff, easy check in, comfortable bed and a fantastic dinner at the steakhouse with a great wine list. It was a quick, fun & very enjoyable night out with my spouse.

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Kay

Dec 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Mason is an AMAZING bartender in Ruthie’s. Fro streak checkin employees are ALWAYS pleasant and will accommodate you in anyway they can

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Tracy

Jul 6, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great stay as usual! Helpful front desk that accommodated us when we asked to match another room rate! Very clean and professional resort. Classy for a small rural area!

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Kimberly

Mar 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Easy to get to. Pleasant check in, quickly done. It is a well cared for casino. Everyone was helpful and friendly.

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Jill

Jul 6, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

One of our 2 rooms smelled horribly like smoke. When we contacted the desk all they did was "l make a note of it”.

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Location

Convenient for Iowa City and easy to reach, with ample on-site parking.

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Mary Beth

Jul 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great stop. Way more than expected. Beautiful grounds. Wonderful customer service. Definitely worth a stop!

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Zachary

May 22, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel was very clean and nice. There were many amenities, shopping, spa services, pool & hot tub, dining, valet parking, entertainment, and of course the casino. I will definitely be staying again

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Marcella

Apr 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Check-in was a breeze. Our room was clean and was very large. The bathroom was large (particularly) the shower. We had a room with a view of the golf course.

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Erika

Oct 22, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Only 20 minutes from Iowa City. Cheaper option that the high priced hotels downtown.

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Valmai

Jun 22, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

T snack counter salads andwiches pizza. Obviously its a casino for those who pike a flutter. Bar has live music. The event centre has some great bands visiting. Huge car park. Spa did a great pedicure. All the staff have been polite and friendly. Would definitely visit again. Do go to the startrek museum its fun in Riverside.Golf course too

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Tracy

Jul 6, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great stay as usual! Helpful front desk that accommodated us when we asked to match another room rate! Very clean and professional resort. Classy for a small rural area!

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Kimberly

Mar 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Easy to get to. Pleasant check in, quickly done. It is a well cared for casino. Everyone was helpful and friendly.

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Ben

Dec 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location, great hotel great people great service

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Teresea

Oct 16, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

our room was nice.didnt like u had to walk through resort casino area in bathing suit to get to pool area. The front desk person was rude.great food and options.casino very clean.great parking.

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Dining

Multiple on-site options are praised, especially the buffet and Ruthie’s steakhouse, and guests like the variety. Downsides include high prices, limited hours or choices on some days, inconsistent service, and breakfast not included.

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Angela

Jul 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms are very clean. Only complaint is no HDMI ports to charge anything. Bed was very comfortable. Steakhouse staff was rude, we left and ate at the sports bar next door, food and service was great. The room was over priced for a Sunday night, but it is nice hotel.

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Brad

Jul 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was incredible, the $40 per person buffet....not so much.

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Sheri

Aug 31, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The all u can eat crab legs on Friday and Saturday is the best!! Great rooms great service!!

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Curt

Nov 19, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Had a difficult time checking into our room. The front desk called my cell phone after they gave us our cards to get into the room. Saying they needed to have us come back down to resubmit our credit card because of error on the Hotel side. Than, early Sunday morning 7:30AM. Maids and service workers with walkie-talkies (Very LOUD) were heard up and down the halls. Lots of doors opening and shutting from cleaning workers. (Never experienced this before.) Next, showed up to eat at the buffet at 10:05AM. No one in line or ahead of us. Waited for 15 minutes to get sat down at the table. Buffet closes at 10:30AM ? Had to settle with Ruthies 22 café with coffee & a donut. Very POOR SERVICE in this AREA. Needs much improvement!!! Overall would rate this experience 1.5 out of 5.

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Aaron

Jul 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Its a really nice hotel attached to the casino. Makes the feeling of Vegas. Loved the buffet

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Michelle

Sep 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great staff, easy check in, comfortable bed and a fantastic dinner at the steakhouse with a great wine list. It was a quick, fun & very enjoyable night out with my spouse.

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Narayanan

Jun 23, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Overall, I would not recommend Riverside Casino & Golf Resort to anyone looking for a good value. The room rates are high, there is no free breakfast, and the casino return is very poor. If you do decide to go, I would avoid playing during the week after 9pm, as the slot machines are not giving out any free games or bonuses. Specifically, I found the following issues during my stay: The room rates were very expensive, especially for what you get. The room was clean and well-maintained, but it was not anything special. There was no free breakfast included with the room rate. This is a standard amenity at most casinos, so it was disappointing that Riverside did not offer it. The casino return was very poor. I played for several hours and did not win anything significant. I also noticed that the slot machines were not giving out any free games or bonuses after 9pm. Overall, I was not impressed with Riverside Casino & Golf Resort. I would not recommend it to anyone looking for a good value.

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Johanna

Jan 21, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice staff, good food at the buffet. Got my extra blankets not long after I asked for them.

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Scott

Feb 15, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice place - but Need more food option on Monday and Tuesday and more ticket machine in the casino to cash out

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Anne

Jul 16, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very nice hotel/casino. Super clean and lots to offer. We would’ve liked to try the buffet but found out there are limited hours. The cafe was fantastic though. Bed wasn’t the most comfy but I know that’s personal preference.

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Month	Average price
January	$175
February	$179
March	$176
April	$171
May	$173
June	$173
July	$180
August	$178
September	$193
October	$195
November	$191
December	$176

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $173	2 $281	3
4 $171	5 $174	6 $175	7 $175	8 $175	9 $275	10 $275
11 $171	12 $171	13 $173	14 $175	15 $173	16	17
18 $175	19 $175	20 $175	21 $175	22 $171	23 $275	24
25 $173	26 $178	27 $175	28 $173	29 $175	30 $217	31

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20 $189	21 $173	22 $173	23 $169	24	25 $272	26
27 $173	28 $173	29 $175	30 $171