RIO Night Club + Day Club

First time here. I will say that the club has some opportunities, but the service and the show made up for the opportunities.Came for the weekly Saturday drag show that they have. I was supposed to go to the afternoon show but it was canceled so we went to the evening show instead. They advised that our tickets were going to be upgraded to the VIP, but when I got inside, my first question was, what is the difference between VIP and regular admissions??? I would have been very upset if I had paid the additional money for the VIP experience.Also, just getting into the door was an experience. Because it looks like it's blocked off, there is a chair out front so you think someone is going to let you in, but what we didn't know is that you had to walk up the flight of stairs to get to the entrance of the club. So we waited outside for about 15 minutes before somebody came downstairs to tell us that the doors were open.When we finally made it in, there was plenty of seating, and you could see the stage from any seat you picked. The show started right on time, and the host warmed up the crowd.Also be prepared to spend some money if you want a drink, each one was $20! The building is older, and the lighting is not great, so it was hard to see those things and think that I paid $30 per ticket. As I continued to watch the show, I learned that there were 3 drag queens. They basically each had 2 sets, where they emulated different artists each set. At the end of the show, they did a combined set. The show lasted the whole hour and if you choose to you could stay for male dancers at no additional cost. The Queen's interacted with everyone in the room. They put on a great show with what they had to work with. They made sure everyone felt special, and they also called out the future brides in the room and gave them secrets to a successful marriage. Overall, it was lots of fun but I don't know if I will go back to this location again just because of the cost and the older building.

Came to Hunk-O-Mania on a bachelorette trip and it was so much fun!! Phil and James were amazing and took great care of us!

Okay I realize that this place has horrible reviews but honestly we had such a blast here I have to give it 5 stars. So we found this place online at hunk-o-mania.com. Yes I know it sounds like a joke but it's not. My friends bachelorette party was in town and we knew we had to book it for her. Our group is definitely not used to this type of event but ended up having so much fun at the show, it was such a blast! We were screaming laughing the whole time!!! And ladies don't worry, they do NOT pull out any genitals. It's mostly just hilarious dancing and gyrating. I am a married woman so I did not get a lap dance, but there were multiple bachelorette parties there and all of the brides were happy. We specifically asked the manger to tone the lap dance down for our bride because she didn't want anything TOO nasty. They were SO respectful. If they came to give you a lap dance and you said no- they would immediately leave you alone. I would definitely recommend this event for a bachelorette party. We all had so much fun, nobody felt violated and it was perfect for a brides last night out with friends! I have tons of video, but it may be too risky for Yelp to post them!

Fun night out with a local Austin photography club at Rio. We were on the rooftop with the pool and it had beautiful skyline views of the city. The staff was lovely and inviting. We hung out in the cabanas,: socializing, with great music, and took lots of beautiful photos. The pool was on the small side but overall it was a great atmosphere. I would definitely go back.

My friends and I came to this night club for my friends birthday and it was HORRIBLE!!! We were told by the bartenders that the owners wife did not like us in the building and said woman started yelling and lunging at us. It was completely empty and very unnecessary. I would describe this place as trashy and not the place you want to be!!!!!!!! The owners are very unclassy and trashy.

The OWNER is publicly bitter to his customers. He was drunk while we waited in line to go in. I asked "How long is the wait? Are you guys letting anybody in?" He goes "Let people in when we feel like it (while adding another smart remark under his breath)" So to avoid wasting my time, I directed my attention to the other guy to have my questions answered. He says, "Actually, I can let you in now." As I'm walking in the club, the black guy (owner) is still mouthing off at me because I refused to talk to him any further. I repeatedly told them I had to use the restroom and he REFUSED to allow me in because after He disrespected me, I disrespected his ass back and he's not used to that apparently. The other guy at the door was very mannerful and polite. I used to club here before it was called "RIO" but I will never spend my money here in the future. Unprofessionalism at its finest.NOT TO MENTION, after I leave and find a different club, I was talking at the bar about it to the people I came with and Other people were adding how racist he is towards his own people just because he feels superior and that alone justified my emotions because all I did was ask a question. I'm highly disappointed in this black man.

If y'all read my reviews you know I don't have any reviews with less than three stars and I might only have one of those. The bartenders and wait staff were amazing. They were on top of everything and with the number of people at our party I still NEVER waited more than a minute or two for a drink. They were friendly and made the party fun. The drinks? I had a couple of margaritas but didn't really "feel" like it so the pours weren't in my favor. Still, they were great.The venue. This is the 2 star part. WOW! We supposed to arrive at 3:00 and that changed to 4:00 so they could "clean up" after a earlier party. While we waited outside the bar at 4:00 in 104° temps the earlier party wasn't even gone. They came filing out "angry" at us for making them leave. We were called names (I can't go into too much detail other than we were all in our Pride gear *wink). Now, the venue isn't responsible for that but they allowed them to continue to stay and slowly leave. When we were finally allowed in the pool was so filthy you couldn't even see the bottom of the pool and it's only 3' deep. I found a hair extension in the pool! They continued to allow very aggressive and angry people into OUR party. They allowed them to take pictures and videos of us while we enjoyed our celebration. The venue is responsible for who they let in and we paid for the venue to be a private party. They allowed these angry people in and that is not okay. Be very careful booking a celebration with them and get very detailed instructions to the staff. Ugh, the pool was horrible and at 104° it would have been nice to cool off. The reason we were at this venue to begin with. Sorry to the bar staff but this venue was bad!

OMG Run Away! Run away FAST! I took some girlfriend here for the "burlesque show" and it was a complete train wreck! I've been to other burlesque shows around the US and they are always an absolute delight, but this was nothing like that to say the least. We reserved a VIP table with champagne service which was laughable. $400 and we sat on a gross vinyl couch, and the champagne never came. Had to go up and talk to three different people to get our bottle, and some plastic cups. The show itself had ZERO showmanship and seemed like it was randomly thrown together. I feel bad for the performers, but seriously felt like I was robbed for what we got. Two large bachelorette parties with 15+ people arrived, and the only "entertainment" was literally watching their faces as they processed what an absolute dumpster fire was on display. Thankfully my group kind of laughed off the whole thing and bounced way early, but I feel so bad for those other groups hoping for a special night. Sticky floor, smelled like poop, just about as in-classy as a place can get. I can't believe this place/show is even in business in this city given the location. DONT COME HERE! TRUST ME!!!

I waited in line for two hours on nye from 9:10 to 11:15. The doors were supposed to open at 9, there was no communication telling us when or if we would ever be let in, so we ended up leaving because we didn't want to spend our new years on the street waiting in some random crowd. I literally spent $100 bc my friends went last year and said it was so fun. We were promised free drinks and food and were on the list for bottle service. Our friends who got in at the very last minute said that there was barely any alcohol in the drinks and they were not serving shots. This was fraudulent and an extreme case of false advertisement. I'm expecting a full refund.UPDATE: the Bounce app has a refund pending

Went for the drag show for bachelorette party. Bartender "in charge" was fine until the club became busier. Came to take my order "what can I get you?" And as I opened my mouth to speak, said "these people have been waiting for me" helped another party. The. Proceeded to help several other groups. Not impressed as I know our parties had higher bar tabs since we've been there much longer. Several others from our group were also treated the same. Enjoyed the show, perfumers were worth the cash (and our group tipped well!) Just know you're in for sub par service if you do choose to attend. Note: We did not go to the pool, so cannot attest to the service and staff there. If owners by the same people I'd expect more of the same.