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My Riv room the last two conventions was fine. Clean and adequate. Not any view to be had from that end of the Strip anyway. Seems as if I recall the HVAC being kinda weak but the service is typically Riviera friendly, enthusiastic and responsive. Just do the staff the favor of leaving your tip on a note stating "For Housekeeping". BTW, although I like to affect being snobby, I ain't that fussy.
As for alternatives, the tradeoff for some of the options you mentioned would be huge convenience-wise. While The Clown, The Ho (no mo), Stardust and Wynn are pretty good for ease of convention access the others would be pretty miserable for chipping fun. Took me an hour to make the drive over to the Palms for the poker tourney due to roadwork and rush hour. A great line from Nt'l Lampoon's Vegas Vacation comes to mind here. "Buy a bullet and rent a gun..." And you may need that gun if walking around the Strat neighborhood after sundown.
Mostly Jerry, suit yourself! No problem man. 
I always have so much fun at the Big Show that the room is way down the list of my considerations. You'll most likely end up coming as often as you can after you get the first one under your belt.
By the way, when we convened at the Tropicana, we got rooms in the Island Tower. A cool feature of the Island rooms was the mirror on the ceiling over the bed! When you look at he ceiling of a Travelocity room you may find...
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