The controversial Olympics village has received another major snub with the star-studded United States basketball teams opting to stay in a luxury cruise ship in Rio.
The basketballers arrive in Rio on Wednesday (NZ time) and will be whisked to their plush accommodation which features special beds to accommodate their tall bodies.
The men's squad is studded with multi-millionaire NBA stars like Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony and Kyrie Irving.
Cabins on the Italian-owned Silver Cloud, which can carry 296 guests, usually cost around $18,000 a week.
The massive boat features a pool, gym, spa and even a cigar lounge.
The basketballers want to avoid the distractions of the village and concentrate on defending the gold medals won in both the men's and women's competitions four years ago in London.
The cruise ship has been afforded the highest security by Games officials.
Water police patrol the harbour area around the massive ship which is surrounded by a bullet proof glass fence on the wharf.
The basketballers are expected to attend the official welcoming party at the village on Friday.
The United States move comes as Australia's NBA star Andrew Bogut hit out at conditions in the village.
Bogut tweeted a photo of himself having to put together a shower curtain and also voiced his displeasure at the size of the beds.
Some New Zealand Olympians have also decided not to use the village.
World golfing No 1 Lydia Ko will use private accommodation for her Olympics debut while the New Zealand yachting team are staying in accommodation closer to the sailing headquarters to avoid daily travel hassles.
New Zealand journalists are discovering first-hand the unfinished state of affairs around the Olympics with media accommodation rife with problems.
Reporters posted videos and photos of bathrooms in the media village lacking a shower heads and flooded by faulty piping as they checked into their rooms.
Others arrived to find no mattresses on the beds in their stark twin-share rooms.
The apartment style blocks have around 5,800 rooms.
The problems in the media village come as no surprise after earlier complaints from sports teams moving into the athletes village where they also found plumbing and electrical issues.
The New Zealand team had to do maintenance work themselves to bring their headquarters up to shape and Australia refused to stay in the village until improvements had been made to their accommodation.