Peppermill Hotel/Casino
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Enter a dazzling world of luxury and elegance. Dine in ancient Rome, an enchanted rain forest or other award-winning restaurants. Stay in a stunning tower room or pamper yourself in a dazzling five-star suite. You'll see why the Peppermill is one of a kind among Reno hotels and casinos. Play in our sizzling 24-hour casino featuring free nightly entertainment. Plus, enjoy headliner entertainment and spectacular events.

Tower Rooms from $39
Deluxe rooms from $29

Let the Peppermill be your ticket to unlimited outdoor recreation!

Adjacent to Reno's favorite park/lake with popular walking and jogging paths
40 world-class golf courses are within an hour's drive
Sailing, horseback riding and fishing are nearby
Reno is part of the Old Wild West, just minutes away from historic Virginia City, home of Mark Twain and the legendary silver mine, and the fabled Ponderosa Ranch
Nearby Lake Tahoe, the largest and clearest alpine lake in the country

Hmmmm ... a couple of things come to mind here. First, take the tower rooms ....they are beautiful, and for $10 less, I never really want to try the old original motel rooms out back ...don't really want to walk out to them late at night either. Also .... I've never really looked, but I'll be darned if I've ever seen a park adjacent to the Peppermill<g>. My last negative comment would be that the headliner entertainment has usually been weekends only, but they were in the process of building a new entertainment center so that may have changed.

Now ...for the good stuff! I might not use the word "stunning" for their rooms, but I would call them outstanding. As for dining, the steakhouse and gormet room get nothing but good press, and I can vouch for the coffee shop and buffet personally. I might be able to vouch for the steakhouse in 4-7 days<g>.

I'll also check out the VP selection next week ...last time I was there, they had full-pay in all quarter video poker except DW. The strange part is they do have banks of full pay nickel machines for both DB and DW.

Well, Daisy, It's been a couple of weeks, how about a report???

I'm looking at a possible October long weekend to Reno. I know it's a long way away, but that's the best I can do right now.

Sorry, Lee ...it's been kinda hectic the last couple of weeks. I've always said my schedule isn't exactly written in stone<g>, and my five days in Nevada turned into 3 days. Even worse, my 5 days in Las Vegas in July may entirely turn into a pumpkin.

Here's a short version of the trip report ..stayed one night at the Reno Hilton and played mainly DW since that may still be the only place in Reno with FPDW. I didn't do squat on DW, but I did hit the Aces on DB. LOL ...I definitely thought of you when I drove a back route into Reno ....drove by the El Cortez Hotel. Would you believe it makes the El Cortez in Las Vegas look very good?

One funny part of the trip was seeing the different signs claiming "voted best video poker." I saw signs for Boomtown, CalNeva and Atlantis all making that claim. Hmmmm ...who was voting and when? CalNeva has always had FPJOB and FPDB, so I didn't check that out .. in fact, the only stop I made downtown was at the Siena ...played a couple of hours of DB to see if it would lead to some brownie point offers.

I don't know how Atlantis can claim the best VP ...they do have FPDB, but they also have a lot of gimmicky machines around. The rooms are spacious and nice, but I had to laugh when I was assigned a handicap room ...waaay down at the very end of a very long corridor. Just how is the handicapped person supposed to get to the nicely laid out handicap room? This was my first stay at Atlantis, but I will definitely stay here again.

I didn't even go into Peppermill ...after all, been there, done that<g> ...but I did make a point of checking out Boomtown's VP situation, and they have improved it 100%! They had plenty of FP machines (but no FPDW). One of these days, I'm going to take them up on a free night ...supposedly the rooms have been upgraded, and they are trying to become the only 4-star hotel/casino in Reno.

OK, I ate well along the way ....a good Cobb Salad at Lindy's at the Hilton, a good brunch on Memorial Day at the Hilton, and an absolutely great Monte Cristo sandwich at the coffee shop at Atlantis. I didn't eat that well out in Fallon, but 11-hour days have a way of killing my appetite<g>. They do have a nice local casino there (Stockman's) with a steakhouse that is supposed to be good. I liked the casino because (1) it was in the same parking lot as my hotel and (2) it had a bank of FPDB nickel machines with a progressive of $260 when I got into town. I don't think I had ever seen a full pay progressive nickel DB machine before. Sadly, it was up to $290 when I left town, so I didn't hit it<g>. I lost $5 the first night and got it back the second night.

I also explored a local casino on N Virginia St in Reno, called Bonanza ....I enjoyed the local folks, and I will make a point of going back to try the Cactus Creek Steakhouse there ...highly recommended for good food, reasonable and casual ...my kinda place!

That's about all I can remember.

Thanks Daisy,
Sorry to hear your trip was shortened and your Vegas July trip.....Oh My! Not what we are hoping to hear!
Reno has changed so much since we last visited. I think it's time we looked at stopping by again!