South Reno
Atlantis Casino Resort Spa
The Peppermill's closest rival, skywalk-connected to the convention centre — which in January is the whole argument.
Reno
Places
Where to stay, and what each place is actually like. Reno’s resorts are not interchangeable — the best rooms are not downtown, the most walkable location is not the nicest property, and one of the most-listed hotels in the city closed six years ago.
Boomtown Casino Resort
Out on I-80 west toward the California line — the family-and-highway option, with an arcade and a steakhouse and no downtown around it.
- Downtown Reno
Circus Circus Reno
The family option downtown: a free circus midway above the casino floor, and the starting point for most of Reno's bar crawls.
- Downtown Reno
Club Cal Neva
A downtown gaming floor with no hotel attached — cheap, unpretentious, and the closest thing left to what Reno's casino core used to feel like.
- Downtown Reno
Eldorado Resort Casino
The Carano family's original Reno property, and still the best place to eat inside a downtown casino.
- East Reno
Grand Sierra Resort
The largest property in the city and effectively its own destination — theatre, kart track, driving range, aquatic centre.
- Downtown Reno
J Resort
The newest property in Reno and the anchor of the Neon Line District — the one downtown casino most visitors have never heard of.
- Downtown Reno
Louis' Basque Corner
Family-style Basque dinners on East 4th Street since 1967, and the place most people in Reno will tell you to try Picon Punch.
- Sparks
Nugget Casino Resort
Sparks' landmark, with Interstate 80 running on a viaduct directly over the casino floor.
- South Reno
Peppermill Resort Spa Casino
The best resort in Reno, and it is not downtown. Family-owned, Tuscan-themed, with the spa that everyone else is measured against.
- The Riverwalk District
Renaissance Reno Downtown
Non-gaming, by the river and the ballpark — the quietest central option.
- Downtown Reno
Silver Legacy Resort Casino
The one with the mining rig under a white dome. Downtown's most recognisable interior, and skywalk-connected to two other properties.
- Downtown Reno
Whitney Peak Hotel
Downtown's non-gaming, non-smoking hotel, with a climbing wall up the outside of the building and the Arch at the door.
Closed, but still listed elsewhere
These are here so you do not book one. Reno has lost a great many properties over the last two decades and a lot of travel writing has not caught up.
- Downtown Reno
Harrah's Reno
Closed in 2020 after 82 years. The building is being redeveloped as Reno City Center — this entry exists so older guides do not send you to a door that no longer opens.
- The University District
Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center
The university's full-dome planetarium on North Virginia Street — closed to drop-in visitors for renovation until early 2027.