SMS wrote:
> Tinman wrote:
>
>> Don't know if this is a casino but a casino manager/friend told me
>> they'd rather the guests be out of their room (gambling) so set the
>> Internet fee higher than it should be, and certainly not free (this is
>> a mid-level casino/hotel in Henderson, NV where you can still get a
>> room for $69--but still pay $15 for 'Net access). Don't think they
>> comp it either.
>
> Yes it is a casino hotel, not that we've ever been to the casino, in
> fact we found a side entrance and parking lot that lets us completely
> avoid that whole area of the hotel. The room is $69 for the first two
> nights, free for the third night. It's a much nicer room, at a lower
> cost, than the nearby small chain motels, but there are no freebies like
> WiFi, or continental breakfast.

One thing about Reno that's strange is that the smaller motels would
rather leave their rooms empty than compete on price. There's a pretty
nice Hampton Inn that would have been ideal, it's away from the seedy
downtown area, it's closer to Mount Rose and closer to a lot of the
better suburban restaurants, but they charge $119 per night. We saw it
from the freeway and the parking lot was empty.