I don't know that I would choose Reno as a destination for a vacation, but we did have fun.  The whole reason for going down was our friends had a special doctor appointment, so we just decided to make a trip out of it. We all had fun, but we all agreed we wouldn't rush back, it's just not our things.  But nonetheless we came away with tips to help you plan your trip if that is something you are interested in.

First off we stayed at the Peppermill.  This motel is not on the strip but is a huge casino resort all it's own.  The place was beautiful as were all the rooms and the lounges and the restaurants.  We had gone online and booked a room in the Peppermill Tower.  We wanted something in the Tuscany Tower, but it was much more expensive.  Well on the way down we decided that since 2 of us were having issues and needed lots of rest we should upgrade at least one of the rooms so we had a nice comfortable place to hang out if we needed.  When we got to the motel we pursued that option and found that the upgrade to the Tuscany Towers at the desk was significantly less than what we had found online.  And because we were in the Tuscany Towers we also got a Passport book to use throughout our stay.  It's a book with coupons it, and every time you use a coupon you get a stamp and the stamps equal free money to play at the slots.  The coupons were buy 1 get one free for meals. In the end we saved money on restaurants that we would have eaten at anyways and we earned $80 in free slots.   So the upgrade overall was well worth it.  We were glad we had made that decision and we loved our rooms.

Now I have to find some good eats.  Oh, I forgot to mention on the Pioneer Center for Performing Arts you will see a link to Wild River Grille Dinner Offer.  Check that out.

I called and talked with someone and it's general seating, so there is really no need to purchase tickets ahead of time, and while we are there we will have 3 shows to choose from.  So we will wait and see what else might be playing there so we don't end up double booking ourselves or missing out on something else that looks great.

We went and saw this and it was beyond amazing!!  I would love to see it again some day.  I know for a fact my kids would have loved this.  If you ever get the opportunity to go, DO IT!!

I have been online trying to find comedy clubs decent hotels and shows.  The hotel that we have booked is the Peppermill .  We checked the pictures out online and it looks pretty good.  We had heard that the other ones on the strip were very old..years ago, so we didn't want to go there, so we shopped around and found this one.  So I will be reporting back on that one.

And as always I will be looking for some great places to eat that are not chain restaurants.  We don't need to go over that issue again about how I don't do chain restaurants. We will just leave it at that.  Now I am off to search.