Features
What to expect: From neatly pressed linen in the top-floor restaurant to the roomy casino, this hotel supplies guests with gracious nuances for a relaxing vacation. Amenity highlights: Occupying the hotel's entire top floor, the Vista Room and Lounge offer panoramic, 21st-story views of the Sierra Nevada mountains at dusk and Reno's neon glitter after dark. Semi-circular booths face window walls. In the lounge, which includes a long bar and upholstered chairs, a pianist plays while couples dance on a parquet floor. Insider tip: Every half-hour from 4:30 AM to midnight, the hotel provides complimentary shuttle service from the airport, with service to the airport beginning at 4 AM and ending at 11:30 PM.
Vista Room - Tuesday through Saturday, this romantic dinner restaurant with a 21st-story view of Reno and its spectacular alpine setting features tableside food preparations such as Steak Diane and chateaubriand as well as salads and desserts. Early birds are rewarded with a bargain fixed-priced special. On Sundays, there's a champagne brunch. Benihana Japanese Steakhouse - Showy teppanyaki cooking with guests seated in a horseshoe around a central griddle and a performing cook is the attraction here, along with a sushi menu. Aces Diner - New York-style diner featuring stacked deli sandwiches. Open 24 hours. Breakfast served anytime. The Terrace - This spot is open 24 hours for à la carte service featuring South of the Border cuisines. Also serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffets. Banquette seating. Golden Palace - Chinese food is served in a serene setting of waterfalls and soft music. On The Go Espresso - Coffee drinks and pastries. Room service is available 24 hours.
On one of Nevada's largest stages, the 1,000-seat Showroom periodically offers boxing matches, jazz, and headliner acts. Musical acts entertain Wednesday through Sunday nights in the Cabaret Lounge, which includes a dance floor. Uncrowded, easy to navigate, and offering views of the Cabaret Lounge stage from everywhere, the Casino supplies 40,000 square feet of poker, slots, video poker, blackjack, craps, roulette, keno, and poker. Pai gow tiles, a rarity in Nevada, is also available, along with pai gow poker. High ceilings feature "rainbow shadow" lighting of various colors, sparkling lights, gleaming gold-metal-lined recesses, and smoked mirrors. Club Phoenix offers free membership cards that reward table-game and slot players with comp rooms, meals, and merchandise.
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