Conference Hotels Compared to other cities, Reno hotels are a bargain and excellent for the price. (I've stayed in dozens of Super 8's that cost more than the much nicer hotels below.) Atlantis hotel and its new Sky Terrace bridge over South Virginia Street Atlantis’ Sky Terrace leads to WTBA’s outdoor trade show with real dirt in which to demonstrate equipment and techniques Atlantis Casino Resort Most of the conference—all conference events from February 8-13—will be at the Atlantis Casino Resort. Atlantis features seven restaurants, including the must-see-to-believe Toucan Charlie's Buffet & Grille; pool and spa; free parking; free airport shuttle; and proximity to many other restaurants and shopping in and around nearby Meadowood Mall. Atlantis has 1000 guest rooms in three sections, each with its own pricing. For low Web promotional room rates at Atlantis, use their online reservation system: The Luxury Tower is mid-priced with spacious rooms in the same building as the conference area. Luxury Tower prices $$$ and reservations. The recently remodeled Motor Lodge offers nice, spacious rooms in a two-story motor court. Rooms cost a bit less than the Luxury Tower and are in a separate two-story building close (but not connected to) the main buildings. Motor Lodge prices $$ and reservations. For pure indulgence and big budgets, the Concierge Tower is high-priced with butler service and other amenities. Concierge Tower prices $$$$ and reservations. Please mention that you're with the Western Trailbuilders Association conference. Government employees can receive the standard Reno per diem rate of $55/night. Free airport shuttles depart from the airport to Atlantis 15 minutes before and 15 minutes after each hour between 4:30 AM and 12:30 AM each day. Shuttles depart from Atlantis to the airport on the hour and on the half hour. Atlantis Casino Resort 3800 S. Virginia St. Reno, NV 89502 (800) 723-6500 for reservations www.atlantiscasino.com

Peppermill Hotel Casino Peppermill's year-round outdoor pool and rocky waterfall Peppermill Hotel Casino The IMBA Workshop and the second UTAP workshop on February 14-15 will be at the Peppermill Hotel Casino. The Peppermill is comparable to Atlantis in quality and price but has a different atmosphere. One almost needs GPS to navigate its vast casino and restaurant area. Peppermill has a large outdoor pool (open in February) and large outdoor hot tub with a rocky backdrop with waterfalls, a large Island Buffet that takes turns with Atlantis' buffet for "Best Reno Buffet", its own seven restuarants, free parking, and free airport shuttle. Peppermill has 1070 large and comfortable guest rooms. Most rooms are in the main three-winged tower, but some "Deluxe" rooms are in an older motor court in a separate building for $10 less than tower rooms. For the least expensive Peppermill rooms, ask for a "Deluxe" room. If you reserve by telephone, rates are $55 for government and $79 for non-government, plus a $3 "energy surcharge." Rates reserved through Peppermill's website may be less expensive. Peppermill rates and online reservations. Peppermill also runs free airport shuttles. Peppermill Hotel Casino 2707 South Virginia Street Reno, NV 89502 (800) 282-2444 for reservations www.peppermillreno.com

Other Reno hotels — budget, but decent Try Atlantis and Peppermill first! On weekdays, Atlantis and Peppermill cost only a few dollars more than the budget hotels and it's worth it to stay in the conference hotels. On weekends, however, all room prices at all hotels increase, especially on Friday and Saturday nights, and the budget hotels may then be worth the extra commuting bother. Budget hotels require commuting: Atlantis and Peppermill are about 3 and 2.25 miles south of downtown Reno, respectively. The following budget hotels, however, are downtown. You can use Citifare, Reno's municipal bus, to commute. Local map
Sands Regency 345 N Arlington Reno, NV 89501 1-866-FUNSTAY (866-386-7829) www.sandsregency.com The Sands Regency has 800 rooms, 300 of which are non-smoking on non-smoking floors of the 19-story building. Recently remodeled, it's a good deal for the price. Weekday room prices may be $27 with an Internet Special. The 2002 WTBA conference was held at the Sands. But if you intensely dislike cigarette smoke, don't stay at the Sands—the ventilation system is old and most public areas are smoky. Free airport shuttles.		Circus Circus Hotel & Casino–Reno 500 North Sierra Street Reno, Nevada 89503 (800) 648-5010 In Nevada, (775) 329-0711 www.circusreno.com ccrenores@mrgmail.com Circus Circus has 1572 rooms and is part of Reno's downtown mall complex of three interconnected hotel-casinos spanning several city blocks above street level. Uniquely, at Circus Circus you can bid on the price of hotel rooms as part of their online registration at www.circusreno.com/rooms.php3. Unless you bid prices down, however, their posted prices are almost as much, and sometimes more, than Atlantis on weekdays. Free airport shuttles.		Truckee River Lodge 501 W First St (800) 635-8950 www.truckeeriverlodge.com A 100% non-smoking, non-gaming hotel that enjoys promoting a healthy, clean, friendly place to stay for all of its guests. Over 210 rooms, quiet location near the Truckee River and its 9-mile bike path yet 3-7 blocks from major downtown casinos, 24-hour bicycle rental on premises, and fitness center. The very cool Pneumatic Diner with its bicycling theme is inside the lodge. Room rates are only slightly higher than the casino hotels but still very competitive at $38-48 weekdays and $60-75 for Saturday nights and peak season times. No free airport shuttle, but the hotel can arrange for a mini-bus to and from the airport for about $2.65.

Reno/Tahoe International Airport and Free Airport-Hotel Shuttles Reno/Tahoe International Airport One of the reasons we hold this conference in Reno is because it's so easy to get in and out of the airport and to/from hotels from the airport. Modern and very efficient, Reno/Tahoe International Airport has two small concourses and relatively few gates. Even from the farthest gate, it's only about 1200' to the outside door. Airport home page and online flight info. On arrival, the two concourses converge at the terminal. On the way to Baggage Claim, you'll pass by a small food court with a Burger King and other fast food. Baggage Claim is just around the corner, and baggage always seems to appear promptly. A Concierge Desk in the center of the Baggage Claim area can answer any questions (they've always helped me). Free Airport Shuttles Once you have your bags, head for the large door at the far end of Baggage Claim (opposite where you entered). This is the shuttle pickup/dropoff zone. Free shuttles from major hotels, including 4 of the 5 hotels above, make continuous loops back and forth from their hotels. Both Atlantis and Peppermill have shuttles that make a round trip every 30 minutes. The Sands Regency and Circus Circus also run every 30 minutes. Fitzgeralds does not run shuttles. The conceirge desk knows the schedules of all shuttles, but it's best to get the latest schedule directly from the hotel ahead of time. Check flight availability and fares online The following reliable and trusted web-based services enable you to browse airline schedules and prices online, as well as buy airline tickets online. The three-letter airport code for Reno-Tahoe International is "RNO": www.travelocity.com www.orbitz.com www.expedia.com Citifare Municipal Bus Connects Downtown to Conference Hotels

Atlantis, Peppermill, and downtown Reno are all on Virginia Street (also US Business Route 395). Virginia Street is "The Strip" and is Route 1 of the Citifare municipal bus system. A single bus ride on Route 1 connects downtown and the conference hotels in a single straight-line trip of 2.25 (from Peppermill) to 3 miles (from Atlantis). Fares are $1.25 one-way. Citifare Route 1 is shown in purple on the map at right. Bus stops are located in front of both Atlantis and Peppermill. Downtown, use the CitiCenter bus plaza which is central to everything. See downtown map below. Buses run every 12, 15, or 30 minutes on Monday through Saturday and every 15 or 30 minutes on Sundays. Detailed Citifare bus schedules (look up schedule for Route 1). Map is not to scale Please note that (1) the map is not to scale, (2) Atlantis and Peppermill are much closer to Meadowood Mall than to downtown, and (3) distance from Atlantis to downtown is about 3 miles. Atlantis and Peppermill are about 3900' apart. Downtown alternate hotels Yellow circles 44, 45, and 46 downtown (upper left) are the Truckee River Lodge, Circus Circus and the Sands Regency, respectively. What the yellow circles mean For the key of business names for all the yellow circles, see WTBA's Reno & Lake Tahoe Attractions page. PDF Map Download This map, along with the downtown map below, is also available as a PDF file. Printing from the PDF file will give you much higher quality. Download PDF file with both Reno maps (~176 K).

Detailed Map of Downtown Reno The three red circles are the three downtown budget hotels identified above. PDF Download. This map, along with the conference hotel map above, is also available as a PDF file. Download PDF file with both Reno maps (~176 K). Amtrak and Greyhound Both Amtrak and Greyhound have stations in downtown Reno. See map above. Amtrak's Oakland-Chicago "California Zephyr" stops in Reno daily. Restaurants, Businesses and Parks in the Atlantis/Peppermill Vicinity For businesses represented by the yellow circles on the Atlantis/Peppermill area map above, see WTBA's Reno & Lake Tahoe Attractions page.

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