Francesca B.
Yelp
It's been a couple years since I visited Reno and I decided to book a room at a childhood favorite of mine--Circus Circus at the ROW. After looking at the reviews, I was debating whether or not to book somewhere else because of how terrible they were, but this resort honestly wasn't that bad as dramatic people made it seem on here.
The rooms have been renovated quite nicely. There's amenities to use, the bed is a bit firm but comfy enough to sleep on, and it's overall quiet, at least from the tower we stayed at. We originally booked the sky tower but the lady at the front desk upselled us for the other tower since it's closer to the connecting casinos and parking lot, and I'm really glad she did so.
However, I do have a complaint about how when she was upselling us, she said she'd give us a room with a higher floor and city view for an extra $20. Although our room was on the 19th floor, our room was facing away from the city. It's not a bad nitpick of mine since we were only staying here for a day, but it's the little things that count if you pay a bit extra for a better stay. She also took my card and proceeded to insert it through the chip for me instead of me doing it myself to pay the deposit? We were in no rush as well.
The parking garage is very far from the original tower we booked at and I don't think we would have been able to find it so i'm glad she upselled us on the other tower. Speaking of the parking garage, I recommend parking at floors 3-4 since there are a few homeless people that wander around the ground floor.
The Midway carnival was fun, it was empty since we came on a Monday but it was still entertaining and the employees were nice. I remember they used to give out grand prizes like guitars and posters, but it seems like they low budgeted to cheap toys due to inflation. It was still a good time regardless.
The hotel itself is quite clean, not really as dirty as people made it seem to be so I'd definitely book a room here next time if I wanted to visit Reno again. Sadly, I noticed the city itself became quite infested with homeless people over time, I hope the environment here gets better in the future.