hamstocken wrote:
By the way, Siena is not a smokey slot house. This is a very nice
casino and hotel sitting on the banks of the Truckee River.
I figured this might be a good time to give a full review of the
Siena, as I've stayed there quite a bit over the last year or so. I
like staying there because they have the best bedding by far of all
the Reno hotels. The suites are very nicely decorated and the bath
products are from Bath and Body Works. The soaking tubs in the suites
are quite relaxing as well. Room service, so far, has been excellent.
They are prompt; they get the order right every time; and, the food
is pretty good as far as room service goes.
On the otherhand, there does seem to be some issues with the
infrastructure. They provide free internet, but good luck getting it
to work. It is very spotty and hit and miss, both the wireless and
the ethernet. They make up for this somewhat by providing free
internet access to hotel guests in their business center. We have
also had issues with the heater not working. One time we were moved
from a room with a heater that didn't work to another one where the
shower would not provide hot water (the sink, tub, etc did -- but not
the walk-in shower). The cordless phones may or may not have a love
battery in them. So on some levels, they are a very nice play to
stay, but they don't quite go that extra step and invest in their
infrastructure.
The casino is small, which I like. But contrary to Hamstocken's
opinion, I have found it to be quite smoky at times. Because the
place is small, if you have a smoker near you, especially a cigar
smoker (and by near I mean a couple of banks away), the smoke and odor
can be overwhelming. The ventilation system is not the best. The
staff is very friendly and I think they have some of the friendliest
slot attendants around. The 9/6 jacks are on slant tops, which is a
huge plus for me.
Food-wise, there are not a lot of choices, but I like what they have.
The coffee shop in quite inexpensive and the food is decent as far as
coffee shop fare goes. Lexie's is top notch. There new menu has a
nice variety and the quality is very nice. They have an extensive
wine list with some nice wines. They also have a wine bar with live
jazz music most nights.
The biggest negative to me with the Siena though, is the feeling of
safety. The dregs of society wnader through fairly often. They are
accross the street from a run down motel which seems to attract
junkies and alcoholics. My friend was hit up for money when he was
cashing out on a machine when the slot attendant was right there. I
do feel uncomfortable going there by myself if I am not actually
staying there. And I am always very watchful going into the elevator.
Overall, I do like the Siena. I wish they had better games, but I
also know a few pros playing a positive game there could break them,
as they are a very small casino - so I don't blame them for not
offering more. I think if they worked on the infrastructure and if
they extended more efforts to keeping the junkies off the property, it
would be hard to beat them in Reno if you want a nice, friendly,
relaxing place to stay. Because they are smaller and don't have a
huge number of high rollers there, a quarter player can get treated
fairly well there in terms of comps and the like.
ev_junkie