Trying once again to learn from past mistakes and to add some extra info:
My initial thoughts about the Reno area: It is absolutely a desert, except it rained and stormed a lot while I was there, the temperature wasn’t that hot in late July, and I could see snow on top of the mountains in the background. What I didn’t see, though, is grass, trees, nor much anything green. Northern Nevada almost seems to be the Bizarro world version of my area which is green flatland with lots of trees and temperatures 15-20 degrees higher. I was really impressed with Reno itself. The city is very well planned out with pretty easy traffic access to just about anywhere you need to go. I stopped for lunch at Pho 777 in the Downtown Casino district and it was some of the best, most authentic Pho I have had in quite a while and it was super cheap too. I’ve decided that I’m going to spend more time exploring Reno on my next trip. It seems to have quite a bit of culture packed into a small city area. I also want to explore Lake Tahoe soon. I had planned on doing so this trip but time wasn't on my side.
I stayed at the Gold Dust West in Carson City and it was a good choice. The room was clean, spacious, had a mini fridge, and included super-fast free wifi and breakfast. I did find out that the brothel client discount is no longer $69 but is now $80 but it is still a massive bargain. The hotel bill actually ended up being less than my car rental bill and that is pretty unusual.
I was in and out of all four Mound House brothels quite a bit between my party, bringing and sharing a birthday cake with ladies and staff, and a few non-party meetings I had with ladies for potential future parties. One impression that struck me the most about my visits to the houses was at how wonderful and gracious every staff member was to me. Those people are salt of the earth and often the unsung heroes of the business. I tried to show my appreciation by tipping generously.
I had such a really great time on my visit and am already planning my next visit which hopefully will include meeting a few ladies that I missed last week. By some stroke of anti-luck, half of the ladies that I was hoping to meet and share birthday cake with were away the entire time I was there. I guess that is just more incentive to make my next trip sooner than later.
Question for the locals and veterans: what do you think is the best authentic sushi restaurant in the Reno/Carson City area? I was a little disappointed with the place I ended up trying on this trip. I used to have a go to place when I visited Las Vegas (Hamada in the Flamingo) that serviced a lot of Japanese tourists and the stuff was basic but authentic, the way I like it. Any ideas?
