Room Quality: There are three adjoining towers and the still sort of crummy, lodge. The biggest of the towers is newest and has the best rooms. They have floor to ceiling windows, two phones in the bedroom and another in the john, so if three of you want to talk at once, this hotel will accommodate. All tower rooms have big comfortable beds and a sofa, a pretty tasteful tropical theme, at least two phones, and nice, large bathrooms. The lighting is soft and adequate and the rooms are quiet. We find these to be just about the best value in rooms in town. Want to really live it up? Get a concierge tower room, which is actually just the top floors. The rooms are bigger and fancier up there. The Royal Dolphin tower rooms are sort of fun because they have a Caribbean theme and nice, dark woods. The lodge rooms aren't as nice and reside in the older motel section out back. They'll let you bunk with your small pet in them, though. The bathrooms are smaller and not as nice, neither is the room size. But, they are dirt cheap, safe and clean.

	Check prices for this property with Expedia and HotelDiscount.com. Weekday $70-$100 (tower) - $50-$80 (lodge) Discount Weekday $50-$80 (tower) - $40-$60 (lodge) Weekend $120-$200 (tower) - $80-$120 (lodge) Discount Weekend $100-$150 (tower) - $70-$100 (lodge) What does discount mean?

Service Quality: Very good by Reno standards. That means not world-class but certainly nice. They have a lot of people on staff and our requests for ironing boards and room service were answered quickly. Check-in is usually quick, but beware Thursday and Friday evenings, and Sunday mornings, when a lot of charter buses are checking out at once.

What You Get Bottles of in the Bathroom: No bottles, instead some very nice tubes of lotion and shampoo/conditioner. It's some of the best stuff we've seen in the bathrooms. However, for our money, we'd rather they had cheap stuff and toss in a sewing kit for all our lost buttons.

Clientele: Some tourists and a lot of locals. There are a few youngsters in their 20s, but for the most part this place appeals to the middle class, middle-age crowd.

How's the Pool? They look fancy, but aren't very practical. The shallow indoor pool is in a nice atrium with a waterfall that doesn't go in the pool, but it fills up with kids quickly. Outside another pool is too small for much good swimming or horsing around.

Table Games: They have blackjack, roulette, craps, Pai Gow, 3-Card Poker, 3-5-7 Poker and Mini-Baccarat. The tables are waiting for you to come throw your money on them.

Bet Minimums: For blackjack we saw $3 tables for a single deck, double on anything and dealers hit soft 17 game. Craps is $5 at its lowest with 3x4x5x odds. Roulette can be as little as one dollar with a $4 minimum. 3-Card and 3-5-7 Poker, mini-bac can be had for as little as $5 a hand. Pai gow is ten.

Machines: Tons and tons of slots fill every nook and cranny of this pretty confusing casino. They have all your favorite new video slots, and a fair selection of video poker. Look around and you'll find some full-pay VP at the quarter and higher level. If you like playing dollar slots, this place offers lots of those Big Berthas. If you're looking for a spot to enjoy some non-smoking slot jockeying, try out the big atrium in the elevated walkway between the parking lot and casino.

Cocktails? Not horrible, but not as good as you get downtown. The tables get more attention than the machines from what we've seen.

Who Gets Comps? Club Paradise serves as the tracking club for tables, slots and even keno. They are not wildly generous, but it's worth it to join just so you can get the standard club privileges. For the tables, expect to get some food for a few hours of $15 a hand and higher play. Rooms will be for the $50 and up players. Put in a few hours of play and you'll probably a get a few good mail offers.

Atlantis Seafood Steakhouse: Upstairs from the casino, this fancy restaurant serves more traditional cuts of meat and large lobsters to those who want a secluded, undersea atmosphere (and who doesn't) that includes some Wyland-like undersea paintings. It's good, but we prefer the Oyster bar for quicker, less snooty service.

Bistro Napa: Inspired by Napa Valley, they say. If that's true, why didn't everything taste like dirt and rocks? Oh, we get it, inspired by the Napa Valley wine culture and the quaint bistros that serve pricey American fusion dishes. They have the predictable seabass here. along with foie gras, ahi tacos, flatbreads, lots of fish and steak. Oh, and of course, tons of wine.

Cafe Alfresco: This place emphasizes a lunch menu any time of day. Expect pretty good pizzas, good sandwiches and a mediocre ambience right off the casino floor. The best reason to stop in here is alll of the delicious gellato.

Manhattan Deli: A huge deli that looks to be modeled on the classic Jewish ones, with huge sandwiches, pickles and a small menu of full dinners like stuffed cabbage. It's located by the sports book and poker room and has takeout for those patrons.

Oyster Bar: Outstanding seafood served in an open restaurant in the smoke-free walkway over Virginia Street to the parking lot. The Cioppino is so full of seafood is ought to be illegal. The menu is extensive, with lots of crab and shrimp dishes.

Purple Parrot: This coffee shop is a local favorite and very good. It's also overpriced for a coffee shop, with most breakfasts going for $6 and higher. Dinners are $10 or more.

Sushi Bar: Okay, so they're not very clever with the names of their casual restaurants in the glass walkway between the parking lot and casino. First Oyster Bar, and now this place. But they make up for it with really good fish. The prices aren't half bad, especially for the all-you-can-eat sushi, and there's lots to choose from. It really is just a sushi bar with a few tables, and it gets kind of busy in the walkway. We're not saying somebody is going to come by and steal your spider roll off your plate, just that it can be slightly noisy and hectic.

Toucan Charlie's Buffet: A good buffet by Reno standards, probably one of the five best. The service is very good, the selection is better than average and the salad bar is delightful. Quality is great overall, except for desserts, which are just average, and the Mexican station, which is sort of bleh. A big plus is the wok station. Weekday breakfasts start around $10, dinners range from mid-teens and up depending on the night and menu. Weekends are the most expensive.

Entertainment Fun Center: A decent arcade. Not the best place to dump the kids just so they can't see how many times you go back to the ATM.

Musical Cabaret: They call it a cabaret, we call it a lounge, and an average one at that. It's right out there in the casino, so you don't have to pry yourself away from your favorite Double Diamonds machine to hear the 80s cover bands.

Number of TVs: Twenty-one small plasmas and two very nice big screens. About half of them are for sports and half for ponies.

Number of Seats: There are twenty horse desks with individual TVs and quite comfy chairs. Sports bettors get 36 seats at lounge tables and another 16 at tall bar-style tables. They're good, but not quite as good as the horse seats.

How Many Betting Windows? There are ten windows and they all have a small display to show the bettor what has been entered. That's good for those of us who don't trust anyone to do their jobs well, including us.

Snack Bar? There is the Manhattan Deli right behind the sports book and it has takeout. There is also a bar. Drink enough there and you won't want to put food in your mouth, you'll want to let it out.

Minimum Wager: $5 for normal bets, $2 for their very own daily baseball parlays.

Other Notes: This is a quite nice sports book and in the newest part of the casino. It still isn't as nice as the Peppermill's, but it's a good book.

Number of Tables: Nine, with three to five usually going. The room takes signups about 9:30 a.m. most days, and starts dealing around ten.

Comfort of Chairs: These are comfy, swiveling leather chairs. After a few hours our bums weren't even remotely tired. The plasma TVs around the room showing sports help, too.

Closed Room or Open to Casino? It is a closed room, off the sports book way away from the hustle and bustle of clanging slots. Actually, it's quite well located.

Game Spreads and Limits: These are all low-limit games, Texas Hold 'Em only. They have $3-$6 with a half-kill or $4-$8 with a full kill on weekends. There is also No Limit at $1-$2. They also have a $2-$6 spread game, which is cool, but isn't going very often.

Beginner Games or Classes? No formal beginner games, but this is a friendly room and their daily tournaments are a great way to learn the rules and get some action. This really is a great room for the beginner or occasional player.

How Crowded is the Room? Not very. We've seen a wait for a table, but it usually doesn't happen in afternoons or on weeknights.

Comps? A buck an hour in comps. Play three hours and then go buy a cup of coffee and have enough left over to lose in a slot.

How Good Are the Players? They play at an average skill level and are plenty friendly.

What Else Do I Need to Know? The daily Hold'Em tournaments are cheap. When we've played in them we've had a blast. This room is completely non-smoking. This is one of the newest, cleanest and nicest poker rooms in town. They also have a fridge with water bottles and a coffee station in the room for you.