Question for Reno Veterans

Genoa is due west of the Minden airport (I used to live there). You are
looking at an hour+ to drive from the Minden area to the Stead airport.

Mike
MU-2

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Thanks for the tips, Joe.

Any recommended B&Bs in Genoa?

Where is Genoa in relation to Minden? Between there and Stead, hopefully!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:13:50 GMT, john smith wrote:


How do you lose a WalMart!!!


With diligence and determination!

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Thanks for the tips, Joe.

Any recommended B&Bs in Genoa?

Where is Genoa in relation to Minden? Between there and Stead, hopefully!
--
Jay Honeck

Hello,

As Mike noted, it is west of KMEV and something over an hour to Stead.
Genoa has about the same travel time as the CVI in Minden which, as the
Weiss family noted, is about 15 minutes from Carson. Reno is a bit over 30
miles from Carson but most of it is 65 mph (there is a section of 50 mph
just south of Reno - they mean it - two head-ons killed three people in less
than 24 hours a few weeks ago so lots of patrols). Stead is north of Reno
and the big bottleneck en route is the intersection of Interstate 80 and US
395 which is in year 10 or so of a 400 year construction plan (or so it
seems).

Regarding lodging, I have friends who make the short drive to the Wild Rose
Inn in Genoa a couple times a year for a kid break - they like it. It is a
newer Queen Anne replica.

http://www.wildrose-inn.com/

There is also an authentic Victorian that I know nothing about called the
Genoa House Inn.

http://www.genoahouseinn.com/

And there is a new Inn above a new retail center built to look like an 1800s
storefront called Legends Country Inn. No web site. (775) 783-0906.

My main B&B criteria is a real breakfast. I need ground up animal parts,
not muffins. If you need breakfast en route, either the Cracker Box (home
made corned beef hash on weekends) or Villa Basque (home made chorizo and
Spanish, Mexican and American breakfast) in Carson are good choices. I seem
to recall that you prefer non-smoking. Villa Basque is non-smoking and the
Cracker Box may still allow smoking at the counter but we've never been
bothered at a table there.

And, once again, don't forget to see Lake Tahoe, whether from the air or by
taking the long way to Reno.

- cj (Joe when using Google)

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Where is Genoa in relation to Minden? Between there and Stead, hopefully!

Just FYI, from Streets & Trips (any map planning software, including
Mappoint or Mapquest will get you something similar):

Time to Reno/Stead from:
Truckee -- 52 minutes
Carson City -- 56 minutes
Minden -- 75 minutes
Genoa -- 77 minutes

The times are approximate, of course. From Truckee, most of the driving is
on I-80 and is very easy (and may be quicker than calculated). From the
other places, the driving is almost entirely on 395.

Personally, if convenience was the priority, I'd go ahead and pay the bucks
to stay in Reno. If you're more interested in saving money, I'd take a look
at the other options and decide what had the most interesting stuff (to me)
nearby so that I could do some sightseeing while I was there. If you want
to minimize your drive time and costs at the same time, Truckee clearly wins
out.

For that matter, you could probably land and park at Truckee, and then stay
overnight in Verdi. Lodging will probably cost about the same, and you'd be
only about a half hour from Reno/Stead.

Of course, when comparing costs, you have to take into account the expense
of renting a car. Whether you stay in Reno and take the "free" shuttle, or
you stay somewhere else and rent a car, you're paying for transportation.
If cost is the highest priority, maybe going where a free car has been
offered to you is the right choice.

I like the old buildings right in downtown Carson City, but it's true you
could just drive there from the Minden/Genoa area to look at them...you
don't actually need to stay there. The rest of the city does sort of seem
like one big strip mall.

Pete

john smith wrote in message ...
Tahoe Joe wrote:
They lost a Kmart and a Walmart, so they try to attract new
retail leaving tens of thousands of square feet of retail empty.

How do you lose a WalMart!!!

Well, Walmart said they needed a Super Walmart and Douglas County
government and developers said, "what can we do to get your tax
dollars over here?". Meanwhile, Carson City government tried to offer
up a community park as a possible site, and a save the park movement
actually won. Now, Carson is trying to get another Super Walmart.
There is a huge empty Super Kmart at the north end of town, and empty
Walmart at the south end of town, and a number of empty light
industrial on the east side of town. So naturally, they are talking
about building somewhere else, leaving the blight.

And now, Max Baer from the Beverly Hillbillies wants to build a casino
complete with a flaming oil derrick at the old Walmart site. Of
course, only after he bought it did he learn that the CC&Rs won't
allow a casino.

More Carson stupidity. For a number of years the City has pushed the
state for a freeway bypass that the state really did not want to spend
the money on. It's being built now. So the existing downtown, which
already has vacanct casinos and vacant lots - but is right on U.S. 395
- will be bypassed.

We use a lot of services in Carson, but I sure would never invest
there.

Of course, when comparing costs, you have to take into account the expense
of renting a car. Whether you stay in Reno and take the "free" shuttle,
or
you stay somewhere else and rent a car, you're paying for transportation.
If cost is the highest priority, maybe going where a free car has been
offered to you is the right choice.

Well, our expenses for this trip have doubled, as the couple we were
planning to go with just backed out.

Suddenly, that free transportation is sounding even better!

:-)

Thanks for all the time/travel comparisons. I'm still surprised that there
is so little lodging near Stead itself, given the stature of the Reno air
races. I suppose they want to hold the race as far from civilization as
possible, but it sure makes travel plans a pain.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

There is not a lot of reason to go to Stead besides the air races.

If I were you, I would consider staying in Reno for the time that you are
going to go to the air races and then stay up at Tahoe for the balance of
your trip. If you want to keep costs down, use the shuttle for the air race
portion and rent a car for the balance. Last time I stayed in Reno, I
stayed at the Nugget and it was about $60/night. The prices vary a lot
depending on occupancy almost like airfares

Mike
MU-2


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Of course, when comparing costs, you have to take into account the
expense
of renting a car. Whether you stay in Reno and take the "free" shuttle,
or
you stay somewhere else and rent a car, you're paying for
transportation.
If cost is the highest priority, maybe going where a free car has been
offered to you is the right choice.

Well, our expenses for this trip have doubled, as the couple we were
planning to go with just backed out.

Suddenly, that free transportation is sounding even better!

:-)

Thanks for all the time/travel comparisons. I'm still surprised that
there
is so little lodging near Stead itself, given the stature of the Reno air
races. I suppose they want to hold the race as far from civilization as
possible, but it sure makes travel plans a pain.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

And now, Max Baer from the Beverly Hillbillies wants to build a casino
complete with a flaming oil derrick at the old Walmart site. Of
course, only after he bought it did he learn that the CC&Rs won't
allow a casino.

....And that's only after Reno told him to get lost when he tried to build at
Park Lane Mall.

I'm no fan of Reno, but attended a conference there a few months
ago - which happened to be held at the Eldorado Hotel/Casino.
I found it to be clean, well run and conveniently located - with
a big parking garage (free) next door. You can get good rates
by booking online (www.eldoradoreno.com). Good and reasonably
priced food in the numerous restaurants. If I were doing it I'd
fly into Minden (been there, but years ago), get a car from
Enterprise, and stay at the Eldo - but only because I know what
to expect there. No doubt you can get equally good deals at many
other places.

As for the air races, I went for a day a couple of years ago -
because I happened to be working temporarily in that neck of
the woods at the time. I found it more interesting to look over
all the exotic machinery in the pits and display area than to
watch the races themselves. I wouldn't make a special trip to
see it again, but would probably drop in for a day if I'm nearby.
YMMV. Hope you like it if you go.

David Johnson

I agree with David.
I'm not a gambler, but the casinos are kinda fun, especially if you've never
been before.
The El Dorado, Silver Legacy, and Circus Circus are all adjoined, which is
kinda cool.
Circus Circus is a bit cheesy, but they have a live circus act and a midway.
Don't eat at the buffet there, though!
I'd stick to El Dorado or Silver Legacy. La Strada is a great restaurant
(mushroom ravioli).
If you book soon, you can probably get good rates, and as mentioned, the
parking is free when validated.
From downtown Reno, it's probably 15 minutes to the Stead Airport.

Also, as mentioned, there is nothing in Stead!
My Dad lives there. That's the only reason (besides the air races) I'd ever
go there!

Adam

If you book soon, you can probably get good rates, and as mentioned, the
parking is free when validated.
From downtown Reno, it's probably 15 minutes to the Stead Airport.

Eldorado still has availability, as of this morning.

Their rooms are just $75 per night -- but jump to TWO HUNDRED TEN DOLLARS
per night on race weekend, Saturday and Sunday!

Jesus -- and I felt guilty for jumping our rates 20% for Big Ten Football,
and demanding a 2-night minimum stay!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"