Marketing is better than the hotel. I gave the Peppermill a try on a trip to Reno for New Year's because I had seen all the billboards, the banner ads online, the top 10 rating from MSN, etc. I got there to find the place large in size but small on fun. It was New Year's and despite the fact that the only room they could give me was in the Annex (yuck), practically nobody was in the place having fun. I followed the crowd and hopped in a taxi and went to Harrah's instead. Peppermill has potential, but the place I saw was dark, a bit dirty, devoid of fun crowds, and didn't have any sort of buzz in the air. Also note that the location is way far away from the heart of downtown Reno.