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RENO, NV

Reno is a city in the U.S. state of Nevada. It is in Northern Nevada, approximately 22 miles from Lake Tahoe. Known as “The Biggest Little City in the World”, Reno is famous for its hotels and casinos and as the birthplace of Harrah’s Entertainment.

Grand Sierra Resort and Casino: The #1 Rated Hotel in Reno, NV

At the center of all Reno has to offer, Grand Sierra Resort and Casino provides the most accommodations of any casino hotels in Reno. With more than 1,900 elegantly appointed rooms and suites, access to an 80,000-square-foot casino, a large selection of restaurants, cafés, bars, and lounges, and more than 200,000 square feet of meeting space, our Reno hotel and resort provides an inclusive, never-have-to-leave experience for discerning casino players and vacationers.

Our spacious and professionally decorated rooms and suites offer vistas of the Sierra Nevada, downtown Reno, and The Beach pool. Our casino hotel and resort amenities also include an RV park, live entertainment with top acts from around the globe, dancing till dawn in LEX Nightclub, and an array of events, including regular casino tournaments.

Novice and experienced gamers will relish our expansive casino one of the largest casino hotel in Reno. Guests can enjoy table games, slots, video poker, a live poker room, and tournaments offering prizes including cash or free play. GSR also offers live betting in our race and sports book and a players club where you can earn points faster than ever before.

Grand Sierra Resort is home to the largest convention space and meeting rooms of all Reno casino hotels. We can accommodate gatherings of 10 to 4,000 people along with full-service catering. Whether our guests are planning a wedding or a corporate retreat, GSR has a variety of unique venues along with full catering service.

We also offer guests the luxury of a full-service spa and salon, fitness center with weightlifting machines and cardio equipment, and regularly scheduled group fitness classes.

At Grand Sierra Resort we cater to families too, with a host of activities to provide hours—if not days!—of family fun. Our guests can play miniature golf, ride go-karts, and skydive at Grand Adventure Land, or enjoy FunQuest video arcade and laser tag, a 50-lane family bowling center, and Grand Sierra Cinema movie theater. We also offer Sierra Bay Aqua Golf, Reno’s only over-water driving range, plus the added benefit of an indoor simulated golf course that allows guests to play top golf courses like Pinehurst II, Pebble Beach, and Harbour Town without ever leaving the resort.

FREQUENTLY ASKED SUPPLIER QUESTIONS

What is a reverse tradeshow?
Our innovative Marketplace system matches planners and suppliers for individual appointments based on their requests, as well as additional factors. Planners sit at designated tables and suppliers have 1-2 minutes to travel between appointments. A chime signifies the beginning and end of each appointment.

How does the appointment process work?
Planners and suppliers will receive an email stating that the appointment request process is open. Mutual requests get priority, then planner requests are granted, followed by supplier requests. It is not a first-come, first-served process. As long as you complete your requests by the designated end date, your appointment selections will be granted the appropriate priority.

• Connect will provide you with a custom link, ID and password.


• You can review your profile and contact us if you would like to make changes.


• Click on the “Browse Directory” to see who is attending and use the sorting options to narrow down the list.


• Click on “Make Appointment Request” to select destinations you are interested in meeting for your one-on-one appointments.

A few helpful hints: First, review whom you’d like to meet. When requesting appointments, you can arrange them in order of preferences using a tab on the right. If someone has requested you and you’re interested in meeting with them, request them back to increase the likelihood of receiving that appointment on your schedule. The Connect portal can be used with Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browsers. Both are available to download for free. If you are still having difficulty processing your appointment requests after downloading Firefox or Chrome, contact us.

When does the appointment portal open?
The appointment request process will begin approximately 4 weeks prior to the event date. You will be notified via the email used during registration when the portal is open.

How much is registration?
Registration starts at $4,250. Additional attendee registration is $1,650. Talk to your regional sales rep for more information.

How do I book my hotel room?
You can book your room at 2017 host hotel La Quinta Resort & Club using the reservation portal.

Note: There is a non-host hotel fee of $350 incurred if you do not stay within the event room block.