I been looking at the possibility of making a trip to Reno. I guess my main reason for wanting to go there is because I never been there. For me it would involve changing planes twice. It would take at least 10 or 11 hours just to get there.

I would like to get by without a car if possible so probably would stay downtown. Any recommendations on where to stay? I noticed the casino hotels have free shuttles to and from the airport. I read on trip advisor one way to shuttle between casinos is to shuttle thru the airport. Here is link to live shuttle map from airport to downtown casinos. Anybody use it?
http://www.therowshuttle.com/

Is it safe to walk the streets at the downtown casinos. It appears they are very close together. How about walking from Peppermill to Atlantis? It looks to be only a little more than a half mile. Do folks walk it?

It appears Reno is a pretty unsafe place. Is this true? Is it safe in daytime hours?