The National Bowling Stadium is located
right in the heart of down town Reno.
There are plenty of hotels near by
to suit every budget.
Some are lovely and come with all sorts of perks
and others are not so lovely and come with a free can of raid.
There is something for everyone here.
Naturally we have casinos, but there are even family activities
Plus the hookers baby sit!
Harrah's is right next to the bowling stadium, you can probably walk there quickly.
The Eldorado, Silver Legacy are only a few blocks away and are also very nice.
You can always drive 10 minutes to the fantastic Peppermill, Atlantis or Grand Sierra Resort. They are not down town but are a close drive ( no you cant walk there its too far to walk) and they are great places very new, classy ( for a casino) and have good fun and entertainment.
If you stay in any of the local motels which are mostly dumps that have not been cleaned since Nixon was President, you might wanna walk with a bowling pin in your hand to fend off pan handlers and toothless crack heads, plus you can do an impromptu juggling act on the corner and pass the hat and make a few bucks.
From the Reno Tahoe International Airport ( the only airport here) Getting here is easy. The National Bowling Stadium is in the heart of down town Reno. From the Reno airport its about 15 minutes by car or casino shuttle from the airport. Shuttles to all area casino hotels run from the south end of the airport all day long on a regular schedule they are FREE. You can also take a taxi which of course is not free. And you will probably meet a nice driver named Ishlami who will be more then happy to practice his English on you.
Or if for some reason you want to take a city bus.... The main downtown bus stop is right in front of The National Bowling Stadium. From there Citi-fare ( our city bus) will pretty much take you anyplace in Reno or Sparks. Beware though, this bus stop seems to be a place for the local derelicts more politically correctly referred to as the "less fortunate" to hang out so expect to get pan handled or just feel like you need a shower or a good de lousing after words.
Can I say this any more strongly?
So if you really want to take the bus my advice is to again carry a bowling pin and talk to yourself out loud about space aliens or area 51 and soon you just may have the entire bench to yourself....
Personally I'd just rent a car or take a taxi.
If you drive right to the bowling stadium there is a large multi story parking lot at the stadium and parking is usually FREE and you can grab your balls and walk right into the building and go bowling.
There also a bar on the first floor that serve all the usual nutritious meals of chicken wings, hot dogs and BEER that allow bowlers to display the same beautiful athletic physique of Homer Simpson.