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Line 1: {{Short description\|Hotel in Nevada, United States}} {{Refimprove\|date=June 2014}} {{Infobox building \|name=~~Siena~~Renaissance Reno \|native_name= \|native_name_lang= \|former_names=Holiday Reno (1956–1998)<br>Siena Reno (2001–2017) \|alternate_names= \|status= \|logo=~~Siena Reno logo~~RenaissanceHotelsNew.~~png~~svg \|image=Tahoe-Pyramid Trail Between Sparks and Reno, Nevada - 49910571388.jpg ~~\|image=Siena Hotel exterior.jpg~~ \|caption=Renaissance Reno in 2020 ~~\|image_alt=~~ ~~\|caption=~~ ~~\|map_type=~~ ~~\|map_alt=~~ ~~\|map_caption=~~ \|altitude= \|building_type= Line 21 ⟶ 18: \|ren_cost= \|client= \|owner=HMRN LLC<ref name=odriscoll>{{cite news\|title=Official: Siena sold to Delaware LLC\|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal\|author=Bill O'Driscoll\|date=June 30, 2015\|url=https://www.rgj.com/story/money/gaming/2015/06/30/siena-closes-casino-word-awaits-new-owner/29524795/\|accessdate=2019-03-14}}</ref> ~~\|owner=HMRN, LLC~~ \|hotel_chain=[[Renaissance Hotels]] \|current_tenants= \|landlord= Line 28 ⟶ 26: \|location_town=[[Reno, Nevada\|Reno]], [[Nevada]] \|location_country=[[United States]] \|coordinates= {{coord\|39.5252\|-119.8106\|type:landmark_region:US-NV\|display=inline,title}} ~~\|iso_region=~~ ~~\|coordinates_display=~~ ~~\|latitude=~~ ~~\|longitude=~~ ~~\|latd=~~ ~~\|latm=~~ ~~\|lats=~~ ~~\|latNS=~~ ~~\|longd=~~ ~~\|longm=~~ ~~\|longs=~~ ~~\|longEW=~~ ~~\|coordinates=~~ \|groundbreaking_date= \|start_date= \|completion_date=~~2011~~ \|opened_date={{Start date and age\|~~April 18, 2011~~1956}} ~~\|theme=[[Tuscany]]~~ \|inauguration_date= \|renovation_date=2001<br>2011<br>2017 \|demolition_date= \|destruction_date= Line 79 ⟶ 64: \|ren_qty_surveyor= \|ren_awards= \| website = {{URL\|marriott.com/hotels/travel/rnobr-renaissance-reno-downtown-hotel}} ~~\|url={{URL\|sienareno.com}}~~ \|embedded= \|references= }} The '''Renaissance Reno''' (formerly '''Holiday Reno''' and '''Siena Reno''') is a [[hotel]] and former [[casino]] in [[Reno, Nevada\|Reno]], [[Nevada]]. It ~~was~~opened ~~previously~~in ~~'''Holiday~~1956 ~~Reno'''~~as ~~until~~the ~~closing~~Holiday, ~~down~~closed in 1998, and ~~reopening~~reopened as Siena ~~Reno~~ in 2001.~~<ref>{{cite~~ ~~web\|url=http://gaming.nv.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=3428\|title=Listing~~It ofuses ~~Financial~~the ~~Statements Square Footage\|date=\|publisher=~~[[~~Nevada~~Renaissance ~~Gaming Control Board~~Hotels]]~~\|accessdate=March~~ ~~16,~~brand ~~2015}}</ref>~~under license from [[Marriott International]]. ==History== ===Holiday (1956–1998)=== [[File:Siena Hotel Spa Casino logo.png\|thumb\|right\|Siena Reno logo (2011–2015)]]▼ Holiday ~~Reno~~ opened in 1956 as a non-gaming hotel.<ref name="holiday">{{cite book\|title=The Rise of the Biggest Little City: An Encyclopedic History of Reno Gaming 1931-1981\|last=Kling\|first=Dwayne\|isbn=0-87417-340-X}}</ref> Within a year of its opening, poor performance resulted in the addition of gaming.<ref name="holiday" /> At the end of October, 1998, after ~~over 40~~42 years in business, Holiday ~~Reno~~ closed.<ref name="closed">{{cite web\|url=http://www.jour.unr.edu/outpost/community/archives/com.sweeney.renoheritage.html\|title=Reno's Heritage\|work=Nevada Outpost\|date=19 October 1998\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930172019/http://www.jour.unr.edu/outpost/community/archives/com.sweeney.renoheritage.html\|archive-date=2008-09-30\|accessdate=11 November 2009}}</ref> Shortly after the old Holiday closed, it was purchased by California investor Barney Ng, who planned to remodel the old building by completely gutting the structure and then rebuilding and expanding on it, at a cost of [[US$]]16-$20 million, transforming the structure and adding an all suite floor, an additional wing to the tower, a larger casino, dining venues, a large spa, and an entrance with a clock tower. ~~The hotel opened on July 31, 2001 with 500 employees.~~ ===Siena (2001–2017)=== After years of financial struggle, Siena Reno closed down on October 21, 2010.▼ The hotel opened on July 31, 2001 with 500 employees. ▲After years of financial struggle, Siena ~~Reno~~was closed ~~down~~ on October 21, 2010. It was decided by creditors to auction the hotel off and that was done on November 10, 2010. A group of investors from various locations around the country including Reno with hospitality experience called "Grand Siena, LLC" purchased the property for $3.9 million. ▲[[File:Siena Hotel Spa Casino logo.png\|thumb\|right\|Siena Reno logo (2011–2015)]] Grand Siena, LLC invested $5 million into refurbishing Siena Reno, including remodeled rooms, a redesigned casino, new restaurants and entertainment venues and a revamped spa. They claimed the hotel was positioned to rank as a 4 or 5 diamond resort. The newly revamped Siena ~~Reno~~ opened on April 18, 2011. The new owners of the boutique resort say they have replaced much of the old Italian theme with an aggressive-contemporary theme using ~~lots of~~much marble, LED lighting, and imported artwork. They say the new facility will cater to a more mature audience with less emphasis on loud nightlife. [[File:Siena Reno logo.png\|thumb\|right\|Siena Reno logo (2015–2017)]] In May 2015, Grand Siena, LLC agreed to sell ~~Siena Reno. The undisclosed buyer planned to renovate~~ the ~~property and partner with a well-known hotel brand~~Siena.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Siena Hotel and Casino changing hands again\|newspaper=KOLO-TV\|location=Reno, NV\|agency=AP\|date=May 5, 2015\|url=http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Siena-Hotel-and-Casino-Changing-Hands-Again-302601971.html\|accessdate=2015-05-05}}</ref> The casino closed on June 30, 2015, ~~amid speculation that~~ the ~~new~~day ~~owner would operate~~before the ~~Siena~~sale aswas acompleted.<ref ~~non-gaming~~name=odriscoll ~~property.~~/><ref>{{cite news\|title=Siena closes casino; word awaits on new owner\|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal\|author=Bill O'Driscoll\|date=June 30, 2015\|url=http://www.rgj.com/story/money/gaming/2015/06/30/siena-closes-casino-word-awaits-new-owner/29524795/\|accessdate=June 30, 2015}}</ref> Months later, the ownership group, led by developer Fernando Leal, announced that the Siena would be rebranded as a Renaissance Hotel, and confirmed that the casino would not reopen.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Bye-bye, Siena. Hello, 'Renaissance'\|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal\|author=Bill O'Driscoll\|date=August 13, 2015\|url=https://www.rgj.com/story/money/gaming/2015/08/14/bye-bye-siena-hello-renaissance/31667489/\|accessdate=2019-03-14}}</ref> ===Renaissance by Marriott (2017–present)=== In 2017, renovations were completed and the rebranding as a Renaissance Hotel took effect.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Former casino reemerges as a Renaissance Hotel in downtown Reno\|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal\|author=Mike Higdon\|date=April 5, 2017\|url=https://www.rgj.com/story/money/business/2017/04/05/former-casino-reemerges-renaissance-hotel-downtown-reno/304686001/\|accessdate=2019-03-14}}</ref> ==References== Line 103 ⟶ 97: ==External links== {{Commons category}} ~~{{commonscat}}~~ * {{Official website\|http://www.~~sienareno~~marriott.com/hotels/travel/rnobr-renaissance-reno-downtown-hotel}} {{Reno Casinos}} ~~{{coord\|39.525167\|-119.810602\|display=title}}~~ [[Category:~~2015~~1956 ~~disestablishments~~establishments in Nevada]]▼ [[Category:Casinos in Reno, Nevada]]▼ ~~[[Category:Hotels in Reno, Nevada]]~~ [[Category:Casino hotels]] [[Category:Casinos completed in 1956]] ▲[[Category:Casinos in Reno, Nevada]] [[Category:Defunct casinos in Nevada]] [[Category:~~Defunct~~Hotel ~~hotels~~buildings completed in ~~Nevada~~1956]] [[Category:Hotels established in 1956]] [[Category:~~1956 establishments~~Hotels in Reno, Nevada]] ▲[[Category:2015 disestablishments in Nevada]]