Kit Kat Guest Ranch Explained

Nickname:Kit Kat Ranch
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Address:48 Kit Kat Drive
Location:Carson City, Nevada
Opened:1963

The Kit Kat Guest Ranch is a legal, licensed brothel in the US state of Nevada located about east of Carson City[1] in the unincorporated town of Mound House, in Lyon County, at 48 Kit Kat Drive.[2] The ranch was owned by Dennis Hof until his death in October 2018.[3]

It sits along the east side of a loop at the south end of Kit Kat Drive, which also is the home to two other brothels owned by Hof: The Love Ranch and the Sagebrush Ranch. The name of this brothel is often shortened to the Kit Kat Ranch.

History

The ranch originally opened in 1963, and was first licensed (special use permit) in 1980. The ranch came under the ownership of Jacie Caramella and her mother Shelia[4] in 2001. Porn star Rebecca Love, who worked at the ranch as a guest celebrity at times, was named spokesmodel for the ranch in 2005.[5] At the time it was one of the few brothels in Nevada to regularly feature porn stars such as Dennis Hof's former girlfriend[6] Sunset Thomas.[7] [8]

The ranch was bought from the Caramellas by Dennis Hof in October 2012. Hof shut the ranch for an extensive multi-million dollar renovation. It reopened in May 2016.[9] [10]

On September 14, 2023, a fire broke out in Kit Kat Ranch causing extensive structural and property damage, but no injuries or fatalities. An investigation into the cause is still pending.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Nevada Brothels Guide . redlightvegas.com . 18 December 2018 . August 2018.
  2. Web site: Trout . Keith . SUPs to be considered for existing brothels . Reno Gazette Journal . 18 December 2018 . en . 3 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Duggan . Brian . Damon . Anjeanette . Spillman . Benjamin . DeHaven . James . Beasley . Yvonne . Dennis Hof, Nevada's bombastic legal pimp and Assembly candidate, has died . Reno Gazette Journal . 18 December 2018 . en . 16 October 2018.
  4. Web site: Caron . Christina . Nevada Brothels Hit Hard by Gas Prices . abcnews.go.com . ABC News . 18 December 2018 . 23 June 2008.
  5. Web site: Rebecca Love Named Spokesmodel for Kit Kat Ranch . https://web.archive.org/web/20051023194446/http://www.ainews.com/Archives/Story8977.phtml . usurped . October 23, 2005 . ainews.com . 18 December 2018 . 31 May 2005.
  6. Web site: Katsilometes . John . Suit against Sunset Thomas offers new wrinkle in the oldest profession . lasvegassun.com . Las Vegas Sun Newspaper . 18 December 2018 . en . 17 June 2013.
  7. Web site: Adult Stars . www.cathouselovers.com . 18 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050212032403/http://www.cathouselovers.com/welcome.html . 12 February 2005 . live .
  8. Web site: Meyer . Frank . Rebecca Love On Fire . AVN . 18 December 2018 . 19 July 2004.
  9. Web site: KitKat Ranch home page. KitKat Ranch website.
  10. Web site: Dennis Hof's World Famous Kit Kat Ranch Brothel Announces Grand Re-Opening May 26th After Multi-Million Dollar Face-Lift . www.prnewswire.com . 18 December 2018 . en . 23 May 2016.