We stayed at the Plaza for 7 nights in November 2007 and 7 nights in February 2008. On both occasions we were extremely pleased with our overall experience at the Plaza from beginning to end.
We have been to Vegas several times and used to always stay on the Strip. But in Nov 07 we decided to try staying on Fremont and are we ever glad we did. The atmosphere downtown is far more fun and friendlier than on the Strip. Our days of staying on the Strip are done...downtown is where its at.
One of the main reasons we enjoy downtown far better than the strip is the hotel/casino staff. We experienced good, friendly service at all the downtown casinos, but the Plaza staff is second to none. Every staff member we encountered at the Plaza provided us with friendly, quick, and efficient service. Here are just a few examples:
- Housekeeping always kept our room spotless and handled any special requests we had quickly and with a smile on their face;
- Bar and cocktail service is super fast, as good as any in Vegas, and better than most. And, icing on the cake, the staff are all very friendly;
- Dealers, table games and slot attendants are helpful and friendly. They are happy to take the time to explain games you may not know that well, actually root for you to win, and seem genuinely happy when you do.
In short the Plaza staff make you feel like a valued customer and person. Basically they act as if it is their job and duty to ensure that you have the most fun and best Las Vegas experience possible.
As for the hotel itself, we've always found our rooms to be clean and with everything in satisfactory working order. They have all the necessary amenities that we require. I might add that both times we stayed their we were with groups of 8 people so we had 4 rooms between us. All our traveling companions were satisfied with their rooms and had no problems.
I won't tell you to expect the ultimate in world class 5 star plus swank when staying at the Plaza. Let's remember you are not staying at one of those $500 a night rooms at some of the places on the Strip. However, I can say, in my opinion, if you want to stay in a decent hotel, with clean rooms, a comfortable bed, a fun atmosphere, and great service, the Plaza offers probably the best value for your money in Las Vegas.
We, like most people we know, don't go to Vegas to hang out in the rooms. What we primarily want in a Vegas hotel room is one that is clean and comfortable and has all the basic amenities. At the Plaza you will get that. But you will get it for a very good price and with great all around service from the staff.
The last couple of things I'll comment on are the pool and the eating establishments.
The Plaza is one of the few downtown hotels that offer a pool. While its not as swanky as some of the Strip pools its big enough to serve it's purpose and there is plenty of room for sun tanning and relaxing in the loungers. Of the pools in the downtown hotels it's probably the 2nd nicest.
The Plaza offers a wide variety of eating establishments, from very informal/inexpensive to buffets, to fine dining. We've tried them all and we've always enjoyed our meals at any of the Plaza's establishments and never experienced any problems. The buffet is a extremely reasonable $7.77 for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
All in all our 2 stays at the Plaza were our best 2 trips to Vegas. We've already booked another trip there and we plan to stay there from now on.