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| - I stayed at the Plaza for two nights (Thursday and Friday) recently. Overall, it was a good stay. Rating a hotel and casino is tricky, as there are so many components to a stay, so I'll break them down.
Hotel - 3 stars: The basic rooms are newly renovated and clean but small and low frills. Beds were comfortable, but the room had few amenities. There was a lack of power outlets in the room, making using a laptop and charging cell phones difficult.
Casino - 1star: I'd never seen a sadder Vegas casino than The Plaza on the Thursday night I arrived. At midnight, there were maybe 10 people there overall. And, as a poker player, the lack of a poker room was a big negative for me. But also, when I was eating at the pizza stand at the end of the casino, a belt sander was blaring where they are doing construction in the sports book. It was bizarre. Thankfully, the Golden Nugget is within walking distance.
Restaurant selection: 4 stars: Outside of the McDonald's and Subway, the restaurants are a nice mix of locally-owned establishments with strong reputations. I'm more likely to come back here again as a dining stop than as a gambling destination.
That averages to a 2 2/3rds stars, and I'll bump them up to three for generally polite and efficient service, and for having a great location in Downtown Vegas. But for a little more, I think you can do a lot better in the Fremont St. area.
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