I stayed here during the recent Bike Fest. The new Plaza is a big improvement over the old but it is still a Work in Progress in my book. The Casino is very nice and they have a decent collection of the latest slot & poker machines plus the standard table games.
They have some nice new restaurants (including Hash House) with more to come. I'm looking to check out Oscar's in the old Firefly location when it opens. I checked out the Swinger's Club but didn't see anything that impressive. I'll be surprised if this place survives without some sort of theme change.
I had a room in the North Tower with a King bed that was not on the Fremont Street side of the hotel. Decent view and not much noise. The room had the Fontainebleau furniture, tile, etc that the Plaza is justifiably proud of. The tile and bathroom are very nice but the WIP theme continues with very crummy looking doors and a few other old pieces left over. The two bedside lamps were a part of the WIP entertainment. It looks like they were designed to work with an outlet that operates from a switch. None were available nearby so the best way to turn off the lamp was to pull the plug from the outlet.
The parking lot is still the pits and the crowd from the bus station next door make it even more interesting.
I hope they follow through and finish the work because then the Plaza could be a very nice property downtown. For now if you can get it cheaper than the Golden Nugget I'd stay there but be aware of the ongoing construction.