I don't do Vegas nearly as much as I used to but I wanted to try downtown and the Freemont Street Experience as we were passing through on Thanksgiving weekend. We spent Saturday night here The Plaza was recently remodeled. I was not impressed.
The quality of the remodel, though adequate could have been a lot nicer. The room was clean but the bathroom had a lot to be desired. Since they remodeled the showers they should have raised the shower heads. I'm very tall and the best I could get was mid chest. It would work fine for someone 5'6" or less. The mirror works well for someone 5'9" or less, any taller and you have to squat. Getting from the self parking garage into the casino was interesting. The elevator was very slow, it had carpeting but it was impossible to tell what color it was because of the filth. Like most of the downtown hotels the cigarette smoke is really bad. Ventilation is much better on The Strip. On the plus side check in went well and I called housekeeping for an extra pillow and it was there in under 5 minutes.
The Freemont St. Experience. Vegas is not a place for kids but we had two with us and it wasn't a good influence. Sure there were costumed characters including Sponge Bob, Mickey and Mini Mouse right in between the almost naked show girls, the guy dressed (undressed) as an Indian in a loin cloth and the diamond vision type screens outside of the strip bars. The bums were a little distressing also.This is Vegas and I am not complaining , I'm only warning other parents that this is really not a place for young-uns.
The next trip will definitely be on the strip sans kids.