The Plaza had itself a bit of a swanky makeover recently courtesy of the demise of the Fontainebleu hotel casino. They managed to pick up all the unused bedroom fittings from the Fontainebleu on the cheap. Seeing as Fontainebleu was going to be a 5* hotel, for a hotel of its class The Plaza has now got some quality furnishings. I haven’t noticed a significant rise in rates since this happened, and The Plaza still has some great special offers, so if you are considering Downtown do check it out.
The casino still feels a little unfinished, perhaps this will be spruced up next, and, for some reason, it’s always freezing in there.
I can confirm, however, that the breakfasts at the Hash House A Go Go branch here are just as good as on the Strip and one of my favourites in Vegas!
Facts and Figures:
Opening date: 2nd July 1971
Location: Downtown – Fremont Street
Casino: Yes. Royal Rewards Players Club
Poker: Yes (but they use a computerized system called pokerpro)
Number of guest rooms: 1,037 guest rooms.
Daily $18 resort fee plus tax is applicable and will be collected upon check-in.
$18.00 daily resort fee includes early check in from 10am, free wireless, free 800 and local telephone calls, complimentary bottled water, free parking and a coupon book, fitness centre admission and complimentary airport drop off.
Room categories:
Deluxe King or queens . 325sqft
Deluxe view king or queens, same as above with a view
Pool patio rooms – 450sqft with a direct access pool patio. 1 king or 2 queens.
Mini Suite – 500sqft
One or two bedroom suites – 650 – 1000sqft
Penthouse suite – 945sqft
Pool:
Rooftop pool overlooking Fremont Street. Open Daily • 9am-5pm
Restaurants:
Oscars steakhouse:
Owned by former mayor Oscar Goodman
Lounge – Open Daily at 4pm
Oscar’s Steakhouse – Open Daily at 5pm
Happy hour daily 4pm – 7pm
Hash House a Go Go:
Hash House a Go Go is located next to the hotel lobby and is open
Sunday-Thursday • 7am-11pm & Friday-Saturday • 7am-1am.
Omaha Bar:
Open 24 hours.
Pop Up Pizza:
Daily 11am – 2am
Zaba’s Mexican Grill:
$5.99 Combo Meals and a $2 Value Menu
Open Daily 11am – 2am
Subway
Open Monday-Thursday • 7am-3am & Friday-Sunday • 24 hours.
McDonald’s
Open daily • 24 hours.
Cafelatte:
6am – 10pm
Italian café in the hotel lobby
Fitness Centre:
Located on the third floor adjacent to the South Tower elevators. Open 24 hours a day and is free to hotel guests.
Enterprise Car Rental
Open Daily • 7am-3pm.
Parking
The Plaza charges $5 for self-parking or offers free valet parking for hotel and casino guests. Self-parking is available in the attached garage or outdoor parking lot. The attached garage offers direct access to the hotel and casino through the casino floor or third floor.