Q: positive

A: The check in service was great. The lady who helped us get settled was so nice and gave us drink tickets! The rooms were a good size, beds were comfortable and everything was clean. I wish the bathrooms were a bit bigger but that's only because we have 5 girls in a room. Definitely a good location on the strip!

Q: positive

A: Stopped in last night with the lovely Barbara G. for an evening of cocktails and dancing, and while we didnt do much dancing we certainly had an entertaining evening to say the least. This was my second time visiting the Sidebar, and I have to say, my experiences were like night and day! Last night was the infamous sunday dance party. We mounted those stairs as the beat thumped and the DJ loomed at the top of the staircase like a monolith of sound, a pillar of electro non-chalance. It was a bit crowded and akward to get at the bar tenders with bodies loitering everywhere, a million side conversations chattering away, obscuring my pleas in a Cacophonous wall of noise. I am 6'4'' and with a jew fro mop of curls, i've never had a problem attracting a bar tenders gaze what with my inherent good looks and obvious desperation for liquor. Last night was different. We stood there for a good 10-20 minutes it seemed before we were even acknowledged. A wandering door man "sans porte" approached us for our id's. I gave him mine, he slapped a wristband on me. Babs fumbled in her purse for hers but finally found it and she received her token of age verification. We waited. and waited. The door man came back and asked for our id's again. we flashed our wristbands. Finally a bar tender acknowledges my presence, i put in an order for a greyhound and a dirty martini, this was approx $12? My greyhound was a little weak w/ the voddy and heavier on the grapefruit than i'd have preferred but it was tasty none the less. Barbara's dirty 'tini was strong and delicious, *makes mental note*. We shouldered our way past the crowded dance floor and grabbed some seats on the very edge. A rotund guy girated on the dance floor w/ the grace of an epileptic sea cow, and his crew sashayed and minced about him like moons or satellites stuck in his orbit. His red shirt and plump body and spastic movements entrapped my gaze, quite shaman like, and it wasnt long before I became nauseous and suggested we move away from his coterie of shameless ness. Unfortunately the dance floor grew bigger and his jerky movements propelled him nearer us yet again. I went to grab a tall boy of Pabst, momentarily abandoning Barbara G., to fend for herself. After what seemed an eternity, i'd secured another brew. I elbow my way back to Barbara, only to see her pained expression turn to relief, there happened to be a great spot on the couch opened up so i waved her over. We sat on the plush couches whispering to each other and sipping our cocktails, surverying the crowd. The people watching here was just stellar, so many characters: cool-aid sea cow ballerina and the spiders from mars, prince valliant with a curly lions mane of hair, the various dj's and hipster girls, and of course plenty of 'mo's out living it up.On the way out the wandering door man asked us for our ID's a 3rd time, but by then we were too tired to be annoyed. I had a great time and truly enjoyed myself, it might be a while before i come back to Sidebar on a sunday night but it's definitely worth a visit. What with "Party Foul"/ Homme dead and gone, this seems to be your next best bet for a dance night at a really great bar.

Q: negative

A: Hot Feel - seafood restaurant as in boiling crab or hot n juicy style yet a lot less appealing - average price ~$16 including tips (averagely $10/lbs for any type). The place is mainly for Chinese youth, alcohol is served and you will be hearing a lot of Chinese. We were served by a young chinese girl yet I don't think she's good at it. On the other hand there was other young Asian American girl who was really kind and nice to us that's why we left 20% gratitude. Food is nothing special compare to boiling crab or hot n juicy, management is bad, the restaurant in general is really unprofessional and unprepared. I would not recommend anyone here and I would not come back. 2.5/5, that's 2.5 is for the nice waitress that served us.

Q: negative

A:
This hotel is okay. Cheap, but you get what you pay for. For me, while I'm on vacation I try not to spend too much time in my room so I'm just looking for a room where I can sleep comfortably and get ready for my day. Here are some of the problems I had with my stay at the Plaza Hotel and Casino in downtown Vegas: 1) The next room over was smoking pot, so I had to endure that while I went to sleep (it is one of the rooms where they are joined by a locked door), 2) out of the 6 elevators, only 2 were in operation. The other 4 were under repair, 3) Tried taking shower in the morning, but all I got nothing but steaming water - no cold water in the shower or bathroom sink. Called front desk and they said they will have someone fix it. 20 minutes later it was fixed, but I had to keep checking the water to see if it was fixed. Never got a call or contact from the hotel saying it was fixed. 4) You have to pay for parking but you can get it reimbursed at the cashier office only within 24hrs from the time you park. Overall, the experience was not horrible, but not good either. I think the next time I will stay at the California or dish out the extra cash for a hotel on the strip. It's just that the circumstances of my trip, downtown Vegas hotel's was a better pick. Oh one neat thing is the 1/2 lbs. hot dog eatery downstairs next to the subway.