A Great Place to stay. Really.
Well, I travel about 70%-80% of the year and I stay in a lot of hotels. What I liked about the Plaza were the friendly staff who have always been very helpful no matter what time of day/night it is. I usually get a room on the 9th floor where the view is spectacular. I ususlly stay 1-2wks and I have NEVER been disappointed. It is a hotel in the re-furbrishing stages, however I have never been given a room near noise or annoyance. On the contray, my rooms have always been clean and fresh everyday. During my first stay I was impressed to see so many visiting groups staying there, as is even the case now. Made me feel good that I had chosen well. In reading the other reviews, I wondered if the person(s) writing them are really travelers/patrons or if they are not dis-gruntled previous employees. It just made me wonder since I have never had those experiences at all. I have booked the Plaza about 7 times now and will continue to do so whenever I am in the Orange county area.
I mean really, it's a great "ECONOMY" hotel. I said "Economy". It's not the Disneyland resort, but it's Clean, Hospitable, Friendly,,..it's Great place to stay in my opinion. I am from New Mexico and I have stayed in other Economy hotels in downtown LA, Burbank, Fullerton, Phoenix, etc. and given the Plaza's close proximaty to the Amrtak/Metrolink station as well as my So. OC clients, it's a great fit.
It's about a $5-$7 taxi ride from downtown Santa Ana and about 500yrds from the 5 freeway and the ZOO.
As an entreprenuer, when I travel, I just need a clean, safe, hospitable place to lay my head for the night(s). The Plaza does all this and it's also has a friendly helpful staff, and the cable TV works too.
Sincerely, A. Montoya
Albuquerque New Mexico.