We host events here quite a bit. After wasting a lot of money at strip hotels our next event is going to be at the Plaza Downtown. It was just gutted and refurbished and opened back up about a year ago.
Rooms are usually $30-45 or if you want nicer rooms you can go across the street to the Nugget and get a two story suite for about $150.
The Plaza has something for everybody from a good $60 steak all the way down to McDonalds right in the building and everything in between.
If you want to drive you're right at the intersection of all the interstates and you're right at the North end of the Strip.
If you want to drink you're right at the end of the Fremont street experience where you can walk around and drink to your heart's content, then stumble back to your room.
They have an upper parking deck that is usually closed off where you could get some pretty good pictures of cars too.
We're done with events where the coffee is $100 a gallon and internet service is $2k. The downtown Casinos offer a bargain these days.
Whether you want an event with a convention style room, or just a cool place to get together and meet downtown is where it's at.
No, I don't work for the Plaza, I just live here and have to host an event or two every year and have learned some lessons.