The Plaza Hotel is located in the old part of Manaus, which has certainly seen better days. The worse thing about the hotel and the room is that it was very expensive for what it was as we paid about $70 U.S. We´ve stayed in similar rooms for $25 in most South American cities. The high price raised our expectations for a nice hotel in which we could relax after spending seven days in the Amazon.
The room we stayed in had very little windows and so was dark. It was also dirty and needed a paint job. Thankfully it had an air conditioner as we were here during the rainy season and it was very humid. The staff forgot to give us a television remote and when we returned to ask for one they told us that they had run out. The beds were average, with the bath and bed linens okay, but the pillows were rectangles of foam. Breakfast was a pretty big buffet of tastless food.
The location did not make us feel secure although the hotel itself seems okay in this regard. While parts of the centro have been refurbished, notably the Teatro Amazona, most of the area looks and feels run down and unsafe. Beautiful colonial buildings have been restored, but next to them are strip tease shows and porn theaters.
