Plaza Hotel

The pictures were good. It was filthy. Carpet stained, bathtub rusty and mold growing. No restaurant. There were tables and chairs but disgusting. The area was close to the Busan train station but I would never recommend them. It was booked thru expedia and can not get in contact with anyone there.

We booked 3 rooms for 6 adults here. It is not a great place to stay in. The receptionist at the front desk couldn't understand simple basic English, let alone speak it. It was very difficult for us to get any information from her. The corridor outside the rooms were very dim and the bedroom has a very musky smell. I wouldn't say the bed is fantastic to sleep on either. The ceiling in the toilet and at the main door has big holes in it! Let's just assume it is an access hole for servicemen to put their hands in to fix some of the stuffs in there. But shouldn't they cover the hole back up? That hole is a chance for creepy crawlies to start creeping their way into the room! Or... what if someone has installed a hidden camera there?? Like the title says, stay here only if you are on a very tight budget. Hotel is in a great location though, near the KTX Busan Station and Metro entrances.

This was not a great choice, As the taxi stopped out front I was hoping there had been a mistake, but, no, this was where I had booked. Internet photos sometimes lie! The Plaza is in a very rundown part of Busan, near the central railway, and near a major motorway. I seemed to be the only guest, in fact I felt I may have been the last-ever guest... the counter staff (only ever one there at a time) were very nice and friendly - and let me look at every room in the hotel, but each was truly worse than the last. The room I finally settled on was in fact a "suite", with a windlowless bedroom and a living room with a window out onto a neon sign. The hotel offered no breakfast (thank heavens), and no one had cleaned the lobby area in a very long time; the hotel restaurant seemed to be closed up for good - and I was glad to get away. But Busan is a fascinating place and from the Plaza I was able to get around very easily. I repeat: the staff were fine, very nice people, but theirs is a decidely crumbling empire!