We stayed at Paradise Plaza Inn years ago, and were sorry to see how it has gone downhill. We arrived early and while hopeful, didn't expect to get a room. We were told that no rooms were available, but they would contact us when our room was available. After an hour or so (with no word on the room) we stopped back in, and were given keys to our room. Obviously it had been ready, but we were not contacted. One of the two elevators were broken. A leaking pipe was located in the hallway on our floor(5th) and had buckets under it to catch the water. The elevator and leaky pipe were never addressed during our stay. At one point someone reported a fire in the hotel. The fire emergency lights did blink on and off, but there was no alarm to let people know of a possible fire. Thankfully it turned out to be something of a minor consequence, and even though the fire company was on hand, we were allowed back into the hotel after about half an hour or so. I love dogs, but know some people do not. Apparently the hotel is very dog friendly, and there were dogs all over the place. So, if you are allergic or afraid of dogs, I would recommend a different hotel. There was trash located near the pool area and remained there for at least three days, and was falling out of the container onto the ground before being emptied. The hotel is conveniently located to the boardwalk and many restaurants. We did see some nicer hotels that we may stay at if we visit Ocean City again.