Elara Room Types

dougp26364 · Oct 23, 2016

Sandy VDH said:
Its a large Acrobat document, not sure why link did work.

Yes that pink is the rooster comb, that faces the strip.

The room type is either a corner 2 BR, 3 BR or 4 BR unit, as those are configurable in multiple unit sizes. Problem is there are 2 of these per floor, 1 facing west and the strip (with the rooster tail ONLY on floors 30+), and one facing East. Unit number of one facing the strip is XX34. The room number facing east is XX02.

The rooster tail, pink box, whatever you want to call it, projects out 8 ft on the 30th floor, and 25ft on the 56th floor.
Again, there are NO floors numbered 40-49, Floors 57 to 62, are NOT timeshares. I wonder what they have put in there. Can't be hotel/timeshare space, as they are NOT allowed balconies in LV. Has to be condo by design, but what it is used for now ?? perhaps offices and sales staff. It is prime space, so I wonder.

If timeshares are not allowed to have balconies in Vegas, you'll have a difficult time explaining why every unit, including the studio units, at Polo Towers have balconies.

It's not that they're not allowed. It's likely more along the lines of a liability issue.

I believe the top floors at Elera are condo units. There is a special VIP elevator that goes to those floors.

dougp26364 · Oct 23, 2016

Ron98GT said:
Interesting. My upcoming stay at the Elara for December 30th states "1 Bedroom Junior Suite".

Based on the following:

"
ACCOMMODATIONS
Luxurious studios, plus 1-, 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom suites
Studios and 1-bedroom suites feature kitchenettes; larger suites include well-equipped kitchens
Internet access
"

It does look like we will have a kitchenette. Strange for a 1-BDRM.

Oh well, we're only there for 3 nites over New Years and will only eat breakfast in the room.

Keep in mind that Elera was originally built by Westgate. Thus a few oddities in the rooms. One of our first exchanges was into a "1 bedroom" at a Westgate in Orlando. It had a kitchenette and, in reality, was not much more than a studio with a door separating where the bed was placed.

dougp26364 · Oct 23, 2016

itradehilton said:
We recently got the 2bdr plus for New Years. We're hoping for a good view of the strip.

Most of the 2 bedroom units, at least on the higher floors, face south towards MGM. There are a few facing north but, the majority of north facing units appear to be the 1 bedroom units that aren't part of a lock-off. This going by the room diagrams (you are here maps) on the back of the doors.
https://dougp26364.smugmug.com/HGVC-Elera-Las-Vegas-NV/i-Cfrc4GQ/A

EDIT: After taking a closer look, it appears there are 5 south facing 2 bedroom lock-off units and 4 north facing lock-off units. So they're reasonably equal.

Sandy VDH · Oct 23, 2016

dougp26364 said:
If timeshares are not allowed to have balconies in Vegas, you'll have a difficult time explaining why every unit, including the studio units, at Polo Towers have balconies.

It's not that they're not allowed. It's likely more along the lines of a liability issue.

I believe the top floors at Elera are condo units. There is a special VIP elevator that goes to those floors.

Was polo tower built as a condo or as a timeshare. Hotels are not suppose to have balconies, I assume that timeshares occupancy fell under the same ruling.

Unless they are 2 or 3 stories and then they might be able to be.

MarcoCharlie · Oct 24, 2016

Regarding balconies in Vegas, take a look at the fairly new Cosmopolitan Hotel across the strip from the Elara - that place is virtually all balconies, although they refer to them as Terrace rooms on their website.

itradehilton · Nov 2, 2016

It just says 2BP , It only mentioned the floors, 50 -56, when I reserved the room.

Sandy VDH · Nov 3, 2016

That should be the corner room. There are 2 per floor. One faces the strip and one faces the east.

dougp26364 · Nov 3, 2016

Sandy VDH said:
Was polo tower built as a condo or as a timeshare. Hotels are not suppose to have balconies, I assume that timeshares occupancy fell under the same ruling.

Unless they are 2 or 3 stories and then they might be able to be.

It was a purpose built timeshare. Never built as a condo property. The issue of balconies is more liability than anything else. Westgate decided to dump the balconies when they met with their insurance company is what I had heard.

itradehilton · Dec 31, 2016

We checked into Elara and got the 56th floor, corner 2 Bdr, facing the strip for the New Year's Eve weekend. This is our first stay here and we love the room.

Stephanie Banks · Jan 3, 2017

I've stayed at the Elara last year in a 2br L/O
Absolutely gorgeous. It has a hotel feel, but one side had a full kitchen, w/d combo, jacuzzi tub, and nice sectional couch facing the balcony/window (can't remember if it was an actual balcony or just a huge bay window) with projector when you closed the blinds (actually you pushed a button and the white screen rolled down and doubled as blinds and projector screen)

The other side was a normal hotel room with a queen bed, microwave and sink.

Nomad420 · Jan 13, 2017

Thanks to all on this thread. New to HGVC/Hilton Club and just booked a 3BR(the one with the full 1br attached) at Elara. Couldn't get the high floor option as it was unavailable but the information here was very helpful. The architectural drawings were hysterically helpful....LOL and thanks again.

Ty1on · Jan 13, 2017

dougp26364 said:
If timeshares are not allowed to have balconies in Vegas, you'll have a difficult time explaining why every unit, including the studio units, at Polo Towers have balconies.

It's not that they're not allowed. It's likely more along the lines of a liability issue.

I believe the top floors at Elera are condo units. There is a special VIP elevator that goes to those floors.

Hotels are not allowed to have balconies. Timeshares are condos, and condos are allowed to have balconies. I'd imagine most timeshare developers are either developing buildings that can qualify as hotels down the road or if some big hotel company makes an offer they can't refuse before they go into sales, or they are simply afraid that folks can't buy more from guests after they've jumped off the balcony.

An astute Vegas frequenter is now going to say, "but Ty1on, Cosmopolitan has balconies, and it's a hotel, so you're wrong!" Well, the Cosmopolitan was designed to be a multi-use with hotel rooms and condos. If you look at the West (larger) building, there are rooms without balconies, and rooms with balconies. The East (skinny) tower is all balconies. All those balconies were intended to belong to condo owners. Then the real estate crash happened. The developer went under, Deutschebank took over the project, and completed the build. Because the towers had already been constructed with balconies but there was no condo market to sell them to, Cosmopolitan received a waiver of the law against hotel room balconies, and thus is the only major hotel in Las Vegas with balconies. There is actually a small handful of condo owners that bought in during the initial construction and refused the buy-out offer Deutschebank presented to them. There were lawsuits involving condo owners.

Nomad420 · Jan 13, 2017

LOL, not sure where to post this but just got my confirm at the Elara with check out time at 10AM! It is Vegas, are they kidding! I hope they have a little give on that.

dougp26364 · Jan 15, 2017

Ty1on said:
Hotels are not allowed to have balconies. Timeshares are condos, and condos are allowed to have balconies. I'd imagine most timeshare developers are either developing buildings that can qualify as hotels down the road or if some big hotel company makes an offer they can't refuse before they go into sales, or they are simply afraid that folks can't buy more from guests after they've jumped off the balcony.

An astute Vegas frequenter is now going to say, "but Ty1on, Cosmopolitan has balconies, and it's a hotel, so you're wrong!" Well, the Cosmopolitan was designed to be a multi-use with hotel rooms and condos. If you look at the West (larger) building, there are rooms without balconies, and rooms with balconies. The East (skinny) tower is all balconies. All those balconies were intended to belong to condo owners. Then the real estate crash happened. The developer went under, Deutschebank took over the project, and completed the build. Because the towers had already been constructed with balconies but there was no condo market to sell them to, Cosmopolitan received a waiver of the law against hotel room balconies, and thus is the only major hotel in Las Vegas with balconies. There is actually a small handful of condo owners that bought in during the initial construction and refused the buy-out offer Deutschebank presented to them. There were lawsuits involving condo owners.

Actually, I was thinking more MGM Signature than the Cosmopolitan, but, I think they have full ownership condo's in that project as well. I thought at one time the high roller suites (think Elvis) had balconies.

Regardless, I can't find a link to any law prohibiting them but, just the same, they don't exist. Timeshares do have them but, Elera, which had them on the drawing board, never had them in the build out as far as timeshare owners are concerned. We had what was once a prominent poster on this site who purchased a pre-construction 4 bedroom corner suite at Elera and was looking forward to sitting on his balcony, watching the Bellagio fountain show on NYE. Needless to say it never worked out.

Nomad420 · Jan 15, 2017

Maybe those "balconies" turned into those "pink" alcoves in the 2BR corner suites some have spoken about.

Sandy VDH · Jan 15, 2017

Nomad420 said:
LOL, not sure where to post this but just got my confirm at the Elara with check out time at 10AM! It is Vegas, are they kidding! I hope they have a little give on that.

That is normal for most timeshares. Worldmark at Noon is one of the rarer exceptions. 10 am is the norm.

Nomad420 · Jan 16, 2017

Sandy VDH said:
That is normal for most timeshares. Worldmark at Noon is one of the rarer exceptions. 10 am is the norm.

My TS is Utah is 11AM and you can usually push it to Noon. I was just laughing about it because I know the crew that will be in Vegas and they are not going to enjoy the 10am check out. Guess I could have booked another day ....LOL

dougp26364 · Jan 16, 2017

Nomad420 said:
My TS is Utah is 11AM and you can usually push it to Noon. I was just laughing about it because I know the crew that will be in Vegas and they are not going to enjoy the 10am check out. Guess I could have booked another day ....LOL

That's what I usually do in Hawaii, but only because most return flights leave late afternoon to late evening. I just don't like to be homeless vs trying to get moving early after a late night of partying.

Check with the front desk. Surely others have requested late check outs in the past and, for small additional fee I'm sure there's a chance you might be able to sleep in a little longer. Or, everyone can just keep the party going until it's time to head for the airport. Plenty of time to sleep on the flight home and once you get home.

Sandy VDH · Jan 17, 2017

I have routinely booked an extra day just to avoid a early check out.

Helios · Jan 17, 2017

+1 on reserving extra days before and after. no need to depend on early check in or late check out.

PattieP · Jan 24, 2017

Hi, newbie here, I currently have a 1bd at grandview week 30. The hubby and I are going to Vegas week 30 but would rather stay at the Elara. I was just wondering if Elara was ever on "extra vacations". We want to take another couple. For a different unit.

PattieP · Jan 24, 2017

PattieP said:
Hi, newbie here, I currently have a 1bd at grandview week 30. The hubby and I are going to Vegas week 30 but would rather stay at the Elara. I was just wondering if Elara was ever on "extra vacations". We want to take another couple. For a different unit.

Sorry, forgot to mention that we'd be using RCI. I can't really check yet, we don't have our membership number yet

Sandy VDH · Jan 24, 2017

They are rarely deposited into RCI. I have gotten one in the past when Hilton does it annual deposit of weeks into RCI, but never as an extra vacation.

Sandy VDH · Jan 28, 2017

I am staying at Elara next week. I have the 4 BR unit booked. If anyone has any specific Elara questions, please post them here and I will see what I can do about answering them.

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