Elara, a Hilton Grand Vacation Hotel-Center Strip

The Strip, Las Vegas

Virgin rating

The hotel

An all-studio suite tower slap bang in the middle of The Strip, Elara, a Hilton Grand Vacations Club offers Las Vegas visitors the height of luxury. Seamlessly connected to Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, there is literally no end of entertainment, including fabulous Broadway-style shows in sumptuous theatre surrounds, lively bars serving delicious cocktails and sophisticated nightclubs pumping music out into the early hours! It’s also connected to the Miracle Mile shopping complex, good news indeed for those in need of retail therapy. Take time out to relax beside the swimming pool and order a drink from the bar & grill. There’s also a 24-hour state-of-the-art fitness centre to keep the body beautiful as well as the Planet Hollywood Spa by Mandara offering treatments such as a Japanese silk booster facial and Hawaiian Wave 4-handed massage! In-between swimming, gaming and relaxing, there are plenty of restaurants nearby to visit serving everything from gourmet sandwiches to delectable Japanese cuisine. Just a short walk from the hotel, Koi Las Vegas is very trendy indeed or head to Strip House for juicy steaks and delectable deserts including a 24-layer chocolate cake – well, this aint called Sin City for nothing!

Amenities

  • Wheelchair access
  • Bar
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Free Parking
  • Internet Access
  • Laundry Service
  • Restaurant
  • Room Service
  • Safety Deposit Box
  • Swimming Pool
  • Valet parking
  • Close to City Centre

Where is it

On The Strip, in the heart of Las Vegas.

Hotel information

Over 1200 rooms on 52 floors. All with air-conditioning, floor-to-ceiling windows, flat screen LCD HD TV with premium channels, kitchenette or kitchen with high-end appliances, telephones, WiFi*, safe, bathrobes, hairdryer, iron and board. Studio Rooms with 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

1 Bedroom Suites, sleeping maximum 4 adults.

2 Bedroom Suites, sleeping maximum 6 adults.

Lobby Bar, Poolside Bar & Grill, Starbucks in lobby. Swimming pool with private cabanas for hire*. Fitness centre*. Connected to the Miracle Mile shopping complex and Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Room service*. Laundry/dry-cleaning service*. Self-parking $18 plus tax, and Valet parking $30 plus tax (payable locally, subject to change).

This hotel has a resort fee of $25 plus tax per room, per day (payable locally, subject to change)

Resort fee includes: - WiFi - DVD Now with unlimited movies - 2 Starbucks coffees or 2 16oz bottles of water per day - 1-800/local calls. Resort fee, tax and inclusions are subject to change - please see hotel check-in for current inclusions available to you upon arrival.

Wheelchair accessible rooms available on request. Please note that these rooms are subject to availability and may be restricted to specific room categories and bedding arrangements. Rooms and facilities vary between hotels so please check at the time of booking. For more information and contact details please check out our Special Assistance page

Minimum stay: 2 nights for Sat arrivals only.

*Denotes local charge.

Minimum check-in age of 18.

Rating summary

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Traveller rating

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Excellent location and service.

Jan 20, 2025 TrailBlazer1188

Excellent location, service and security. The check in was swift and organized.Our outbound flight was late in the evening but they allowed us to store our luggage at the Desk concierge downstairs until we were ready to leave.Security was excellent in accessing elevators to go to the rooms.
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Great Stay at the Elara

Jan 18, 2025 Joyce D Apple Valley, United States

Our vacation was Jan 1 to Jan 8 2025. Our room was on the 38th floor. We arrived at 8am and of course our room was not ready. We figured we would have to wait until 2 or 3 pm to check in. But they placed a priority on our room and it was ready by 11:00am to our surprise. It was very clean and updated. We had a 2bedroom lockoff. Our room was… Read more
Our vacation was Jan 1 to Jan 8 2025. Our room was on the 38th floor. We arrived at 8am and of course our room was not ready. We figured we would have to wait until 2 or 3 pm to check in. But they placed a priority on our room and it was ready by 11:00am to our surprise. It was very clean and updated. We had a 2bedroom lockoff. Our room was spacious and the view was amazing. We had a full view of the sphere and part of the strip from each room. The front desk staff was very courteous and I opted in to text messages. So any requests I had, I made through text messaging. They were very quick to respond, and they checked on us throughout our vacation to see if we needed anything. I really appreciated that. We had a wonderful stay. We love the Elara. We normally stay there almost every year. We have never had any problems with our stay. We are owners with HGVClub. The Elara is not our home resort. But they (the Elara) treat us like it is our home resort. The one problem we did have, and it was the 1st time we ever experienced this in our 25 years of ownership, was the timeshare presentation. We received a call before our vacation, as we always do, inviting us to do our owners update. We declined. On our 3rd day at the Elara, a representative contacted us an offered us visa gift or HH points and we declined. That same day I went to the welcome center to get our welcome package and the lady said ask us if we did our update. I told her no, because we did an update in Nov 2024 in Carlsbad, CA and we are not going to purchase anything. So she that's okay and she asked me when was the last time we did an update at the Elara and I told her Feb 2024. So she said that there are new updates and they are giving tours of the HGV Elara Club on the 57-59 floors, and she offered us Visa gift cards an a 2night free stay. So we decided to do the 60 min update because we wanted to see what was new for 2025 and we wanted to tour the Elara club on the 57floor and it was only 60 min and receive our free gift. So... when we went to the update the next morning, they had a separate group owner update presentation (which was great!) and then after that our representative came and took us to his desk for the timeshare pitch to make a sale. He was the only representative we have ever had that was outright disrespectful and nasty because every time we go on vacation, we do our update and receive a free gift. Representative and representative has always told us we can do a update and receive a gift. Our representative was rude to us because we have a great timeshare and we are not gong to purchase HGV Max anything right now. I know they're job is to make $$$$ and sell the HGV MAX. We updated our timeshare approx 11 months before the MAX program came out, and several times through the years and we are retired and fine for now. So he knew he could not sell us anything. So he was mad and rude and said he was going to place us on a do not disturb list. Then when we asked him about giving us a tour of the Club on the 57th floor, he LIED to us and said that we had to fill out a form to tour it. LOL!!!! He went to his manager and the manager came back about 15 min later and said You can pick up your gift, have a good day. WOW!!! What great customer service. NOT!!! So much for respect and integrity for your clients. Anyway... that was our timeshare update and presentation experience. But the actual resort and staff was great! And we had a great vacation. I don't allow simple people to damper my vacation. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Good location and room condition

Jan 15, 2025 Sdkid6688 san diego

Location is great as it's near strip. Stay is great except 1)Mnaster bedroom Sheet has a large black stain ~ 5" diameter which housekeeping missed! Staff should have trashed it if it can not be removed. 2) for the 2 BR unit, 2nd lock off bedroom can not be keyed differently than the master room which does not provides the privacy when needed.
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Convenient location on strip

Jan 9, 2025 milwil2023

The location is great for walking on the strip and sight seeing. The two bedroom units are spacious with a master suite with well equipped kitchen and adjourning lockout studio hotel room. On scale of 1-5 :Cleanliness 3, service /hospitality 2٫5, comfort 5, security 4. Restaurants and entertainment are in the connected mall, on strip and bus… Read more
The location is great for walking on the strip and sight seeing. The two bedroom units are spacious with a master suite with well equipped kitchen and adjourning lockout studio hotel room. On scale of 1-5 :Cleanliness 3, service /hospitality 2٫5, comfort 5, security 4. Restaurants and entertainment are in the connected mall, on strip and bus line. None are available on site. Construction in area noisy but tolerable. Pool was closed. I would return based on location and value for the area. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Terrible Treatment for New Owner at Elara.

Jan 2, 2025 Alan G

As a new owner at Elara I was excited for this stay. We have stayed at Elara using points from HGVC in Hawaii several times, but expanded points this year with home property at Elara. At checkin, we were cornered and whisked into a separate room for owners checkin. As it turned out, this separate room was really a marketing room to convince you… Read more
As a new owner at Elara I was excited for this stay. We have stayed at Elara using points from HGVC in Hawaii several times, but expanded points this year with home property at Elara. At checkin, we were cornered and whisked into a separate room for owners checkin. As it turned out, this separate room was really a marketing room to convince you to take a presentation during our stay. We were offered 100000 honors points and a 3 day 2 night stay for us attending the presentation as an “Owner Update” lasting no more than 60 minutes. We agreed and signed our invitation and checked into our room. About 3 hours later we received a call indicating that we were no longer invited to attend the presentation and it was cancelled. When I asked why, I was told I was not eligible for this offer because I brought the points on the resale market rather than thru HGVC. I was shocked as we are deeded owners just like everyone else. I understand we didn’t receive extra weeks and extra points since we bought our week through a private party but that is where the differences should end. Legally we have the same deed as other owners. Today we met with Chris, Marketing Manager to explain our disappointment in the way we have been treated. He tried to offer us substantially less for the same presentation. When I refused and wanted the same as other owners, he said give him 30 minutes to research and he would call me with some options. It’s been 6 hours and never heard a word. Elara already skims the best weeks like Formula 1 and sells packages to high rollers. They do not value us as owners. I regret purchasing the extra points at Elara after being treated so poorly as new owners. I have been owner at Marriott Vacation Club for 25 years and have always been valued as a owner. It’s time for HGVC to reassess the importance of all owners, not just those that purchased from HGVC. Otherwise, no resale market will exist which would be a complete disservice to the owners. Read less