The good:
Loved this is off the strip, across from Planet Hollywood, and the Miracle Mall with great shopping and restaurants.

This quiet family holiday residence is located just off of the strip in close proximity to the Planet Hollywood hotel.

The resort is right off the strip next to Planet Hollywood and Aria.

Light fare and drinks at the lobby bar surpassed any of the dining experiences we had in the Planet Hollywood mall or the overpriced, underwhelming and supposedly famous  hotspots we visited.

This resort is in a great location next to Hilton and right behind Planet Hollywood.

Location of the resort is very good, a short walk to the strip or you can enter Planet Hollywood mall across the street.

It is 1 block off the strip and for context, across from Planet Hollywood so access to the strip is easily walkable.

First of all, it’s right behind Planet Hollywood and the Miracle Mile Shops.

we easily walked to planet hollywood and the cosmopolitan

The hotel has no casino so it's quiet and you can very easily access your room, and only a 5-10 min walk from the big Casinos of the Aria / cosmopolitan and Planet Hollywood.

but right across the street you can walk into Planet Hollywood and access everything.

The location is across the street from Planet Hollywood and lots of shops.

It's directly next to Planet Hollywood, across from Cosmopolitan and Aria,  Bellagio is an easy walk north.

You can access the hotel by crossing the street to the side door of the magnificent mile shops that are connected to planet Hollywood so you are steps from the strip.

It’s adjacent to Planet Hollywood hotel, and all the restaurants, shows, and gambling are across the street.

Perfect location for a concert we were going to see across the street at Planet Hollywood.

The Show, Beatleshow, Turnt Up Tours, Kalifano, Delights, Oh My Godard Galleries, VIP Unlimited, Zappos Theater, Planet Hollywood Spa by Mandara, Vegas Craft Beer Tour, Planet Hollywood, Nathan Burton Comedy Magic, Hitzville - The Show, V Theater, Planet Hollywood Casino, The Showroom at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, V - The Ultimate Variety Show, Zombie Burlesque, Las Vegas Live Comedy Club, Gregory Popovich's Comedy Pet Theater, Breathe Oxygen Bar at Harmon Retail Corner, Climb Vegas, Aussie Heat, Richard Marc Gallery, Tenors of Rock, Crazy Girls, The Scene Pool Deck, XWorld 360, Echoes of the 60's, Supreme Club Tours, Extra Lounge, MJ The Evolution, The Mosaic On The Strip, Desert Passage Shops, Sugar & Ice, Grand Spa & Fitness Center, The Playing Field Lounge, The Chapel at Planet Hollywood, Epic Club Crawl, Las Vegas Club Crawl - LA Epic Club Crawls, Elena Bulatova Fine Art, Akhob, by James Turrell, Heart Bar, Crazy Shirts, The Mentalist, Blond Invasion The Show, Marc Savard Comedy Hypnosis, Tipsy Robot, Fountain Show at Miracle Mile Shops, Amazed!

The resort is locared across from Planet Hollywood and is a short walk to MGM.

The hotel is very close to the Strip situated between the MGM and Planet Hollywood.

It is right across the street from planet Hollywood, where you have many dining options as well.

Across the street is the Planet Hollywood Casino, Hotel and the Miracle Mile of shops.

One great thing is to walk out the door, cross the road and you're straight in the air conditioned splendour of the miracle mile shops and walk through to Planet Hollywood casino, and over the road to Bellagio.

It is just off the strip, kitty corner to the miracle mile mall which leads to Planet Hollywood Casino and Hilton.

The hotel is across the street from the entrance to the Miracle Mile shopping mall and Planet Hollywood casino, and just around the corner and across the street from the City Center hotels (Aria, Cosmopolitan, etc.).

but it's right beside the Miracle Mile shops, so if you're going north, where most of the good stuff on the strip resides, you can walk through the shops, cut through the Planet Hollywood casino, and get to the Paris/Bellagio area in 10 minutes or less.

Across the street to the Miracle Mile Mall with many shops & restaurants, which is also connected to Planet Hollywood Casino & easy access to the strip.

Across the street is a mall that has plenty of places to eat with inside and outside.It is attached to the Planet Hollywood Casino and Resort.

The hotel is right on the Strip across from Planet Hollywood Casino.

It's one block off the strip, just across the street from Planet Hollywood Casino and half a block away from Aria and the Cosmopolitan. Everything we wanted (Caesar's Palace, Bellagio, Paris, Venetian, NY, etc.)

Don't get me wrong, it IS a nice hotel, it IS right across the street from the Mall and Planet Hollywood Casino.

Service is stellar, and the one bedroom suite was lovely-excellent, well equipped kitchen; large shower with plenty of hot water; wonderful, comfortable bed with quality linens; and large living and dining areas.

We also enjoyed having the full washer ensuite.

Comfortable one bed room suite with l as the kitchen and dinning area.More than enough room for the two of us.

I'll tell you my family and I have been going here for dozens of years on end it was the best hotel ever we got the 3 bedroom and my nephew and I had wine the one night the parents went out to the casino so after we did that we got snacks and then watched a movie then we went to the sky bar and had fun swimming.

Our two bedroom apartment was spacious, equipped with everything needed, well maintained, spotless clean and quiet.

Helpful friendly staff, lovely spacious 2 bedroom villa with all the facilities you need.

We had a two bedroom suite with a full kitchen.

This is a big city, Marriott timeshare very akin to the Pulse venues in other cities, except this one does have one and two bedroom villas with full kitchens, whereas pulse is just a hotel room.

6 friends all went together and we stayed in 2 different suites at the Marriott.

We booked a "2 bedroom villa" for 3 of us girls.

Try to get the large one-bedroom instead of the junior one-bedroom.

We had a single bedroom villa; it was really large and came with a full kitchen along with a washer and dryer.

What I liked:
-	The interior was well appointed, especially the master shower which had two shower heads across from each other
-	The valet parking was efficient
-	Its location is great.

The one bedrooms villas are wonderful, standard for Marriott Vacation Club.

We are owners with Marriott and booked a 1 bedroom villa.

The rooms in our suite were sparkling clean .

We had 2 suites next to each other that were well stocked with everything we needed.

We had a one bedroom villa, and it was excellent.

We loved our stay at MGC - the property is well-maintained and located near the strip.

The location is good and close to the strip.

Location is good also with walking distance to the strip and PH.

but still would recommend it if you want to be near the strip but not to close to the craziness of the strip.

Location was perfect for us because it was really close to the strip,

but in Vegas it’s all about location and being close to the strip!

From the amazing location and proximity to the Strip, marble the lobby, to the lovely late evening check in experience (thank you, Michelle).

Within walking distance to everything on the Strip.

Pros: Good location, close to the strip, spacious rooms.

An excellent Vacation Club property, close to the Strip,

The hotel was extremely nice and very well located close to the strip.

The property is centrally located and it's walkable to much of the Strip.

The property is located walking distance to the strip and I would still really recommend it.

Beautiful hotel right off the strip within walking distance of the Cosmopolitan, Bellagio and Paris.

The nitty gritty:

Close to the Strip
No resort fees
Free valet parking

Cordell at the front desk has a great and friendly attitude.

It is right off the center of the strip and walking distance to everything.

Parking is valet and was quite efficient.

The valet parking makes it easier to come in and out of the hotel.

Upon arrival, the valet team is professional and friendly (free valet parking!

The mandatory valet parking changed our trip from a fly/ rent car trip to a road trip.

Free valet parking is available and our car was always delivered within a few minutes.

The valet parking is included and seamless to access with incredible staff.

We used the kitchen and the complimentary valet parking extensively.

The best thing here is that they offer free valet parking and a great system of scanning your parking ticket which sets the valet in motion to get your car.

The valet parking set up is nice and convenient

From the time you get here with valet parking, to the whole check in process, everything is just effortless, then when you walk in your suite , its just amazing.

Free valet parking, and they really hustled.

The staff was friendly & helpful and the free valet parking was fast & smooth (5 minutes during a busy 8am departure).

Marriott's Grand Chateau

the-strip proximity

hollywood

valet parking

Low class clientele and restaurant/bar options as it's connected to Miracle Mile Shops.

The resort was on the strip, connected to Planet Hollywood with a fabulous connecting mall.

The best part was that it's connected to a shopping mall that provides several options for eating/dining & shopping.

Being connected to the Miracle Mile is a god send, especially in 43+ degree heat outside.

It is directly connected to the mall, so all types of quick hit the places for coffee, restaurants, snacks and some shopping without getting out on the strip.

Full-ish kitchen, sectional with pull out, huge floor to ceiling windows, projection system (which, strangely wasnt connected to the DVD player, that was for the bedroom only, odd), jacuzzi tub in the master bath, shower big enough for two.

It is connected to the Miracle Mile which connects to the Planet Hollywood, so it is a short walk to the casino or the Strip.

Amazing location right next to Planet Hollywood, connected by the Miracle Mile mall.

The Elara is conveniently connected to Planet Hollywood and the Miracle Mile on the Las Vegas Strip.

but has a perfectly sized pool and is connected to the shops.

It’s connected to Planet Hollywood and the Miracle Mile indoor mall.

It is connected to the planet Hollywood casino and magnificent mile mall.

Rooms were amazing high end and within walking distance to the strip centrally located connected to inside mall close to airport upper floors great view Rented 2 bedroom a and b side for 3 couples king size bed with queen bed and 2 pull outs each side could sleep 8 large space in main  unit wife was impressed usually bored with average units

but the room was connected to the 1 bedroom suite and they used the coffee pot there.

The vibe is amazing and love that it’s connected to the miracle shops when we get hungry and don’t feel like going down the strip.

The hotel is connected to the Miracle Miles Shops and Planet Hollywood with many restaurants to choose from. 2.

Being connected to Miracle Mile makes shopping and food convenient and economical.

The Elara is a modern high-rise with all of the amenities, connected to the Miracle Mile indoor shops and restaurants.

It is a short Uber ride from the airport and connected to the Miracle Mile shopping and Planet Hollywood Hotel/Casino.

Proximity to Vegas strip:  The property is well located mid-strip, about halfway between the MGM and Bellagio, and connected to the Miracle Mile Shops and restaurants.

The living room picture window doubled as a projection tv screen.

1BR suites have flatscreen TVs in living & bedroom, projectors that use the blackout shades as screens. Bedside and desk outlets (and USB ports!)

Living room has an LED projector that uses the huge blackout curtain as a screen.

And the drop down shades that become a projector screen for watching TV is an awesome thing.

The tv's ability to show up on the large window screen was awesome.

My favorite part is the 65-inch HD home theater projector TV in the living room projected on a screen that doubles as a Blackout shade. brilliant!

We had 5 TV's as well as well as a projector on the blind for a wall-to-wall screen.

Everything was in working order and there is even a big screen projector in the living room--you lower the big picture window shades and it uses the shades as a screen for the living room TV.

We used the "big screen" video arrangement in the living/dining area, several times during our stay.

We had an 8-foot television screen that was awesome.

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 The rooms are very spacious and extremely clean with with modern furniture of a good quality along with modern technology such as large screen TV’s etc.

Loved the raising blinds that is Ali a projector screen for movies.

The floor to ceiling window shade in the living room also doubles as a screen for the projection TV, and the panoramic view of the strip is great.

Nope…on the massive TV screen are non stop Hilton advertisements.

It also had electric blinds which made a projector screen for the TV which husband loved!!

Last time our room had all that plus a projector, movie screen, deep jacuzzi tub and a huge dining table.

Our kids loved the giant projector screen for watching a movie and we loved that there was a nice size living area, a full kitchen and table counter top height table and chairs to eat.

We loved the huge tv screen that was the window shade.

The projector screen was unlike any other and a major plus!

There are a variety of suites studio, one bedroom with full kitchens so if you get tired of eating out 3 meals a day in restaurants you can cook.

We had a two bedroom with a humongous  living room, full kitchen and hot tub in our bedroom.

I'm talking luxury apartment big, it's got a full kitchen with all the necessary dishware and utensils.

The room had a great view, space for everyone and a full kitchen.

The one bedroom is spacious and having a full kitchen including a fridge with a water dispenser is a plus.

The apartment is well equipped with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large lounge, full kitchen and washing machine.

We stayed in a one bedroom suite that was huge and had a full kitchen which we really didn’t use.

The large soak tub and full kitchen are really nice for heating up food or cooking in the room

We had a full kitchen with a fridge with water/ice which was nice to have.

I had a large one bedroom suite with a king bed, with a full kitchen and washer/dryer and a huge jet tub next to the bed, all for a reasonable price compared to what surrounding hotels were charging.

We stayed in a 1-bedroom suite that had more closet space than most, a full kitchen, a large bathroom, and even a hot tub.

Our suite was fairly large, with a full kitchen, washer/dryer, living room with a projector, king bed, and jacuzzi.

The amenities like room space, projector for your movies and a full kitchen were very nice.

The layout of the 2-king, 2-bedroom corner suite is very spacious and offers a full kitchen, stainless steel fridge, in-room safe, and coffee maker, and a full-sized table suitable for a party of 8 to dine.

It had a comfortable bed, spacious bathroom, full kitchen, and cozy living room area with a huge projector tv!

What's the point of a full kitchen if you can't find anything close by to use the kitchen for?

Large living room, full kitchen with bar seating, and large bedroom.

Has a full kitchen and a washer/dryer combo.

She’s just sitting there on a personal phone call and blurts out “it will be 30 minutes”.

On calling the front desk/ guest services, we were told that construction was happening in the lobby and we could get ear plugs!!

The phone system is about to be “upgraded” in a few hours, so the only way to reach the front desk is in person…in line behind the gazillion people waiting to check in.

The managers kept promising that the points were issued and they refused to call me back.

I do as I always do in a room check out the cleanliness, the whirlpool tub had a ring around it, the body wash was empty and the coach was horrible…upon siting on the couch you sunk straight down it was very uncomfortable.

Knowing how hard it is to trace the source of second-hand smoke, and with it being my last night, I didn't bother to call the front desk

but at least one phone call during our stay to check on us or “schedule” a cleaning  like other resorts on the strip would have sufficed .

I told them to call housekeeping, and they said housekeeping wouldn't answer them.

We had to use the living room plugs for our phones and then some of those were worn as well.

Dust on the lamps, dust on the bathroom mirror, dust on the phones, dust on the coffee machine, dust on the tv remote controls, etc.

We had to call 4 times to tell them we wouldn’t be arriving until midnight because our flight was delayed and only  on the 4th time did we find a person who could actually find out hotel reservation.

but no one has more than 2 bars on cell phone.

It got to the point where I stopped answering calls from Hilton. Lastly, the line at Starbucks in Elara is always 20-30 deep (in the morning for sure.)

but I had to call Hilton when I hadn't received it three days later.

Rather than the local staff offering to do anything about it, they said we’d have to call customer service!

CONS
Disappointed to see many amenities missing in the room and to message or call for every item Including hairdryer and pots/pans for the kitchen.

I had asked for a wake-up call -- which was done by a real person --

Wednesday I again had to call and was frustrated knowing I only had 1.5 days left and still no service.

It is also great to be able to go down and have a direct entrance to the Miracle Mile shops and restaurants, as well as only about a hundred yards from the Planet Hollywood Casino and all it has to offer.

Great location can go shopping at the miracle mile shops and get to Planet Hollywood casino.

The Planet Hollywood casino is a short air-conditioned 5-min walk away.

Since I do gamble, I stopped in the Planet Hollywood casino which they boast is attached to the Miracle Mile shops and a close walk to the Elara.

The location is perfect - connected to Planet Hollywood Casino, and within walking distance of all the other major casinos on the strip.

Walk right out the hotel into the mall to excellent food, shopping, and Planet Hollywood casino.

The Planet Hollywood Casino is just steps away, so you could gamble as much as you liked,

The Miracle Mile Shops (which are attached to the resort) and the Planet Hollywood Casino have signage indicating only non-vaxxed individuals mask up.

Beautiful non smoking clean resort within walking distace to the Mile Marker Mall, daiquiri shops, high-end shopping, plenty of dining options, Planet Hollywood casino, & entertainment.

The hotel is in a good location right above the Miracle Mile shops and next to the Planet Hollywood Casino.

It’s connected to the Miracle Mile shops, which also connects with Planet Hollywood casino.

Hotel is central strip was a short walk to MGM the lobby exits right onto Miracle Mile shops and Planet Hollywood casino also Cosmo is across street which is very plush and huge sports book.

Another added benefit of this facility is its close proximity to both the Planet Hollywood Casino and the Miracle Mile Mall.

However it is attached to the Miracle Mile shopping center which is attached to the Planet Hollywood Casino (so you can go to the Planet Hollywood Casino without going outside and it is about a 5-8 minute walk from the Elara).

Ideally situated near the Magnificient Mile and the Planet Hollywood Casino.

but is so close to planet Hollywood casino it doesn’t need one.

This property is centrally located and connected to the Miracle Mile shops through which you can reach the Planet Hollywood casino if you want.

The Elara is has a great location directly behind the Planet Hollywood Casino and connected to the Million Mile Mall.

even though this property doesn’t have a casino, we played at the attached Planet Hollywood casino.

After complaining to the front desk (where the attendant insisted that the sewage smell was coming from the street outside.

This is a non smoking hotel and you do not have loud music or noises like most casino resorts do.

The janitor’s entire bottle of enzymes was no match for the stench.

The drains stink of sewer gas…52 floors up.

The hot tub(which was the main reason we booked this hotel) was ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING!!!!!

I guess marijuana smoking is tolerated in the rooms and throughout the hotel as I noticed it in many areas.

Overall---the smoke issue was so minor that I would definitely consider this hotel again for that peace of mind.

When entered, we were surprised at what a dirty nasty room like this was.

I specifically chose Elara because it is non gaming, non smoking.

My mother-in- law had to wear a mask because it was affecting her breathing.

Our room had a raw sewage smell so bad that they had to move us from 2 different room.

When we first walked in, there’s a smell of rotten eggs.

However, The room smelled like rotten eggs or worse.

Happy to get out of the noise and smoke of the casinos.

(I will note, too, that the shower on the 33rd floor did not drain too well. But, there were no sewer smells that another poster mentioned.)

Additionally, we experienced a nasty sewer gas smell in the master bath our entire stay.

Debris and hair started coming out of the Jets.

However, when we arrived we found a huge crane blocking our view from the suite, and daily construction noise and smells from the air-ducts.

It had no musty/mildew smell and to use the dryer function you just push the dryer

The 3 bed king suite was so spacious it easily accommodated my family of 5 and views of sphere and centre strip were awesome.

Our 1BR suite was beautiful and spacious.

We were given a suite on the 53rd floor facing the Sphere. Amazing!

The suite was clean, the bed and pillows were very comfy.

Every 1-4 bedroom unit has a washer, can’t they use those.

There was also another big screen tv in the living room and in the bedrooms.

We had a one-bedroom unit with a kitchen on the 24th floor.

We requested a room that faced the new Sphere and got the perfect corner suite.

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