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Elara 2 Bedroom Premier vs 1 Bedroom Premier (Hilton Club)

MattnTricia

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We want to go to Vegas and have some points to use. We are intrigued by the Premier Hilton Club Units and want to try one out.

It will likely be just 2 of us but are thinking about getting the 2 bedroom in case our friends go.

The 1 Bedrooms definitely call out balconies - The 2 bedroom say Balconies and / or Atriums. I have also heard this referenced as a catwalk.

Does anyone have pictures of the bedroom units that can help us better understand what they look like?
 

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If you navigate to the Elara bHC property in the HGV website or app, they have decent pictures of each of the Elara bHC unit types.

I've stayed in both the 1- and 2-bedroom units and can attest that they are nice. If your friends join you a 2-bedroom unit will be very comfortable.
 

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The only disadvantage of the Elara bHC units versus the Elara HGV units is the coffee situation. The bHC units use single serve Keurig machines which are slower to use, whereas the HGV units use the larger pots with the coffee bags.
 

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I've stayed in 3 different units at Elara bHC: a Quad Studio Premier, a 1 Bedroom Premier with balcony, and a 1 Bedroom Premier without balcony. They are all fantastic units - definitely a Vegas penthouse wow factor feel - especially when you first walk in and see the views. There are very few units that have a balcony, but if you book the "premier" you will either get one with a balcony or one on the top 2 floors / with the best views (someone correct me if I'm wrong on the floors). I think the sweet spot in terms of cost and space is the 1-bedroom and will be spacious and luxurious if just the 2 of you. We have had friends stay a night or 2 as a subset of our longer stay in the 1-bedroom and utilized the sofa sleeper and it worked great. My other advice is to use Open Season and pay cash for the best possible unit (premier is the same price as plus on OS AND Elara bHC is the same OS price as "regular" Elara on the floors below). Oh and make sure you take a bath (see below)...

Here is a picture I took of the floorplan from the back of the door:
Elara bHC Floorplan.jpg


This marketing video gives a glimpse into one of the balcony units (not sure exactly which one):

This video gives a complete walkthrough of unit #5931 which has the extended balcony (on top of the "rooster tail" you see at the far right of the floorplan above):

Here is a photo of the living room view in the unit I stayed in with the balcony:
Elara bHC 1 Bedroom Balcony.jpg


And here is the living room view from the same exact floorplan but without balcony:
Elara bHC 1 Bedroom No Balcony.jpg


And all 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom units have THIS bathroom:
Elara bHC 1 Bedroom Bathroom.jpg
 
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