Good question! It says "owners area." I am not an Elara owner - I told them I was an owner and they allowed me access. I wasn't going to ask more questions...
Love Elara because of the location and amenities. It's my favorite resort on the strip we've stayed at Grand Chateau (close second across the street), Blvd (nice but too far away), Grandview (too far away, a step down in quality) and several hotels. We own Paradise but use our points at Elara. Never stayed at Paradise or Flamingo or Trump so cannot judge relative to those resorts. Flamingo has the Big Pool, however that might be too much party scene for me.
Before the Apollo/Diamond I was considering picking up resale ownership at Elara to use and points elsewhere, but am now going to wait and see.