A friend and I were visiting Vegas for the weekend and after searching pretty obsessively for the perfect hotel (price, location and amenities) we decided on Elara.
We got into town around 7 p.m. and waited in line for about 15 min to check in (fairly painless). Then the loveliest of lovely men (Michael, I believe) upgraded us from a Junior to a 1-Bedroom suite. It was massive! We had a wall sized projector screen and a massive jacuzzi tub. We were beyond stoked and spent about 5 minutes running around the room jumping on the bed.
So I've stayed here twice. Once as the PH Towers and once as Elara Hilton. On the surface I saw no difference. This is a truly solid place to stay. The full kitchen is awesome and should be taken advantage of. Bringing food and drink really comes in handy when you don't feel like making the trek downstairs and out into the heat. It's also much more cost effective.
$115 a night for a weekend during the summertime is a really great deal and you can't beat the location. It isn't a complete 5 star luxury resort but it's definitely not roughing it.