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| - Ahh.. a week in vegas over New Years. A week!!!!
Seven people. One Timeshare previously purchased through Westgate. A wedding planned and plenty of partying to do.
I suppose we can go through the pros and cons.. Let's do CONs first!
- One of our party members showed up around 10a, and was told that they weren't certain that they could accommodate our request of a studio adjoining a 1bedroom.
What?? The owners have had this timeshare for 4 years. NOW they aren't certain that they can fit us in? That made no sense. Apparently with the changeover to Hilton, things are run very differently, as Westgate did timeshare weeks and Hilton does timeshare points. Our owners are grandfathered & deeded a week in two adjoining units. The front desk got things straightened out and had one of the rooms ready but not the other, which wasn't available until about 3pm.
- Not all the views are great out of the rooms. We were on the 10th floor and fortunately overlooked Harmon, but not all are like that.
- If you wish to use the washer dryer, you may need to run a disinfecting cycle through it.. it stunk so badly, that we had to wait to do laundry until that was done.. and then we had issues with the thing locking our clothes in it. After consulting the manual (found on the kitchen table, btw), we figured out how to get the clothes out.
- Valet parking is $15. It should still be free in my opinion.
- There is no DVD player in the room. HUGE projection tv and no DVD!
-We are unable to get anything PPV in the room. We wanted to watch the UFC fight on the wall but no luck.
ok.. on to the PROs.
-Great location on the strip. Just great. It's across from Bellagio and Cosmopolitan.. it's an easy walk to anywhere. Miracle Mile is attached - great to go get cheap ($5.99) breakfast and not have to brave the elements (hot hot, or cold cold). Planet Hollywood resorts is attached to MM.. so it's easy to stop over there for a bit, too.
-Rooms were well appointed and the beds reasonably comfortable (even the two pullouts we used). Jacuzzi tub was excellent as was having a full sized fridge, and a mini fridge (plus coffee pots.. one in each unit). Showers were excellent too. Hairdryers are in each unit.
-Housekeeping staff was accommodating and quite lovely to interact with. We traded towels with them and received other necessary items with no issues. We only had service come in once during our stay (that was the rule when it was Westgate.. not certain it's changed now).
-awesome room controls. We could raise and lower the blinds using the remote control and the tv. We can notify housekeeping for service with a simple button on the wall. Same with Do-Not-Disturb! Heck - there's a doorbell on the room. Sweet!
-Guess we were lucky with our neighbors.. we didn't get complained about for noise. We had all three main tvs playing fun music the morning and early afternoon of the wedding (new years eve) with no issues. Of course, we didn't get too loud at night, which is when I'm certain folks might complain.
-Front door and taxi crew were pleasant and helpful, getting us vehicles to fit all 7 of us instead of always taking 2 cabs. Most times it was reasonable for us all to go in one vehicle.
I'm sure there's more but heck.. 7 people easily stayed for a week in the place, and we entertained 4 additional local friends, at the same time, one afternoon. It was really never too crowded!
The other reviews have posted much of what I could say.. so no need to go further. We were pleased with our stay, overall. I know the owners of the timeshare have some concerns on how they'll retain their week, but they will need to speak to the new management about it.
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