Element Las Vegas in HD

The Starwood brand “element hotel inspired by Westin” is located in the western Las Vegas suburb of Summerlin at the base of the mountains, approximately 12 miles from the Las Vegas strip.

 

There are currently four element hotels open in the USA.

1. Element Arundel Mills, Hanover, Maryland

2. Element  Lexington, Massachusetts
3. Element Houston Vintage Park
4. Element Las Vegas Summerlin

The element Las Vegas is located directly off I-215 North, adjacent to the  side of the freeway at exit 23. One side of the hotel faces the interstate. The front of the hotel faces the mountains. The interior side faces the pool and a new business park of office buildings. There is very little around the hotel except for a Chevron gas station. This area is still being developed.

The element hotel is designed for the extended stay hotel market segment.

First impression: Compact, convenient, all mod cons within reach.

 

The desk area provided a lamp, AV box, and desk chair. The primary complaint I had with the room was the broken desk chair. The chair would not rise from its low level position. The hotel promptly had a replacement chair in the room within five minutes of my phone call.

Free wireless at the hotel – oh yeahhh! 

The element Las Vegas Summerlin is a four story hotel with five basic room types.

1. and 2.  Two types of studio suites have partial or full kitchens.

3. One bedroom suites have separate bedroom.

4. Two bedroom suites.

5. Executive Suites have extra sitting room space.

There were two couches for seating and one opened into a queen bed.  I stayed in a Studio Suite with kitchen facilities including a stove top (no oven), full size refrigerator/freezer, microwave, dishwasher, and sink.

 

 

In the cabinets were a toaster, pots, pans, and dishware. A coffee maker rounded out the traditional conveniences of a hotel room.

 

 

The King bed was quite comfortable and I believe it to be a Westin Heavenly bed.

The lobby of the element provided a comfortable environment. Breakfast had 20 to 30 people over a couple of hours hanging around in the lobby. The place provided a cool space for eating, reading, surfing the net, exercising, wii and TV entertainment (until Tiger started losing the PGA Championship). A lobby pantry provided access to several kinds of snacks for purchase throughout the day.

 

 

 31” HD TV in room and 42″ HDTV in lobby provided numerous channel options and real HD reception.  The hotel TVs were great for watching the 2009 PGA Championship. 

 

 

Free breakfast included juices, cereals, breads and pastries, smoothies, yogurt, and fruit. Hot eggs, sausage, and pancakes were provided in warming trays. For diners on the go there were wrapped egg and tomato bagels.

Hours are 6:30-9:30am Monday – Friday and 7 -10am Saturday and Sunday.

An evening complimentary reception with food and drink is provided 5:30-7pm Monday –Thursday. I stayed on a weekend and missed this service.

The lobby was a popular place with seating for about 60 at square dining tables, several couches and chairs, and counter tables. A Wii set-up using one main TV in the lobby was constantly in use by kids. Two computers were available in the lobby. A good size, bright and naturally lit with a bank of windows fitness room was frequently in use.

 

 

 

The outdoor pool has two shade cabanas. A long ledge in the pool allows people to sit in the water while leaving room for swimmers. The front desk receptionist said swimming was allowed until 11pm. The sign at the pool and information in the room stated pool hours were sunrise to sunset.

 

 

A large outdoor poolside grill is available for guest use.

 

The hotel is designed with a green concept. Daily maid service will straighten the room and make the bed. Extended stay guests receive a full room cleaning with bed linen changes every three days. The parking lot has dedicated hybrid car parking spaces. I realized there is a master switch for electricity when I couldn’t get the room lights to turn on. The master switch turned off does not prevent the TV working.

Kelley’s  complaint is the absence of a ledge for shaving her legs in the large shower stall. There is no bathtub in the bathroom. A plastic stool could remedy that issue.

 

 

 

Overall, I really like the element hotel. The Element Las Vegas seems popular with families.

 

 

The location in Summerlin makes the Las Vegas Strip a 15 to 20 minute drive. The Red Rock Casino and Resort 2 miles north, just off I-215, provides a large entertainment complex for family activities near to the Element Hotel. Red Rock has a large bowling alley, multi-theater movie, kids center, and a row of indoor fast food options like Panda Express and hamburger places adjacent to the casino. Red Rock is also a popular concert venue. Jackson Browne played the weekend of our stay.

 

Starwood Hotels element Las Vegas is a Starwood Category 3 Hotel.

Free nights using points are 7,000 per night.

Cash & Points nights are $45 + 2,800 points.

Platinum members receive only 250 points as a Platinum amenity (same for aloft hotels) rather than the usual 500 points per stay.

Room rates were approximately $109 per night in August 2009 with AAA rates as low as $75 per night for the basic junior suite and Executive Suites around $150 per night.Laundry room contains four washers and dryers. I think it was $1.50 load washer, $1.25 Dryer.