Nevada Timeshare

Big Change at PH Towers Timeshare

It’s official, the former Planet Hollywood Towers by Westgate (known as PH Towers timeshare) has been renamed Elara, a Hilton Grand Vacations Club.

Last week, Hilton Worldwide announced that the new name of the former PH Towers Westgate timeshare resort is “Elara, a Hilton Grand Vacations Club.”

In November 2011, the property was sold, and its new owner, LV Tower 52 LLC, hired Hilton Grand Vacations to rebrand the resort and provide future timeshare sales and marketing services. The 52-story Las Vegas timeshare resort currently has more than 17,000 vacation interval timeshare owners.

Four Hilton Grand Vacations Club Resorts in Las Vegas

Located on the center section of the famous “Las Vegas Strip,”  The Elara now becomes the fourth Hilton Grand Vacations Club in Las Vegas, and as explained in the Las Vegas Sun, provides more than 48,000 Hilton Grand Vacations Club members with a “home resort” in Las Vegas. Adjacent to the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino complex, the Elara offers easy access to the more than 170 shops and restaurants along the Miracle Mile.

If you become a vacation property owner at the Elara, a Hilton Grand Vacations Club, not only will you be adjacent to some of the best dining and entertainment opportunities in Vegas, but you will become the new next-door neighbor to singer and entertainer CeeLo Green. This week, Green announced that he is bringing his show, “Cee Lo Green Presents LOBERACE” to the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, where it will become a headliner show, while the resort  will become CeeLo’s official Las Vegas residence.

Now to put a little Vegas-style fun in your Thursday morning, enjoy this video of CeeLo performing on Letterman … because we all need a little “Bright Lights, Bigger City” from time to time.

After a long hot summer of economic turbulence and a long hard week in which the eastern seaboard, from the Caribbean to Canada, has dealt with earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes and flooding, this Labor Day weekend holiday comes as a welcome respite to many.

As we head into this last traditional weekend of summer, it’s a good time to look at the top timeshare resales and top timeshare rentals in demand with consumers. These resorts that made this list are timeshares that consumers have made popular with their offers to buy or rent as timeshare resales here at Sell My Timeshare NOW and Timeshare Broker Services.

HOT 100 Timeshare Resales and HOT 100 Timeshare Rentals

Download your free copy of the Hot 100 Timeshare Resales Report

Download your free copy of the Hot 100 Timeshare Rentals Report

Who made the top 10 on the Hot 100 Timeshare Resales Report?

1. WorldMark by Wyndham – Multi-Destination
2. Grandview at Las Vegas – Las Vegas, Nevada
3. Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club –  Maui Hawaii
4. Paradise Village Beach Resort & Spa – Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico
5. Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas – Maui, Hawaii
6. Marriott’s Grande Vista – Orlando, Florida
7. Manhattan Club – Manhattan, New York
8. Ocean Beach Club – Virginia Beach,  Virginia
9. Marriott’s Ko Olina Beach Club – Oahu, Hawaii
10. Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort– Orlando, Florida

Who made the top 10 on the Hot 100 Timeshare Rentals Report?

1. Marriott’s Aruba Surf Club – Palm Beach, Aruba
2. Marriott’s Ko Olina Beach Club – Oahu, Hawaii
3. Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas – Maui, Hawaii
4. Harborside Resort at Atlantis – Nassau, Bahamas
5. Marriott’s Newport Coast Villas – Newport Coast, California
6. Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club –  Maui Hawaii
7. Marriott’s Ocean Watch Villas at Grande Dunes – Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
8. Manhattan Club – Manhattan, New York
9. Holiday Inn Club Vacations at Orange Lake’s West Village – Orlando, Florida
10. Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort– Orlando, Florida

Over the next few days we will look at these resorts and I’ll share more information with you about the current trends we are seeing in timeshare resales and rentals.

Last week, popular timeshare company Orange Lake Resorts and its branding partner, Holiday Inn Club Vacations® announced the addition of two new properties to their family of resorts. (See: Holiday Inn Club Vacation Timeshare Expanding)

Here’s a closer look at what each of these resorts has to offer and what they mean for member/owners at Holiday Inn Club Vacations.

New Orange Lake Las Vegas Timeshare Destination

The Las Vegas Desert Club in Las Vegas (formerly a part of Summer Bay Resorts) gives Orange Lake timeshares it first Las Vegas vacation destination and first destination in the western part of the US. Located just off the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas Desert Club features 5 pools, 5 Jacuzzis, premier concierge service and a complimentary shuttle to many of the most popular locations along The Strip.

This three-story resort includes 648 one-and two-bedroom timeshare units. Other on-property amenities include a new, state-of-the-art clubhouse, a convenience store, fitness center, restaurant, bar, putting green and more.

As the folks at Orange Lake Resorts say, they have, “headed west!” with this addition to their resort destinations that already included Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; Panama City, and Orlando, Florida;  Brownsville, Vermont;  Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; and Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

New Orange Lake Marco Island, Florida Timeshare Destination

With the acquisition of the Sunset Cove timeshare in Marco Island, Florida, Orange Lake Resorts now has a south Florida resort on the Gulf of Mexico. This beautiful property includes 36 three-bedroom/ 2 bath timeshare villas and is located on the Rio waterway in the City Center, Marco Island’s new entertainment, shopping and dining district.

Each timeshare unit ranges from 1,667 to 1,900 square feet and includes views of either the Gulf of Mexico or the Bay. Amenities include a pool with sundeck, a bar and promenade area, boat dock and a fitness center. This property is part of RCI’s distinguished Registry Collection® program and Orange Lake Resorts will be bringing all Sunset Cove units into its upscale “Signature Collection.”

Any way you look at it, it looks like Orange Lake Resorts and the Holiday Inn Vacation Club just keep getting better and better.

Robb & Stucky Interiors are one of the finalists in the American Resort Development Association’s (ARDA) annual Awards Program recognizing excellence in the timeshare and vacation ownership industry.

Competing in the Resort Design Division, Robb & Stucky’s design and décor work includes Bluegreen timeshare’s Harbour Lights resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Carriage House Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, both in the Resort Refurbishment category. For Interior Design on a New Resort Unit, Robb & Stucky is recognized for its work on Bluegreen timeshare’s Presidential Suites at The Fountains Resort, an Orlando, Florida timeshare resort.

Dan Lubner, President Hospitality Division for Robb & Stucky Interiors, says, “This was our second year to enter this competition. We are extremely pleased with this important recognition from ARDA since it reflects the high quality of our work within the vacation ownership resort and hospitality industries.”

Carriage House Resort, a Las Vegas Timeshare

Shown in the picture is one of the beautiful units that was part of the Carriage House renovation. Gail Huff, ASID and NCIDQ, served as Senior Project Designer for the first phase of this renovation, which included 30 of the resort’s 158 total units.

Carriage House, a Las Vegas timeshare, is a mixed-use property, including both hotel rooms and a timeshare resort. With this challenge, Robb & Stucky effectively designed spaces that include modern residential conveniences paired with urban sophistication.

Award winners in each category will be announced at a Black Tie Gala held in conjunction with ARDA’s annual convention in Orlando, Florida, March 30, 2011. Sell My Timeshare NOW is a proud member of the American Resort Development Association.