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Top 7 Las Vegas Hotel Swimming Pools

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Las Vegas swimming pools range from small puddles like the rooftop pool at Binion's to the acres of landscaped water havens that are found on the strip. Vegas offers many choices when it comes to pools, swim up blackjack, lazy rivers and even topless locations. These swimming pools are some of the best on the Vegas Strip.

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1. Mandalay Bay Pool - The Beach at Mandalay Bay

Mandalay Bay
Sand, surf, and all the sun you can handle at the pool at Mandalay Bay. The beach at Mandalay Bay offers a lazy river, lounging areas and plenty of opportunities to get your fill of the Las Vegas pool experience. They offer a topless pool area and the largest wave pool on the strip. Not incredibly kid friendly on crowded days, but not completely off limits. The swimmingpool at the Mandalay Bay is really the complete Las Vegas experience. If you need a pool, they have one of the nicest pools on the Las Vegas strip.

2. The Swimming Pool at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel

Flamingo Las Vegas
The pool area at the Flamingo transports you to a tropical landscape that makes you forget that you dropped your college tuition at the tables the night before. 15 acres, four pools, a few cabanas and a restaurant and you realize why some consider this to be the best pool on the Las Vegas strip. They have a nice cave that offers shade when the sun is baking everyone around the pool and the waterfalls pound you with chlorinated pool water. The swimming pool experience really gets going when the music is on and the drinks are being served. Stay clear of the slides and the small swimming pools near them and the kid factor goes down at this Las Vegas swimming pool.

3. Monte Carlo Hotel Swimming Pool

Monte Carlo Las Vegas
Lazy River, small wave pool and some great locations to rest under the shade of large trees while you snuggle up close to a tropical drink. A great place for kids and families as the drunk tourist factor is lower than at other resorts. The Monte Carlo Swimming pool can get crowded but if you have children who love swimming they should enjoy the wave pool and the lazy river. If you are more of a fan of the drinking by the pool and getting baked you might be disturbed by all the water play going on around you.

4. Venetian Las Vegas Swimming Pool

Venetian Las Vegas
Sure, it's a bit boxy but drinks get delivered fast and all the good looking people seem to populate this Las Vegas swimming pool. The atmosphere at this swimming pool can get to be a bit like an upscale club. If you're a single female you might get a few free drinks. If you have kids you might be explaining a few things to the little ones.

5. Tropicana Swimming Pool

Tropicana Las Vegas
Some people remember the “Island of Las Vegas” theme at the Tropicana but all you need to do is walk down to the pool area and you can still feel like you have landed in the pool area of Bali Hai. This is one of the original pool complexes that took sunning in the Southern Nevada desert to a higher level. Great landscaping and adequate space makes this the perfect swimming pool to work on your tan. Swim up blackjack and a swim up bar makes this the type of place to consider for your big party weekends. The hotel costs less than most others so this swimmin gpool ranks way up there for the younger crowd.

6. Caesars Palace Swimming Pool

Zeke Quezada
The Garden of the Gods Pool Oasis is so nice you almost feel like you should dress up just to show up. The swimming pools are great but they could use a few more trees. I enjoy taking in the sun at Caesars but all the fountains make me feel like I busted into a mall and decided to bathe in the fountains. It's a very nice place where you can meet some very nice people. I met my wife here. I really didn't, I actually met her at the rooftop pool at Binion's. Now that is a swimming pool!

7. MGM Grand Las Vegas Swimming Pool

It's huge, it's big. 35 pools, 4000 lounge chairs and a gazillion gallons of water. I'm making some of that up but it is big. It has a river, five pools, 3 whirlpools and an incredible amount of trees and shrubs. The kids will love it and you will find yourself wanting to hang around all day long. If you like the idea of a swimming pool vacation you might be able to convince your family that they will see nothing other than these swimming pools.
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