Bellagio Las Vegas
This resort was fashioned after a village in Italy; so instead of having one large pool, it has several small ones that give the surroundings a distinct Mediterranean feel.
3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone: (888) 987-6667
www.bellagio.com
Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino
If you can't afford a trip to Paris, go to this hotel in Las Vegas and you will see a half-size replica of the Eiffel Tower outside the hotel that looms over the 2-acre pool located on the roof of the hotel. What's remarkable is the French landscaping that you'll find in most places around the pool area.
3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone: (702) 946-7000
http://www.parislasvegas.com/casinos/paris-las-vegas/hotel-casino/property-home.shtml
Mandalay Bay Hotel Casino
This has become one of the most popular hotels in Las Vegas thanks partially to its pool area. Rather than just a pool, Mandalay Bay has created a water park, complete with a sand beach created by more than 1,700 tons of sand, as well as a lagoon. And as if the 11-acre pool area wasn't enough, the hotel spent $30 million more to double it in 2007.
3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Phone: (877) 632-7800
http://www.mandalaybay.com/
Caesars Palace Hotel Casino
"Decadent" is the only word that can describe the pool area here. Modeled after the baths of Rome, this facility has four pools in its "Garden of the Gods," with glistening white marble columns adorning the area. You'll be so pampered there, you'll hardly ever want to leave.
3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone: (866) 227-5938
http://www.caesarspalace.com/casinos/caesars-palace/hotel-casino/property-home.shtml
Hard Rock Hotel Casino
This hotel and pool area are jumping most every hour of the day because they attract a young crowd that is looking to find some action. If a quiet stay is what you're after, ask for a room on an upper floor that is not overlooking the pool because the loud piped-in music is part of the ambiance.
4455 Paradise Road
Las Vegas, NV 89169
Phone: (702) 693-5000
http://www.hardrockhotel.com/
Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino
If you plan on relaxing, the Flamingo in Las Vegas has multiple swimming pools in a 15-acre area complete with waterfalls and countless palm trees dotting the area. And you won't miss an opportunity to continue that lucky streak because that area has live gaming available.
3555 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone: (888) 902-9929
http://www.flamingolasvegas.com/casinos/flamingo-las-vegas/hotel-casino/property-home-1FieldNightsNoCal.shtml
Palms Las Vegas
If you'd like to hob-nob with celebrities, look no further than the swimming pools at the Palms in Las Vegas. This hotel is off the Strip in Las Vegas as it has devoted 2 acres to three swimming pools. For a fee, you can have all the creature comforts of a cabana. And at night, the area turns into a stage where as many as 3,000 people are entertained each night.
4321 West Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89103
Phone: (702) 942-7777
http://www.palms.com/
Mirage Hotel Casino
This hotel has two swimming pools that are connected and the areas around them are taken up with waterfalls, lush foliage and lagoons. In addition, you can rest your tired muscles in one of three whirlpool baths or get your exercise by challenging three water slides adjacent to the pools.
3400 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone: (702) 791-7111
http://www.mirage.com/
MGM Grand Hotel Casino
There is nothing that's understated at the MGM Grand and that includes the five pools that it offers its guests. What's more, the hotel has created a thousand-foot long river that meanders through the area.
3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone: (702) 891-1111
http://www.mgmgrand.com/
Rio All-Suite Hotel Casino
It's called VooDoo Beach, and you'll be surrounded by four pools with waterfalls noisily cascading or lounging on sandy beaches after working out your tired muscles in the hotel's five jacuzzis or whirlpool baths. And then you can while away the time playing "21" poolside. But then again. you may be interested in Las Vegas' only answer to the Brazilian pool experience by joining Sapphire, the city's best gentleman's club.
3700 W. Flamingo Road,
Las Vegas, NV 89103
Phone: (866) 746-7671
http://www.riolasvegas.com/casinos/rio/hotel-casino/property-home.shtml
About The Author
Bill Herrfeldt specializes in finance, sports and the needs of retiring people, and has been published in the national edition of "Erickson Tribune," the "Washington Post" and the "Arizona Republic." He graduated from the University of Louisville.