My husband and I decided to take advantage of the locals deal where NV residents get a free cabana Monday - Thursday. You do have to put down a $50 deposit in the event you don't show up; if you do check-in on time then that $50 is a credit toward any food/drink you purchase.
I will note that their website is NOT up-to-date. You are not allowed to bring in empty reusable water bottles anymore. The security personnel was quite rude about it and said too many people were sneaking in alcohol. I asked if we opened our bottle so he could see it was empty if that would be acceptable, he said, "No. either throw your bottle away or take it back to your vehicle". Since it was a nice Hydroflask, my husband walked it all the way back to the car.
When we checked in for our cabana I wanted to confirm that we were on the 21+ side as I had requested online, we were told that the entire pool area, upstairs cabanas included, is only 21+ Friday - Sunday. Kids are allowed in all areas Monday - Thursday. Again, something that was different from what their site said.
Anyway, we were escorted to our private cabana on the 2nd floor. Cabana had a TV, but only 5 channels to choose from, a ceiling fan with 1 speed, a locked safe, and sofas. Only 2 cabanas upstairs had lounge chairs to lay out in the sun, we asked if there was a way we could get some lounge chairs and we were told, "No, sorry. Each cabana has their own unique furnishings and this one does not have lounge chairs. The furniture is moveable though, so you can push any pieces of the sofas out to lounge on". You're not allowed to sit or lay on the edge of the semi-private pool in front of your cabana, so if you want sun you have no choice but to move the heavy furniture outside of the cabana to sunbathe. When we moved pieces of the sofa out into the sun, the empty space under the sofa was disgusting with all sorts of debris, trash, and stains from spilled drinks. Cleanliness was not a top priority, clearly. Cool to have a private cabana, but man what a pain to enjoy if you're looking for some time in the sun.
It was nice having a semi-private pool, but obviously you do have to share it with the cabana next to you. We were mostly lucky in that the cabana next to us was another local couple who were fairly nice, but they did kind of commandeer the pool at one point and kind of made it their own for 30ish minutes. I felt bad though for another couple a few cabanas down that had to share their pool with a family which included several children, also the 2 girls in the cabana opposite of us that were clearly uncomfortable sharing a pool with a group of douchey frat boys.
Definitely a gamble in how your cabana experience will be, not knowing who you'll have to share your semi-private pool with.
Our waitress was really friendly, although when we initially asked for cups of ice water we were told we had to order one of the bottled water options; that just increased our annoyance with their new no reusable water bottle policy, but we digressed and each ordered an $8 bottle of Topo Chico. Like all Vegas pools, drinks are spendy! We each ordered a 12oz cocktail, I got a piña colada and my husband got a pain killer - $17 each. We were then hungry for lunch so ordered chicken nachos which were $18. They were filling, but felt a little overpriced. Once we ordered a few cocktails and food, then all of a sudden our waitress was able to bring us free cups of ice water. Even if you're sober, expect to spend money on some sort of beverage since free water only comes after you spend money on other beverages & food items first.
Despite the little annoyances, we mostly enjoyed our time here. It was nice having a cabana to relax in and not having to search for a decent poolside lounger. I may consider taking another day off work to take advantage of this locals deal again before kids are out of school and run rampant. Although, not sure I'd want to spend $50+ again on drinks/food when I can go to The M for $10 and bring in my own Hydroflask for water... read more