Just returned from my bachelorette party where we rented a cabana for a Saturday at the MGM Grand Pool. I highly recommend renting a cabana for any special occasion....heck, I think I will be renting cabanas here from now on!
Planning our cabana day was tough because we stayed at the Mirage, but Mirage doesn't really have cabanas. Then I found out most hotels will only give you a cabana if you're a guest at their hotel. How annoying. Not only was MGM Grand fine with outside guests renting cabanas, but they were the most appealing budget-wise. Lots of hotels require a flat fee. MGM Grand requires a food and beverage minimum- no fee for the cabana!
We stayed the entire day and it was about 110 degrees out. Thanks to our awesome cabana though, we were perfectly comfortable. There's a safe, fridge, fan, multiple chairs and umbrellas to use. WAY better than fighting with people over shade and chairs in common areas.
The cabana area pool (ours was cabana 18) was very adult and relaxed. Once we had a few too many cocktails though, it was easy to venture into the more party areas. But I enjoyed having our private oasis to escape from the party scene!
My only complaint is that reserving one of these things is cost prohibitive. But I think it's well worth it. Also, we actually had trouble meeting our food and beverage minimum. It was $800 and there were 8 girls. By the end of the day we had about $200 left to spend...so what do we do? Champagne!
Definitely will be returning. Vegas!