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| - Out of all the pools in Vegas I've been to this has to be my favorite pool because of the grand waterfall and lush landscaping feels like you are transported into a relaxing tropical environment. The pool has be renovated to accommodate more lounge chairs because guests have been complaining to MGM about not having enough room and so they pool as gotten a but small since I first visited the Mirage back in 1998 when Steve Wynn still owned this. Back then I remember the pool area having a slide for the kids and more seating space in the pool by the the waterfalls in the lagoon area and there use to be a wooden bridge connecting the other half of the pool but has been torn down to add some lounge chair room. The Oasis pool is a nice touch for hotel guests looking for more relaxation and for $50 USD, you get your own upscale lounge chair, umbrella, private pool and personal service. I thought about doing that but decided to just use the $50 for something else and stayed in the main pool where all the action is.
I've heard about guests complaining about lounge chairs being reserved by guests by leaving their stuff on the chair and then coming back after having breakfast or having an extra hour of sleep. Well when I went early in the morning around 8 am to look for a poolside chair, since they are they most popular sports in the pool, I found a a chair by the stairs leading to the water and next to me were two lounge chairs that as already reserved just by looking at the pool towel, hat, and tanning oil, they sure didn't want to lose that spot. I looked at my watch to check the time I settled in my chair and when they finally arrived, I checked my watch and it had been 3 hours since they left their chairs unattended and I thought the lifeguard would be curious about it but no concern. I just thought I'd let the Yelpers know about this since I've read to many reviews on Trip Advisor about this.
The waitress was very friendly when it comes to drinks and I ask them what they recommended in terms of alcohol and they suggested ordering a souvenir cup because you get more for your money and I got the extra shot with it. I ordered the AMF with Kryptonite and that tasted so good. The wait for the service can be fast and sometimes very slow depending on how busy the pool area is, so I learned to be patient, I suggest they hire more waitress during the summer time to increase efficiency to improve their service. The music they play is perfect poolside music and not ghetto or too loud like some of the other pools (Flamingo).
Around the pool there is a lot of eye candy so it helps enhance the Vegas pool experience and just swimming around the pool you hear different European languages which is very interesting (British, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Irish, Spanish) but mostly I've heard were British. Sometimes you'll see reps from the Bare Pool trying to fill up the the Adult area. The pool water was crystal clear the last time I swam here and sometimes the water was just too murky with tanning lotion on the surface, leaves falling in from the surrounded trees and at one time it had too much chlorine.
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