Going outside while the sun is shining in Vegas is never a sure bet. Actually, being awake while the sun isshining in Vegas is never a sure bet. If you need a little incentive from "the house" to get outside, wepresent the seven <em>hautest</em> pool lounge parties in Sin City.
Do you really need an excuse to skip out of work a little early and take advantage of
the one day a week the Palms pool complex is open to the public? Oh, and did we mention the off-duty Playboy
Bunnies?
The Digs: Partake in the four bars, three pools, two waterfalls and one hot resident DJ
while you think up another excuse for the following week.
Poolside pampering is perfected at this tiny olive tree and palms grove all done up in
crisp shades of white and white. The vibe is distinctly serene and discreet and therefore a haven for celebs
and their cohorts, and a DJ spins on Saturdays.
The Digs: Evian spritzers, a Mojito cart, frozen towels, frozen fruit, 12 cabanas, daybeds,
European bathing (read: topless) and a shaded bar with misters and plasma screens.
New to the scene this year and inspired by a Balinese oasis, this rooftop pool lounge
has seven of the largest cabanas on the Strip. On Sundays at 5, the party heats up with Sunset Sessions
corralling much of the Vegas nightlife industry crowd.
The Digs: Air-conditioned and wi-fi-enabled cabanas have DVD library, XBox 360, a tanning
butler, poolside massage and an iPod docking station.
The super-sized Tahitian oasis features 40 thatch-roofed cabanas, and with gentlemen's
clubs hosting each week, there is never a shortage of bronzed bodies. Relax Mondays is the anti-Rehab,
featuring all the same amenities but with a more relaxed vibe.
The Digs: Lagoon, sandy beach, swaying palms, grotto bar, swim-up gaming, hot tub and even
a short water slide.
Every Tuesday, enjoy the splendors of the Moorea Beach pool complex and groove to the
sounds of resident DJs spinning rock, '80s, mash-ups and house until 10 pm. When the mercury climbs, hit the
tables at the climate-controlled poolside casino.
The Digs: Rent daybeds or one of four huge cabanas complete with TVs, fans, refrigerators
and private sound system.
Bare Pool Lounge sizzles during those pesky daytime hours, with No Tan Line Tuesdays
and Asset Thursdays (just for the record, we're in favor of both). Tuesdays share the pool with off-duty
showgirls, and Thursdays feature local celeb guest lifeguards...try the pitcher service, a unique, ice-cold,
premixed alternative to bottle service.
The Digs: Refrigerators are stocked with a chilled sun care kit, and staff brings you
chilled towels, chilled cucumber slices for your eyes and frozen grapes.
If the paintings on the ceiling, black walls and candlelight don't give it away, the
gothic statues will. The bohemian off-Strip landmark Artisan Hotel is a 64-room middle finger in the air to
the Las Vegas Strip's corporate rat race. Lavish Sundays grant the public access to the tiny hotel pool with
local house DJs.
The Digs: Tiki bar, four cabanas and 10 daybeds. Lack of attitude and good music.
