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Las Vegas pool culture has a specific behavioral code that isn't posted anywhere but is immediately apparent when you violate it. Here are the rules.
At Hotel Pools
- Don't hold chairs — placing a towel on a chair and leaving for an hour gets your stuff removed
- Sunscreen before you arrive, not at the pool chair where you'll spray everyone
- Keep music to headphones — others didn't choose your playlist
- Wristbands are checked — don't try to sneak in non-guests at properties that enforce access
- Pool bars have slow service — order an extra when the server comes
At Dayclubs
- GA areas are communal — don't claim a table without bottle service
- Dress code is enforced — flip flops are fine, athletic shorts are often not
- Tip the bartender 20% minimum at the bar — service in dayclubs is hard work
- The first hour is the best time to get in the pool — it fills completely by 1pm
In the Water
- The pool is not a bathroom — the obvious rule that apparently requires stating
- Glasses in the pool area should be plastic — broken glass ends the day for everyone
- Wave pool (Mandalay Bay) — respect the lifeguard instructions, every time