Mandalay Bay Pool Area

I guess Las Vegas, Nevada has been on my mind lately. If you go this summer, you going to want a hotel that has a great pool so that you can stay out of that 110 degree heat! Here’s a list of the best pools in Vegas.

Mandalay Bay

It’s going to be a while before Las Vegas comes up with a hotel with a better pool than Mandalay Bay. There’s an 11-acre wave pool that’s absolutely fabulous – it sounds like a real ocean when the waves break! There are at least two other pools besides that one, and a Lazy River that’s great fun as well. Really fun music and activities by the pool during the day. This pool is impossible to sneak into, you pretty much have to stay at the hotel since they swipe room cards and there are turnstiles.

The Flamingo

I haven’t actually stayed here, but I hear the pools here are pretty nice! The pool area is apparently 15 acres, there are four pools actually, and there are lots of foliage and jungle-like foliage. There’s also a 150–foot water slide and an 80 foot heated pool, which isn’t that great during summer, but I guess that one is open year-round! Swim-up bars and black jack tables too.

The Golden Nugget

I have to say that The Golden Nugget appears to be one of those hotels that managed to slip off of my radar, and I’ve never really considered it before – mainly because of the prices I would find for it on sites like Hotels.com ($80/night). BUT – this hotel looks a lot nicer than I though, and newly renovated pool area looka spectacular! There’s a water tunnel you can ride which swooshes through the shark tanks! I’m definitely checking this place out when I go back.

MGM Grand

This pool had me at “1,000 foot lazy river.” It takes 10 minutes to finish! There are actually five pools here to check out, so take your time. There are three whirlpools and places where you can show off your water volleyball and table tennis skills, too.

Have a splashingly good time.

Photo Credits: Chip_P

Charleston Historic District

We’re planning a trip to Charleston, South Carolina this summer (yes, we know it will be hot!), and we’ve been looking for some hotels in the Historic District, even though they will definitely be more expensive than hotels we’ll find a little father out of town. Can’t help it though! The pictures I’ve seen of downtown Charleston are so incredibly cute, and it’d be great to be close to all the bars, restaurants, tours, etc. So far, we’ve identified the following hotels – what do you think?

Planters Inn

Ok, so this place is really expenive. But, if we split the room with one other couple, it won’t be TOO bad, at least not for 2 nights. And, it’s smack in the middle of Charleston’s Historic District! The hotel has its own restaurant too, which looks great. We’ll keep this one on the radar, at least.

Days Inn

If we decide we want to go super cheap, we might decide to book here. Really basic rooms, but in the Historic District. This would be fine for 1-2 nights I’d think. Just clean, simply lodging about 10 blocks from downtown. And, it looks like you can park your car here, which is a huge plus…

Hampton Inn

A little bit of an upgrade from the Days Inn (at least it looks like it). Good reviews – clean, simple rooms that are close to downtown.

So there you have it! When we actually pick a hotel, I’ll write another blog detailing our experience. Wish us good times and luck!