The unofficial start to Vegas pool season has begun! It's time to get out your bathing suit and head over to pool for some ...

Las Vegas is known for ... 20 casinos on the Strip with pools, while four casinos downtown feature pools. The largest pool complex on the Strip is at Mandalay Bay hotel-casino.

Mandalay Bay's 11-acre tropical Beach is an aquatic playground featuring 2,700 tons of real sand, a 1.6 million-gallon wave pool and 100 cabanas, day beds, bungalows and personalized villas for rent.

and the stand-alone all-suite THEhotel which will be redesigned and rebranded Delano Las Vegas in late 2013. Mandalay Bay boasts an 11-acre tropical pool paradise, featuring real sand, a wave pool ...

Note that unless you're a guest at the Mandalay Bay or the Delano Las Vegas, you will have to rent a cabana to access the pool and beach areas – prices vary by day and occupancy levels.