Lisa G.
Yelp
My heavenly day by the pool started a couple weeks ago when I went online and reserved 2 pool lounge chairs for $100 each at the Bellagio's Cypress Pool for my birthday. It was totally worth it, as I got to spend all day in heaven, lying on a super comfy cushioned luxurious wicker lounge chair with fresh towels and a long cylinder pillow (I must buy these exact lounge chairs & towel covers if I ever can get a house with a yard!). Check in was really easy - gave my name to the nice guy at the umbrella stand, he asked for my room number but we didn't have one yet since we were checking in later in the day, he walked us in and let us choose where we wanted to sit, expertly describing to us where the more shady areas would be throughout the day. We had arrived around 10am and it was about a third to half full by then, and we got to pick the exact kind of seats I wanted - full sun for me with an umbrella for my hubby, close to the pool.
Our lovely server Taylor took our food and drink order as soon as we settled into our space, and it all came pretty fast. We devoured the Vegetable Crunch Salad. Its menu description "sweet gem lettuce, mustard vinaigrette" doesn't do it justice, but maybe they leave out details so they're free to add whatever is fresh/seasonal at the time. Ours came with so many tasty crunchy delicious things in it - red onion, chickpeas, shelled edamame, radishes, carrots, cucumbers, PURPLE BROCCOLI! And it was all chopped really well so it's easy to get in your mouth. I will definitely order this again. Also it came in a really cool bamboo-looking tray container that didn't take up our whole side table & kept our mess contained lol.
We also loved the 32oz strawberry daiquiri & miami vice frozen cocktails. If you're debating between sizes for the frozen cocktails, the 16oz is like nothing and keep in mind has lots of slushy blended ice, so you'd be flagging down your server for another before you know it. Just get the 32oz.
I don't know how typical this is but at one point one of the staff walked around with free little dole whip cups, like sampler size, offering them up to everyone at this pool. A couple hours later we got little cups of frozen grapes. Free! Such a nice and amazing bonus treat.
The lounge chairs at the Cypress Pool are all only 1 or 2 rows deep so every chair is close to the pool and you can easily keep an eye on your stuff when you're in the pool. Everyone was pretty chill though, and staff did a good job walking around, but if you're paranoid they have lockers by the restroom which is right by the pool. Pool temp was just right, refreshing but not freezing, great for chilling in with a drink in hand.
The staff is great at moving and setting up umbrellas for you. Don't even try struggling with it yourself, just get the professionals, they know what they're doing and make it look so easy. Dylan was great with our umbrella and just generally being helpful.
Music was chill pop hits, lots of The Weekend, some Bruno Mars, Ariana, Miley, etc. At 1pm they turned the volume up but it was still a nice volume so it was still background level, you could still easily have conversations and such.
Don't forget to tip well for all the excellent staff. Thank you Bellagio!