Mandalay Bay Beach

Okay I give it 4 stars been here many times for pool parties. Came here for Labor Day weekend for the LSU and USC pool party. It was a good time with my fam and friends!! The only thing I do not like is the lines if you want to buy a drink it was soo slow and unorganized. Otherwise it was a cool time at Mandalay beach. Very long walk to get to it but it was nice and spacious inside with cabanas! Reasonable ticket prices too for pool party! -Marshay D.

My review is specifically for the pool, since we were not staying at the hotel.I came to Las Vegas with my husband, mother-in-law, and 5-year-old son. We had wanted to stay at Mandalay Bay because I read the pool was the best for families with kids, but the nightly rate was a little steep for what we wanted. Instead, we stayed next door at the Luxor for a much more reasonable rate, and we purchased a day bed at Mandalay Bay Beach for one of the days on our vacation! This ended up being the best of both worlds--a cheaper nightly rate, but a great spot at the pool.We purchased (in advance) a weekday Lazy River daybed. I'm sure price and availability depends on which day you are visiting. Our price was $250 for a Tuesday in July. We checked in and were shown to our spot at the lazy river. This was a perfect location. We had a day bed, a lounger, an umbrella, and complementary water that was stocked all day long. There are also a number of trees along the lazy river daybed section, so there was a decent amount of shade, too.Our kid didn't care to check out any of the other pool areas, so I can't speak to the wave pool or the lagoon pools. But the lazy river was great.We ordered some food for lunch (chicken nachos and chicken fingers with fries), and our food was pretty good, too.If you're with your family, this is definitely the pool to spend your time at.

I shop my hotels by pools and I have been waiting for years to finally get a reservation here to take advantage of their lazy river and sandy lounge chairs. We were also finally able to bring the kids to Vegas and they loved it here. In the past, staying at another MGM hotel, they required you use their tubes, luckily, here you may bring your own. They do have filling stations as well, and I always come prepared with pool tubes on a vacation. Since I can only travel during school vacation dates, it was absurdly crowded with families, but for me, that was to be expected. So, I knew the pools were going to be obnoxiously crowded with kids and families. If that does bother you, consider off season while people are at school or a different hotel that attracts less kids. For us, we are fine. We loved the lazy river and spent literal hours in it. Unlike being exposed on the strip, you get a nice breeze and it feels twenty degrees cooler, so we spend several afternoons here. The kids were a bit disappointed with the wave pool, but I thought it was still nice they had one. They also have several normal pools and a hot tub, a couple snack areas and bars. They do have cold water at the main bar restaurant where guests can help themselves. This is important, but I still managed to get a bit too much sun and dehydration. There is plenty of seating. We only need one chair since we spend most of the time in the water or at the restaurant. We had lunch here once and a snack, plus a snack from the surf shop. The food is outrageously overpriced. They do have some good options like a huge nacho, a fresh humus plate, pizza egg rolls, chicken taquitos, and good cocktails. Overall, we had the best time here and I would book a room here again for the pool. As far as I can tell, it is the best one on the strip, but if you can find another place that offers lazy rivers, wave pools, and sand, I am open to trying a new spot.

Yesterday, our friends rented a cabana at the Mandalay Bay Beach (there were two chairs with a table inside, a settee, a fully stocked refrigerator- water and soft drinks, a TV was on, as well as a trash can; there were two lounge chairs, covered in towels, in front of the cabana- #18). It was our first time here. We had wristbands (in case we wanted to leave but come back). Our hosts were Liz, Tam, and Ever. They were great and they kept checking in on us. Nice people too. Thank You!We ordered food. Not sure where the food comes from, but it was very good. Hubby got the burger with fries- he could not stop raving about it, I got the parmesan chicken sandwich- the flavor was yummy, the bun was nice & buttery, with fries, I think they used peanut oil (we split both), and the stringbean got chicken fingers with fries- the breading was good, it tasted good, were his words (he got full so we finished the rest of it). I'd say that the portions were very good, very generous. With tip, it was over $70 (but we didn't get alcohol, for three full size meals). (There were lots of people bringing food deliveries to guests.) TIP #1: It's hot, in August, in the 100's (the hottest month in Las Vegas), monsoon season started in July, so wear your sandals! One of the kids in our group got a blister on his foot because he forgot to wear his sandals.The music is a mix of pop and rock. Something for mostly everyone. TIP #2: Bring your sunblock, apply it, and re-apply it, every few hours. I tan in five minutes (the boy tans like me, a golden brown) but I still wear it, especially since we were there for several hours. Hubby was burning so he said the next time, he'd bring a cap. I also had my visor and sunglasses on. There were two lagoons, one was east, one was west (there were two hot tubs in each lagoon area), there was the beach area, with sand (I imagine the sand would be very hot), in front of the wave pool, which was split in to two sections, one you could sit, which may be for the younger set and the other, you could not sit (a little underwhelming), and the lazy river, which had two waterfalls (nicknamed "the crazy river", it was just busy with people in their floaties, so we were getting bumped a lot, the morning crowd was a lot nicer, saying, "Sorry" or "Excuse Me." There are height minimum requirements on the right side of the Wave Pool; the left side is where guests can sit in the water. Adults must accompany children in the Lazy River. We saw some band-aids which was not cool, so gross, seriously people? The area around the Lazy River was littered with drink cups or drink cans, but people were also carrying their drinks while inside the Lazy River. There were bathrooms (one stall was out of service in the womens bathroom), there were outdoor showers, there was a restaurant, and there was a bar.We didn't go into the lagoon that was further away, or the left side of the wave pool, and we didn't go the beach area either. We did take a few minutes to take some pictures of the entire area.We saw the lifeguards change frequently and we also saw the porters collecting trash, so this is a well-maintained busy area. About recycling, it's handled by staff at the casino, so the drink containers (cans/bottles/etc.) are recycled, which was good to know. I also saw broken down boxes in a large cart- it was filled. KUDOS for the facility recycling, save our Earth!We had to leave because our son's Open House was last night, so our stringbean was sad. Two water attractions on the week before school, And the boy was sad. We were there for 4.5 hours. It was a lot of fun.

I don't know about you, but for me, I would rather prefer being by the beach over the pool any day. So what if you have that yearning, but are in Las Vegas? All the resorts have pools, not a big deal, in the big scheme of things.But Mandalay Bay, has, "The Beach". This is an area with a vast wave pool (no big waves anymore, at least for now. Ask them), that is encompassed by an area with beach sand and lounging chairs. Yes, you are not by the ocean, but this place can make you feel that you are almost there. In this environment, you also have a lazy river. There is also Beach Bar and Grill. It will do the job to feed and wet your insides, so that you can work on your tan, uninterrupted. One good aspect here is that the music is not too loud and deafening. You can actually talk to your neighbor without screaming. The downside to this, at least when we were there was, that their choice of music (or DJ), needs serious reform. And one more....how about investing in a better sound system?

Drinks prices are high, but that's expected. The drink itself was delicious and refreshing.

Stayed at Delano and went to beach with the kids. Kind of a disappointment that the wave pool isn't as good as other wave pools I been to. The shallow area you are not allowed to hang out in or lay in the water. They make you stand up! And the lifeguards are constantly monitoring what you do and where you go. You can only walk in the shallow to the deeper part. And the lifeguards are literally laying around in the water as they tell you to stand. Also the waves were barely working. And when we asked why they have the excuse that the wave machine was shut off and takes time to warm up. Two hours later still barely any waves. What is the point. The lazy river is fun but very crowded. And the pool area is really nice. Just seems like the main attraction is a let down.

Great fun but if you bring your own tube for the lazy river then also bring an air compressor from home because the "self inflation" station doesn't work. It has been missing a cheap part for weeks apparently and no one will fix it despite the same problems every single day. The people at the little store may fill your tubes for you but they are surly and refused to do it for hours at a time - and just really unpleasant to deal with - probably because they have been doing it for weeks and management at this resort won't bother to fix the self inflation station.

We have stayed here 3 times for a conference and never used this amenity until now. The staff in this area was amazing. Everyone couldn't be nicer and pleasant. They will hand you towels after you enter. Just be aware that this is only for Mandalay Bay hotel guests. The place is well kept. There are lots of beach chairs. There are several pools. They also provide poolside food/beverage service. It was a great place to just relax and catch up with a co-worker.

My family and I love it here. Came during Spring Break (April 10th). Busy but not too crazy. We were about to find lounge chairs when we came down around 11:00am. It was 90 degrees out but. We didn't purchase a lounge chair or umbrella which is red. Wasn't worth it for us because we hardly sat down. We were always in the water. *bring your own tube floaty and inflate it yourself. There's a station at the far end of the lazy River and it's free* Otherwise it's $30 to purchase.