The rates start out at $US250 per day, but the price falls quickly depending on how many cabana’s are still available. Some hotels charge an hourly rate for cabana’s but Excalibur charges per day. It took about two minutes more before we decided we were going to “pimp our day.” The Cabana’s were available for hire and we wanted one. We were literally baking in the dessert sun. The first thing we discovered was sun lounges were at a premium! We managed to round up two lounges and made ourselves comfortable watching the kids play.

Bikini clad beauties were everywhere taking drink orders and looking after the every whim of guests. There was also a spa, “Drenched” Poolside Bar and Restaurant and very inviting private Cabana’s. Not to worry, for families there were two large pools, one included the water-slide which had caught my attention when I booked the hotel. Vegas was busy, the sun was shining and the temperature was perfect! The pool deck area was huge and includes an adult only pool and spa, which was which was off limits for us given we had two children in tow. We had arrived just one week before Spring break. Thankfully I had guessed we might need a day to recover and nothing was booked in except lazing by the pool.

It was all we could do to make it to the pool area. In reality we managed to drag ourselves out of bed just after ten o’clock. I’d like to say we woke up bright and early, bounded out of bed and was ready to start the first day with vitality. The hotel is also made to look like a castle so I knew this would appeal to the kids. I chose this particular hotel because it seemed to have the best pools and a water slide.

All the properties feature wall to wall gaming machines and I was quite surprised that in order to check in we had to weave our way through roulette tables and blackjack games with the children. Excalibur Hotel EntranceĮach hotel is themed and appeals to a slightly different consumer and budget. Excalibur Hotel is one of the 14 MGM casino hotels located in Vegas. We checked into the Excalibur Hotel on the Vegas strip after a grueling drive from LAX to “Sin City”. Regular readers would know that we are currently on our “Winter Sun” tour of the USA and Mexico. It may be one of the most famous tourism marketing slogans of all time, “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” I was able to see this slogan in action! As a heads up, it now has new meaning to me!

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