I
like the Gold Coast pool in November because it has a heated pool.
We did not need that this trip because every day it was 100 degrees.
Generally,
I am okay in that kind of weather if there is no humidity, but this
time the heat got to me for the first two days. After that I seemed
to adjust pretty well.
Still,
the dry air means that coming out of the pool wet and not using a
towel will cool off the body quickly, and there was shade when we
swam and where we sat along edge of the pool.
One
day the whole pool was Germans speaking German. I enjoyed the
sounds. In college I might have followed the drift of the
conversation but now I only catch a word or two. There were some
pretty bikinis, however, and somehow they communicate well across all
languages.
The
next day there was a luscious young blond rubbing herself with suntan
lotion. No, I did not offer to do her back for her.
In
the pool there was some good conversation with folks who are old and
migrate North or South based on the season. So we shared lake stories
and boat and dock frustrations that come with aging.
Another
woman thought she was an expert on video poker and on the local
casinos. She lived not far away. However, her information was just
wrong. If you don't start with the premise that VP is played using a
virtual 52 card deck and that the random number generator creates a
pretty good randomness, then I can't really learn much from you. She
was all about the change of machines. They took out the ones she won
on. And luck. And she kept telling us that many years ago her
mother had taught her how to play. Well, when I was first learning I
listened to my buddy's mother who told me that I should watch and see
what a machine was dealing and if there were a lot of jacks, that
would be the luckier card to hold. I'm very thankful that these
folks exist and that they are local as they give enough to the
casinos for them to still want to attract players.
She
also told me that all Emerald card holders have their resort fees on
any paid nights waived. If that is true, I learned that from her.
And
she had good experience with hosts at the Orleans and talked about
one who is a comp nazi. She regularly plays at the Fremont but she
does not play pickem poker. She was a double double, triple double
player but she had nothing much to say about strategy. She was very
annoyed with Bob Dancer because he is arrogant. Well, what else is
new. He also has some good points to make. I did not bother her
with Grochowski, Paymar, or Linda Boyd. Why bother? I just don't
get how someone can have video poker as their passion and not
actually study the game enough to check pay tables. I'm not an
expert and I don't have a good mind for learning the games, but I
still understand that the EV is in the mathematics of the game and
the comps added. And I have Dancer's tutor right here on my Vegas
computer to check questions. And I have a strategy card in my
pocket. Although I have to admit, I don't look up as much as I
should.
On
another visit we found the pool area much more comfortable in spite
of the temperature being 106. I had a nice conversation with a young
Latino mother while her husband swam with their cute 8 year old boy.
She was delightful.
We
swam and talked and joked and napped. I think we have tomorrow
planned out with Red Rock in the morning and then a trip to the
Orleans in the afternoon for both some live poker and some video
poker and a meal at the Irish Pub behind the Orleans.
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BINION'S
POOL
The
pool at Binion's is nice except for two things:
It
is hard to locate.
The
music is piped in radio, including commercials.
I
went only one day while I stayed at the Four Queens. There were a
few sun bathers, but no one was in the water. It was a bit cool, but
fine. Hot weather dominated September so even unheated pools were
very comfortable.
I
tolerated the music. Actually, this time the 97.5 station was not
that modern nasal whine crap but a Black soul and R and B selection
and most of it was not too bad. There were a few frantic raps, but
there were some songs I liked.
What
kills the mood, that drifting off while breast stroking in circles,
was the loud and in you brain commercials where people shout out
their product. Is there some market analysis that shows folks buy
more if they hear about a product in a dramatic, in your face, shout?
Why Binions can't get some sort of a tape of decent background music
is a mystery. I think the radio station is the pick of the
attendant.
There
was a nice water fountain with cool water, one of the few working in
Vegas. There were bathrooms. And the view is very nice although it
can't be seen from the pool.
It
is a fine place for sun. There is no shade.
It
is generally uncrowded. Ask at the Four Queens desk before venturing
over.
Finding
it inside Binions can be a chore. Generally, I walk around the
building and go in the back door by the place where they now have a
blowout sale on shirts. However, this time I had to pass through
five homeless and one ugly woman with really bad beaded hair
apparently did not like my simple hello. She tossed a plastic water
bottle so that I almost tripped and when I looked back she was doing
a nine year old like mock of my walk.
Street
people are more aggressive these days downtown. From that door and
the shirt sale it is easier to find the right elevator to the Pool
Deck, but I'll go through the casino next time. I came back through
the casino. Remember that the Binion's is a horseshoe inside so go
to the North part of the shoe.
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AIR
B AND B POOL
I
rented a bed and bathroom near Maryland and Flamingo as a way to do
laundry. The pool was adjacent to the laundromat, so all the while
it washed and dried I swam. I was alone and it was cool but very
nice. There was not music. There were no people. I hate waiting for
laundry. This worked just great.
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PALACE
STATION POOLS
I
really liked these pools. There are two right near one another but
separated by rooms. Each has a jazuzzi. One will be heated in
November.
The
only downside was there was no bathroom.
I
used the one in the fitness center, but it was a bit stange walking
in there dripping.
In
spite of the bad reviews of Courtyard rooms, I may book some if I
don't get better offers. That would put me close to my own room for
a bathroom break.
The
pool opened very early in the morning. Good hours.
THE
ORLEANS POOL
I
always enjoy the Orleans pool, and this was no exception. However,
one day it did not open until 10 AM because the cleaner had not
finished getting out the leaves and the chemical guys needed time to
do their jobs.
It
was frustrating that I had to wait.
However,
there was compensation. They did a photo shoot for one of the Ms.
Olympia women. I don't know here name, but she was very attractive,
more so than most. Here she is in 2012, the one on the far left.
http://www.vegasnews.com/wp-content/uploads/Ms-Olympia-Weekend-2012-570.jpg
That
morning she was dressed in a sparkle outfit with very attractive
black anklets which matched her long black hair. She took these off
and did poses around the pool in her ivory bikini. It was nice
entertainment for a morning swim.
http://www.vegasnews.com/wp-content/uploads/Ms-Olympia-Weekend-2012-570.jpg
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