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8 min read · Updated for the 2026 season

Las Vegas Cabana vs Daybed vs Bungalow: Real Prices and Which One to Book

Pool party pricing confuses people more than nightclub pricing does, because the products genuinely differ rather than just the location. A daybed and a cabana are not the same thing at different prices, they are different things. Here is what each one is, what it costs across the Strip in 2026, and the one factor that should decide it for you.

The three tiers

Daybed

A raised, cushioned bed, usually seating four to six comfortably, positioned in or near the action. Little or no shade structure. Comes with a table minimum, a server and reserved space for the day.

Typical starting minimums in 2026: roughly 1,000 to 1,500 at the top Strip dayclubs, and lower at Circa's Stadium Swim, which starts around 750 and runs year round. Prices climb hard on Saturdays and holiday weekends.

Cabana

An enclosed or semi enclosed structure with a roof, proper seating, usually a fan or misting, a television at many venues, and often a fridge. Space for a larger group and somewhere to put your things.

Typical starting minimums: meaningfully above the daybed tier at the same venue, and it varies enough by venue and day that a real quote is the only useful number.

Bungalow or suite

The top tier at the bigger pools. Private plunge pool at several venues, the best sightlines on the deck, dedicated service, and space for a large group. This is the pool equivalent of a DJ booth table.

Typical starting minimums: the highest on the deck, and on a peak Saturday with a headliner they climb steeply.

The one factor that should decide it: the month. In May, September and October, a daybed is a great day. In July and August, on a concrete deck at well over 105 degrees, six hours without shade is genuinely unpleasant and people leave early. In peak summer the cabana is not an upgrade, it is the thing that makes the day work.

What the minimum includes

Same structure as a nightclub table. The minimum is a spend commitment on bottles and mixers, not an entry fee. Your bottles count toward it. Tax and a service charge of roughly 20 to 30 percent are added on top, so ask for the all in figure rather than the headline minimum.

What comes with it: reserved space for the session, a dedicated server, ice, mixers and glassware, entry for your whole group with no general admission line, and somewhere secure to leave your things while you are in the water. That last one is worth more than people expect. See what to bring to a pool party for why.

Food is generally not included and is ordered separately at most venues, though several will let a portion of the minimum go toward food. Worth asking.

Where the pools sit on price

Starting table minimums across the main Strip dayclubs in 2026 land roughly like this:

  • Stadium Swim at Circa: from around 750, and the only one open year round and heated in winter. Six pools around a 143 foot screen, so it is a sports and party hybrid rather than a DJ dayclub.
  • Drai's Beach Club: from around 1,000, rooftop, eleven stories above the Strip.
  • Marquee Dayclub, Ayu Dayclub, TAO Beach, Palm Tree Beach Club, LIV Beach: from around 1,250.
  • Encore Beach Club: from around 1,500, three tiered pools and the loudest daytime lineup on the Strip.

Those are starting points for the lowest tier on a normal day. Saturday with a headliner is a different conversation, and holiday weekends are a different conversation again.

Daybed or general admission?

Unlike nightclubs, general admission at a dayclub is a real and reasonable product. You get in, you can swim, you can move around. What you do not get is a guaranteed place to sit, and that is the whole question.

  • Two people, flexible, happy to move around: general admission is fine. Get on a free guest list and arrive before the noon cutoff.
  • Four or more: a daybed usually wins on value once you count what everyone would spend at the bar, and it gives your group a base.
  • Six or more, or a celebration: daybed at minimum, cabana in summer.
  • Anyone who wants a lounger without paying: arrive by 11:30am. Free loungers on a busy Saturday are gone before noon, and that is a firmer deadline than the guest list cutoff.

Five things that save money

  1. Go on a weekday. The same deck, the same pool, a fraction of the minimum. Several Strip dayclubs run strong Thursday and Monday parties.
  2. Go early in the season. April and May pricing is not August pricing, and the weather is better for sitting outside all day.
  3. Ask about food credit. Some venues let part of the minimum go toward food, which changes the value calculation considerably for a long day.
  4. Split a bigger unit. Two groups of four in one cabana is often better value per head than two daybeds, if you are travelling together.
  5. Look at the second tier venues. The pools that are not the loudest name on the Strip run the same quality of day at a materially lower minimum.

Get real numbers rather than ranges

Dayclub pricing moves more than nightclub pricing does, because it is seasonal, weather dependent and lineup dependent all at once. The ranges here are for planning. For a decision, you want the actual minimum for your date at two or three venues side by side, with the all in number and a description of where the daybed or cabana physically sits on the deck.

That is what a host does, free and with no booking fee added. Tell us the date, the headcount and whether shade matters, and you will get a comparison back. Or browse the venues first on our pool parties page.

Questions

Common questions

Starting minimums at the main Strip dayclubs run roughly 1,000 to 1,500 in 2026, with Stadium Swim at Circa starting around 750 and Encore Beach Club around 1,500. Saturdays with a headliner and holiday weekends are considerably higher.
A daybed is a raised cushioned bed for roughly four to six people with little or no shade. A cabana is an enclosed structure with a roof, proper seating, often a fan and a television, and space for a larger group. The cabana carries a meaningfully higher minimum.
In July and August, yes, if you are staying several hours. A pool deck at well over 105 degrees without shade is genuinely punishing and groups leave early. In May, September and October a daybed is usually plenty.
Reserved space for the session, a dedicated server, ice, mixers and glassware, entry for the group with no general admission line, and secure space for your belongings. Tax and a service charge of roughly 20 to 30 percent are added on top of the minimum, and food is usually ordered separately.
General admission at a dayclub is a genuinely reasonable product, unlike at a nightclub. For two people who are happy to move around it is fine. For four or more, a daybed usually wins on value once you count bar spend, and it gives the group a base.
Stadium Swim at Circa, which starts around 750 and is the only major Vegas pool open year round and heated in winter. Weekday bookings at any of the Strip dayclubs are also a fraction of Saturday pricing.
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