It wasn’t hard to hook Jamie on the project: He’s so addicted to water features that his eyes sparkle when he sees a fountain at the mall.
What you find here are the opinions of a 29-year-old pool aficionado and six-year resident of Vegas and my 12-year-old “little brother” Jamie Koch, whom I mentor through the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America program. We decided it was time somebody compared them, and we were just the people for the job. Others are mundane, obligatory water-filled holes in the ground that reflect little of the kitschfor which Las Vegas is famous.ĭespite the reams of type produced about a city that greets more than 30 million tourists annually, I’ve never read a comprehensive examination of the most important part of the daytime experience when visiting this city of 110-degree afternoons. Some are inventive expanses with sandy beaches, waterfalls and bubbly hot tubs. Or, in the parlance of the resort business, a “water feature.'But not all water features are created equal in Las Vegas.
Aside from the Regis Philbin slots, underdressed cocktail waitresses and overpriced room service, there’s one thing that every hotel on or near the Las Vegas Strip has in common: a pool.
