The Art of Pool Crashing in Las Vegas

Las Vegas pools reflect the city in general: they’re loud, over-the-top (flat screen TVs in the cabana!) and a showcase for sun-drenched people in itsy-bitsy clothing—or, sometimes, no clothing at all. So, of course, they’re in high demand. So much so that they attract a lot of pool crashers. Locals climb fences, pose as employees and hoard used room keys from hotels up-and-down The Strip to get into the best pools. One person, according to a great AP story by Kathleen Hennessey, spent seven hours in a ballroom before trying to sneak into a pool unnoticed.

One crasher told Hennessey that sneaking into hotel pools is a “locals’ prerogative.”

“I’m single. I live a block off the Strip. Really, this is my playground,” Cindy Cesare, a 35-year-old TV producer and former reporter said. “I don’t feel guilty because I’ve paid my share. I’ve spent a ton of money in this town—going out to dinner, shopping, getting my hair cut. I patronize. I tip.”

Oh, okay. Sure. If you pay for a hair cut, you certainly deserve to hang out at the pool at the Hard Rock.

The sense of entitlement astounds.

Hennessey writes that while Vegas hotels don’t necessarily like pool crashers, they don’t always use a hammer on them, either. “The consequences for those who get caught usually involve no more than an escort to the door,” she writes. “Hard Rock security guards say they remove a half-dozen crashers each Sunday and give them the opportunity to pay to get back in.”

The easiest way to pool crash? The Hard Rock pool’s webcam.

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