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Cabanas

The Cabanas at the Miami Springs Aquatic Center offer a great opportunity to bring your group together outside! Located directly alongside the pool, each cabana is furnished with an electrical outlet, shade and outdoor furniture for your guests. Admission for the party (20 total) is built into the rental cost, making it a bargain for groups.  

Rentals can be booked, in person, 8 weeks prior to the desired date (starting on Monday). 

Cabana Pricing

  MS/VG Resident Non-Resident
1 Cabana (4 Hours) $150 $250
Security Deposit $75 $75
Additional Hour $30 $50

What is Allowed: Precooked food, Cake, collapsible tables 

Prohibited Items: Glass, Alcohol, balloons, Pinatas, paper mache, Characters, food cooking/heating devices, anything which may cause damage to City Property.

Rental Limitations: A maximum of 3 cabanas (60 visitors) can be rented per party per day. Beyond that, a Private rental needs to be considered due to capacity constraints on the facility during peak weekend dates. 

Lightning & Inclement weather: The Aquatic Center is equipped with Thorguard (a lightning detection system that measures electricity in the air). In the event of rain the facility will remain open to the public. If a threat of lightning is detected it is signified with a loud audible horn and blinking orange light. Once a threat of lightning has been detected all guests must exit the pool deck and wait in the front entryway or their cars, no exceptions will be made. Rentals will be pro-rated to accommodate for any lost time.  

Frequently Asked Questions

Each cabana rental allows for 20 total people (including renters). The price of admission for all 20 guests is built into the rental cost.If a rental has or anticipates more than 20 in attendance, an additional cabana will be needed. Day of attendance over 20 could result in a forfeiture of deposit. 

Cabana rentals are setup in 4-hour blocks. However, you can add additional time if available based on hours of operation that given day. This can be decided on the day of the rental. However, we don't rent the cabanas within 30 minutes of opening/closing. As this is the time allotted for setting up and cleaning up of the party.

Decorations are allowed, granted they don't cause any damage to the facility, cabanas or general public. The decoration items not allowed are pinatas, balloons, paper mache material (bleeds easily and stains couches and deck) to name a few. 

Food and drinks are allowed. Keep in mind the Aquatic Center is a family friendly atmosphere, so alcoholic beverages and glass are not permitted. Their presence if found will constitute a removal from the facility or forfeiture of security deposit. All food must be cooked prior to the party, as no open flame is permitted on property. Pizza, sandwiches, chips and cake are all very common party items. For the items that will stain such as cake and pizza, we ask that you eat them in our picnic area to prevent damage/staining of furniture. 

To reserve a cabana you would need to stop by the Aquatic Center in person and submit a Rental form and Security Deposit ($75 per cabana). Rental dates become available the Monday 6 weeks prior to your desired date, and is available on a first come first serve basis. Dates and Cabanas cannot be reserved over the phone, in advance or without a security deposit. 

In the event of rain, the facility is still open, and you can still have your party. However, if the Thorguard (Lightning detection system/flashing yellow light at parks and City buildings) sounds then we cannot have anyone on the pool deck or under any cabanas. In the event the Thorguard has detected an electrical storm all guests would need to wait in the front foyer area or in their cars until we are clear to reopen. If a party is interrupted by the Thorguard, we will charge on a prorated basis, meaning if you got 2 hours of a 4 hour party we will only charge you half. If the party couldn't happen as a result of the weather we will offer a full refund or reschedule. With that said, if a party is cancelled within 72 hours without good reason and we could have rented the cabana, 50% of the deposit will be held per City Policy. 

In the rare occasion the Multi-Purpose Room (MPR) is open during a lightning even, you will have the option to upgrade your party to the room and pay the difference in rental. Discounts aren't applied to such a move as the MPR is intended nad priced as a standalone rental room without access to the pool included into its rental cost. If you elect to upgrade to the MPR and the weather clears you will still have access to swim in the pool. 

Rentals of Cabanas are for 4 hours. We provide you an additional 30 minutes before and after your rental time to setup/breakdown the area. If additional time is needed, you will need to add an additional hour to your rental which is $30 for Miami Springs/Virginia Gardens Residents and $50 for Non-Residents. Please note, additional time can only be added within the open hours of the facility. 

A security deposit is required to confirm your rental. The deposit is separate from the rental cost and will be returned if all rules are followed by the renter and their guests and no damage is found to the facility. If the security deposit was placed with a card it can be returned the same day, while payments made by Cash/Check can take 3-4 weeks and sent during the Cities next check run. The security deposit is not applied towards the day of rental costs, it is held and processed separately. 

The full security deposit will be kept by the City of Miami Springs for the following reasons:

  • Damage to facility and/or rental area
  • Alcohol or glass beverages were found
  • Rules from Rental Agreement Form were not obeyed

A partial (50%) deposit will be kept by the City of Miami Springs for the following reasons:

  • Rental is canceled within 72 hours (3 days) of rental date
  • Party does not show up for scheduled rental
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