Born and raised in Las Vegas, Brianna Lindabury could not wait to work in the hospitality industry. As soon as she turned 18, she landed her first job as a hostess for a popular Stripside restaurant. Once she got her feet wet, she literally decided to get her feet wet by applying to be a model cocktail server poolside. In 2016, she joined the M Resort pool and later moved her customer service talents downtown, where for the past three years she’s been a model cocktail server at Citrus Grand Pool Deck at Downtown Grand.
“I love being outdoors in the environment,” Lindabury says. “I like to be that one person that’s there for the guests to take care of them. It’s nice, too, because people come back to see me again. That’s what I love about the job.”
She also loves how intimate and fun Citrus is. “I’m not a huge fan of the bigger dayclubs, but here I love it because you get locals and many returning visitors,” she says. “We have a lot of pool parties, too. We’re a preparty for the Life is Beautiful festivals, we have live music at night and DJs on the weekends. It’s really fun.”
For Lindabury, fun away from the job means country music and line dancing. She’s been line dancing for almost three years. Even during the pandemic, when all the country-music bars were shut down, a group of fellow dancers would gather in the parking lots of local parks, someone would bring the music, and they’d all kick up their cowboy boots and dance.
But back at work Lindabury trades her cowboy boots in for a bikini—something she loves to wear because, as she says, she gets to work on her tan. And she also gets to do what she loves. “I’m very much a people person,” she says. “I love meeting new people and conversating, having a good time, making sure guests are having a good time. That’s the best part. Honestly, there’s no other industry that I would want to be a part of.”
Libation: Miami Vice
Cool down poolside with this tasty frozen concoction, one of six frozen cocktails available. The Miami Vice combines pina colada and strawberry daiquiri featuring Malibu pineapple rum. The drink comes in multiple sizes, but we say go for the big 32-ounce souvenir cup. Guests can also enjoy Jell-O shots and 10 signature cocktails. A couple of our faves include the Starburst, the Citrus Tango, craft draft beer, hard seltzers and hard coffee cocktails, as well as a huge menu of poolside bites like freshly made flatbread pizzas.
Benefit: On Friday and Saturday evenings, swim and enjoy bands and DJs playing old-school R&B, reggae and more.
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