cabana
noun
ca·bana
kə-ˈban-yə 
-ˈba-nə
-ˈba-nə
1
: a lightweight structure with living facilities
2
: a tentlike shelter usually with an open side facing a beach or swimming pool
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Activities and Amenities Four pools, private cabanas, hot tubs, and plenty of beach to explore stretch across the property.
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
Among the features is a terrace, outdoor fireside lodge, putting green, cabanas and community garden outside, and private dining room, lounge, parlor, social hall, gym and co-working space inside.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
Hailstone is the main marina and by far the most developed with cabanas, pavilions, several campground options, and even cabins for overnight rentals.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2025
Outdoor space and amenities: In addition to the unit’s private patio, the building’s residents share an in-ground swimming pool surrounded by cabanas, a sauna, a gym and tennis courts.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
Among the features is a terrace, outdoor fireside lodge, putting green, cabanas and community garden outside, and private dining room, lounge, parlor, social hall, gym and co-working space inside.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
Hailstone is the main marina and by far the most developed with cabanas, pavilions, several campground options, and even cabins for overnight rentals.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2025
Outdoor space and amenities: In addition to the unit’s private patio, the building’s residents share an in-ground swimming pool surrounded by cabanas, a sauna, a gym and tennis courts.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Cabana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabana. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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cabana
noun
ca·bana
kə-ˈban-(y)ə
: a shelter usually with an open side facing the sea or a swimming pool
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