Calypso Beach Cabana Sun Shelter

We purchased this cabana for our granddaughter & hubby to use during their trip to St. Thomas. They have a then 8 months old daughter and the cabana was especially for her, to help keep that precious baby skin from burning in the tropical sun. It worked beautifully, our granddaughter & hubby loved it. They told us it folded completely flat for lying in one of their carry-on bags, did the same for the return trip home. The sand bags provided worked very well in keeping the cabana upright. They loved it!

I haven't actually used it, just did a tryout setup, but it took three of us to figure it out. Two people are needed to do the setup, as you have to hold one part down as another part is inserted. One of the rod metal ends came unglued so we had to be careful not to lose it. It looks comfortable and seems to provide good sun protection which is what I mainly wanted. Not sure how it would do in the wind. I will use it at dog shows in SoCal.

Recommend practice trial for setup before first use. Took multiple people to setup the first time on a windy beach. But once you know how to set it up the second go round is very fast and easy. Great quality and can't beat the price. It was perfect for our ten month old to escape the sun and heat.

We went to a resort in Cuba but do not like the crowds. This beach shelter is light weight and fit easily in a suitcase which was pefect for flying. We were able to carry it down the beach, easily, away from the crowds, and have our own bit of shade! We liked that it had 'sand bags' to hold it in place...perfect for a beach.

We purchased this for a shelter for our grandbabies at the beach. We set it up..worked out great..grandbaby was out of sun took nice long nap,.However when we took it down at the end of the day..one of the elastics in a short pole came out. So therefore we couldnt use it the next 5 days of vacation.. I emailed the company and we got a replacement pole.. Hopefully the next trip down in a week..we have better luck with it. But all in all GREAT..and GREAT Fast, customer service.