Certainly you can go to Flamingo bar, wouldn't be a bad walk from LVB, as it's flat from there. There hasn't been a beach bar down at LaVista Beach for several years. We didn't go down there, but Peter said that they had replaced all the decking down there with a Trex like deck, like they have now at the restaurant, which looks very nice. It's been a while, but we enjoyed drinks at sunset from the pool at LaVista Beach when we stayed there. Plastic cups and you're good to go and cheaper, if you're stocking from your own room!