Ive been bringing my toddler here since before he could walk…read more We have just moved up from the parent and me classes to the swim with the instructor class and these people are literal angels. How they got my nervous, crying toddler to calm down and smile and swim in such a short amount of time should be studied. Some people are born to work with kids, and that's everyone we've met at Goldfish. They offer a free trial class. Definitely check it out if you want to have your child learn to enjoy swimming. Note: this is not ISR swimming. They do not just toss your kid into the pool and see what happens. A lot more acclamation to water vs immediate immersion..

fantastic program!! my daughter loved the instructors & learned so much. definitely a must for…read morechildren interested in swimming

My daughter was trepidation at first, but a few weeks in she's really enjoying her lessons with her…read moreswim instructor, Coach Humza. This is a swim school where children age 4 months to 12 years learn the basics of water safety and swimming. AquaTots applies a pro-submersion philosophy to instruction, so children go underwater (as they will inevitably do if they fall unexpectedly into a pool or off a dock, etc) on day one and every lesson there after. Small class sizes (4-to-1) provide a manageable group for each child to get the personal touch their swim journey requires. Special Needs Aquatic Program, or "SNAP" also available at this location. Friendly, attentive staff, comprehensive swim curriculum, well maintained facility, and astonishing years of expertise in the field, is why AquaTots is the place to go.

I enrolled for my son in level 3. Within a month he have lot of improvement. The instructor was…read moregreat and the front desk staff always Kind.

Employ more compassionate "coaches" who actually enjoy children...dont traumatize children or…read moreparents. UPDATE: The manager worked through the incident with my granddaughter and seems to have the kids success and experiences as the priority.. so I changed my rating to a 4 in hopes that my granddaughter will be successful there.

My 2-year-old daughter previously took swim lessons at Goldfish and LOVED her experience there. We…read moregot a gift card from a friend to Aqua Tots and decided to give it a shot. We took one class here and it completely traumatized her. It was not explained to us that Aqua Tots uses a "pro submersion" technique. On her first class, a stranger held her under water for 5 seconds. She screamed and cried. (Wouldn't you if a stranger held you under water?!) She told us for days that she didn't want to swim anymore. We returned to Goldfish and, after 3 weeks of warming up to it, she is back to loving the water (and goes under of her own free will.) She still tells us to this day that she doesn't want to see the "mean" teachers at Aqua Tots again. We reached out to Aqua Tots to see if this is their normal practice. They explained that it is. That's fine- we obviously do better with the teaching methods used at Goldfish. BUT they refused to issue a refund for the remaining months that I had pre-paid as all sales are final. Lesson learned: DO not pre-pay in advance until you give it a try. And (in my opinion) go to Goldfish instead.

My local YMCA (John Rolfe) closed recently and we don't really like Tuckahoe because it is usually…read moretoo crowded. So we checked out acac. This is a fitness Mecca! Here's my impression after the first week: Signing up for membership was challenging. The price we were quoted over the phone was different than what we were told when we showed up to join. And actually we had an appointment with the membership director and he was on vacation and everyone from membership was gone so one of the front desk attendants gave us a tour. They also gave us a pass to the weekend to make up for the debacle. When we showed up on Saturday we met with someone in membership and that's when the pricing changed because what we were quoted only covered 3 people. So we paid extra for the fourth and our fifth couldn't join because the cost of their membership was too high and she is a student (my daughter). She is 26 so that's why she has to have her own membership. I get it. Also the hot tub and rooftop pool is extra, so be aware. They also have a Recovery area that includes infrared saunas and cold plunge, plus a variety of other equipment. That's an extra charge too, but the first month is free so you can check it out. Other than that miscommunication, it's been pretty seamless. Every staff member I've encountered has been professional and super helpful. Kudos to the center for hiring great people. Any kind of exercise you could possibly want to do is under the roof of acac or at one of their other facilities. The classes and yoga studio is top notch. I've done a few classes and also yoga, signed up for the egym and have used the hot tub, sauna, plunge, etc., and it's all been good. It's only a week in and I feel right at home and motivated to work out every day. I still have so much more to try! I love that I can do something different everyday so I don't get bored. Joining acac costs more but so far it's worth it for us.

Living in the sauna... love the convent location the people are great she'd the staff helpful.read more

This was our family gym for over a year and we had a great experience. For a family of 3, it was…read moreover $100/month and that included free child care while you're on the premises, tons of spin classes, barre, and other Les Mills classes. The equipment was nice and there's a locker room too. What drew us in was the proximity to our house and the water park. Our kid loves the water. The outdoor water park is pretty sweet, but sadly this past summer the slides were closed due to Covid. Two reasons for not giving 5 stars: -The place definitely needs maintenance. Any time you look up (mostly at the indoor poor), it looks like it's falling apart, has exposed insulation and is a bit questionable lol. The outdoor pool has a soft foam mat on part of it for kids and that's coming apart too. -The customer service is so so. The front staff is great and always greets us with a friendly face. There were just one or two encounters with membership that left me feeling like.. not great. Particularly when we called to terminate our membership. The original contract we signed was for 12 mo the and that *we* would let them know if we wanted to continue. Well the month before I called and for some reason or another, we had to pay for ANOTHER month because of the timing. The guy admitted it was his fault and he's been really busy, which I empathize with, but I just don't think it's really cool to admit your fault in not calling us, assuming we want to continue though we don't, and having to pay an extra hundo. Overall, the gym has great equipment and amenities for the value and I would definitely recommend this gym! We look forward to the summer and hopefully using the water park and slides :)

The website is false and misleading. Aging facility. There isn't an outdoor pool available…read more Management is very poor. Doubt it will be around much longer.