It starts from the top down. Kahuna and Blaze set a tone that creates a happy, fun and relaxing…read moreatmosphere where the kids and employees get to enjoy the sweet months of summer creating memories for a lifetime. It's not fancy but they're not roughing it either. It's just the right mix of Topanga nature-inspired tranquility sprinkled with breezy silliness. This is a happy place and you feel it as soon as you arrive. Feels good to leave my son here knowing he's going to have a great day and come home dirty and tired with stories he's eager to share. 5th year and now a Jr Leader - what a lovely place to learn, grow and laugh through childhood summers.

We absolutely love Cali Camp!…read more I have two boys, and both have had an amazing experience there. My older son loved it so much that he is now becoming a Junior Leader, which says everything about how meaningful Cali Camp has been for him. My younger son, who is in 2nd grade, went for the first time last year and is already so excited to go back. What really stood out to me was how quickly they both adapted. My younger son joined not knowing anyone and felt welcomed almost immediately. Both of my boys felt included from day one. The staff is incredibly caring, supportive, and attentive. You can truly feel that they work hard to create a safe, joyful environment for the kids, and as a parent that means everything. The activities are fantastic: well planned, age appropriate, engaging, and fun. The natural setting is also beautiful and feels especially important these days. My boys came home with confidence, stories, friendships, and summer memories they will cherish forever. And the camp spirit is real. We still sing the silly songs at home, especially the announcements song whenever we have a family announcement, and the birthday song too. I cannot recommend Cali Camp enough. It has been such a special part of our family's life.

My kids loved it so much Maybe more like daycare vs true…read morecamp but very well executed lots of playing toys and special events every Wednesday (bounce house, reptile petting etc) and the staff is actually rly sweet. They go to the pool every afternoon also (pack $ for your child to buy snacks there!). The hours are long we paid for full day but didn't do it but they honeslty would have stayed and the staff keep them out of the Sun whcih helps. They are basically outdoors but in shaded areas and the indoor area is all open. It's adorable and for my kids it was rly nice to make friends outside malibu and just be exposed to some different people it's a mixed group of people from the area which is rly nice

Warning do not send your child here. Both of my kids absolutely hated it. They never went and when…read moreI realized I was just throwing money away after not being there for 4 weeks I told them we will not be attending next month or ever and they said I still had to pay the full months amount and threatened me before the month even started to send me to collections. I do not do well with threats so I got my lawyer involved. But if your kids liked being in a hot, stuffy, dirty room with no windows or AC or playing on a hot playground all day coming back dirty, drenched in sweat, bright red, with all their belongings missing then this is for you. Also, people send their kids here sick and was part of the reason my kids were always getting deathly ill. It's literally child endangerment. Read the other ladies review as well shes not wrong!

Last summer I wanted an educational camp for my sons ages 8 & 5 that was flexible. I found great…read morecourses here such as Robotics, Coding, Paragraph Writing, and Science. I also sprinkled in sports and art. Some weeks I chose half day and others whole day. The boys enjoyed the classes and made greater friends. The courses are taught by instructors with student assistants. The sports course my sons took (basketball) was not intense and was mostly fun. I liked that a hot breakfast was included in the camp price and they were able to purchase lunch or bring their own if they stayed for the rest of the day. This camp is great for students who want to maintain academics with flexibility of weeks to choose from. My boys are very shy and the fact that they felt comfortable and enjoyed going to camp is another reason why I'm giving five stars.

Eh, it's a pass for me. This camp is run by a bunch of middle and high school kids. My SIX year old…read moredaughter came home and said "this (drink) has 0 calories - that's good because calories make you have a big stomach. That's what the counselors at school said". I was LIVID. She also came home upset about the kids bullying her and the counselors did nothing about it. After care is literally a movie in a storage room - I also walked in on the babysitter yelling at my daughter. Again, livid. The straw that broke the camels back was I forgot to pay for lunch for the week (but thought I did) - they didn't even feed my kid and bill me later (which would've been the humane thing to do). My daughter was bored - Spark is worksheets, and the extra fee for arts and crafts/drawing was them tracing and building crafts we could do at home.

It has been a spectacular experience for us thus far at Tumble Tykes. We are always warmly…read morewelcomed, classes begin on time and the coaches are hands on/engaged throughout the entire experience. We attend Monday sessions with our 5 year old son who truly can't get enough. He counts how many "sleeps" he has until his next gymnastics class. All of the coaches are wonderful but a quick shout specifically to Coach Alexa who is an absolute rockstar! My son is a handful but Coach Alexa is patient, attentive, kind, and encourages him to do the best he can. She motivates him and cheers him on throughout the lesson. He has learned so much in 2 months- not only gymnastics but how to be patient with other students, follow rules, be disciplined, and so much more. Thank you, Tumble Tykes.

My toddler is obsessed with Tumble Tykes. We are currently doing the parent and me classes twice a…read moreweek and plan on leveling him up when he's old enough to do the teacher-only classes (though they have a little viewing area with chairs on the side so you can keep an eye on younger kids). The coaches are fantastic, the variety in activities available is great, and the music is great! Always look forward to going with my kiddo

We've been bringing my baby to Zooga since he was 6 months old, and it's been such a wonderful…read moreexperience! He got to watch other kids walking and participating in different activities, which motivated him to develop his own skills. Now at 1.5 years old, he's doing amazing so much more confident, active, and social. The classes are fun, engaging, and so helpful for little ones' growth he is always so happy after finish the class music, yoga, art. I highly recommend Zooga to any parent looking for a supportive and playful environment for their child's development.

We just had my 4-year-old's birthday party at Zooga, and it was a massive success. We just had a…read moresecond child, so we needed a venue to help coordinate things for us, and this was perfect! We had around 15 kids at the party. There was an interactive class (my son doesn't stop moving, so we opted for a more active class rather than yoga), arts & crafts, food, and other toys for the kids to play with. The party was very well-staffed, and they were amazing. They all genuinely seemed to enjoy being there with the kids. The facility was clean, and they did a great job decorating it based on the Paw Patrol theme (my son is obsessed) that we chose. Brooke and her team were amazing and set everything up for us - decorations, food, goodie bags, and activities. We can't thank Brooke and all the staff enough; they did a fantastic job. My son and his friends all had a great time. My son has already asked about going back, so we'll likely take him for some classes!

My son attended Sierra Canyon's Adventure Camp for several years. They went on amazing field trips…read moreto some of the most exciting locations (Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, Zuma Beach, to name a few). I would highly recommend the camp.

We didn't attend the day camp as they don't support trans youth and can't offer a solution to a…read moregender neutral changing room. If you love anyone that is a member of the LGBTQ+ community, you might want to look elsewhere for a summer camp.

Had the best birthday party here for my daughter. Everyone had a great time and the staff was…read moreamazing!!

We visited meri cherry few times about two years ago and absolutely loved it. The staff was…read moreattentive, everything was colorful and inspiring, and there were so many unique materials to create with. It truly felt like a magical creative space. Unfortunately, our visit today was a completely different experience. Most of the interesting craft supplies we remembered. fun stones, colorful glass gems, unique trinkets, ribbons , sparkly stuff and creative materials were gone. Instead, the crafting area was mostly filled with things like pipe cleaners, scraps, cardboard, paper clips, boxes, stickers and other everyday items that you could easily find at home and def not worth $50 an hour. We also noticed very young toddlers wandering around, banging on projects and breaking things, which made it difficult for older kids to enjoy the space and didn't feel very organized. It honestly felt like the studio had lost a lot of the creativity and magic that made us fall in love with it in the first place. I really hope they bring back the unique materials and imaginative atmosphere they used to have, because it was once such a special place

My son attended his first season at Camp Adventurewood in 2023 - it was his first experience at a…read moresummer camp and he was a little nervous and shy but all his counselors made him feel so welcome and comfortable and after the first day he was hooked! He loved the variety of activities and made so many new friends. He came home with fun stories each day. I loved that they offered a variety of options from 2 days/week to 5 days. We returned last summer and an unexpected and sudden medical event threw our summer for a loop. They were beyond kind and accommodating. Michael, the owner, personally made sure we were taken care of at a very scary time and was just incredibly kind and communicative. I can't thank him and his staff enough for the support. I would recommend this camp for any family. Its like a classic, old-school summer day camp experience!

My son attended Adventurewood camp for the first time this week. For the most part he enjoyed…read morehimself -- particularly the characters they introduce throughout the week. However, we decided to pull him out for next week because of a very disturbing situation. He shared that a counselor had pushed him with both hands on his shoulders during a capture the flag activity. He had dropped his flag and was putting it back on when a counselor (he didn't know her name) pushed him back hard enough to make him lose his balance and fall. She also barked "you need to reset!" She didn't ask if he was ok or help him up. You'd think if this was an accidental push and he fell over she would say something like "sorry bud are you ok? Here let me help you up" but nope, not a word. A friend he's attending camp with witnessed the whole incident. Since I pick them both up in the afternoons they both recounted this situation to me and both of them noted how inappropriate her behavior was. I immediately reached out to Michael, the owner of the camp. He said he wanted to identify this counselor and get her side of the story. Understandable. My son felt uncomfortable going back the next day but I reassured him it would be handled and offered to drop him off in the morning and stick around to talk to Michael and the counselor. I wanted him to feel safe. Michael identified her (her name is Carson) and said he wanted to talk to her first, which he did a few feet away from me. I heard her say she didn't push him. They then walked over to me and she again denied everything. So we asked both kids to come over and recount what happened. They both did -- in front of her -- and reiterated she pushed him. She denied even touching him. So Michael suggests at this point that perhaps it was an accident and my son responds by saying "how do you push someone like that by accident?!" No response. So I ask her, are you saying these kids are lying? She again said she didn't touch him and at this point we send the kids away. I'm incensed because not only does she gaslight both of them to their face but tells this bold faced lie to her boss in front of the campers and me. I tell her I believe them and I think she's the one lying. At this point she gives me this dirty look - angry, irritated and almost rolls her eyes at me. I turn to Michael and say "and now she's giving ME an attitude?!" Unbelievable. In a follow up call, he tells me how good of a person she is and that this is shocking for him to hear but that she doesn't seem like someone who would do something like this...that she's getting her teacher credentials and he knows her really well. I am getting the vibe he doesn't actually believe any of this and he sounds very skeptical. I respond by telling him that it's almost always surprising when people exhibit bad behavior and that even teachers do bad things...that doesn't make her any more credible in my eyes. He acknowledged that. In fact, it's worse because I would be really concerned to have someone like that teaching a kid. Lack of empathy, accountability, and integrity. I mean, I think it's great he's trying to have her back but there are moments in life when you need to draw a line and act swiftly...these are one of those moments. Because ultimately, this impacts the reputation of your camp. I told him that it would be good to offer training to his staff in case this ever happens again in the future and honestly he sounded baffled and asked me to clarify...I said well maybe tell your staff not to give dirty looks to a mom who's clearly upset that her son just got pushed by a grown adult at summer camp?? I told him that the response to this situation could've resulted in a totally different outcome. Had she said something like "I really don't recall pushing you but if I inadvertently did and made you feel bad I'm sorry - I didn't mean to do that" - I would've went home that morning feeling fine about the situation. When I told him this he said that he's not going to police all her reactions, that she's still young, that she's still learning and made all kinds of excuses for her. Exhausting. Apparently she got a "warning" and will sit out of the flag activity (umm, ok...). He seems like a smart guy and wish him nothing but success in the future and I was earnestly trying to offer advice for how to handle a situation like this better but it fell on deaf ears. I really hope that some kind of learning comes out of this for both of them. Oh and to top it off, my son's friend told her mom that Carson was giving her looks several times throughout the day today and when she asked what kind she said "side eye" looks. NOT COOL. My son also said she was kind of mean to him but wondering why they were even in close proximity when Michael said they'd absolutely be separated and would not see each other? Validates we both made the right choice by pulling them both out. He offered a refund but I'm still pissed about the situation.

Being postpartum, I wanted something more than a regular gym that would help motivate me physically…read moreand mentally. I was a little hesitant to sign up at Equinox but I'm so happy I did. I've been a member for about 3 months and it's been such an incredible experience so far. Sivan was super helpful and helped me sign up. Her and along with everyone else I've encountered with have been nothing but wonderful. I did my assessment and complimentary personal training session with Jenn. She has such an extensive knowledge about wellness especially when it comes to women's health. She gave me some pointers about rebuilding my pelvic floor strength and put together a plan for me. I've also attended a few mat pilates and spin classes, which were great. Last month, I had a facial in their spa which was relaxing and exactly what I needed after not having a facial for almost a year. On a few occasions, I've brought my son with me and had him stay in the Kids Club. Emme and the others are so sweet and welcoming. Overall my experience at Equinox Woodland Hills has been really wonderful - from the welcoming staff, clean facility, variety of classes, to the positive vibes. Now as a working mom, I don't have as much time to go as often but I'm hoping to keep up with my work out routine.

I am writing this review to recognize an employee who exemplifies outstanding customer service…read morewhile also bringing attention to a very disappointing experience with the store manager at the Equinox Shop in Woodland Hills, CA. Elena who works at the Shop Woodland Hills in CA location deserves the highest recognition for her exceptional professionalism, dedication, and customer service. I am traveling to Europe and urgently needed a specific crossbody bag before my departure. Although the Woodland Hills location did not have the item in stock, Elena took full ownership of the situation. She searched the inventory, contacted multiple Equinox locations, located the exact bag at the Palisades location, arranged for it to be shipped, and confirmed the shipment. Most importantly, she proactively kept me informed throughout the process, providing updates and reassurance that my bag would arrive before my trip this week. Her communication, attention to detail, and commitment to customer satisfaction were truly exceptional. Employees like Elena are invaluable and deserve to be recognized and rewarded for representing Equinox with excellence. Unfortunately, my experience took a complete turn once Marissa, the store manager at Woodland Hills in CA location became involved. I called the club at 9:00 a.m. and was informed that the shop was closed. The receptionist assured me that a message would be given to the manager and that I would receive a return call around 4:00 p.m. No one called. I called again and spoke with Marissa. During our conversation, she placed me on hold without informing me. The call was disconnected. When I called back, I respectfully asked that she not place me on hold again and instead return my call after locating my order. She agreed, but I never received the promised callback. I called once more and explained to the receptionist that I was leaving the country and urgently needed to know whether the bag--which I had already paid for in full--had arrived. Despite the urgency, I was told Marissa was busy and my call would not be transferred. Ironically, the only person willing to help was Elena, who was not even working today. She immediately responded to my text message, apologized for not being at work, personally tracked my order, and confirmed that my bag had arrived and was ready for pickup. When I went to the store to collect my purchase, I asked to speak with Marissa. Once again, I was told she was too busy and could not be interrupted. Even after I picked up my bag the incompetent store manager never called be back to follow up nor apologized for the in convenience. This experience reflects a serious lack of accountability, communication, and leadership. A store manager should set the standard for customer service, not create unnecessary frustration for customers who have already paid for their purchases and simply need basic information. The difference between Elena and Marissa could not have been more apparent. Elena consistently demonstrated professionalism, accountability, empathy, and exceptional customer care. Marissa failed to communicate, failed to follow through on her commitments, and was unavailable when a customer requested assistance. Equinox should be proud to have employees like Elena. She deserves formal recognition for her outstanding work ethic and commitment to customer satisfaction. At the same time, I strongly encourage Equinox to address the customer service deficiencies demonstrated by its management team to ensure that customers receive the level of service expected from a premium brand.