Okay, I've gone from three stars, to four stars, and now back to three. Am I just fickle? No, I…read moredon't think so. Some endemic problems just go unnoticed until a moment occurs when such issues are revealed. Two issues, one old an unresolved, and one new have resulted in this downgrade. The old problem is unresponsive management. I have had a constant compliant about informing gym users to USE provided sanitary wipes after they use equipment. I was told in January (it's now nearing the end of May) that new signs were in the works. To date: nada. A gym up in Ocoee had a health contagion spread for reasons like this. The new problem is that management simply avoids the customers. Just this morning, a woman with developmental disabilities got he phone thrown at the door. A professional trainer - a man who is quite competent and caring - witnessed the event and took it upon himself to help sort this matter out. As he was helping settle things down, a manager sat ten feet away, in an office, door closed. Harris Rosen, a fine and charitable man, would not have tolerated this at the place where he once swam and chatted with his customers. Poor management is endemic, but I'm disappointed that it happens in a place where the line staff is so good.

We visited the Rosen Aquatic Center in Orlando for the Florida Age Group Championship meet, and I…read morehave to say it's an impressive facility. My daughter enjoyed competing in the 50-meter long course. The water temperature was spot-on and the pool itself was spotless. The whole complex is well maintained with clean restrooms and working drinking fountains. You can tell the staff takes pride in keeping things organized and swimmer-friendly. There's convenient off-street parking all around the facility, and plenty of hotels and restaurants nearby making it perfect for multi-day meets or out-of-town families. It can be a little tricky to find the pool for the first time since it's tucked away off the main road, so don't rely solely on a quick glance at your map. Once you're there, everything's easy to access. We only wish there was a bit more spectator seating. With big events like this, the stands fill up fast. Overall, it's a top-notch swim venue and a great experience for swimmers.

NEW Review: I am again going to swim classes plus with a…read morefriend for just relaxing in the pool They have had a tremendous upgrade with the Ormond Beach facility and are continuing to do more. First: Ladies locker room The ladies locker room is exceptional and closer to the main desk. You won't have to go so far back down the hall. There are different areas for different needs. The dressing rooms are apart from the bathroom which are apart from the shower and sauna. They all meet up in the same room with an enormous mirror station. Oops, forgot lockers. Beautiful new up to date lockers. ****************************** Ormond Y Master's, Hydro4, Masters. Wellness center, discounts on programs. Especially if you are a member of silver sneaker. Group exercise, including Les Mills, basketball. They also have indoor cycling, a kid zone and more. I forgot the ladies locker room. It has a sauna, a steam room, showers and.changing areas. (This is the best part for me) they have hair dryers and close-up mirrors so you can put your makeup back on. Wahoo ‍ The only thing now is they're changing to their fall schedule and that is not out yet. There are no annual fees no contracts. Right now I'm doing water aerobics . Even though I cannot swim, I don't have any balance, and the starts from 4 ft which comes up to my neck up to way over my head. (I don't know because it would be the death of me to find out Oh and yes, hours are from 5am- 8pm Mon-Sat. No Sunday's I'm really enjoying myself ( I've gone 1 day) but had my pass for 2 years. No one would go with me so I always chickened out. But, I'm doing myself this time a-ha and all the members are kind enough to help you out

Men's sauna has been broken 4 times and this time they might not even fix it. It's been broken for…read moreover 2 weeks and there are 2 person infrared saunas, way 2 small for a gym this big.

Interesting history here. I can't go somewhere without checking out some of the sites. There's not…read morea ton of things to do in Daytona but when I saw 'Lighthouse Park', I knew we had to go. One of the workers in the gift shop gave us an intro when we bought our tickets. You should definitely start across the street at the hotel/museum. That hotel/house has history all its own aside from the lighthouse. The family that lived there and ran it. I loved the house and it seems to have stayed in great condition after hundreds of years. In the hotel/house, you start with a short movie in the side room and then you can tour the house at your leisure. The house has multiple items displayed from over the years. There are also boards with a bit of history as you make your way through. Outside of the hotel/house is a relaxing area by the water. You could relax there or it'd be a perfect place for a wedding or special occasion. Once finished there, you can make your way back across the street to the lighthouse. On the lighthouse side, there are other buildings where people that took care of the place stayed. There's also a small storybook trail. It's not long at all but it has these storyboards around it talking about this cat named Nelly. That's all fun and stuff... but at the end of the trail, you see a little cat graveyard with cats that have been on the property over the years. When we walked up and I noticed Nelly was already buried! THE HORRRRRRRRRRORRRRRRR! On to the lighthouse; You can climb up to the top of the lighthouse. I think there is a sign that mentions 222 steps or something. It gets very steep near the top. Great exercise and it made me forget all about the cat graveyard. It's a cool place. I was intrigued by the Cincinnati Reds connection too. Other notables: Across the street is a restaurant and ice cream place. I don't think those two spots are related to the lighthouse itself but it's nice that they're there. We tried out both and they weren't bad at all. We didn't venture further down the road but we were told more restaurants/locations are further down. If you like history or inlets or just lighthouses, check out this place if you're in the area.

I visited the beach here one afternoon. It costs $10 to get in, so come prepared for that…read more There are bathroom facilities and outdoor showers, which I appreciate, though the bathrooms are pretty gnarly, so I'd avoid those if you can help it. The beach itself was pretty small, and it was crowded. The water wasn't too rough. There were a lot of kids and families, so clearly a good place for the kids to swim. My favorite part were all of the dogs. There were so many puppers on the beach! Overall, I'll give it a 3. It was fine, but I wouldn't go out of my way to go here for a beach day.

The school has taken complete control over this recreation center. I desperately wish something…read morecould be done to restore this beautiful place. It has a beautiful Olympic sized pool, sauna, kiddie pool and decent sized gym. In addition, there are also several tennis courts behind the pool. They could easily convert to the popular pickle ball and increase some much needed revenue! Theres also an indoor fitness room that can hold large fitness classes. The school board needs to entertain the idea to let a professional organization/gym fully run this to it's potential. Look at Anastasia Fitness in St Augustine. They have a smaller location and they are thriving with memberships. They too have a pool and outdoor gym (potential at Belle Terre) Many exercise enthusiasts prefer to be in the sun while exercising!!!!! Someone on the school board-please make resolutions and let's not see this beautiful place be destroyed or closed permanently! This place was gifted by ITT many many years ago as a gift to the community and it's not being used as such. Extremely Disappointing!!!

Nice clean pool and facilities. Some areas are a bit dated and weathered, but they do a pretty…read moregood job keeping things clean. My son swims here with the Flagler Fluid Swim Team, so I am here several times per week. We appreciate the opportunity to swim here! Thanks!

This pool is less then a year old and I have rust spots going in several spots. This is from the…read moresteel that was used to reinforce the walls but it wasn't smoothed out properly now rust is forming on side of pool and several spots in the bottom and sides of pool. At the time when I spotted this person who installed this pool ( wife )was aware of it but she ignored it and had the pool guy who we hired to clean the pool use something to mask it. So be aware of this when you use this pool company.

Lori and Donald were wonderful in creating our pool and spa. They started on December 14th a week…read moreoff for the Christmas holiday and they still completed the job by January 15th. Wonderful people and wonderful job. We are so grateful to them for making this process a great one. Recommend their company to a lot of our friends. Thank you Donald and Lori you are very special people. So happy we have met you and hope to see you again.

Swimming pool is full of water so that's cool it's deep they got flippers and diving blocks and…read morechairs

Lake Brantley has one of the biggest pools I've ever seen. Of course, they often host swim meets so…read moreI shouldn't have been surprised. I needed a place to swim laps and Brantley is the ONLY public pool in northwest Orange County/Seminole County that has a pool open before summer. I thought it was crazy that none of the following offer lap swimming prior to June: Farnsworth (Winter Garden), City of Ocoee, or Westmonte Pool (Altamonte Springs). Thankfully Brantley was open for a fee of $3 per day. Besides being massive the pool is clean and is a comfortable temperature. A little chilly when you first hop in but you appreciate the temperature after you've swam a few laps. I was there on a Friday morning and essentially had the place to myself. The staff was preparing for a swim meet that weekend so were busy moving canopies and chairs. The pool is 25 yards wide and 50 meters long. This day is was set up for the short distance. There were about 5 lanes set up in the shallow end. There are some low and high diving boards in the deep end. On the shallow side there is this movable platform that extends the width of the pool. This allows for the pool to be divided into one small, shallow area separate from the rest of the pool. This would be great for beginner lessons. On the day I was there a group of special needs kids were enjoying the small pool. There is a nearby BBQ grill the staff was taking advantage of. My biggest critique would be that there is this huge pool with ONE bathroom. Yes, one single stall for men, one for ladies. No locker rooms, no changing rooms. This single stall doesn't even have a bench for you to put your stuff on. I felt pressured to change quickly so I didn't hog the bathroom. I couldn't imagine sharing this single bathroom during the height of summer or during a swim meet when hundreds of people crowd the pool! BTW... to get to the pool use the staff/employee entrance to Lake Brantley High School. Follow the road ALL THE WAY around, behind the school. There is a dirt/gravel parking lot to the side of the pool, past the "staff" parking spots.

I'm increasing my 4-star review of the College Park Pool to 5 stars. I've been here a lot lately…read moreand have had a great time. The past few Saturdays I've been here have been awesome - the weather's been sunny and bright and it's been nice to be here. During my visit two Saturdays ago (I think?), I played Marco Polo with some young kids and one of the lifeguards, who I guess was taking a break (there were other ones working) and was in the pool & swimming. It was fun! The pool is kept clean and never is overcrowded. There's a diving area and an area toward the more shallow parts of the pool that's good for swimming and just hanging out. The more shallow parts aren't overly shallow or deep - right before the "deep" (diving) area begins, the deepest part of the other area is I believe 5'6" or 5'8". (I can't remember, exactly.) The staff is very personable and friendly, though it appears that just about everyone here is in either high school or the first few years of college. They're young, but experienced and knowledgeable. As I said in my initial review, the pool does close rather early, even during nice Summer days. There may be other pools in the area that stay open longer, so if you're looking for an evening swim then those are the ones you should check out. This pool still is great, though - friendly staff and patrons, it's clean and accessible and is free to use by the community. Training/exercise classes must be paid for, but it's free to go there just to swim when courses/etc. are not scheduled.

Went here for swimming lessons through the city. The lessons were not good. The teachers are…read moreteenagers with limited skills who barely interacted with us at all. Then we found out one of them had COVID, and taught us maskless with a pending test that turned out to be positive. Had to get tested and isolate.