My son has been coming to Emler for just about a month and loves it. He looks forward to Saturday morning classes. He had taken swim lessons before as an infant but we are starting back up at 7 years old. I feel this is an incredible value, 30 minutes weekly is ample time for my son and others in the area are just 20 minutes. His teacher Michelle is amazing! She's very caring and makes the pool even more fun for the students. They really are team oriented and you can see managers or other staff jumping in to help instruct, if needed. The facility is very clean and staff are incredibly friendly and helpful. Last week it was raining and the woman at the front desk was even escorting families without umbrellas to and from their cars. Come on now! That's some great service! The changing rooms, pool area, restrooms, and waiting area are all clean and comfortable spaces. read more

My wife and I brought our 3-year-old daughter here to start swim lessons. The package we got covered several months and it was $382 that we paid upfront.  We were pleased for about the first month and a half, and my daughter appeared to be catching on with her lessons well. Then we needed to call out because she was sick.  The staff told us that a makeup class would be an extra $5 charge.  We disagreed with this because it encourages parents to bring in sick children during a pandemic so they can avoid paying any money extra than the money they paid initially for the package. My wife called and talked to the school, and then also emailed a manager to see if there was anything they could do to waive the fee.  Neither call was productive, they informed us that that's how their business model works, but they still expect parents to keep their children home if they're not feeling well.   Initially when we signed up we were told there was a $30 military discount that was supposed to waive the application fee.  They charged us for this anyway... and we didn't catch it until we saw it was taken out.  When we had asked them about this, they said that they will still have to charge us a transaction fee of $11 to send the money back to us. Even though it was their mistake. So we never really got a military discount. Even though we were promised it. The lessons are 30 minutes a piece, and they are divided up on how many children happen to be with that teacher, up to three. Which would indicate that the child receives between 15 minutes and 10 minutes of Hands-On instruction during each lesson. To summarize..   -They promised us a discount we never got... -Charged us for a make up lesson when we kept our daughter home sick. -$382 / 18 lessons equals $21.22 per lesson, covering 10 to 15 minutes of Hands-On instruction. Overall, terrible value for the money and an inflexible company that uses poor business model puting children's safety and health at higher risk. also. There's a sign posted in the school that says "if you are not satisfied with today's lesson another will be provided for free" then why do they keep trying to charge us more money? Review edited to take off one star. After seeing emler's response. They stated that they would give us a military discount and then they changed the business arrangement once they had our money. Their review does not apologize, or try to resolve any issue. When discussing the $5 penalty for rescheduling a class. They claim that they do it to maintain "schedule integrity". Their integrity is worth $5? There is a pandemic happening and we are talking about the safety and health of our kids. read more

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Toddler was doing well until he had a lesson with a new instructor that had a favorite student. this caused the same instructor to allow my toddler to drown/go under and now he is terrified of the place. instead of offering to fix it, the manager suggested private lessons with the same inattentive instructor, of course at a premium. will never go back and suggest others to find a school with actual instructors, not teenager to teach your children. read more

Amazing Team!!! Not only have we been impressed with the swim skills our kids have learned we recently had a birthday party at Emlers and it was a great experience. I recommend the skill for lessons and a stress free inexpensive party location!!! Thank you Emlers read more

Amazing instructors and the employees are so sweet! They know you by name here. My son adored his teacher Miss Christina!

I am so impressed with Elmers and the progress that my two grandchildren have made in only a couple of months there. It is very well organized and very conscientious of everyone's safety for COVID. My grandson was at Finns for two years and never had such results. I highly recommend read more

It makes me sick that they NEVER answer the phone. I left voicemails to reschedule a class ahead of time. I'm beyond pissed that they expect me to pay for a makeup class when I called ahead. I'm really beginning to have a sour taste in my mouth with this place and wish I didn't sign up for their fall semester. read more

The small class sizes and a great teacher makes all the difference. We are so happy with our little one's progress and the scheduling flexibility to get him in the class that's the perfect fit with a wonderful teacher! read more

Our 4 year old loves Emlers. Previously Miss Carleigh and now Mr Jacob have been great instructors. Small classes, so they get the attention they need. read more

We have absolutely loved our experience here. Our daughter had many ear problems growing up, which obviously made her fearful of swimming. Meghan has changed all of that! The way that she interacts with our five year old is outstanding. Our daughter took an entire summer of swim lessons last year, and within two lessons, Meghan has gotten her more comfortable in the water, and overall our daughter is excited about swim. Also, it is very clean- they have showers, changing spots, extra wipes and bags if you have a baby. Highly recommended read more

Elmer swim school has been a great fit for my son! He started out timid, but after only a few weeks is now a confident swimmer! We are continuing through the fall because he loves it that much. The instructors are kind and patient and the facility is always so clean. I highly recommend Elmer! read more