Our daughter has made remarkable progress in a short time, thanks to the well-structured program…read moreand the caring, dedicated coaches. The front desk team is always friendly, flexible, and incredibly helpful when it comes to scheduling make-up classes. A special shoutout to coaches Maribel and CJ --they've been exceptionally professional, patient, friendly and consistently encouraging. Their clear instruction and positive energy have truly boosted our daughter's confidence and swimming skills. I also highly recommend the Summer Clinic Program--the daily evaluations really accelerated her growth and gave us great insight into her progress. It's a safe, supportive, and fun place for any child to learn to swim.I highly recommend it to other parents!

The instructors are generally good and our kids have learned a ton - which is the point of lessons…read more However, they are constantly rotating or changing instructors which has been challenging for our youngest. Her current instructor is beyond amazing though. Our biggest problem with Bear Paddle is the facility. It feels disgusting. I understand the locker room will be wet, but the floor always looks dirty too, and it doesn't feel just wet, but slimy. It smells like strongly of urine half the time, and sometimes feces. Which leads me to believe they don't clean well enough and they likely need their drains cleaned. The floors in the changing rooms have gunk buildup. The walls are filthy. They need a professional cleaning service to clean multiple times a week, the floors need an acid wash and to be disinfected everyday. The walls need to be cleaned. I don't want to sound harsh or nit picky, I just don't think it's asking too much for cleanliness to be a high priority in a facility where kids and families change and expose their bodies to water, floors, benches, etc. Particularly for what they charge, considering they don't offer more flexible payment setup options. I don't want to keep my bank info on file, and the fees for cards are obnoxious---the tuition never seems to stay the same month over month either. Again, really do love most of the staff and instructors--and I love how far our kids have come by going here. But I'm to the point where we are probably going to have to switch schools, because I can't risk my young ones by exposing them to whatever is going on with that locker room.

If you're looking for a low cost place to swim near Mount Laurel, NJ - this is it!…read more The Wahoos Swim Club's main purpose is youth swim teams. But during the day, they open to lap/fitness swimmers like me. Current hours (Jan, 2020) are 7-3pm. 25 yard pool, 7 lanes. No weekend lap swimming. But at an annual cost of $310 for an adult membership (less than $26/month), Wahoos is the most affordable pool I know of. And here's another huge plus: cooler pool temps - usually between 79-82... and one more awesome Wahoo's quality: low chemical levels in the pool. The club just underwent a thorough remodel - very clean and neat, but basic - not all dolled up like the $$$$ health clubs. I've never seen it over busy during lap swim hours. For my money, it's a great value!

As a member of Cherry Hill Health and Racquet Club, I am allowed access to Wahoos, as the gym…read moreitself doesn't have it's own pool. This is a nice deal, so I don't have to join a separate gym or pool to swim. That said, if my gym didn't have that deal, I would not join Wahoos outright. Their open lane hours are very limited (6:15 AM. to 3:00 PM. during the week, and some later night hours on the weekends), and basically the only time I am able to get there is at 6:15 AM., before work. It seems that this swim club mainly caters to swim TEAMS, and not the individual athlete. Because of that, the pool is pretty full at that time of morning, as the before-work crowd is all trying to get in. I can't imagine actually paying for a membership to this pool with such limited hours. The facility is a bit dated, but clean nonetheless. The 8-lane pool is always clean and a nice temperature - I'm comfortable in the water after only 1 lap, and never overheated. There are plenty of kick-boards for use, and the life guards on duty are always pleasant. For now, I will continue to utilize the Wahoos pool since it is included in my gym membership, but I'd really prefer to have more options as to what time of day I can swim.

I Love the instructors, the cleanliness of the place, and how much my baby enjoys the classes.read more

So far so good. Teacher started exactly on time and engaged my daughter. Nice to see she paid equal…read morestretto each child in the class. Afterwards have positive reinforcement to all the kids. My daughter loves it and so do I.

My daughter has been taking swim classes at this location since February and the experience has…read morebeen really great. We love AHK's instructor and love the ability to makeup classes when we need to. The facility is clean and they do a great job at communicating if there are any changes to the schedule. Prices are comparable to the other neighboring swim schools, but we liked Goldfish because they are offered times on Sundays, which works best for our schedule. We look forward to many more years here!

I am writing this review out of pure frustration after bringing several issues to management's…read moreattention multiple times with no resolution. We have decided to pull our child from this facility and look elsewhere. Two major issues remain unaddressed: Freezing Showers: Ever since the renovation in December 2025, the showers are unusable. The water turns ice-cold after just a couple of minutes. Expecting children to rinse off in freezing water--especially during the winter months--is unacceptable. Lack of Instructional Time: Each 30-minute session is crowded with 4 children. By the time the instructor rotates through everyone, each child gets very little actual "learning" or active swimming time. It feels more like expensive supervised splashing than a swim lesson. We joined Goldfish expecting a premium experience, but the lack of maintenance and the poor student-to-instructor value have made it impossible to stay. If you're looking for a school that values feedback and prioritizes student progress, I would suggest looking elsewhere.

The instructors were very nice, but the admin side of this operation is HORRIBLE. Get ready to have…read moreno one answer your calls ever (even after leaving a voicemail). They only answer things by email, even "urgent" issues have to be emailed. After calling and leaving voicemails for three weeks, they only called back after an email was sent. Oh also, there's two SJAC facilities within 5 miles of each other, so be sure you choose the correct one. Very upset at this whole experience.

We arrived at 11:30 sharp and checked in. He told us he didn't know which instructor we were…read moreassigned and which lane we were in so just sit tight and someone will call her name. He admitted he all he did was check people in and knew nothing else. We sat directly next to the front desk at the stools closest to the pool for 15 minutes without hearing her name called. I figured "maybe they are running behind" I asked again and this time the front desk guy states she should have been with Gianna Papa. I thought to myself "Why was this information not provided originally???" He pointed out Gianna and I walked over to ask if she had called the 11:30 appointments yet. By this time it was approximately 11:50/11:55. Gianna said she called my daughter's name "twice" and no one answered so she just moved on to her other 2 students. She blamed us saying " the other girls heard their names called " meaning we weren't paying attention. Gianna then called Alek Combs over who continued to blame us stating "Gianna called her name" and "why did we wait so long to ask about our lessons if we were just sitting here?" Gianna and Alek lacked professionalism and blamed us. They took zero responsibility for running their shifts and their lack of accountability for their students. I have no faith in their abilities as instructors/coaches/ temporary guardians of my daughter while she would be under supervision in the pool. As me and Alek continued back and forth, Gianna stood there and watched. She was NOT watching the two other girls who were under her care. Because of this, their father got upset by the situation as well, which he rightfully should have. But instead of directing his frustration towards Gianna and Alek he decided to direct to me which escalated the situation further. I chose to be the only responsible individual and I removed Alek from Gianna and the pool to speak with him and access the management email address. Alek was tone deaf to the entire situation not realizing he had been blaming me and a 5 year old girl standing there waiting to swim. Alek offered to give her lessons in 30 mins to then make up for everything but as we sat they're waiting for that additional time he realized he had another appointment cancelled on us and wasted our time even further. End summary: We showed up on time, sat around for and hour, got blamed for not speaking up or listening, my daughter cried and I almost had an altercation with another parent. We wouldn't consider returning based on the fact that the instructors feel that they addressed it properly. We don't feel confident their attitude would change. There is no clear document given to a new student stating what is needed and how the classes work. No one told anyone, my wife or mother, that an instructor would be shouting from across a noisy pool at a 5 year old little girl. Wouldn't you think it would be beneficial to make sure all children heard their name by WALKING up to the front desk to make sure.This wasn't a class of 30 kids... it was 3 kids total. Not hard to make sure everyone was there. Ridiculous. The sheer attitude and response from the instructors is deplorable and in front of small children of all things. This isn't how you treat customers. Gianna and Alek were responsible for my daughters sadness and my frustration. We will expect a full refund.

Great place for family get together. We had a family reunion ever at Chartwell this weekend. The…read morestaff are very attentive and helpful. The food was excellent and plentiful. This is our second year at Chartwell and we will definitely be coming back.

Grounds were beautiful and every member of the staff was incredible! So glad we found Chartwell…read morefor our daughter's wedding

Great, family friendly place with a shallow pool and deep end pool for lessons of all abilities…read more Structured, carefully planned swim lesson with good instructors, as evidenced with a progress book.

Disappointing. One of my kids (5yo) is scared to go under water and has been trying to avoid…read morelessons (I have to go to the bathroom, I need water, ...). Rather than addressing this head on and working with him to overcome his fear, the swim program felt that they couldn't really help him progress. Hard to imagine he is the first kid who is afraid of the water and incredibly disappointing that their solution was to suggest that he stop his lessons. Apparently not the right choice for lessons unless your child is an enthusiastic swimmer.

Five Star Swim School has amazing instructors that are great with the kids! The facility is clean,…read moreand the front of house staff are very courteous.

We decided to try this place in spite of many negative reviews, it was a mistake. It was our sons…read morefirst lesson here and the lifeguard was extremely rude to him. The manager just offered a free lesson instead of correcting the problem. If you have younger kids there are much better options in the area

One of the reasons I joined JCC was to have use of the men's steam room. I find it very relaxing…read moreafter a workout. However, the"" men's steam room has been out of order for the past one and a half months or longer. My obvious question is "What is the problem".

I lived in Lower Bucks County in the early 1980s and came here once for a Community Passover Seder…read more I still remember an older Jewish Yenta who was hell bent on getting me fixed up with a single Mom across the table. "What's the matter, you don't like girls?" she would say as I politely tried to avoid her matchmaking efforts. As it turns out, my Yenta friend was putting equal pressure on the other person too. Me and the single Mom never did go out, but we had a great conversation and laugh afterwards.