I recently completed my open water SSI certification with Dave at Aquatic Specialties and had an…read moreincredible experience. I was completing this course, including the open water portion, all in December; I was eager to get certified in a New England winter, and Dave matched that energy. From the moment you meet Dave, his enthusiasm for SCUBA is palpable. Throughout long class days, Dave is cracking jokes, telling anecdotes and getting you excited about the skill you're about to have, all while answering a barrage of questions. In the water, he is professional, vigilant, and in his element. He exudes an air of calm and control, allowing you to confidently perform skills that would otherwise be terrifying or disorienting- like removing your goggles or respirator in 45 degree water. Beyond that, the staff is equally as knowledgeable and the community they foster is incredibly warm and welcoming. Even on my open water dives where I thought it was just going to be myself and Dave, I ended up meeting more people who tagged along just because they wanted to dive. I'd be hard pressed to find a more inviting community that is excited to pass the knowledge along to others. What an awesome experience and an awesome group of people that I can happily say I'm a part of now. Thank you Dave! 5/5 stars

Excellent instructors! Worked with me patiently to resolve difficulties I was having and made sure…read moreI had the right gear for me. Game changer!

Very friendly staff, decent enough facility, though the pool area could be cleaner. Locker rooms…read moreare clean, parking is easy. Having said that - there's a water aerobics class that closes the pool for anyone who doesn't sign up for the class. The class is almost entirely older/retired folks every time I see it - one of them is an Arthritis class. The schedule for the class is 9:15AM, and 6PM. These times are pretty easily recognizable, because they're the same times that working folks go to the gym. That's in the morning on weekends, and in the evening on weekdays. So unless you schedule the rest of your life around the pool hours, you'll either have to start your swim workout at 7PM on a weekday, or get there early enough on the weekend to get it in before they start. There's a dedicated swim lane for the pool, which is great, but you can't use it during the aerobics class. This is a decent gym otherwise but this policy is terrible. Closing the pool at peak times for a class (especially one aimed at retired folks with a more flexible schedule) is extremely inconvenient. My wife and I signed up at this gym specifically for the pool, and not being able to use it at the times that the average person hits the gym is obviously unacceptable.

I signed up for a year membership. All was fine until a hostile encounter with the pool supervisor…read morenamed Bobby. I was informed while in the pool that I was not allowed to be in the pool during swim class time. I said " I think my contract says I can be in the pool during open hours, other than water aerobics" " He literally yelled at me and said, "it's at the pool staffs discretion and you signed the contract, if you have a problem with it talk to the front desk and tell them Bobby said it's the rule" I reported this encounter to the owners son. He shrugged it off and said "ya, Bobby can be like that" After that I went back a few times. but felt uncomfortable, always looking to avoid him and this was not worth the stress. I am a leukemia patient. Stress is very bad for me. I initially signed up for exercise and swimming to relieve stress. I than decided it was best to not return. I never went back. 9 months of wasted gym membership. I felt uncomfortable and very unsafe. Afraid he would come at me with comments about reporting him to the owner's son. Bobby is a loud, disruptive self-centered inconsiderate and very rude person. I was sad to not return. however, his professionalism and communication were unacceptable. Everyone else was very professional and kind. No other issues. Clean & maintained nicely. Valerie

Amazing coaches! I can't speak highly enough about them all! My daughter absolutely loves it at…read moreSpectrum.

Great Gymnastics facility in Londonderry NH…read more Smaller intimate school compared to surrounding schools; Phantom, NEGTC, Nashua SoG. Highly talented staff and a majority of town sponsored school Gymnastics come here to use their facilities. Decent sized waiting room with vending machines, viewing window and two bathrooms. This is a great 'hosting school' with small invitationals. Internet is public too! They also have Cable Tv/DVD for younger 'uninterested' kids. They also have a climbing wall as well and host awesome birthday parties with blow up 'jump' mazes. Great for -13 kids! USA Gymnastics Member.

We've been members of SafeSplash in Manchester for around 2 months now, and I'm still on the fence…read moreabout it. I'll update my review if my opinion changes with time, but so far here's where I'm at: My kiddo loves her swimming lessons and has no complaints. She's 3.5 so she's a bit of a pill at times, but the teachers remind her to work for a sticker and know she loves swimming with pool noodles, so they use that as motivation. As a parent, I would appreciate if the place felt a little more organized and if there was more consistency, both with the teachers and the terminology. My daughter has attended 6 classes now and has had 5 different teachers. I'm sure teachers probably rotate their shifts so not everyone has to work every single weekend, which I understand, but having a different teacher each time seems to make things more complicated. Sessions are only 30 minutes long, which means a portion of that short time is spent getting to know the child and where they are at: do they swim independently? Dive? Submerge? Are they motivated by stickers, silliness, or something else? What is their comfort level with water? What about their comfort level with new teachers? The teachers do their best, but I'm certain their jobs would be easier if they were able to form more of a bond with the students, and if the children weren't thrown off by swimming with someone who is essentially a stranger each time. There's the added pickle of teachers using different terminology/methods to teach swimming. For example, one teacher told my daughter to "scoop" (or maybe scoot, I'm not sure) and "stomp" (make a stomping motion, but while horizontal) with her feet to swim. The next week, a teacher saw my daughter attempting to swim in the same way and admonished her a little bit, like, "what is that? That's not kicking..." although she was only doing what she had been taught the week prior. Similarly, last week the instructor told her to "doggie paddle" which is not - to my knowledge - terminology the other instructors have introduced to her yet. I don't want to knock the teachers, though. I have no specific complaints about them - they are doing their jobs well and always have smiles on their faces. I know it's hard to work with kids and they do a great job. I think my issue is just with the lack of consistency Each session usually has someone there - I'm not sure what their titles are, but think of them like a manager - who will step in and offer guidance to the teachers. The managers so far seem amazing with kids and are wonderful at helping out with hesitant (or in my daughter's case, stubborn!) swimmers. So as a parent, what would improve my experience with this place? Well, I'd like to know who my daughter is having as a teacher. Even if it's not the same teacher every time, maybe getting an email or an automated text saying "Looking forward to seeing you at [time]! Today your teacher will be [name]!" would make parents feel a little more comfortable going in and would eliminate some of the awkward standing around. Communication between teachers about students. I had one teacher ask me if she'd ever gone underwater before, when she had during the previous session. I had other teachers ask me if this was her first lesson, when it wasn't. The website claims that once a month, parents are invited in to hear about how their children have been progressing, but so far that hasn't happened. I'm not sure how they keep track of their progress or what they are working on, especially if the teachers there didn't know she had been there before... I also think that children work toward ribbons, but I don't know what ribbons are available, how close my daughter is to earning one, or what she needs to master in order to earn her first. I'd like to know more about that. I was in the process of typing this all out when I got an email from SafeSplash saying something like "we sent out an email about price increases on Monday but we decided to wait until the next billing cycle to increase the rates." So... another vote for them being disorganized, I guess, because I didn't receive an email from them on Monday. I emailed them back asking for clarification and letting them know I didn't get an email... still no response 3 days later.

JUST. DONT. Unprofessional attitudes, VERY POOR COMMUNICATION and your on their time no matter…read morewhat, simply bc this is a fairly small business, so if u have time to waste, they are your people. Our regular appt was cancelled, & my child WITHDRAWN without even so much as a phone call. My daughter had succeeded from being scared to get her head wet, to lap swimming within weeks. Unfortunately this was was very bad business.

I had my winter jacket stolen from the coat rack of the men's locker room at this gym on Friday,…read moreNovember 21 between the hours of 6-7 AM. When notifying the front desk, they took my name and phone number and said they would reach out. No one contacted me. On Monday, 11/24, I found out the front desk staff had misplaced my information over the weekend. They asked for it again and I provided my email, specifying that I'd prefer to be contacted via email instead of phone. I specifically told them that I would be at work all day and would not be able to answer a phone call. I watched the front desk agent circle my email and write "best contact" with my own eyes. Later that Monday, I received a call from another representative, who had to leave a voicemail because I was busy at work. Their voicemail essentially told me to check lost and found. No mention of my jacket being stolen or a crime having been committed. Given the lax response from the gym, I decided to file a police report. I completed the process online and was notified shortly after that the case had been accepted. I was given a case number. On Tuesday, I once again notified the front desk staff that I would prefer to be contacted by email. I specified that someone did call, but that I was unable to answer because I'm working. I also notified them that I filed a police report, and emphasized that any correspondence between us would now need to be written. I also reiterated that I know a crime occurred because it was a small window of time (6am-7am) and that my jacket had a broken zipper on one pocket, meaning whoever took it knows it does not belong to them. I am irked by the way the gym responded to this. I am also disappointed in their poor performance when first reporting this crime. This gym charges $115 monthly with a $175 annual fee. You're better off going elsewhere for far less money. I have been going to much better gyms since I was in high school and I've never had something stolen from me. I added a picture of a row of broken ellipticals. This is typical for this gym despite the amount of money it charges its members. There are also broken pieces of exposed, sharp wood in the men's sauna that ownership refuses to properly repair. Buyer beware.

Look elsewhere before joining!! I was told $250 initiation fee to use the gym and then 3 months…read morelater another $75.. to use the gym. Didn't I just pay that fee? I was interested in the pool so I asked what the availability was for lap swimming. No available lanes Saturday morning! The entire pool was blocked off for swim team and swim lessons. They don't even value their members enough to leave a couple lanes open for them. I signed elsewhere.

Swung by here after doing some shopping in town, was impressed by the enormous and very airy,…read morespacious-feeling workout area which is ringed by a nice big indoor track that has full length windows offering some beautiful verdant vistas on all sides. Actual equipment was ok, a bit willy-nilly jumbled up and crowded together though, and the general vibe perhaps as a result of the architecture was somewhat cold and impersonal despite the small-town locale. I was relieved to see that they did have at least two Keiser stationary bikes, which are increasingly rare these days as most gyms get suckered into the big lumbering fancy LOOKING bikes with the flashy screens and video-game simulations, that have lousy ergonomics making you feel like you're pedaling a toy not a real bike. They do have some Concept rowers at least, which is a good sign. Overall I'd say it's a fairly decent Y except for the sauna, which was sorely disappointing in that despite being brand new looking and quite pleasant/spacious, was being run at some geriatric 150-160 degrees tops. Oh and they close way the hell too early on weekends: 5pm on Saturday, 4pm on Sunday. Only slightly less lousy than my home Y in Cambridge (4pm both days). Argh!

Thoroughly impressed with this Y facility, the group class offerings, the cleanliness, condition of…read moreequipment and kids programs. Tremendous value for a family, in my opinion. Check it out.

I've been a member for over a year now and overall, I'm pretty happy. I deducted a star for two…read morereasons. The first, is that no matter WHAT time of day or day of year I am at HH, they just cannot get the Wi-Fi situation under control. It never works properly. Either it's super slow, can't connect, lags after a few mins, kicks you off, etc. for the price tag, they should be doing whatever it takes to get this stuff sorted. If Planet Fitness can get it done for 9.99 a month, HH can for over a hundred!!! The other, is that the class times don't make too much sense to me. I understand why some of the classes more dedicated to seniors are midday, and I know there are some wealthy towns nearby where people may not have to work- but how about classes at a normal time of morning or evening? Not 5:00 am, but how about at 6:30-7:30? And then more classes that people who work 9-5 (or whose spouses do, in my case) can make? Otherwise, the facility is pretty nice, and there's anything you could want and then some for fitness options.

visited HH today and could not believe how wonderful it is. The grounds are meticulously cared for…read more You can playpretty much any sport imaginable there, I didn't have enough time to enjoy the Spa's emenities but I'm going to make an appointment for later. Every roomn was emaculate. Had dinner on the outdoor deck. Our server, Jen, was polite: cordial and very attentive. Congrats on designing an absolutely gorgeous location.

It was great for a birthday party, but they are no longer open. What a shame! Hopefully they come…read moreback

Permanently closed! Owner was terrible with his prejudices, and unjustifiably denies memberships !…read moreNo wonder his clientele dropped off over the years. What a waste of good $ always pushing members aside for private parties