Delightful art deco 33m pool in Paris. Remember to take a bathing hat!…read moreSo pleased to have found this large, airy pool in Paris! 4.50 Euro per visit, with very complicated opening hours in between school use, so check times before going. After buying a ticket, you go upstairs and enter the 'no outdoor shoes area' where an unsmiling member of staff will snatch the ticket from your hand, and point you towards one of the individual cubicles which encircle the pool on two floors, in which to change. After changing you leave all your things locked in this personal cubicle, pulling the door shut behind you. Next - the 'obligatoire' (obligatory) shower (with your swimsuit on, even though it is a single sex shower) before entering the pool. Gentlemen please note bermudas are not allowed, and you too need to wear a bathing hat, even if you are bald. The water temperature is spot on, and the pool is not too crowded especially in the mornings. The lane discipline can be a bit lacking, with dawdlers kicking along with a float in the same lane as tanned speed kings churning past in a high velocity front crawl, nearly missing a plump granny doing slow but steady breast stroke, but amazingly it never seems to come to blows. Afterwards, return for another bizarre shower in your swimsuit, and then wait for the still-unsmiling attendant to come and open your cubicle to get dressed again. All in all, a wonderful pool, a delightful swim and I just wish they had something like this in London. Convenient Velib parking spot down the other end of the street. Perfect.

Like an old-ship, this old pre-ww2 pool is kept alive with some new paint every now and again,…read moremasking the fact that this little gem is overdue for a big overhaul and a Trip to the 21st century. The old industrial-hall-style Building undoubtedly has it´s Charme and they try their best to keep it clean (apart from the roof windows), but there is no hiding the fact that everything is just very old. I don´t see why this pool is more expensive than the others in Paris, as you are not exactly getting more for your money. What you get more of, is inconvenience (like waiting for the man to go around and open your dressing-booth, lots of stairs, blow-dryers not at the exit) and a public swimming-pool that is in no way Handicapped-accessible. Opening hours during school-weeks are also not very consumer-friendly. 1 hour 15 minutes they open some days around noon and still expect you to pay 4 Euro 80. And that´s just not worth it. But it´s different and if you want different, Pontoise is for you. The only authentical 1940ies bathing-experience that I know of ...

Almost 2 years after my first review and a couple of visits later, I am downgrading Piscine Butte…read moreaux Cailles to mediocre. Another Public swimming pool that is slipping because it does not get the TLC it needs and that the customers deserve. And it really is a shame because this pool is one of the better and more interesting ones the french Capitol has to offer. The cleanliness isn't as good as it was before. Grime and mold are taking over the showers which are in dire need of a deep clean. The changing cabins need their walls cleaned (tiles, you could just hose then down, but apparently that isn't done) and the "blind corners" behind the doors cleaned. Broken locks from the changing cabins don´t seem to get fixed so there seem to be fewer and fewer lockable changing cabins with each visit. Toilets were disgustingly dirty and smelly like they haven´t been cleaned in days. Many of the positive things I wrote about are still there and - but I am afraid that is being pushed more into the background when the showers are disgusting and you see that this place is being neglected this way.

From the owner: L'une des plus anciennes piscines de Paris Bassin intérieur de 33m X 12mDeux bassins extérieurs de…read more25m X 12,5 et 12m X 6mTerrasse, solarium, tables de ping-pongAquagymCours de plongée

Piscine Alfred Sevestre has been completely renovated in the last years and it shows. Everything…read morewas in pretty good shape and and everything was clean. On the busy Saturday when I was there - even the toilets where still clean. The Pool hall is all white and thus quite friendly. There are 2 pools, a 25 Meter pool for swimming with 6 lanes and second smaller pool for children and courses like Aquagym. They also have Saunas and a steam bath but I did not try those. Staff was friendly, prices are on the higher side (5,75€ for the single entry - 13,90 if you also want to use the Sauna) of the spectrum. For the summer, Piscine Alfred Sevestre has a little Sun Deck outside (and some water play area for small children), but with the neighboring residential buildings being this close and this high - you'll be openly on display for a lot of people. Practical info: The Lockers work with code and while bathing caps aren't mandatory; sufer-short type swimwear is forbidden. Showers are mixed but there are some individual shower cabins. There are free shower gel dispensers.

great pool, clean, bright, spacious, not crowded during week ends…read moreone of the best in Paris for a work out

Hands down, the best small 25m Meter Pool in Paris (75). It makes most other Public Pools in Town…read morelook even worse. Build (or rather completed) 2014 in a rather wealthy part of town, the whole 'centre sportif beaujon' (also features indoor wall-climbing!) is still very new so the pool is absolutely modern and up to standard. There are two basins, both stainless-steel, one 25x12 Meters and the other 12x10. The small one is very shallow, warm and equipped with water jets for massage in different heights and intensities. Also some underwater seats and lounge-chairs - again with water jets for massage. The pool has big windows on two sides (one towards the south) and in Summer you can even step outside a bit for some fresh air and some Sun. Showers are visible from the pool (which is good in terms of hygiene because the Lifeguards can check that everybody takes a shower before getting into the water) , but there are also two lockable shower-cabins for those who like their privacy. Cleanliness was good when I was there despite the pool being quite full, the staff was friendly and the changing cabins are decent in size. A couple of showers were broken when I was there, but at least they were marked as being broken - in other parisian public pools it is usually up to you find out which ones work and which not. I call it shower bingo and there usually are no winners in this game. Negatives? For frequent swimmers like myself any 25 Meter basin is too short to get some decent milage done - but for what it is - Piscine Beaujon it is quite perfect.

In Boulogne-Billancourt, only a short walk away from Metro Station Billancourt (Line 9), you will…read morefind Piscine Boulogne-Billancourt. It´s a big public swimming pool with one Basin for swimmers with no shallow end (25 Meters length), one shallow basin for learners (also 25 Meters) and a third pool with a connection to a small pool outside of the building. Inside this third pool has some water-jets for massage, outside there is a current you can swim against - that said this current is quite weak so you shouldn't come there expecting a great work-out. Outside there is also a grass-patch to lie down and soak in some sun (in summer). It´s generally set up to be a great pool for families with children who will love the small water-slide. Other practical information: Lockers need a 1€ piece, there are free shower-gel/soap dispensers in the showers which are separated for men and women. You´ll need a bathing-cap and men need tight fitting swim-gear (no surfer-shorts) - there are also vending machines for that. Piscine Boulogne-Billancourt was very clean when I was there and there was always someone going around with a mop in the dressing room & locker area. The Building is in good shape and functional. The Staff I encountered was very friendly. Problems? None. It is a good pool and there are no real reasons against Piscine Boulogne-Billancourt. The only slightly negative thing that I can say is that the pool lacks character or charisma. It´s functional, clean, well maintained - and boring.

I´ve had a theory about the Staff at parisian Swimming-pools: It was that the staff are the most…read moreunfriendly when they have to work at a bad (old, broken) Swimming-pool. In Short: The worse the pool, the unfriendlier the people working there. Piscine d'Auteuil on the other hand is a pretty bad public swimming pool - with very friendly people working there. So there goes that theory. What´s the problem? Piscine d'Auteuil is simply some years overdue for renovation. Or make that a decade or two. Rust coming through the concrete everywhere and a lot cracks in the walls. The Building is in very bad shape. It is also not very inviting by modern standards. Dark showers, small changing cabins and the actual pool-hall with it´s yellow and blue color-theme has the charme of a early 1980ies dentist practice (meaning= none). They also don´t have lockers for your stuff, but a wardrobe-check where you exchange your belongings for a rubber band with a number drawn on it. The shoe-changing-area was disgustingly dirty while the rest of the pool seemed quite clean. Positives? Apart from the friendly people working there, it was quite empty at Piscine d'Auteuil (I certainly won´t return and I recon other people feel the same after going there once). And thanks to windows all around and in the ceiling, there is a lot of natural light in the Pool area.

Swimming pool- I have arrived in Paris for the first time. This is my 10th day, and since I will be…read moreliving here with my family ( we moved the whole household due to Brexit and our jobs which are now relocated here) I have enquired about the swimming pool at this location. When I have asked about the pool and about the equipment ( swimming suit etc) I was told men have to just wear swimming trunks and women cut out swimming suits. I told the manager that I have sensitive skin and get rashes from high dosages of chlorine and I was advised to wear a wetsuit ( shot leg but long sleeve ). The manager started being rude and kept telling me to go.. on and on. I asked him why I'm not allowed to wear a short wetsuit?! He didn't answer my question but kept showing me out! Rude , appalling and disrespectful behaviour. Utterly disgraceful! Please avoid if you can.

Decent and small 2 Basin Indoor-pool with the possibility to go outside on sunny days. Being…read moreoutside it is not exactly nice though, you´re looking at a small terraced-garden out of concrete with some plastic sun loungers. Changing-rooms and showers (both mixed) are good and up to standard. Cleanliness was generally alright when I was there. The pool area is not dark at all even on a rainy day thanks to the floodlights and despite the ugly brown tiles/stones covering some parts of the walls. The 25x15 main basin is generally alright (some grouts you don´t want to look too closely at), but underwater in the deep part (up to 3,70m), there was a lot of dirt on the ground. Don´t know how often they clean down there - but they should definitely do that more often. Other negatives? Lanes are not designated to swimming speeds or styles, you have to figure that out yourself. Piscine Henry de Montherlant is a lot better than Piscine d´Autreil (also in the 16th and not far from there), but nothing to get excited about.