My daughter loves this class! She is 19 months now and started attending little gym classes when…read moreshe was 11 months! This is her fav mommy and me class.

This place is great and the people are great. My daughter has come so far and learned so much. She…read moreloves attending her weekly class. She will be coming here for years to come, thanks for making her smile!

I had 2 of my children in classes here during covid. My first issue is that they don't allow…read moreparents to watch drop off classes but allowed 100 people in for open gym. Also, open gym costs $15 where other places include it in your membership or class price. The price of classes is also higher than competitors. I wouldn't have minded paying the higher price if I could see what I was paying for. I wanted my daughter to do gymnastics, including the bars, beam, and vault, but they only allow tumbling until you land your back walkover. A few months into sending my daughter she started crying and wouldn't get out of the car. I decided it was time for a change. I now pay less, she does more, including all 4 apparatuses, and she can't wait to go. Plus now she made the team at 5yrs old, which isn't even an option until you're 7 at Burke's. Overall, I was extremely unsatisfied there.

It's a shame, this would be such a nice community place but its very obvious they only care about…read moremaking as much money as possible. As others have mentioned, its much more expensive than competitors, with an extremely rigid policy to never allow kids to make up a class. Siblings are charged money to use the play area while their brother or sister is in a class? And their sessions when school is out is 2 or 3 times that of the nearby Y for half of the hours.

I cheered here for only one official season for my last year of all-star cheer. The previous year,…read moreI was placed on a team and practiced with them only for a portion of the summer. I was going away for a month for vacation and it was part of their attendance policy that I couldn't continue being on the team due to the absences I would accumulate, which I understood. They had asked me if I was still interested when I was back from vacation though. I decided to not cheer competitively that season to focus on school. Definitely don't come here if you can't commit. It's important to attend all of the practices because it is a team sport at the end of the day. It's not fair to others on the team either which is the reason for attendance policy. One person not showing up messes up the plan for the practice & one less stunt group to work on. Cheer gyms, in general, are tough environments to be in but coaches do mean well! The coaches never have ill intent and only want the best for you. Just know that you will miss a lot of important events such as birthday parties, etc but that's part of the commitment & what you sign up for. You can't expect to go to comps and expect to win if you only put 50% effort. Mentality & simply just showing up to put in the work plays a large role... in not only cheer but life in general. I had a great experience cheering here and wouldn't have wanted to cheer anywhere else for my last year of all-star. It is very costly but rewarding sport! Competitions are super fun and I made friends with many of my teammates, who I still keep in touch with. I was at another cheer gym closer by to where I'm from (South Shore) and this gym is superior; definitely the best cheer gym in New England. People from all over NH, Maine, MA, and I've even met people from NJ come three times a week to practice.

My daughter just finished her 5th season with ECE. It is a large cheer gym, which just means an…read moreeven larger cheer family. She has made so many friends through this gym. She also has improved every season. The coaches are top notch. The owners clearly know how to run a successful program. As a family we appreciate the time, effort and energy it takes to make great teams. Cheer is not an inexpensive sport so we especially like that there is an attendance policy. My daughter has loved each team she has been on, she especially loves the classes offered.

Absolute Gymnastics has been a home away from home for my daughter! She has grown up at the gym,…read morebeing part of a team since she was 8 years old. (she is now 16). The staff are highly skilled and extremely knowledgable gymnastic professionals. They take a sincere interest in every child's success and they push them to achieve things that are truly amazing! The lessons learned at Absolute have helped my daughter to understand that hard work and determination are essential to achieve success in all areas of life. The close relationships that my daughter has with here teammates and coaches have made a huge difference in her life. I highly recommend Absolute Gymnastics!!!

We have been going here for 3 years. My daughter is now 6. She loves it. They do real activities…read morehere - balance beam, learning cartwheels, etc. I haven't had a bad experience.

Our daughter has been attending TumbleKids for the last few years. It has been a great experience…read morefor her and for our family. She is currently 8yo and is in the intermediate class. -- She loves gymnastics and is the kid doing splits and cartwheels all over the place. She has learned real gymnastics skills in class, including round-offs, back-bends and more. -- There is a great gymnastics showcase each spring, at the end of the season (June). The girls get to show off each of the events -- floor, beam, bar. This is a great way for them to celebrate their progress and accomplishments in the year. -- There are elite level teams that one can participate on. These are invite-only. We have not been invited to these yet, but it is nice to know that the program offers plenty of room for growth and additional accomplishments. -- Scheduling is very easy, done through an online portal. You're also guaranteed your spot if you'd like to keep the same day/time mid-year (a new session technically starts in Jan). -- The instructors are great. Hailey, Mackenzie, Vincent -- really supportive, fun, give good instruction but a lot of encouragement too. -- There is wifi and a table in the waiting area. This means, if you need to log on to work during the lesson, you're able to do that, which I appreciate! There are also fun toys outdoors that siblings can play with, with supervision.

Went to a birthday party here! Vincent let a group of kids through fun gym activities! My kid had a…read moregreat time.

Space. This place is simply waaaaay too small to accommodate the amount of kids there. Went for a…read morevisit before signing up my little one. All of the parents complained about the same thing before bothering to sign her up (I figured there were other rooms or something she'd go to). Staff are all very kind, awesome and engaged. However, kindness doesn't make up for the lack of space for kids to really be able to tumble.

Unfortunately, will not return my child to this gymnastics establishment. It is not very clean and…read morequite frankly smells as you go in and sit waiting for your child. One restroom for the girls and it is not kept up. The space is uncomfortable and very crowded when you wait for your child's class. I will not get into specifics on all the reasons I pulled my child out of the class, but I will say cleanliness was the main reason. I asked for a partial refund and clearly didn't want a full refund as my child did attend some of the classes. I was met with emails from the owner on how following policy I should not get a refund. She emailed way too personally on how I should not give a negative review and how it would hurt her business. Again, I will not go into details, but feel that she should have given me a "partial" refund on the classes now missed and under the circumstances, not follow her policy. She sent me a $30 sign up fee and returned it to me only. No partial refund and I tore up her check as I feel on principal as I should have received what I asked for which was not a lot of money at all. I was given feedback from Tumble Kids on how cleanliness is a priority for them and how many times they clean etc. If they indeed do that, how come the lobby stinks? Come on! I was told it's because it is a gym and gyms smell. Seriously? I have been to many gyms with sweaty adults and the gym does not smell! Even the doors coming in are full of grimy hand prints. Windex them! Deodorize the lobby. The play area for little kids looks like you will catch something. Like a grimy daycare. I will never be back, will never recommend and shame on Tumble kids for not giving a partial refund under the circumstances. I am being very kind in my review for not mentioning more as my intention is not to hurt any business but bring awareness of any customer paying for services and not getting a clean environment. I will add that the teachers are nice and the kids do enjoy the gymnastic part of it. But in all reality, the gym is way too small to accommodate the amount of kids they have in the gym at one time. Each teacher tries to organize her group and teach among other kids jumping around them in other classes. The space is not big enough and Tumble kids ought to look for a space that is and clean it like they should. Even though they CLAIM they do!! : / Sure!

We loved our experience here! I was looking for a unique setting for a 30th birthday party and this…read morewas perfect! Not just for kids, adventurous grown ups can appreciate what is offered her just as much, if not more. Lynn helped us organize everything and met with us for a planning meeting to make sure our adventure would be just what we wanted. She was extremely responsive and reachable by phone and email. The lighting and sets exceeded our expectations and the monsters were fantastic! It was a thrill to go into battle and actually have opponents that attack and strike you. There is nothing else like this place ! The experience is very customizable and if you aren't quite sure what you are looking for the staff is experienced at building stories and running events. In my opinion this is THE option for a unique birthday party/ group event

MY son went here for a year. He had fun in the class but mostly they spent the time running around…read moremaking noise- and hitting each other.I didnt see him 'grow and learn' like the salesperson said he would- they had mutliple teachers (almost like they couldnt fill the slot with a permanent teacher) . IT wasnt cheap- but they offer that kids can go to more then one class a week under the same rate. I recenlty called them to ask a question- their receptionist didnt put me on hold-I heard her entire conversation., along with the owners voice (that I recognized) saying'just make something up- its a parent- yu never want to get in coversations with them;.Then got 'Lisa' on the phone so sounded so sicky sweet and condescending I wanted to whack her through the phone. NO need to fake the niceness- I heard it all before you came on the line. Tacky. Send your kid to theatre classes instaed of this King Richards wanna be.

Hadn't been back here since before the pandemic, so I was amazed at the complete makeover and 100%…read moreimprovement of this place! Back then, they stupidly had a huge men's locker room on one floor, and a similarly huge boys' locker room on another floor---and I'm assuming, ditto for a women's and a girls' LR. In other words, huge waste of space, since all the actual workout space was crammed into a claustrophobic cellar space with low 8ft ceilings, and the equipment was pretty old and fairly rickety. NOW, however, they've combined the locker rooms and have a palatial high ceilinged 2nd floor workout space with excellent and all new equipment including something I had never seen in a Y before: Concept ski ergs! (Google it if you have no idea what I'm talking about.) Said equipment is not all that intelligently laid out, though---but compared to how it used to be, no complaints here! Locker room looks pretty much the same but the showers and restroom are nicely redone. Not so crazy about their cardio equipment, though. All their stationary bikes are the geriatric recumbent ones, with only one ancient Keiser on the floor. They have Precor treadmills and ellipticals that have nice big screens with the wonderful "interactive terrains" similar to Life Fitness's current models found at other Ys---but unlike the LF machines, these Precor machines' video screens are buggy as hell, constantly freezing up and having to be reset within 15 minutes of starting your workout! Also, the one and only (coed) sauna they have, while being brand new and beautiful, sitting right next to the pool, BUT---is uselessly weak. Even on the highest settings, it feels like it only gets to maybe 160F tops. Nothing like the Cambridge Y's sauna which is around a divine 200F, or the Malden Y and Waltham Y's saunas which are closer to a still-passable 180F. I suppose it's meant more for people who just want to dry out after swimming, not for anyone who wants to really SWEAT, which is the whole purpose of a sauna. A good thing about this Y is that it's one of the all too few that stays open until 9pm on Fridays. Sadly, on Saturdays and Sundays they close at a lousy 4pm, just like the Cambridge Y.

My family and I have enjoyed our membership at this YMCA for over a decade now. I've worked out in…read morethe gym, played in the men's basketball league, taken swimming lessons with both of my children, taken sports lessons with both of my children and we've all had great experiences. I can't imagine Melrose without the Melrose YMCA! As an aside to other yelp reviewers of this YMCA, I would encourage you to voice any misgivings you might have directly to the personnel. My experience at this YMCA is that the staff are receptive to any concerns and will work with their members to find an amicable solution.