YMCA - Bear Valley Camp

You need to update your website daily! It says there is free swim daily and we took our grandkids…read moretoday and we're not allowed entrance as there was a private party. Not ok! It should have shown up on your website. We were also told there was free swim only 2 days per week. This is not the first time. We had hoped the ymca would run this better. Not so. Do better!

WOW...I haven't been here since they TOTALLY rebuilt the swimming pools and locker rooms!…read more It is located at 350 Race Street...on the corner of Colfax Avenue and Race Street in Grass Valley. It is also known as the YMCA of Grass Valley. I am in heaven! Plenty of lanes to swim laps and then another pool that is shallower for kids or possibly disabled individuals. I swam this morning...pool was clean and I had my own lane! They provide kickboards and other stuff for your workout. They have outdoor showers and a brand new locker room with private showers...you can use the lockers to store your stuff or place them on the concrete bench when you are swimming. They also have a changing area and bathrooms. Times vary...and prices too. I swam for 5 bucks today ( 3 bucks if you are a senior). Open year round and pool is heated! You can also walk in the pool if you are not a lap swimmer. Lifeguards are on duty. Totally joining today! Ps. COLLIN at the front desk was helpful.

Steve Wallen Swim School

(218 reviews)

Very nice staff. Flexible scheduling with make ups of you miss a class. Staff are professional,…read morefriendly,

First of all, I appreciate how the staff encourage children and help bring out their potential…read more Payton is one of my child's favorite instructors, and she understands my child's abilities and teaches accordingly, which has made a positive difference. I am giving 4 stars because some trainers seem to handle children a bit roughly, particularly when encouraging them to put their heads underwater. There should be greater consideration for younger children, especially given differences in age, comfort level, and physical build. My child felt very uncomfortable with one of the coaches and said he did not want to have future lessons with him. Additionally, the number of showers is limited. However, the changing rooms are spacious, and there is a large play area that helps keep infants and young children engaged. I would definitely recommend despite a few coaches. This is one of the better swim schools in Roseville.

Pacific Blue Swim Lessons

(53 reviews)

Great experience! We had Miss Annika and she wasted no time. My three year old went from scared of…read morethe water to swimming in about two months. Worth every penny.

We absolutely love Pacific Blue Swim Lessons! Coach Michelle is wonderful. I have three kids at…read moredifferent ages and skill levels, and she has helped every one of them become water safe while continuing to build their strength and confidence in the water. She truly customizes each lesson based on how they're progressing and always challenges them to go a little further. Nicole, the owner, is also fantastic with communication and keeps everything running smoothly. The pool is nice and warm, and there's plenty of seating for parents to comfortably watch. We couldn't be happier with our experience!

Bowman Solinsky Pool

3.7

My daughter has had swim lessons here since she was 6 months old and it has provided years of…read moreexperience and training for her. The temperature of the water is warm so she was instantly more comfortable learning and she has advanced well for her age. We are so thankful for this pool and especially for Ina, her swim instructor.

The pool is like a bathtub! Certainly not an Olympic style pool for a pool for a good work out.read more

ISR Reno Tahoe

We did 3 different sessions with Lynette and we are so thankful for them! Our kids are so confident…read morein the water and now we have so much peace of mind around water with our three littles! Absolutely recommend for anyone who swims or has a pool. Our kiddos are 7, 3 and 2 and now they are super stars thanks to Lynette!

Lynette has been an amazing ISR instructor for my kids. She is the perfect balance of gentle but…read moreencouraging. She's highly skilled and really cares about her swim students. I appreciate how she continues to build her relationship with my kids to understand them better and help them with not only their swim skills, but life skills too. We love Lynette!

Little One's Swim

4.6

(25 reviews)

I couldn't recommend this place more. They've taught both my boys how to swim. It's always clean…read more They keep the pool warm.

We love Little Ones Swim. Angela is the absolute best! My son has had so much improvement in his…read moreability and confidence to swim with only a few lessons. These are not your typical swim lessons. Angela focuses on the technique of each swim and makes sure each kid gets the attention they need. I highly recommend putting your kids in Little Ones Swim.

Steve Wallen Swim School

(167 reviews)

This is the only place you need to have swim lessons for your child. They are truly the best. Our…read moreson has been going there and always look forward to the class. The instructors are amazing and the staff is simply great.

Highly recommend Steve Wallen Swim School! We love everything about it--especially seeing how much…read moreour kids have progressed and grown in confidence. The coaches are amazing!

Starfish Swim School

3.9

(47 reviews)

Outstanding Swim Lessons! We couldn't be happier with the…read moreswim lessons at Starfish Swim School! From day one, Kelli created a warm, welcoming environment that made our grandson feel safe and excited to be in the water. All of the instructors (Kelli, Sam, and Joe) are incredibly patient, knowledgeable, and truly understands how to work with young children while blending fun with important water safety skills in the perfect balance. Each week's lesson is well-structured, age-appropriate that keeps our 3-year old grandson focused and smiling. We were amazed by the progress in just a few short weeks. Swim students are one-on-one with their instructor. It's clear they genuinely care about each child's comfort and development. We highly recommend these lessons to any parent looking to introduce their child to swimming or expand their child's swimming skills.

This place is great. You can take swim lessons all year long as the pool is at the owners house in…read morethe backyard and completely covered. The pool is warm for the swimmers and the inside is warm for parents sitting and watching. They have a changing area and bathroom for you to change there. My grandson had Joe and Sam for his lessons. When he started he was very scared and they were so patient and gentle with him. Once he warmed up he really started progressing quickly. This place is amazing and perfect for any little swimmer.

SwimLabs Swim School - El Dorado Hills

4.6

(33 reviews)

My toddler did a couple parent-and-me classes here and absolutely loved them, so we were really…read moreexcited to move her up to the next class. She went into her first class so happy and excited. At first she was doing great, but there was another child in the class who was much younger and needed a lot more attention. The instructor ended up holding the younger child almost the entire class, and my daughter was basically left standing in the corner being ignored most of the time. By the end of class she started crying, which honestly I think was because she felt ignored and uncomfortable. We tried bringing her back again after that, and now she completely refuses to do the class. She went from loving swim lessons and being excited for the water to now being scared of it. Honestly it feels like the experience traumatized her around water. What made the experience even more frustrating was trying to cancel after this happened and being told we'd still be charged for the rest of the month. Really disappointed overall.

Instructors are a hit or miss, which you are paying about $180-200/month for a once a week 30…read moreminute class you would expect better training or observing of some instructors. Kali is great for the toddler transition class for a 2.5 year old, toddlers are not easy, and she does a great job. Hopefully the owner/managers can take the time to train some instructors, schedule observations, and have some structure in the class, have been doing it for 3 months with literally no progression, just blowing bubbles and practicing kicking for 30 minutes. But we did a few makeups with Kali and my son learned more in the makeups with Kali than with the other instructor (not naming) that my son had.

Camp O-Ki-Hi

I am an alumni of Camp Okihi, or as it was originally named Camp Harry B. Ogle. As it is stated, it…read moreis owned by 4 Boy Scout troops from the Golden Empire Council in Sacramento and has been in generally continuous operation since the late 1940's. I was an alumni from Troop 13 and attended from approximately 1957 up until about 1962. The camp back then and it is essentially the same today is constructed to handle about 60-80 scouts and adults. The original came consisted of about 6 MASH style military tents and out buildings including a shower building. It is very close to some extremely beautiful scenery in the northern Sierra, in the Lakes Basin area near the Sierra Buttes, the Sardine Lakes, Sand Pond, and Packer Lake. Paker and Sardine both have nice resorts. I went back for sentimental reasons in about 2004 and spoke to the camp administrator. He told me that the came is still owned by the four troops, but that it is available for specialized camps too, i.e., science camps, computer camps, etc. This may have changed, so inquire at the above address or the headquarters of the Golden Empire Council in Sacramento. It is a wonderful place. At one time, there were other camps close by from the Yolo YMCA, The Diablo Girl Scouts (which ironically was attended by my wife), and the San Francisco Campire Girls. It is my understanding that these are all or mostly abandoned. Too bad. Great place with tons of very good memories.

I attended camp every winter and summer from January 1998 - July 2002, earned many skills and merit…read morebadges there, learned and practiced the 12 strong tenets of the Boy Scout Law with the guidance of the dedicated adult staff, and became part of the junior staff as a guide to the younger boys. I credit much of the quality training in my scout years to the quality time spent at camp. As stated on the campokihi.org website, the camp is volunteer-run, which makes it a place of and by, and for people who go there not just out of tradition, but out of love. Most adult volunteers are Scout parents, several whose Scouts had already attained their Eagle awards and moved on in their own adult lives. Still some of the most dedicated and perennial staff had no children in Scouts, but loved the camp and loved the troops enough to devote their time every year maintain the camp and teach the boys who attended. They also get the boys involved in caring for their camp: during the program the scouts clean their own cabins and rotate camp-wide chores every day of the week. Some boys become dedicated assistant staff to facilitate the camping experience of other scouts, and the truly devoted come up outside of the camp season to participate in work weekends to prepare the camp for upcoming sessions. No wonder then that the camp received the top marks in its accreditation reviews every year, often outranking the top performing and several times larger paid-staff council camps in terms of quality of program, quality of management, safety, and cleanliness. Add to that the beauty of the Sierras, the abundance of natural hiking trails, lakes (some bring up their boats to teach the sailing merit badge) and geological features (some leaders have taken boys on rappelling trips), nearby towns with historical attractions such as mines and train museums, even golf courses (yes, you can earn your badge for that here, too), you'll be too busy enjoying all of the activities of your camp to wonder what's going on at the other camps (yes, there were some in the area--at least during the years I visited).

Blue Rose Cleaning Services

4.9

(74 reviews)

I contacted Blue Rose cleaning for a one time move-out cleaning. Rosemerie was so communicative and…read morewas so easy to book with! Edu and Lilian did an AMAZING job cleaning the apartment. It looks the way it did when we first moved in. In my opinion, Blue Rose is very affordable for the quality of work they provide. I will definitely be recommending them to other people and booking with them in the future.

It is impossible for me to express how grateful I am to Rosemeri, Marcelo, and Hetielle. The…read morekindness and thoughtfulness they exude is far above and beyond. Truly amazing humans. The short of it is: My 80 year old MIL has been putting off getting a house cleaner for a very long time due to extremely high anxiety about, well, basically everything (and I mean EVERYTHING). Before finding Blue Rose Cleaning Services, I hadn't found a cleaner I felt would do the job in such a way as to reduce my MIL's anxiety. Cue Rosemeri! Oh my goodness. From the moment we spoke on the phone, I knew my MIL would be in good hands. Rosemeri explained the services offered, worked with me on the right balance of time spent on a deep clean and my MIL's school teacher retirement budget, and then set up a monthly service so that the house would stay in good shape. And then Marcelo and Hetielle!! These two people are just the loveliest. Absolute joy to be around. They do an amazing cleaning job and worked around my MIL's - shall we say, ever present and excitable - frenchie dog. And also put my MIL at complete ease. Okay, maybe not so short, but hopefully you can tell that I am truly appreciative and deeply grateful beyond words. Thank you so much Rosemeri, Marcelo, and Hetielle for treating my MIL like you would your own mom.

Debra LaSpina Goldwater - Seamstress

She is reasonable in her pricing and very talented. She makes all kinds of alterations even on…read morewedding dresses. Nice woman!

From the owner: 1976 Graduate of Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, FIDM, San Francisco/Los Angeles…read more Background in Costume Design and Bridal Alterations. Owned my own Bridal Shop, Dori Anne Veils Bridal Salon in Bay Area for 22 years.

Perry's Landscaping

FANTASTIC service! I hired Perry's Landscaping to clean up my sad, overgrown yard. Jason and his…read morecrew arrived right on time and did an amazing job. If you want a landscaping company to show up when promised, to make your yard look amazing, and charge a fair price, this is the company you want.

From the owner: With 19 years experience Locally landscaping, maintaning custom properties, and various residential…read morehomes. We can have your yard looking nice. No job to big or to small. We specialize in full yard clean ups. Which includes: Roof blowing, gutter cleaning, light tree trimming, pruning, raking, mowing, debri removal, dump runs, black berry removal. Basic landscaping duties: Pruning, seeding, planting, grass repair, ditch clearing, installing sod, green house maintenance, sprinkler irrigation, dripline installs/ repairs, hedging, wood splitting. If we missed anything we will get that done too. Other jobs: (trailer used) Dump runs, 10ft trailer and 20ft dump trailer, yard debri removal, small deliveries and pick ups. 12" Chipper ready for hire.

Comfort Plumbing Systems

(49 reviews)

They are great team. Alan does an amazing work. They responded quickly and knowledgeable. Highly…read morerecommended.

WARNING! BAD JOB, AVOIDED ADMITTING THEIR MISTAKE, BLAMED…read moreTHE CUSTOMER AND WANT TO CHARGE THE CUSTORMER FOR INCOMPLETE WORK DONE! I'm hoping this will get the owner or a supervisor's attention to contact me regarding the service I'm being charged $271+ for. Their plumber came out to fix my laundry faucets with new washers and left saying it was repaired. Within 10 days I turned off the laundry faucets to attach the wall elbows onto the machine for it to slide into its closet and close the door, only to find out that one of the faucets was STILL LEAKING. Plumber came back and said it was MY fault for turning off the fuacet???!!!??.(What are faucets for????) That the entire laundry water supply box needed to be replaced. I checked to see that the laundry water supply box replacement needed replacement and cost (high$$$) was true and neccesary then called them to see if they would compromise. They have avoided my 5 messages. Plus, I'm on a well and since I can't stop the leak my well pump is contiually working and adding to my PG&E bill. BAD JOB, AVOIDED ADMITTING THEIR MISTAKE, BLAMED THE CUSTOMER AND WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR INCOMPLETE WORK DONE! BEST TO JUST AVIOD THEM!

Beckys Custom Sewing and Manufacturing

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(28 reviews)

She was kind and very accommodating. I needed a bridesmaids dress taken in and it fit like a dream.read more

I highly recommend this business! Becky does a great job and quality work. I'm very happy with…read morethe hemming of my pants.

Junk King Gold Country

4.7

(58 reviews)

Office returned my email and explained the process on what to expect. Appointment was set for…read moreSaturday between 1-3 pm. Ricky and Bradley were not only on time, a tad early and very professional and polite! We agreed on price and they removed multiple items from many places in our garage and backyard. Quick, clean and pleasant! Thank you- would 100% recommend!

Hire this company. They really know their stuff. They are friendly, professional, and hassle-free…read more Thank you, Junk King.

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MaNiah S.

7 years ago

Bear Valley's so fun. I would always recommend going there for the summer.

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Shady Creek Outdoor School

3.0

If I had children I would not be sending my kids to this camp…read morethe rooms are filthy and the bathrooms are worse there are never cleaning people walking around they do not spray for bugs and this camp is filled with poison ivy I know things are hard out there and some people may have financial difficulty but I would not ever go back there and would not send my kids here and there are many bugs that are flying around and I did get a bite...and the pool was not clean...Food for thought.

My stepdaughter chose Shady Creek to have her weekend long wedding celebration for family and…read morefriends. I cannot say enough about how beautiful this place is. From the cabin accommodations to the food and all of the wonderful staff, it was perfect for us. Delicious and creative meals were provided each day and the modern cabins were clean, comfortable and well kept. There are so many hidden treasures like the giant tipi, ropes course and raptor barn just to name a few. If you are looking for a place to host your glamping wedding or other event with nature, this is the place for you.

Tall Pines Nursery School

Tall Pines is a truly special preschool. Not only are the teachers/director passionate about what…read morethey do, but they really treat you and your child like part of the family here and the co-op part is such a lovely way to introduce children to school. If you're considering sending your child here you will not be disappointed.

I love Tall Pines! Sending your child to this school is a gift. Teacher Michelle LOVES her kids and…read moreis an amazing teacher. Teacher Kelsey is warm and kind. This school is clean, fun, and a great introduction to grade school. My child loves going to school. He feels safe and happy at school, and is always looking forward to going. It's hard for parents to make friends, but at Tall Pines you are sure to find your people. The school is an accepting and loving place and they truly want the best for every family. If you are able to participate in a co-op, this is your place!

Tadpoles Family Playcare

I don't think I would ever be satisfied if my son went to a different daycare. They let kids be…read morekids and always have creative and fun things to do with them. My son always comes home dirty, which I love!

Our grandkids go here. Really nice play equipment. Very attentive, caring owner. A+++ Love them.read more

Goat Walks

4.1

What a great experience! I went on the Fairy Trail with my son and his wife and their almost…read more6-year-old daughter. She loved every minute. Wandering down the trails to find all the little vignettes was fun and then we enjoyed meeting all the animals and feeding them treats. Hard to pick any favorites amongst the animals but the little goats were a big hit since they were so easy to interact with. The staff were friendly, knowledgeable and helpful, and we appreciated the popcorn, cider and water snacks. I'm not sure if we actually found all the items on the "treasure hunt" but they kindly allowed my granddaughter to pick a "prize" anyway and she loved the purple magic wand she chose. One difficulty is that there is no restroom, not even a portapotty. Given the location that is not good as it is quite a distance to get to any place with a public restroom. Another is that there is no way to contact the venue by phone if you have questions. I almost didn't go because I was a bit late and the confirmation I received said that we had to be there at our specific time with no ability to change it. Fortunately my son was able to email them and ask if I could catch up to them on the trail if I arrived a bit late and they responded quickly enough that I didn't have to turn around and go back home (my drive there was two hours).

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Ideal for a small hike, day getaway for the family or a quick swim. They have disc golf, bocce…read moreball, clean restrooms, live outdoors concerts, grills, 3 playgrounds for kiddos, gated dog park, basketball courts, exercise areas and so much more. Be prepared to enjoy nature. We like to go eat at he pizza place right next to ti after. It's a must, again and again

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Sierra Friends Center

I attended the most wonderful yoga retreat here with KC from AcuYogini. We did yin yoga, self…read moreacupressure, drumming, hiking and had a delicious catered lunch. I met so many wonderful people and felt so incredibly relaxed by the end of the retreat. I did not want to leave! They also have cabins and a Stonehouse there with lodging if you want to stay the night. They also have summer camps here for kids.

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4.5

(8 reviews)

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