City of Arnold - Arnold Recreation Center Reviews

Seems like a great place for the whole family and the library is connected which is cool

Other than a few racist people, this place was pretty lit.

A really great wealth of resources, a family membership isn't very expensive for All Access. And the library is one of the nicest that I've seen.

This place is such a gem for Jefferson County! Love the indoor pool and toddler swim classes and then my family got an outdoor pool swim pass and it's like a water park!! Can't say enough good things about this center!

Great place to take the kids. Went swimming in February lol.

The rooms need to be marked better, the room number was hard to see on the transom and I didn't know you had to look up to find the number.

Awesome. The people are helpful, courteous, polite, just absolutely great.

The place is clean and has a nice free track. The cost for the gym is not too bad to use the pool and gym even though the pool is shallow.

Overall, the facility is wonderful. We have been members here for years! Very clean environment, never a battle for a machine in the gym, fun events throughout the year, and great workout classes... Especially the boot camp class (fun and rewarding!). However, we will not be renewing our membership due to the outrageous hike in annual fees. The new membership package that most closely reflects our existing has nearly doubled (and we're Arnold residents)! I already pay a fee for boot camp, add that on top of the new annual fee... Doesn't make sense economically. After our membership expires I will pay the non-member fee for boot camp and forego renewing our membership. It's simply not worth it. I have a feeling Arnold Rec is going to break even on its bottom line instead of see an increase in profits as they will be losing a LOT of membership.

On another note, I also want to take this time to comment on the swim lesson class. The third-party lifeguard group that hosts this class is not proficient with (and shouldn't be) handling children younger than 3. We enrolled my son (just over 1 at the time) hoping to learn water safety as stated on the class spec sheet. There were no water safety lessons, just water exposure and age appropriate exercises. Most alarming of all, I watched a child close to my son's age put in danger. During "slide time" one of the lifeguards sent this poor little girl down the slide without waiting for her parent to get around to the bottom to catch her. The little girl is okay, she was only submerged unattended for a brief moment as her father was not far behind, but oh my goodness, that was terrifying!

Great place to go and play basketball but great place to workout in general!

DO NOT take your toddler here for GROUP lessons!!!!!!
If you are looking to get swimming lessons for a 2-3 year old, look somewhere else. my daughter was in group lessons for 2 days and I pulled her from the class due to lack of instructors. there were 2 instructors for 15 children which is absolutely absurd for 3 year olds that can't swim on their own. my daughter sat on the side of the pool for 30 minutes of the 45 "class". she jumped in once and rode a pool noodle for 15 seconds and that's what you pay for. my 2 year old daughter went under water, where she could not touch, without either instructor noticing for 15 seconds because there were just too many kids. safety comes first when it comes to my daughter and I definitely did not feel that she was safe in this class. oh and if you want a full refund after a day, you can forget about it. They tried to prorate the 2 days from the 2 week class, which is absolutely amazing that they think sitting on a wall is a class. there is so much more to the story but I think you get the gist of it.

Great place. Very clean and nice staff. Good equipment

Very nice pool facilities for summer and winter,lots of activities to do,nice exercise equipment and senior center. Good library also.

Nice track, basketball courts and banquet rooms. Friendly staff.

I love all the services that they offer in addition to the gym and pools. The rec center staff is nice and helpful. I love that we can utilize resources at this facility year round. I also love that they have a new monthly payment option since life happens sometimes and there are months where we don't go, now I don't feel like we're wasting money paying for something we're not using.

Excellent place to take the kiddies under 12 years of age!

Good, cheap fun! We went swimming indoors in December. My only complaint is it was like they pumped air conditioned air into the jacuzzi. The bubbles were ice cold!

One of the best amenities of the City of Arnold is their Rec Center. Workout room, indoor pool, outdoor pool, basketball courts, and more. A wonderful and appropriately done 9/11 Memorial is outside. The library is a walk down the hall. There is a Wonderful Shakespeare production held every summer at the end ofJune & beginning of July.

I think the pool is clean and very nice but as a tax payer its wrong to spend the money they did on a water slide and not use it.

Love the pool! Can't stand the 16 year old lifeguards blowing their whistles constantly and trying to assert their "authority" when the children aren't even doing anything wrong!

Nice play area for kids. No real "pool". They have only one slide for adults. If you want to go to the indoor pool you must drive to it.

Nice pool. Main attraction slide closed, crowded, lots of kids. Pool is shallow, no deep end. Staff blowing way too many whistles for no good reason. Plenty of chairs. Still enjoyable.

Had a great time on the last day of summer. Nice clean well kept pool and bathrooms. Staff is friendly.

Started walking for 30 min a day trying to keep active

Great recreation center with two gymnasiums, two pool tables, walking deck overlooking the gymnasiums, full streching exercise machines & free weights , inside pool areas, TV's in lounge areas and exercise areas plus helpful staff.

Great for parties and overall fun. You can do day trips or become a member.

Clean inside pool and locker rooms. The deepest water is on 3 feet. Kids have a blast. If you want to use the outside pool you have to pay another entrance fee, they are not together

You must cancel your membership by the 15th the month before you wish to cancel.... They don't tell you that and you will get charged for another month.

Clean and modern
A nice place for a get together.

Went to a party. It was cool. The pool looked super inviting. I think I might go swim there if they'll have me.

Nice professional employees, knowledgeable and friendly. Nice place to hold a party

Enjoying the last days of summer at the outdoor pool!

Great place. Has walk around indoor track & membership for exercise equipment, indoor pool, etc.....

Went swimming with the grandchildren. The indoor pool is awesome and the locker rooms were very clean. Yearly rates are very high, otherwise I'd give it 5 stars.

Was a piece of cake. In and out in minutes, keep the poll ink pen.
EVERYBODY PLEASE VOTE !!!

Went to a baby shower for my future grandson Dakota.

I was attending a graduation party in one of the meeting rooms. The facility was clean. There was plenty of parking within a reasonable distance from the front door.

Very nice rec center. A bit pricy if you do not live in the city limits though. Even though I do most of my shopping in Arnold

Their rules for the slides at the outdoor pool are stupid. Small kids should be allowed to use the wide yellow slide

Hosted multiple events in there meeting rooms over the years for work. Love their set up. Great staff, clean, good location.

Nice facility. Great for year round with the family. Indoor/outdoor pool with a slide! Fitness facility as well. Membership prices affordable.

Great community center for Arnold residents and visitors. They have a constant offering of programs throughout the day and week. Walking track is free to use even if you don't have a membership. It is short but usable especially for days the weather is not great. There is an indoor and outdoor pool, gym, weight and cardio machines, and rooms for specific uses.

Very nice and clean facility. Also, they provide free options to exercise where you can walk/jog/run on their indoor track for those who are staying fit on a budget!

It has an excellent fitness area. Great track and fitness area. I just wish they had a wet or dry sauna.

I lve that the track is available to the community.

The indoor pool and recreation center is very nice. However, the outdoor pool area is definitely lacking. A nice place for younger kids to swim or those just wanting to wade in water to stay cool.

The worst customer service I've experienced in a very long time, I'll pay the extra to go to carondelet YMCA

Meh. The pool was great, but the problem was no one heard thunder and some random guy said I thought I just heard thunder so they made us get out. We just got in the pool and did not even make one lap around the lazy river and we had to get out. I only heard thunder 10 minutes after they made us get out of the pool. Food though is good. Then inside the center online they said they the indoor pool was open till 9:00 and they said only till 4:00 , but the pools are good.

Great local place for the kids to have fun at a low price.

The slide rules in the shallow area don t make any sense, the little ones are only allowed to go in dark creepy blue tunnel that they have to lay down for while water sprays in their eyes but aren t allowed to go down big wide open yellow slide they can easily go down. Both end up in same height of water, about one foot. PLEASE EXPLAIN THAT TO ME!

Great pool and place to take kids. The outdoor pool in the summer in particular is great for families.

We have had multiple birthday parties and pool days here as a family. Only reason I won't give 5 stars, there's a chunk of the world trade buildings on display. Which only had the names of the people who bought it on a plaque. There's 2996 names which might be a little more important.

Beautiful, and lean , alot to offer for a family on a budget !

My first visit as I tagged along to my granddaughter's swim lesson. Convenient parking, clean facility and friendly staff.

Love this place very clean and friendly staff conveniently located and a very awesome price for admission the kiddos always have a blast and you can do partys there and thw have lots of activiites there for all ages!

Fun place to swim/play. No big lap pool, but who cares, there are slides, kids splash pad, lazy river and a slide that looks like its straight out of an amusement park. Folks were friendly, food was cheap and restrooms were clean. We will be back.

Used indoor track to walk, the rec center it's self is always clean and with many things to do

Has gotten so expensive for a family plan. , but I live that they provide bingo for seniors.