Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre Reviews

Great facility for getting healthy and cheap membership prices

Very poorly run centre by Neanderthal management. Anti-community decisions on parking costs (ridiculous), stupid decions forcing payment for court entry by credit card only, equipment in disrepair. Centre would rather spend tens of 1000's of dollars on landscaping than replace defective basketball rings. Basketball lighting is scandalous in lack of maintenance of defective lights (not to mention the chance of being maimed/killed by falling lights!). Hopeless. Sack the entire board / Management team!

Parking is excellent and medical services are sensational.

Gym is a tip almost no free weights broken equipment worn out bar and clips make it dangerous not to mention the old creeps looking at the kids in the pool. Not a place for any workout. Stinks of chlorine

Can t believe there is no WiFi so close to Melbourne central business district? Won t sign up for membership. Need a gym with WiFi.

I love the water slide! They should make another one.

OK facility, too many schools using outside lanes. Staff don't care about general swimmers. Inside 50m pool stinks too much of chloramide, ie the bad chlorine. Counter staff is generally good - but some are unbelievable RUDE and INCOMPETENT. The facility has no community feel, if you lose something their attitude is 'TOO BAD - go buy another product form our store'. The facility is only there to create revenue and it shows through their nonchalant staff. STAY AWAY!!

The outside 50m pool is a good place to swim some laps.

Very huge and nice.. All sports facilities available here

Great facility, more accessibility needed for free courts, maybe add 3 more full courts for local play..

as a swim school - useless. teachers are only trained for a weekend. we changed teachers 3 times in one term

Great facility but overly pricey if you just want to have a swim at $10 entry

Tried to call in advance to enquire about towel hire but nobody answered. Nothing to do other than the wave pool, the water slide was closed, the flow rider removed and we were kicked out of the spa for 'not having wristbands' by the lifeguards who are very unfriendly - one even laughed at us when we told them we were bored and asked for suggestions. Maybe good for little kids but nothing at all to do there for anyone else. Just go to the beach instead.

Have only used the aquatic centre, facilities there are well maintained and not normally overcrowded. Parking is available and is not too expensive

Brilliant for early morning lap swimming. Lots of options to choose from with 2 x 25 m pools and 2 x 50m pools. I usually get there around 5.40 in the morning and only get charged $5 for a swim. If you park out on the street before 8am you will park for free. Cant recommend highly enough.

Great coffee but too many healthy snacks. ...wheres the chips

Wonderful pools and atmosphere only the parking is a rip off

Love the pools! Love the squash courts too! Awesome facility

If you can get here without a car I would, parking can be a nightmare at times.

Msac is by the far the best sports facility in Melbourne when it comes to swimming. Unfortunately it is absolutely the most disgusting place I have ever been in terms of hygiene. The last two visits the men s locker room has literally been flowing with urine and have twice in row now found bandages with blood on them in the water. Both times talked to the staff about it and they didn t seem to care one bit.
If you in any way care about hygiene standards and don t want to go in a pool where all the men have been dragging urine from the locker room into the pool, do not go here! My biggest concern is all the school kids who are being raised with hygienic standards like this.

Good place for swimming, basketball and a bunch of other indoor sports for a cheap price.

Venue with plenty of amenities. Outdoor 50m pool with sauna and steam room $11!

Not much you can do until after 4 to many sports happening.

The last and second last time I visited I was harassed by a old man who left me with his severely damaged and disabled son who needed two people to look after him.
He just looked at me and said "you look after him" after manhandling me " I'm going for a swim"
I was totally terrified of both of them. I'm thinking of returning. If I get harassed again Ii I'm calling the police. No one even tried to help me despite lifeguard nearby.

Plentiful swimming pool with different sports facility

We been using the badminton courts on regular basis at this place for past two years.
But now considering to play elsewhere.
The only reason is introduction of online booking.
It's supposed to be easy but the way they have done it is shocking!
After long and difficult process to register as the members, we can't even login back now.

Some of the best sporting facilities blended with great staff, good location/environment and amazing instructors make MSAC truly unique. I've now tried reformer pilates, TRX, cycle class, hiit, pools, spa, steam room and group fitness and I can highly recommend each and every one of them. You can try everything for 7 consecutive days FOR FREE before you join. With the full membership you get access to a full gym, showers, lockers and 3 hours of parking per day.

Still one of the best pools in Melbourne. Friendly staff, clean change rooms, lots of space in the pools. Great for kids and adults alike.

Great variety of sports and different swimming pools to suit everyone. Great.

Lots of pools, squash courts, basket ball court, badminton court, table tennis, and GYM. very nice facility, and helpful staff provide good services

Always great there. Wave pool is a plus for the kids

The paid carpark barriers is a put of, O probably should catch the 96 tram which only takes 5mins from my place.

Facilities for Winter Fest Cheer Comp were spot on.

The only badminton court in the city but also the best maintained.

used to be better. they had a water slide that is now closed

It can be a bit pricey, especially when you go to park there too, although you can find plenty of parking here. The staff are polite and careful within the covid restrictions, making sure that everything is maintained and safe. The Albert Park Lake next to it is great to visit afterwards too.

Fanatic facilities, well maintained and staff are very helpful

Brilliant facility. Outdoor pool is awesome with zero chance of sun damage under the big roof top.
Pays to check Kane availability in advance on their website as often the 50m pool(s) are closed for events. 25m pool is not a good swimming experience.
Good change facilities for families.
Bit expensive if you just want a quick swim.

You can find all sorts of activities there. Well located beside the Albert Park Lake

Hit and miss as the the water temperature and parking. Can be packed or empty -pure luck.

Awesome place to training your skills about swimming. Astonishing environment for aquatic sports.

I hold a trial membership in the gym. "TOM H" a team member of the gym is very unhelpful, rude and just plain snobbish. Saw him unwillingly assist a lady, not sure why he is so hesitant. He shouldnt be working there if hes not committed to the job. I too tried to seek assistance from him on the first day of gym and he just walked off. Tom usually sits around the gym , chats and fools with his mates.

Certainly lack of "customer service" training.

Very good infra. A tad bit on the higher side in terms of charge, but worth try for locals and once for beginners.

I was a member and I still would be if I weren't living too far. Two 50m pools, and one smaller one. An impressive gym, sauna, nice change rooms for members. Also swimming clubs available, even divers train there. They have it all

Massive swimming pool and sporting facilities, the swimming pool has a big slide which is open sometimes.

Huge venue the kids won't go past the wave pool that works every 30 mins.

There is a pool where the waves come out, and children over elementary school students can enjoy quite a bit. There is also a zone for small huts for babies, but the facilities are not very well equipped and there are many pools in the suburbs except for pools where waves surf. .
In addition to the pool, there are table tennis, volleyball badminton futsal golf courses, golf practice areas, and so on.
There are some facilities that cannot be used during F1 races.
I think that the price of the pool was low and the regular price was about $ 8.50. I think there was a family discount and it cost about $ 28 for two adults and three children.
The concession card seems to be cheaper.

A large water park, with pools of all sizes and suitable for all types of people. It has large slides and a pool that generates or mimics the tide, with waves. The site is full of lifeguards who are always attentive and very helpful, and it is a place totally suitable for even the youngest children. A good plan to spend a weekend day.

Awesome place for the kids. Wave pool with life gaurds all around waterslide. Family change rooms spotless. Only bummer was that the diving boards were closed.

Good badminton courts but getting more and more expensive.. Also need to pay in advance..

Free multi-level parking if your visit is less than an hour! It's behind the outdoor pool. I used to get sucked in and pay to park next to the driving range.

Probably the best pool in Melbourne. Membership is a bit pricey.

it's very hard to contact them. For booking a court, the website for online booking is always error. Then, tried to give a call, it said "refer to our website". LOL.

Unfortunately it is very disappointing to see how VERY EXPENSIVE MSAC is starting at $159/month gym membership. One would have thought as a Sports body supported by the State government there would be a drive to get more members in to use the facilities which ultimately should lessen the drain on other State facilities such as hospitals and potentially have social benefits for kids and teenagers keeping them out of trouble etc. Very short term minded and totally uncompetitive compared to other gym memberships which can accommodate your use habits. On top of the totally over the top membership fees there are so few staff to assist you wonder what you are actually paying for because if you hurt yourself in the gym then that's just too bad. I urge MSAC to revisit your pricing and mandate - SOOOO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING AND YOU ARE DOING A DISSERVICE TO YOUR COMMUNITY!!!!

Great swimming facilities: 50m lap pool with multiple lanes, warmer 25m lap pool, wave pool and 2 spas.

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Big and good

Fabulous facilities, lots of options for the swimmers!