North Vancouver Recreation Commission Review

Our much anticipated new community center is a bit of a disappointment. But we have to keep in mind that West Van was built on a bigger lot and it had more space to accomodate the fantastic/aesthetically pleasing kids pool area and locker rooms - I think. I have never found anything not working there. We actually like the gym here it's much better than in West Van - yes... it's busy in there but has a lot to offer. My biggest sorrow is the hydrotherapy section... the person who designed this should have researched, traveled to and have experienced facilities in European cities and learn about the importance and preventative health benefits of alternating temperatures... I was hoping at least to discover a shower with a wider stream of water outside the sauna and steam room ... or a small cold pool to contrast.. whats really missing is strong well appointed and situated jets in the hot tub that also targets the shoulders and neck.... we just go back to Harry Jerome for that.

Great new facility, could do with more parking or bike lockers

The new Delbrook Community Center is a beautiful, brand new building. I took a walk around it and was surprised to find that as well as a large full gym with lots of exercise equipment, a full gymnasium, racket ball courts and a large swimming area, their are many other rooms for classes and meetings. There is parking underneath as well as outside and a coffee shop on site for that after exercise pick me up. The facility is in the middle of Mosquito Creek trail that is very popular for walking. It goes down to almost Marine Drive and up to Montroyal Street. A few blocks away is Edgemont Village which is worth a trip to wander around the shops as well.

The environment is friendly and the place smells of positive energy. There are only two things that *I* personally don't like; bad reception, this causes your music to cut off during your workout. The other thing is that it can get a bit crowded at the free weights area with the layout. Other than those two things, 5/5.

Nice building after the reno. Squash courts are good and the gym, although a lot of really old equipment and weights, is still decent

The Delbrook Community Recreation Center is a bright and open facility. It has been at this location for at least 30 years, however it was completely rebuilt recently and it is an amazing venue. It is kept extremely clean and the amenities are at the highest level... worthy of being a "private club". By searching on the North Vancouver website, the activities are varied with all sorts of accommodating times. It is a well frequented center and fees are very reasonable. We feel very fortunate to have access to such a place.

NEW BUILDING AND NICE GUYS, SHORTAGE OF PARKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brand new community centre with everything that you need to train good

Great Recreation Center that is beautifully constructed and is full of excellent staff and volunteers. It also has many utilities available to the public! Full of public art, it's a great place to spend time with the community.

Really enjoyed swimming in the new pool, however it looks like there's a bit of black mold in the showers maybe they didn't seal the grout properly when it was built? Also noticed that they do not have baby change tables in the shower rooms so after you have a shower you have to put your baby on a bench that is not secure or do what I did which was shower with the baby and the bathing suits on then go to the washroom with all of your stuff but then you're soaking wet carrying your towels Etc.. just a huge hassle that could be avoided with a baby change table in the shower room or one of those chairs with a strap that they have in the bathrooms.

AWESOME new place! has free indoor and outdoor parking. outdoor soccer field has high gated area. 7pools as seen on photos. has a spacious gym area. they have table tennis and squash.
security is very high tech and doors have fobs and high end locking/unlocking system.
they encourage using the stairs and the layout design is interesting.

-1 because the pool area is actually tiny. and for table tennis you must bring your own equipment and there seems to be a system glitch when we went there for the pool. we ended up not going for public swim (6-8pm) they didn't try to manage it manually either. poor staff handling on troubleshooting a problem. :(

This is a great facility. There are squash courts, a fully equipped gym with weight training, cardio and circut training facilities. They have a wonderful pool area and both a sauna and a steam room.

The staff are welcoming and friendly with a woman at the front desk helping a student who enjoys keeping healthy with a reduced cost per month with no commitments.

The only thing I am concerned with is the sanitary conditions in the changing rooms. The shower areas get grubby quickly, although they are cleaned often, it only takes a few hours to get gross.

The blendz staff are lovely there too and make a great morning cuppa joe.

My favorite rec centre. Clean facility, lots of space, and friendly staff.

Great place for activities, kids, meet up, every thing

Brand new building. Pool area is great and the pool water is wonderful to swim in. The hot tub is large and just hot enough. My only complaint is the locker situation - the lockers are very closely spaced in a very tight horse shoe shape so that when the pool closes there is no room to change let alone get your clothes out of your locker. Recommend cutting the hot tub time a bit short and getting in before the rush.

Only complaint is lack of parking. Otherwise...clean, lots of variety and friendly staff.

Lovely time with nephews for the public swim. Great layout for change rooms and the sectioned pools !!! Will return.

Absolutely no parking available most evenings... Not a single spot! Whoever designed the parking lot was a moron. Congested, confusing, and a maze with roundabouts. Every time I've gone i need to park two blocks away.

This is a beautiful new facility; however, the ladies locker room is not cleaned often enough resulting in unhygienic conditions. During our use floors were grimy, wet, and slippery. Sinks and showers were soiled and plugged with hair. For the large crowd using this facility a more regular cleaning schedule needs to be implemented, especially during peak times.

Brand new Rec center. Has almost everything - i say almost because i have yet to discover it all!

Pool is quite popular. Has two diving boards, liesure pool, hot tub, everything is fully wheel chair accessible. No waterslides or wave pool features. Men's, women's, and universal change rooms with supports for special needs with lifts, wash beds, and wheelchair accessible showers.

Has squash courts, fitness center, meeting rooms, day care, coffee shop, artificial turf field, skateboard park, wilderness areas, art installations, and so much more. Awesome.

Atmosphere is modern, laid back, inclusive, helpful staff, welcoming.

New facilities and lots of parking. Generous spaces lots of light. The only strike against it is that the equipment in the gym is old and not much of it.

Very good community center, with indoor pool, gym, skate park,,,,,

Parking can be problematic on weekends when there are soccer games on the adjoining property.

Too many rules but what is really shocking is reading all the reviews. The comments prove that whomever engineered this place was high or just too stupid to be considered an engineer. Turn in your documents and find a new career.

Beautiful facility with minimalistic design. Family changing facility well thought out.

Their gym is a complete downgrade from the old one. It's so small and packed, atleast 1/4th the size of their old one.

The new swimming pool and change rooms are amazing!

Leisure activities to decompress emotions and fun for kids

The change rooms are terrible. The lockers take up so much space that there are hardly any bench area to get your clothes on. In the morning the change room floors are very wet and dirty with large gobs of hair. Soap dispenser are broken and almost every day one of the showers is closed because it is not working. The pool is beautiful & the entrance way has lots of room to meet friends. My older friend complains that she will not go there because of all the stairs and if she takes the elevator it is to awkward to have to take it from the parking to the main floor then sign in then take it down stairs again. For a rec centre that serves such a beautiful area of North Vancouver and serving so many levels of fitness and ages I am disappointed.

I find it a little difficult to locate a parking spot and if I'm running late for my daughter's swimming lesson, that can be a problem. However, the facilities are great, super clean, and incredibly well maintained. The gym is large with plenty of machines and there's something for all the family in the pool area.

is brand new but gym is very crappy and used old machines from other gym.

love the gym and the pool. parking seems to a be bit of a problem though.

New building is spacious and modern. Lots of classes, new pool.

Opened at the new place on Queens in 2017.Excellent facility catering to all age groups.

They could keep up with the cleaning of the changeroom floors better. Pretty gross.

Delbrook rec center is an excellent facility. It has a great gym with weight lifting platforms, lots of free weights, machines and cardio equipment. The pool is great as well which has regular fitness classes. There are also squash and racquetball courts and a basketball/badminton area. I regularly go here and will continue doing so.

I was swimming lengths when a man become quite hostile to me. I ignored him but later in the hot tub he was in a tirade. It was very unpleasant and to make it worse the lifeguards saw his spectacle but ignored him. I left early and don't plan to return if this type of behavior is considered acceptable.

Beautiful new facility. Parking available outside and underground

Because it is a new building, it is clean and the staff is friendly and nice.

This is such a fantastic addition to the community! I love the landscaping and the architecture! The staff are very friendly and helpful. Also the exercise facilities and programming is incredible! I love this place!

The place is nice, but they have tried to jam as many activities as humanly possible all in one place. The parking situation is horrible when it's busy. For a brand new place, the parking plan is atrocious.

It s beautiful from the outside. It s even beautiful on the inside. The problem, however, is that it s only beautiful if you don t look closely... Ventilation grates already corroding, hot tub frequently needing service/repairs, and steam room door no longer closing properly are only a few of the many breakdowns. How is the West Vancouver Rec Center so much nicer even though it s older? This facility was built around the same time as the UBC one, and the latter clearly outshines the former.

The new Rec center really is a disappointment. The parking, both outside and inside, are pretty much always full. The gym is SO SMALL, always having to wait for cardio equipment and weight equipment. The free weights area is very crammed and the benches are so tight beside each other, you have to be careful not to hit the people beside you when lifting weights. The stretching area is so small and squished. I am very surprised with how little space has been provided for the gym with such a large facility having been built. The gym is already packed with an ever-growing busy community, hopefully they can expand it!

Amazing new facility. Great gym, great pool, great sauna.

The space is poorly mapped out based on usage. Prohibitively busy in the evening. The wifi is shockingly bad.

It's always good to be here.. sports and activities

Fantastic and friendly staff. I enjoy working out here because it has everything you would need to get going. Simply love it!

New facility with not enough number of lockers, showers and change room space!

Personal favourite gym/pool in the area. Extremely affordable compared to Steve Nash/UFC gym.

Great gym and swimming pool, but it can be hard to find parking during busy hours.

It's clean It's new, but there is a really rude receptinist that doesn't know how to just do her job.

Love this place. I enjoy bringing my family here and have always felt welcomed. The grounds are simply beautiful. The staff are helpful and gracious, and the programs are varied and wonderful! Will continue to come and will be bringing my family with me. Love it here!

Beautiful new facility and great for all ages. Large pool great for groups and families

This review is exclusively for the swimming facilities and classes..
We have registered both kids and love facilities, teachers and the small class sizes..both my kids always look forward to their weekly lesson
Obviously we are not the only ones as it s always a challenge to register for each new season..

New, clean, nice building, in the city yet close to nature, lots of parking.

Brand new Rec Centre, wonderful facilities including 25m pool, leisure pool and hot tub.

Just opened, it's all bright and shiny but a little disappointing when compared to West Van rec Centre. The fitness room is crowded and the pool does not have much fun for kids. The old pool had a water slide. The Men's changing room is small. Too bad.

Awesome... they have a great drop-in gym for kids on the weekends and the pool is excellent. The changing rooms are great too!

Pretty clean, never too busy, and the new space is such an upgrade from the old Delbrook. The gym and pool have a lot of nice natural light and I never feel like people are judging me there.

New facility which makes it very clean.
Negatives: price is on the higher side.
Parking is limited.