- Restaurants |
- Nightlife |
- Shopping |
- Coffee & Tea |
- All
Village Square Leisure Centre
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
4 reviews for Village Square Leisure Centre
4 reviews in English
-
Review from Sapna G.
Calgary, AB
10/27/2009
While I LOVE the Village Square Leisure Centre, and while I've spent countless hours in the wave pool and on the slides here, I have to be honest... when I went recently I was kinda grossed out.
I am still giving the Village Square 4 stars because it truly is an amazing place to spend hours on end and the concept of it is fantastic, especially since it gives us a way to remain active, even in the winter months, but I feel like the hygiene and the cleanliness of it could use some work. I say this because when I recently went, I sat in the whirlpool across from a girl who had cold sores all over her lips and I looked down into the water of the whirlpool and you could see all the dead skin floating on the surface. It was completely disgusting.
When I was little, these things didn't phase me. But now that I'm older and a complete germaphobe, of course I'm going to notice.
The Leisure Centre itself is amazing, as I mentioned. They have a gym, a wave pool, a library, a sitting area, and the list goes on and on. I just really need it to be a lot cleaner before I will go back. -
Review from Mike W.
Calgary, AB
12/28/2010
Went with a couple buddies and our tidy crew of 7 kids to burn off some energy and get the kids out of the house for awhile during the holidays today. This was my first time at this centre, after having tried a bunch of the other pools in the NW and SW. One of my buddies had gone before and really liked it so we thought we'd drive the extra distance to check it out.
It's a huge facility for sure with something for everyone. The price was right at only $14 for the 3 of us for the afternoon (kids 5 and 7) and easy enough to make your way around it with all the decent signage they have. Lockers only cost a loonie and you get it back at the end.
The change rooms were... well, change rooms. Typically kinda gross, but spacious and lots of lockers. Had a quick shower and then walked the long chilly hallway to the waterpark area. They have a bunch of different slides to check out, the big water play area foe the kids, the wavepool, hottub area and then a smaller pool with the diving board. We tried em all, and had a blast.
It is a public pool, so you have to know it's going to be kinda gross with that many people. Also very different seeing so many people in the pool with pants, shirts, headdresses and everything on as well. I realize it's a different part of town, etc but I didnt think they'd allow people to be in the public pool pretty much fully dressed.
I don't think I'd travel the extra distance to hit this pool up again, but everyone did have a great time and it is a nice facility - it just needs a bit more attention to the cleanliness I'd say. -
Review from Byron S.
Calgary, AB
8/27/2010 2 Check-ins Here
I haven't been to this place in a long time, but I remember it being a lot of fun. They have a public- library, gyms, and Calgary's largest indoor wave pool. The centre is also joined to the Village Square Shopping centre - which has a small food court and a Co-Op grocery store....not much else.
The water in the pool is far to chlorinated, likely because of all the children there (I would hate to know what they do in the water). I have sensitive skin, and have always left with swimmer's rash.
They have some fun slides, and great, nice big hot-tubs. The only problem is that there are a lot of kids. If you are looking to take your family, or if you are under the age of 15 this place is perfect for you. On the other hand, if you are an adult looking to go for a swim, the Talisman Centre Downtown may be a better option for you. -
Review from dinah g.
Calgary, AB
2/20/2010
Nice newer facility, with tons of free parking at the mall across the way, on the street and in front of the building. This facility has tons of light and reminds me of a chalet... there is a library, a swimming pool complete with slides and wave pool and a small cafeteria. It is convenient in that you can get some of your errands done in the village square shopping center across the way, or you can simply just sit in the patio outside, but be wary of the snowball fights that the students of Lester B Pearson seem to engage in.
Staff is very friendly and amenable to helping you out but like Sapna G, I found that there was a cleanliness issue; I mean you could feel it just walking into the complex.
The library is quaint with nice service staff, and there are huge windows so it lets in lots of light and it is quiet enough that you can really get your studying on.
Pretty thorough facility with a youth group that participates in many events twice a week.
