For anyone who grew up in Beacon Hill or spent time in this neighborhood, Jefferson can be like a…read moremiddle school or high school reunion. You may run into someone you know from community and there's a nostalgia factor. This centralized gathering hub brings me back to camps and baggy pants and looney tunes shirts, breakdancing, Massive Monkey and free food. Every time I walk by the big hall by the entrance I am engulfed with memories of parties and food. I can smell the lumpia and pancit, barbacoa, Ezell's, Costco pizza, and home made ribs bought from Viet Wa and smoked. The ever lasting smell of Red Apple sides and Delite bakery empanadas and pastries further add to the memories. I remember randomly being invited to a Nigerian celebration and ate fufu balls, fish, and stews. Delicious! I appreciate the multigenerational care at Jefferson. It's a center where no one goes hungry, community looks after one another, and preschoolers to the ARC programs are supported. Yesler is a close second in Seattle for CC and Chinatown is third. Each has a special place in my heart and I appreciate everyone at Parks.

The staff are always SO friendly and kind! never had anything less than excellent experience with…read morestaff. I primarily use for Toy Gym which is full of different types of vehicles (and once, a soccer ball.) It can be very popular - lots of kids on windy/rainy days. It's nice that the outside park is right there so you can switch gears depending on the weather. Sometimes the kids are rambunctious, that's no fault of Tot Gym but just an FYI.

Went to vibe bingo here and it was definitely a vibe the staff was amazing and was very helpful…read morewould definitely go again

Great community center. Great place to connect with the community. Easily accessible and convenient…read moreparking lots. Was there for a Chess tournament - used only a limited number of their facilities. But from the details they have posted there - they've got a pool, gym, dedicated exercise rooms etc. It's well maintained. Got a chance to interact with couple of staffs there during the break - nice people and great conversations.

I didn't bring a camera to the pool. But the on line photos match…read more Clean facility with recent updates. They also have a work out room if you also use the pool. Sauna and hot tub too. Most importantly it is warm. I took my Granddaughter to the local Y and it was so cold her lips turned blue so we kept gettinin and out of pool and warm showers.

I've been taking my kids to this pool for 21 years. They are 21, 10, and 6. Fifteen years ago, this…read morepool was a decent place to take lessons, but it's not anymore. The actual pool is fine. My kids like it because it has a 3 foot deep shallow end so even when the kids are very small, they can stand with their head above the water. And there are diving boards in the deep end which is something you can't find at all of the pools. The lifeguards and swim instructors are all relatively friendly, and they don't have a million rules, so it's a fun place for free swim. However, the majority of the lifeguards are very young. I personally don't have a ton of faith in a 17-year-old being able to keep my child safe in a pool, so I watch them every second myself. The reason for two stars is the lessons. This is our primary reason for going to the pool, and the lessons are awful. They divide the children up by age, and then divide that age group into three skill levels. If your child's skill level is outside the predicted skill level for their age group, they will never be taught where they're at. All of my children have been swimming independently by age 3-4, but there is no opportunity for independent swimming in this age group at Southwest Community Center pool. The kids are expected to stay in the shallow end, touching the wall, and they will be learning the very basics. Once the kids turn six, they are allowed to move up into a higher age range of kids who are 6 to 12, but if you have a younger children, they will take one look at them and put them in the lowest level, even if they swim better than the oldest kid in the pool. If by some chance, your six-year-old gets put into a group with 10 to 12-year-olds, they will be expected to understand instructions that are given at a 10 to 12-year-old level. There is no consideration for the differences in communication or maturity level of a six-year-old vs an older child. We have given this pool years of opportunities to improve the structure of their lessons and they have only gotten worse and worse. My personal recent experience is that I have a six-year-old who can easily pass a swim test and swim in the 12' deep end. She will spend an hour and a half before her lesson swimming in the deep end, jumping in, treading water, diving to the bottom, doing the backstroke, swimming freestyle... but as soon as free swim ends, and her lesson begins, she is put in a group of little kids who are practicing blowing bubbles and are kept on an extremely short leash with no opportunity for actual swimming. All I get from them is "Sorry, this is how we do things." They don't care. So if your child is a very early swimmer, or a very typical swimmer for their age, you might get something out of this pool for a year. But once your child starts making progress, they will be held back. The last big strike against them is management. Like I said before, the lifeguards and the instructors are all pretty young, but friendly. However, there's always one or two people in charge who have an absolutely horrible attitude. For some reason, they seem to attract managers who are on a big power trip. There was an older woman who worked there for the last decade who was an absolute terror, and when she left, they just replaced her with a male version who is no better. I don't understand it, but nothing will ever change if they have management who doesn't care and won't listen. Their priority does not seem to be teaching kids to swim. It appears to be filling up the classes with bodies as quickly as possible, and then stringing them along for years to make as much money as possible.

Here we all are, waiting outside the pool AGAIN for Quinyh to show up. The main reason anyone comes…read moreto this pool is because of the hours... Unfortunately that doesn't mean much when the staff is late every single day (and usually rolls up with coffee). The pool is pretty clean, the facility is usually pretty dirty. The pool manager Nicole is great, but the staff being late every single day sucks, especially for people on a time limit. Wish Seattle would open another pool early so we wouldn't have to wait for staff that can't figure out how to set an alarm. Learn to wake tf up Quinyh!

This pool is bad the restroom was really bad. The toilet stalls lock were broken. The pool is ok…read morebut it was dirty. And the shower was awful

Had a really great experience at Starfire Sports. We came for a rugby game, which was a new, fun…read moreexperience. Paying for parking was quite easy and you just follow the flow to a parking spot of your choice. The parking fee was $7. There are free parking areas which come with a walk so it's your choice of what to do. There were quite a few options for food. There's the concession stands and some food trucks. There are also booths you can stop by at, a merch tent, and an area where you can play corn hole or just play.

I love this place I have had tournaments here all of the stores are amazing the fields are some of…read morethe best I have played on and I love the indoor soccer space

Good--Fun place to go as a family. Olympic size…read more Cheap. Bad--life guards are toxic and strict. Slide is never open. Pool is always dirty-dead bugs gum band-adds... Don't go to Seattle for pools their all bad

Had a great experience at Colman Pool for lap swim! The pool was clean, the atmosphere was great,…read moreand it was a beautiful place to swim right on the water. Just keep in mind it's about a 10-minute walk from the parking lot, but the scenery makes it well worth it. It can get pretty busy, so I recommend arriving early to make sure you can get in. Definitely worth a visit!

We came on a rainy Saturday afternoon…read more - The price is okayyy, it was 7.50pp for a drop-in adult swimming recreation swimming. - The parking kinda sucks, there were ~8? spots, and they're located on the opposite side of the entrance near the high school. Not sure if there was another lot somewhere, but they were full when we went. - The pool is pretty large, and I liked that the younger kids had their own shallow end of the pool to swim in, which was separate from the deep end. Even the deep end was split into a more play-ish area and a more serious-swimming area. - I got to try a rope swing for the first time! I feel like a REAL American now :D - The rope swing did mean that the serious swimming lane area was cut off... (but getting try a rope swing was worth it hahaha). - The locker room had plenty of lockers and enough showers and changing stalls for the mass number of people who were there at the end of the open swim period. I'd prefer single stall showers, but these were alright. - It'd be nice if there was a machine to dry my swimsuit :'( Maybe it's a safety thing because of the number of children? This is close enough that I'll likely be back (to help someone else fulfill their new year's resolution!).

Pretty solid pool. The pool is nice but the lockers is a bit dirty. The pool is a lil cold sometimesread more

My son has been training here for the past couple years. The neighborhood may seem a little rough…read morebut I still feel safe. This facility is now run by EL1 and the facility was bright, well equipped and well lit. The facilty is a great place for baseball and softball players to train and hone their skills. The cages have high ceilings to give a more realistic trajectory and exit velocity. The facilty is warm and a great place for parents to wait and watch their kids become the next pro player or improve skills for high school or college. It helps that my son's team, Boys of Summer train here weekly. The area where the parents can wait for their kids have a counter and free wifi to get work done or entertain yourself for hours. There are also many great restaurants or restaurants places nearby to grab a cold one. If your child has ambitions of becoming the next all star or just wanting to be better than last season in little league or hi oh school, this is the place for you. Il