I used to belong to this pool but we left and joined another local pool. On paper, this pool checked off a lot of boxes that I was looking for; semi-walking distance, sports teams, community spot, activities, place to hold functions, snack bar, etc.
So why the three stars??? it may even be too many. For starters, it is HEAVILY shaded which in turn creates a ripple effect of cold water, cold kids, cold adults, and lots of mosquitoes. When my son was really young we would go in the afternoon and there was hardly ever anyone there and come evening time forget about it with the water temp, brrrrrr, & the mosquito fest!!!
We also held one of his bday parties here and rented the pavilion and we had some issues with the pavilion lights not working & the board member that was "helping" us was a jerk about it and rather rude to us. We paid to rent the pavilion with lights & all, no thank you for your attitude!
Like most pools do, they have tennis courts, a playground, a Pavillion, Friday Food Trucks (non-pool members can enjoy because they are in the parking lot), float nights, swim/dive teams, and many other events. But like I said, pretty much every pool has these amenities; the other two neighborhood pools, SHRA & SHBR have all of this as does my current pool, AS&T (Annandale Swim & Tennis) but they all have SUN... yes, fun in the sun!
This pool also requires all members, regardless of how you do your pool (sports teams & functions or not), to do a co-op of "working" or pay for your volunteer time required. My current pool does not unless you are on the sports teams. It is located on a beautiful piece of property but sadly that's where it ends. read more