Oh gosh my family finally visited this recreation centre to use the pool (including the waterslide and the shallow areas with a toddler) and it really was a great experience. Due to capacity limits our friends were unable to join us and so we'll have to try again another time to go with friends but this first experience for a public swim was excellent! The toddler really loved the shark shaped flotation device to ride and the waterslide was a hit all around. The little kid slide was good too though it ended in deeper water than the toddler was used to... it was still enjoyable! The pool was very busy which was a bit overwhelming due to the pandemic. The other fitness areas looked good from afar. The family change room was great though the first locker we tried to use didn't work so we had to try another locker to secure our belongings. I liked the fact that the family change room had everyone change in change rooms which is great -- and it really wasn't a family change room but rather an all-gender/all-abilities change room for the pool which is a refreshing change! Having the lockers be free was great too! And the shower was okay. All in all the this changing facility seemed a bit too busy too but otherwise was just fine. I liked the hot tub and the slide. This facility is reasonably well situated for transit accessibility. Parking is tight but there's a great map for alternate areas if the lot is too busy. We'll be back for more community swims... and possibly for more eventually! read more

We toured the new building during its soft opening, so not everything was open yet. The new space is wonderfully bright with whole walls of windows. The in-water climbing wall is interesting, if a little odd. Pool is divided into kids' shallower pool with a few spray features and another for lane swimming, which is probably a good choice. The fitness equipment has moved upstairs, and the running track is suspended over the indoor soccer fields, which given the noise level there will mean runners will not be having any zen running experiences. Or their ipods will be cranked up high. There are a couple of multipurpose rooms right off the entrance area - one set up as toddler play room and another with tables and chairs which will undoubtedly host hundreds of birthday parties a year. The parking lot is quite small so when there are two soccer games on it will be crowded. All in all a very nice upgrade to the neighbourhood. read more

Commonwealth is my City of Edmonton facility of choice for a workout and a soak. Conveniently located a few steps from Stadium station, Commonwealth is handy for anyone with LRT access, which is a huge plus for people like me, who have gone car-less. The space at Commonwealth is beautiful. No matter what you're doing, or where in the building you're working out, there is tons of natural light. The equipment is pretty new, and offers everything you need. For families, the pool is perfect. In addition to a family change room, there are lots of spray areas and a nice waterslide to properly entertain kids. The only drawback at Commonwealth, for me, is the swimming pool's size. I prefer a 50m facility like Hemingway, but that's just a slight personal preference. read more

We ended up at this facility by accident over the weekend, when we discovered that the pool at the Clareview Rec Centre was out of service. It was 7 am when we arrived (right when the pool opened) and the staff at the front desk were very friendly, without being overbearing. The cost for 4 (2 adults, 2 kids - one 5, one 8) was around $25.00. The family change room was clean and I really liked the set up. There are lockers in the centre (there are some that you can bring your own lock for, and others that you pay a quarter to lock) and private change rooms around the perimeter of the room. There are also male and female washrooms, hair dryers, and showers (I didn't notice any private showers). Some of the showers seemed to have some problems, ie. not turning off all the way, or shooting water into the hallway. There are also small lockers in the pool area for valuables. Keys for those seem to be attached to rubber bracelets that you wear. I thought it was a nice options. Since we were so early, there was only 3 other people in the whole pool - which was awesome. Around 7:30 another group came int and by 9 it was about half full. There are 3 different pools for you to enjoy - the main one is split into two sections, one shallow and one deep. There is also a pool for lane swimming (4 lanes in total, but the one furthest away is also used for the climbing wall, so if somebody wants to use that feature, you should avoid that lane). And the final pool is the "hot tub", which is quite large, but not as hot as a typical hot tub. The climbing wall was an interesting feature. Before your child is allowed to use it, a lifeguard must observe them swimming the length of one lane (with or without a life jacket). They then put a mark on the child's arm to indicate that they are cleared to use it. The only thing missing for me was the lazy river that Clareview has. I was really looking forward to that one. I think that they are really targeting the downtown crowed that relies more on public transportation, because the parking lot is TINY. We got there early enough that it was not an issue at all, but when we were leaving it was a bit of a mess. I did not check out any other amenitites of this facility, but we enjoyed the pool. read more

Awesome meeting spaces available here! There are rooms that overlook the Eskimo's field, so if you need to book a meeting room, this place offers a great atmosphere. I organized a meeting for 70 people. It was super easy to book, competitive rates, and there are no restrictions when it comes to bringing in outside food. Some places make you use preferred caterers, but not here. Warning though, the rooms can feel like a maze to find, so make sure your guests have great instructions. I rented room 205/206. I suggest renting your own projector screen as they have a smart board that is very small for the size of the room. There is plenty of free parking. Check out their website for pictures of the rooms. read more

I really like the gym here. Lots of equipment and spans a large area. Good track, great lane pool. Only drawback (like most Edmonton rec centres) is the horrible lack of parking. Expect to get your warmup just walking to the entrance because you'll have to park a kilometre away. read more

Love this place! Can't go wrong with a city ru. Faculty! First class amenities all the way! Prices are great and service is on par! Water is always warm, with a good mix of chlorine and salt! read more

Commonwealth Community Recreation Centre - On our way in! - Recreation Centers Near Me - Edmonton, Alberta

I had my first experience with the Commonwealth rec center over the weekend and left feeling very impressed. It's clean as well as bright and all the fitness equipment looks brand new. It didn't appear to be too crowded up there so it would be a great place for more self conscious fitness buffs who don't enjoy sweating with a crowd. If you're not into equipment there is a large offering of different fitness classes as well as a basketball court and soccer field outside. I myself was there to swim this time around. The pool is kind of different from what I am used too. It's split off into three different pools one for small kids,one for lane swim,and one deeper pool for the rest of us. Part of the lane swim pool is used for the climbing wall but I didn't get the chance to try that out. I did find the deeper pool to be a bit small and congested. There are lots of life guards to regulate the behaviour but it is still hard to do a full length without bumping into somebody. I am originally from Leduc and prefer the one extra large pool they have there at the LRC versus what they have going on at the Commonwealth. There is also a water slide there I did try out a few times. There is no lifeguard at the top however just a light that flashes green when the rider before you is off the slide and it is safe for you to go. If I were a parent I would be leery to let small children up there by themselves as they might not notice the light initially. All in all though I think the Commonwealth is an amazing rec center and I hope it has continued success and helps change the image of the neighbourhood surrounding Stadium. read more

The swimming pool or should I say pools in here are the best. I have been to a few different indoor pools in the city and this one is the best all rounder. For a start it's warm... none of that freezing your butt off as you do a mad dash from the water to the change rooms. It's shiny and new. The even have a change room for families - that's the future people. Not just one cubicle. A whole section for families and it's perfect. It makes my life so much easier to pass the child to dad, while I try to balance change for lockers and shampoo. So well done on the design. The baby pool has two slides and lots of water fountains in the shape of turtles and plenty of toys thrown in there too. One pool for lessons and another for serious swimmers. There is also a sauna that fits about 25 people and it's delightfully placed beside the water flume so you can see everyone flying past. It's pretty much the best Saturday morning my daughter (and me - that flume!) could have asked for. We'll be back next weekend. read more

it blows my mind this has such a low rating. The building is stunning, there are 3 different workout areas, 3 pools, a full track and even a little "get away from people" nook. The machines are located overlooking the pool which keeps your mind busy on mindless treading... it only cost 9 bucks for an all day pass. damn, you Canadians dont know how good you got it sometimes. read more

"A facility whose design and efficiencies are reminiscent of an 80s computer printer." My favorite part about the Stadium fitness center is its unlisted closures for stadium events. That's right, there is no publicly available schedule, printed or online, that notifies pass holders when their exercise schedule will be ruined by various sports and music events that most people would be embarrassed to attend. If you are lucky enough to arrive on a day free of superseding events, you will be confronted with a preposterously undersized parking lot, which seems appropriate for about 20% of the parking requirements at the best of times. Even if you are fortunate/unfortunate enough to qualify for a handicap parking placard, you'll need to traverse at least a city block of baffling concrete nothingness (about as treacherous as the Misty Mountains during winter) to get from your vehicle to the main entrance. To gain access to the various areas you need a paper armband to be affixed to your wrist by a front desk employee, even though turnstiles are in place that could easily accommodate a simple card scanner. There is no express line for pass holders either, so you can look forward to hearing about the entire schedule of children's swimming lessons or some haggling over a non-negotiable yearly pass while your pre-workout wears off. The weights and cardio machines are strewn over the second floor in a string of 3 narrow hallways squeezed along the perimeter of the building, like a collection of used twist ties and unpopped popcorn kernels that accumulate in a hard-to-reach corner of your senile grandmother's kitchen. The location of individual machines in relation to each other is exactly analogous to the first time use of a QWERTY keyboard: it is difficult to imagine a more counterintuitive layout. When the midday sun isn't blinding everyone exercising in these areas, you will be afforded a breathtaking view of the aforementioned parking lot and some industrial stockyards, or a dank corner of the track. To say that these areas were an afterthought conceived of by an imbecile would be doing them far too much justice. No stars. read more

The stadium is right by my place. I have a monthly membership to the city's rec facilities, so it's great to be able to pop over for a 45-minute work-out. Commonwealth has very high-quality equipment, likely because the Edmonton Eskimos train here also. I like the space. There's a lot of window light, and when you're training on the ellipticals or treadmills you look out a window down into the basketball courts. There's also a weight room downstairs with heavier dumbells for power lifters and a studio space you can use for stretching when a class isn't running. I was in there stretching on a stability ball once and there were three break dancers practicing their moves. Although the ratio of guy-to-girls here is higher, I didn't feel uncomfortable, like one can at muscle gyms. The only down-side is that the neighbourhood's not so good so makes me a bit nervous to use the locker rooms. There have been a lot of break-ins. But you just come over with your work-out clothes on your back, no need to go downstairs at all. read more

Took the family there for a nice Sunday family time but there was a sign up saying no lane swimming so I was ok with that but no sigh saying the hot tub is cold it's pretty sad the the shower was hotter then the hot tub . read more

Everything is great except the steam room its always out of steam(worst heat sensor or the technician) and it echoes.

Terrible place to come. There are two parking lots and only one is close. And it's so small that you can never find parking in it. The other one is way to far away. There is no reason I should have to park so far away. Poorly planned that the entrance is so far away. read more

Great facility! I'm so glad it finally opened a while back. The salt water pools are great. I like that they have a lane pool that always has 2 lanes open for exercise. There is also the shallower kids' pool, a hot pool and a slide. Great place to hang out with the kids during the day, although weekends do get a little busy. The exercise area upstairs is nice too. I like that it allows more natural light in. The stretching area is rather chilly though so if one if the rooms upstairs is open, I'll use that to stretch in. The reasons I didn't give it 5 stars is that you can't drive and park when there is a sporting event. Not a huge deal during summer, when it's still light out until fairly late and you can walk home but during the winter, it means I can't go for my regular evening swim on football nights. Also, the babysitting schedule is dismal! The only week day that it is open is Thursday. I wish it were open more often! Lastly, the whole centre shuts down for big sporting events (e.g. FIFA), which is so annoying. Fortunately I have a car and can get to other rec centres but many in the neighbourhood don't, and lose access to swimming with their kids, especially with Borden park pool being shut down. Better planning by the city would have been nice! read more

Recreation center is good pool is unfortunately bland with a steam room that is more of a wet sweaty room with no steam, is closest recreation center to my house but I choose Londonderry over it as the staff at commonwealth I find are old and uncensored and unsuited for the way a Rec center is run. My example would b this, although I'm not an easlily offended person and I'm sure most people would say this same thing so I understand that a lady can b easily offended when age is brought up. But the same way a lady or male would b upset to hear they look old, a teenager or early adult hoping to establish themselves in the world as an aspiring adult would b offended to b told they look young. After working out at commonwealth for well over 3 years I was question by one of the ladies on being old enough to work out, the age of restriction is 14 y/o and I'm 18 years old with a moustache. After letting her know I was 18 she gave me a questioning look like she wanted to see my ID and said "huh u look really young for 18" and I know it was not malicious but almost unfiltered if u ask me because she thought being in her position she could make a remark on my age as she wasn't callin me old but what would the difference b in me saying u look quite old to be working at a gym ? I then questioned her with that and was kicked out of the recreation center forced to get changed and leave after she told the security how I "out of nowhere" started making comments on her age ? I understand it is a regulation to ensure no underage kids are getting into the gyms too early as they can hurt themselves but I believe there's a lot better way of going about it than questioning someone who obviously has no way to prove there age when all they have is there phone and key for there gym lock in there pocket and we're already questioned by the front desk people selling admission. Then to make a comment on someone's appearance in regards to there age i found to b rude and somewhat intruding especially after being a pass holder so long and having seen this lady plenty of times ! If you're gonna ask people there age before they can buy admission that is the time to question if you are doubtful not mid workout when they already have the wristbands showing they paid admission and told the front desk they were of age. A manager there named Jarri was very adiment on supporting this ladies point and wouldn't listen to a word I said as I tried to explain this exact situation to him. For there ignorance and neglection of some social ques (to not comment on a mans age dependent on his ppearance) but then hypocracy to b stubbornly against another social que (to not make a comment on a women's age dependant on appearance) is the reason I won't b back, not because they made a comment on my age I was not thourpughly offended by being called young but by the hypocracy and ignorance of everyone's wellbeing regardless age or looks. read more