A great place to play and learn badminton. They have 14 courts so even if its busy you can still…read moreplay quite regularly. The only issue I have is their drop-in system hours is a bit complicated and the staff there are not the friendliest or most helfpul. They have a washroom where you can change and one shower stall (not sure about woman's washroom)

This place is so busy, and doesn't have proper light for the business sign outside. If you are new…read moreto the area like me, you will be passing this place many times before you will finally find it. VERY SAD!! They don't have time n money to put a light over their sign... when I talked with the staff, staff said "owner is in Edmonton, staff shared with issue many times already....

Don't come here! So expensive..we paid 90 dollars for 3 people and only got 15 minutes of playtime…read more Such a rip off. Management was rude, racist and only cared about money. Other players did not share the court. They hogged and management allowed this. First and last time. We didn't even get our money back for no time to play...so bad. Money hungry company that doesn't regulate it's place. Never again..

Management keeps harassing players. One day they allow Reeboks then the next day they do not. I…read morepersonally wear Mizuno black soles but non-marking which were not allowed. With the recent changes, some courts are raised but it is so easy to fall backwards and split your head open because the floor is not extended all the way. The men's washroom is cleaner but still nasty. Last few days were sweltering. Poor experience.

W community and nice equipment. needs better badminton rackets tho . overall highly recommended…read more though prices are high to get in, its super worth it.

Imagine an abyssal darkness surrounding you. Within that abyssal darkness, imagine a spark of…read moreiridescent light. That light is Elizabeth, who works at the front counter. Elizabeth is always nice to me, and has gotten me to start going back to gyms after a 2 year hiatus to pursue calisthenics. When Shakespeare wrote of the transcendental beauty of Olivia in Twelfth Night, it was highly likely the mental image he conjured up was that of Elizabeth. I get sad when I don't get to see Elizabeth. In fact, the customer service she has provided has been second to none. If I was an employer, I would model my entire employee training structure around how well she handles customers. Frankly, I would be surprised if Elizabeth did not find herself rapidly ascending the ranks of MNP and taking on a very high level position. It would be a discredit to MNP if that did not happen. Elizabeth is absolutely 100% amazing. The GOAT. I think Michael Jordan writes Elizabeth fan mail. I could go on. But I won't. But I could. You get the picture. You BETTER get the picture. Elizabeth -- you are the freaking coolest, and if you read this I hope you know that seeing you really is a highlight of my week.

I have been a member of Westside Rec Center for nearly 20 years. This is a well equipped , best…read moremanaged gym that ( SW ) Calgarians can be proud of. I spend 4 months every year in San Diego area and can confidently say that, in comparison, this is a better gym for its wider range of facilities and competitive annual fees for seniors. What makes it a pleasure to visit the gym are its friendly employees. I can cite Charrito, Witold and Alyza as representative employees that assist with smile.

VERY impressed with this rec center! I'm from NYC and this gym rivals most of the $150+ per month…read moregyms in the City. I paid 19 CAN for a day pass which included 1 CAN for a locker token bc I forgot my lock. The woman at the front desk was sweet & helpful. Very simple to register via QR code. The locker room was large, plenty of lockers, and clean. The gym floor was huge with multiple sections to work out, plenty of top quality workout & cardio machines, and a track that spans the entire perimeter. There's also plenty of stations for cleansing wipes for the machines. I spent 2.5hrs there and got a great workout! I HIGHLY recommend!

Yikes! I applied for a volunteer position and was granted an interview with Mary Lord…read more This was a poor experience and I lost interest. After checking in with the front desk person I waited 25 minutes and then left. It's unfortunate that the front desk didn't even realize that Mary wasn't even there. She wasn't working that day at all. I felt very unimportant. It has been my previous experience that sometimes volunteering is a little dangerous in the respect that people sometimes don't value the volunteers' time or efforts since they aren't paid. Mary has been very apologetic, she likely does that often I suspect. Anyway I'm not going to pursue this further. A word of caution if you plan on volunteering here, the other reviews suggest this is an organizational mess.

The biggest YMCA in the world, is one of the biggest joys in my life. The waterslides are so fun,…read moreand there is everything there for a fun family day. Two things that the Rocky ridge YMCA has but Seton doesn't are Rock Climbing and Pickleball but still amazing.

Did you know that there's an honest to goodness classic European sword combat school in Calgary?…read more I'm not talking about fencing, and definately nothing to do with Japanese or Chinese style, but the classic Longsword and combat skills used that was the standard for European combat for centuries in the days of knights and armour. And I DEFINATELY do not mean the style that is flashy, looks exciting but still safe as practiced by the Society of Creative Anachronism (the international organization that re-enacts a weird modern idealized version of the middle ages, minus the rats, the plague and lack of toilets). Sword Academy is a different kind of animal where martial arts schools are concerned. Taught by Sword Master and former Serbian Olympic champion, Milan Petrovic, Sword Academy teaches the European martial arts as taught to the knights using classic manuals and methods dating back to the 12th century. Broadsword, Longsword, Open Hand, Rapier and other classic arms, the style taught is effective, and very much respected. Members are taught to respect the traditions of the old, and the history and techniques. In fact, on top of the martial skills, members are also given the opportunity to learn how the weapons were actually forged and to make them themselves as well. Master Petrovic takes care to teach with various levels of safety based on skill, with beginner training in wooden swords before progressing to higher levels of difficulties (eventually progressing to training with actual steel). Practice combats are done with safety in mind at all times, Classes are taught in a way to take into account ages (from children to adults) as well as proficiency, and it's a great way to work out as well. Sunday classes are at Cederbrae, but also taught in other areas in town during the week. #51 of Yelp's 30-Day Review Challenge

I first joined Sword Academy in 2015 after learning about it from a friend. I had long been…read moreinterested in historical European martial arts and have been immensely satisfied that I finally took the plunge and participated myself. Sword Academy is not a competitive or exclusive club - there is light sparring only and any responsible individuals are welcome. Milan's emphasis is on learning historical technique and context, improving general fitness and skills, and on having fun. The group is welcoming and friendly toward beginners and always eager to help new members out, loan them swords, and give advice. The class also offers members plenty of exercise per week as the first hour of each two hour session is spent in a "warm-up" game of some kind - ultimate, basketball, soccer, badminton etc. I have found that as the months went by, especially in the summer when two sessions are offered per week, that my fitness level improved noticeably. Different fighting systems and weapons are also rotated on a regular basis at Sword Academy, often with class input. I find this works quite well as it avoids boredom doing one weapon or system for too long while also building up similar fundamental skills throughout. I heartily recommend Sword Academy to anyone interested in historical weapons based martial arts and who wants to have fun and get some exercise while doing it, all in a comfortable non-competitive atmosphere.

I'm visiting Calgary and friends who live here took me to dinner last night at the Glencoe Club…read more The restaurants is called Argyle kitchen, if I remember correctly. Many Calgary restaurants close on Mondays so the club turned out to be a great alternative. I have bad memories of mediocre food at clubs around the world. The don't seem to have enough business to keep creative chefs. The meal last night at Glencoe was excellent. One of my friends and I both had risotto with seafood. It was as good as any risotto I've eaten outside of Italy. The other friend had perfectly grilled salmon. It looked yummy. He ate every bite. The three of us split two desserts. Both were great. The service was very good. While the room was full, but the tables had enough that we could catch up with each other after 25 years. Everyone at Glencoe from the receptionist to the other patrons was very both friendly and helpful.

We have hosted many events in the Ballroom and have found everything from the room, staff and food…read moreto be well above average. We are given a fixed price for the room which holds a large group, includes audio visual and per-personfood. In one case, our the per person cost didn't go over room fee and we were credited back with goods. I book many events across the country and this one is the most reasonable venues ever...also it is so beautiful. They have so many choices in high quality food, and delicious coffee. The staff is amazing too with being available for thing like last minute printing and even supplying name tags. Everything is professional and follows my banquet event order perfectly. Lastly, the acoustics are great and our and the having 3 screens available gives us lots of visual options.

Finally was able to check out Calgary Winter Club with a buddy that's a member…read more - Racket courts (7 squash, 6 tennis (hard), 5 badminton and a table tennis). Squash court (front wall) felt muted but nice spacious area to view - 10 convertible bowling and 8 curling lanes - Fitness area, gymnastics area, gym, climbing centre and skating rink (not full sized) - Childminding (for up to 6 year olds). Never seen this offered at a club before - $20.00 guest fee entry - Insane $60K initiation fee plus monthly fees

Pool area and change rooms were clean, staff were all professional and great selection of food in…read morethe cafeteria.

Honestly, this was one of the most frustrating experiences I've had at VIVO…read more We had the court booked in advance through a league that regularly uses this facility, so this isn't a one-off visit. We've consistently run into issues with equipment setup here, and this night was easily the worst. We showed up expecting the court to be ready, and the volleyball net wasn't even set up. After asking for help, the staff member who came down brought equipment that clearly hadn't been checked. One of the posts had a snapped rope, and the net was completely tangled, which took a long time to rethread and fix. What really stood out was the lack of urgency and accountability. We were told this was the only net available, and then the staff member just left us there with no solution. Meanwhile, a full group of people who booked and paid for the court were stuck standing around trying to fix broken equipment themselves. I went back upstairs a second time to the front desk asking for help, either to find replacement equipment or another staff member who could actually assist. Eventually, I ended up going into their staff storage area myself as a customer, where I found multiple usable replacement posts sitting there the entire time. So the equipment was available, it just wasn't provided. By the time everything was finally set up, we were over a half hour into our booking and it threw off the entire night. At this point, it's not just frustrating, it's a pattern. For a facility that has repeat bookings from organized leagues, this level of disorganization and lack of preparation just isn't acceptable.

Absolutely horrible place to take your kids, they have a lack of cleanliness, or consideration of…read morewhatever your concern is. Your only option is to leave, with reimbursement of any kind. If you want to have an enjoyable day with your family, this is definitely not where to go.

Great old school Y, where people are friendly, staff is great and has everything to have a good…read morework out. Nothing fancy, but you can be yourself without having to keep up with the latest work out fashion trends!

I am a member and I pay every month for a membership to come and play different sports, workout and…read moremostly exercise. Despite the decent environment, I feel the staff are quite lazy and sometimes very hard to work with. Yesterday I was with my friends and we were in the Gymnasium playing some basketball. Badminton was allowed in the Gymnasium due to the fact that it was an "Open Gym." Me and my friends went the first time to ask the staff if we could have the badminton nets set up on half the side of the gym and the other side for basketball. The staff said that they would send the DM or Duty Manager down to set it up later. We were acceptable and patient while waiting in the Gymnasium. After maybe 15 minutes or so I went to ask again, this time they said it would be another 15 minutes before the DM would arrive to set up Badminton. I thanked the staff and returned to the Gymnasium after waiting a total of 30 minutes before asking again. I asked the staff at the counter and they proceeded to go inside and ask for a request for badminton. They came out and informed me the last time that the DM would be coming down "now." Of course that was false making me and my friends wait in the Gym for up to an hour, peering outside of the Gymnasium constantly, checking if the DM was going to arrive. Soon however the DM did arrive more than an hour later, she informed us that "The court was too full" and how "It would be too crowded having 13 people on one side of the court." I was acceptable and the DM informed us that she would be back in 30 minutes to check if it was more empty. However the statement of the Gymnasium being too crowded brought up a significant memory not a couple of weeks ago when a full family wanted to play badminton on one half of the court while basketball was on the other half. Apparently 13 was too full but I swear I definitely saw 21 people on one half playing basketball. We were not able to play basketball because of the people that wanted to play badminton. Yet the staff does not set up badminton when we ask but when a full family apparently comes with badminton rackets, they squeeze as many people as possible to the other side of the court. I was quite disappointed but not mad however. Now, going back to how lazy the employees and staff are, this event completely explains how bad it really is at Melcor. Of course, me and my friends went to play more basketball and played for up to 2 hours and the DM never really came back "after 30 minutes" to check if the courts were empty again. At this point we gave up going up to ask again and went up to workout. We later left the YMCA after working out and that was pretty much how I spent a day where I planned to be playing some Badminton into doing almost and only some of what I have planned going to the YMCA. Very Dissapointed Melcor, one star rating.