Want a review on the gym aka fitness centre? Here it is. As far as a gym goes? Hands down, no questions asked, top 5 worst gyms I have ever been to in my life. And I been to gyms in 3rd world countries like Laos and Cambodia. What's a good comparison to this gym? It's like a hotel gym but worse. This gym is very very small. If you actually lift bro, you won't last in this gym. It totally makes sense why you can only book 1 hour and max of 20 people, because if there were 20 people in there, there would be no space left to workout, it's really that small. There's no equipment in this gym, it gives you the bare basic amount of gym equipment to call it a gym, there's like 5 treadmills, 1 stairmaster, a couple bo-flex apparatuses. There's some free weights and some squat racks. But yea this gym is pretty bad in terms of what you have to workout with. If you pay for a community center membership for about $500 a year, you would be bored within a month due to the lack of size lack of equipment. I came without my phone because being on your phone is a huge distraction at the gym, even having ear pods in, you're not gonna totally focus on your workout. Kind of a bad idea because there is NO music whatsoever here. It's deadly quiet. Even the people that lift, the noises of people exercising is quiet, top 5 quietest gyms. Being new to Vancouver, I liked the thought of a "community center" where ppl in the community can get ripped together, but there is none of that in this gym. Definitely a 1 star gym, gonna give it a 2 star reviews, because the center probably does good things for the community, the staff here is friendly, I saw some kids workin out downstairs. Yea you couldn't pay me to workout here again yall. Keepin it real as always read more

This community centre is very responsive to the neighbourhood. The kid's gym class has been going for years; I am certain that kids of kids are now attending and learning whole body movement. Ballet for all levels from toddler to adult. Line dancing for those who line dance. The library, while small, is well-run and with the floor to ceiling windows, is bright even on a rainy Vancouver day. Important sporting events are shown on the tv in the lobby, popular cartoons at other times. The gym is small, but well-equipped for an average to high workout. It is not a gang-banger hang-out. The gym is definitely inclusive; some folks are there with their gym buddies, others devise a circuit work out, others engage a personal trainer. Currently paper towels are used for wipe downs- I bring my own cloth and toss it in the laundry with my gym clothes. Front desk staff are mainly pleasant; they deal with a diverse clientele and seem to manage well. Focus on "community" and you will have an enjoyable experience at Mount Pleasant Community Centre. Located at 1 Kingsway, across from Gene coffee, parking is a disaster, bus 3, 9, 8, 99 are close by. read more

This is a great find for parents with babies or toddlers out there. Mount Pleasant Community Centre has a spacious, open space, drop in play time for kids. There's soft mats, jumbo building blocks, feet peddle cars, slides, see-saws and even little picnic tables for snacks. It's only $3 per child and you can let your little one run wild! Well, please make sure to keep an eye on them as well, but this is a wonderful space to let your little one burn off some energy as well as have fun. read more

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A little disappointed. I chose a membership at the community centre because it seemed they really went the extra mile in terms of minimizing their waste. However, there was recently a survey outlining the possibility of phasing out the real rags available to wipe down equipment and replacing them with paper towels. Yes, paper towels can be composted most of the time, but there is still a lot of resources that go into making them, including trees, water, and energy. And if everyone is using a new paper towel to wipe down each piece of equipment they use, well... that's a lot of paper towel. Please bring back the rags. Help us reduce our waste and be a more sustainable place to work out. read more

Came here last night to get some cardio and weight training in after work. My visit was a bit of mixed bag the Front Desk staff were great, but the locker room at this location is just too small for the size of the fitness centre some of the lockers are broken it be better if the lockers had built in locks. Two of Treadmills were out of order and some the weight machines could use a little TLC. Overall the floor needs through sweeping. Staff could remove some of paper signs posted all over the place telling you what you can't do at the centre. During my visit a trainer was helping a guest learn how to use the equipment. This was good sign. Sadly I watched a Manager in office talk on the phone call during my entire workout. I hope he was trying to get the tread mills fixed or staff and money to give the place a good sweeping and mopping. If he had any extra time maybe you could look into installing a a couple of gender neutral change rooms to to reduce the stress the undersized men's room and to allow trans-gender people to use this centre in respectful manner. With a little work this location come become a Five Start Fitness Centre. read more

I love having the community Centre and library so close to home. The Centre is clean and a good size. I'm sad that with the new community Centre the pool didn't come with it. They have a lot of fitness classes run by the community Centre along with what appears to be private fitness classes which the fitness pass does not cover. These classes are much more expensive. I had tried the HI/LOW aerobics class. All I can say is WOW! I think I'd rename that class LOW/LOW. I don't think my heart rate went up once. I did get warm but I didn't feel as though I worked out. I think next time I'll try another class. FYI: if you buy the fitness tickets they never expire. The one I used was bought 3 years ago. read more

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Someone at Yelp changed the address to the old centre, so at this moment it's incorrect. Here's the correct address until higher ups at Yelp get it fixed: 1 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC V5T 3H7 Phone 604-257-3080, the phone above still works, too. read more

Let me get this straight, west van, full of its wrinkled, wizened, evil eyed rich old misers gets a huge community centre but Mount Pleasant, full of young families, gets a half assed attempt at a community centre, with apartments slapped onto the side? This is the best you could do Vancouver? I am giving the city of Vancouver half a star for being so slow in building this and being so short sighted as to make the community centre so small, this place wont support our growing community in 5 years, mark my word and city council knows it, they have the olympic village nightmare to deal with and frankly, they dont care about the people of Mount Pleasant, lets be honest. I give the facility itself a good score because though its too little its still great to have. I often take shortcuts through here and its nice to see people reading books, playing in the gym etc. Makes me wish I was a billionaire and could have bought the new condo development beside the centre and turn it into one giant extension, WITH A POOL! If the city cared they could have done so much better than this. read more

Oh hell, why does it have to be SO close to Foundation? Nachos, people. Those damn nachos be callin' my name errday - 'specially on the days I decide to get my late-afternoon workout on in the gym in the MPCC. But I digress. As far as Vancouver community centres go, this place really is just okay. I mean, the library is a HUGE leap forward from that sad, stank room in the Kingsgate Mall (what was *with* that? Kee-riste, Kingsgate is a magnet for all that is strange and slightly off in this city, and the library served as a holding cell for the weirdos who are attracted to this kind of nonsense), BUT it's still not even close to being big enough for all of the families, students, and good-for-nothing reading-types in the area (you know who you are). The aforementioned gym, however, is actually pretty good, er, decent. Unlike my beloved West End CC, this little guy offers not only new equipment, but lots of it. And lawd knows there ain't no hipsters using those treadmills, so I got me options. But like I said, those gaddamm nachos ruin errthang. read more

I'm having a hard time deciding how to review Mount Pleasant Community Centre. The facilities probably fall into the 2 star range. It's not that hot. Good news is that the city is on it and the Mount Pleasant Community Centre will eventually be housed at 1Kingsway. Now what the Mount Pleasant Community Centre offers in terms of classes gets 5 stars from me. Let me give you some examples. Boxercise is hardcore and awesome. If you buy a strip of 10 tickets each class comes to $2.95 each. You can't beat that. There is a great selection of classes for kids and adults. You can take fencing, ballet, karate, fiddle, Spanish, pilates, yoga, and the list goes on. Prices are really reasonable and the staff is very nice. The Mount Pleasant Community Centre is a wonderful resource to the, er, community. I highly recommend taking advantage of it. read more

I recently decided it was high time to get my butt in shape and purchased a 10-pass to the Mount Pleasant Community Centre. I was really excited to go here, because it's shiny and new. I like shiny new things, especially if it involves people being sweaty and gross. The less sweaty gross buildup, the better. First off, for service, I would give the staff four or five stars. Every gym employee I have encountered has been friendly, helpful and professional. No hotdogs on this staff, or at least not that I have encountered. The great service does not make up for the serious shortfalls, however. I am a novice female gym-goer, and for all the mustering of willpower it took me to actually go to the gym again, they don't do much to make me want to come back. The change room is really, really small. The actual change room part is a very small rectangle with a wooden bench along three side. Any more than three people in it at once, and it gets tight and awkward. Change rooms need an allowance of personal space. On the fourth side is the glassed-in shower area. The actual showers themselves have stalls, but the entire change room area faces the shower area. No privacy whatsoever. The cardio room has a terrible layout. You cannot watch TV if you want to use the treadmills, as they are right under the TVs. The cardio room is very small, and all of the machines are often in use, especially at peak times. You can't book the machines in advance though, but you have to write down your name when you are about to go on a machine, which doesn't seem like the best system. I don't even dare venture near the weights as this point. The weight room is fairly separate from the cardio area, and I never see women in there. It seems like a hangout for groups of young guys who don't really seem to actually use the machines, but just sit around. I just don't feel comfortable using those machines, so I doubt I will continue going once my 10 pass is used up. read more

I already wrote a review for this place, but under the old MPCC heading (which appears exactly the same) I'll save the cut-and-paste job for later and just put the appropriate star rating. And the old place was better. Less pretentious, less crowded, better parking, had a pool and racquetball courts, and served Community needs, rather than catering to those driving in from somewhere in west Van or wherever. They should change the name to Mount Pleasant ComMutiny Centre, the way they sold out the locals. read more

Mount pleasant community center has a lot to offer. However the female staff at the front desk with brown hair implied that I was fat! When I showed up for a fitness class. She said "oh your here for prenatal yoga" I said "excuse me! nooo" and she responded with attitude which I ignored. I know shockingly bad customer service! She flirts like a bimbo with any man that pays the slightest attention but is rude to other woman. It's really off putting. Also she doesn't know what classes are going on with out looking it up. Lame. Other then the rude front desk woman, the gym is fairly good and the play gym is great but would be more convenient be at a later time in the day. That's all. read more

The centre is quite nice. I enjoy the community feel of the centre with classes for all ages and levels, the library and gym. However, I am dissapointed that they built the centre without a pool, especially since it is a young and growing area; and I have issues with the layout of the gym upstairs. My biggest concern is lack of space. There is no room to do anything if you are not on a machine. They have seperated the open floor space for classes downstairs and put the fitness centre upstairs. If you want to use free weights or skip, you have to wedge yourself between machines, or fight for the tiny amount of mat space they have set up for streching. This is especially difficult at peak gym hours. At one point I was crammed in between the the two cardio rowers doing pushups, when people got on both sides of me to row! read more

The facilities here are great. A one stop shop in one building. Library, fitness centre and gym all in one. My unimpressed review is with the security here. Do patron welcome the hawk eye treatment? Do they think children are going to break something or steal newspapers? We came for a visit yesterday to their climbing wall facility in the gymnasium. We were early and stopped at the library for a while. The guard posted outside the library was unimpressed with the way I was organizing the children. I wanted to ensure we were all there. The balder dark skin man watched me like a fat man watching a donut. Tracking my every move. Watching the children as they picked up things. Is that your job to creep us out? We moved to the gymnasium and he followed us and stood by the Pleasant Bean entrance and watched us as played in the gym. The few times I looked up and he stared at me and signalled "I'm watching you." (Seriously!) I mentioned this to the front cashier and they barely responded. It's okay. Our eastside kids won't be back in the snobby centre. read more

New is usually great here, especially in this part of town to revitalize the area. On the weekend here for niece's bday, have to say I was impressed by facilities here. First, in the big gymnasium, all the bikes, ladders, balls, mats, and the jumping air gadget for the kids to play in. then upstairs for the real party and food, a private room facing Kingsway with all the natural light coming in. Also a commercial grade kitchen and exhaust fan in the back to use too (but we didn't). We had about 12 tables set up for kids and their party hats/balloons. Pretty reasonable rental for 2 hours $100. Paid underground parking but some free side street parking. And love the automatic doors. read more

I came to the library here once and the first thing I noticed was that the library is full of sketchy people. I felt very uncomfortable while I was using the computer there. Two guys came and sat across from each other at the computer table. They started talking loudly to each other about how to hack into the timing system to get longer than the allotted time allowed. Sadly, for the first time in my life, I left my wallet at the computer I was using. I went back hours later and no one had turned it in. In fact, whoever took my wallet tried to withdraw money and use my cards across the street. The people at the front desk are nice and the facility sort of updated, but doesn't seem the cleanest. However after my experience I am hesitant to go back. Plus the library is quite small. read more

Great little library. Nice big gymnasium. Great fitness facility. Lots of fitness classes. A nice-enough cafe. A rather large gathering of people in the entrance area due to the comfortable chairs. read more

Frankly, I'm not really the biggest fan of this place, though I suppose I can only really speak in regards to the pool facilities. The community centre itself tries very hard. Their summer programming is always jam-packed with different and interesting activities to entertain kids during the lazy summer months, but I find that the pool is often over-chlorinated and ill-supervised. Most of the 16-year-old lifeguards, as competent as they may be, seem more concerned about getting an even tan and exercising as much control as possible over adolescents during their short tenure above anything else. That said, considering its proximity to my parents' place and its low cost, I'm likely to give them another shot next summer. read more

I predominantly use the fitness facility here. The staff are always friendly, and the facility is clean and new. It is a little on the small side (at least in comparison to somewhere like Hillcrest). , and there isn't a huge amount of cardio machines. During peak hours (5-7 or so) it can be a bit of a wait to get on a machine. There is a decent library at the community center. The cafe downstairs is also quite nice (and has some fantastic baked goods). Finding parking around the community center can also be a challenge, unfortunately. Overall, if you are looking for a basic gym facility to complete a workout, I'd say this place can most definitely meet your needs. read more

Love this little place ! Great gym facility great library! Everyone is so friendly! Take dance classes here as well! This is your one stop for all things fun! read more

I was really bummed out when I finally came to check this place out, the gym is really small - same size as the old one but twice as busy. I don't know if its because of the location or what but I also noticed quite a few dodgy looking types i.e. bums in the building and in the library which kind of put me off. The library also has huge lines to use a computer so its best to book one in advance from the VPL website to avoid waiting around all day for one! read more

I just use the fitness centre facilities here so can't comment on the rest of the offerings. It always seems busy so I take that as a good sign. The fitness equipment is a bit dated and I'm not a fan of how the room is set up, but I'm only there for a workout so can overlook those things. read more

In case you hadn't noticed, the pool is no more and the community centre has moved. The new one is nice, but without the pool, it's just another community centre. read more

The parking is ridiculous. Impossible to find or else its permit parking or pay parking. If there is free two hour parking it's blocks away and rushes your workout. The weight equipment is limited. If your a woman trying to find 10-12 or 15 lb weights, good luck! They lack in that department. Nothing for leg extensions or calves. Very limited in machines for sure. Why do I go? Because it's open at 6:00 and I go before school starts. Lots of gangsters go there. I'm certain there must be a few half way houses in the area because many come in groups with prison tattoos and typical jail exercises is what most do. It's small and really lacking in equipment. They need to get better stuff in there because the floor is empty. If you forget your gym card and the desk girls have to get up off their asses to type your name in, God forbid you will get major attitude. read more

This is a beautiful facility, with super good equipment, fabulous staff and great instructors. It's state of the art.

This is one of the nicer community centres that I have been to in a while. I am usually here for their amazing library which always seem to have what I want. Plus it is close to my school on Main St. I have not been to the gym upstairs but I do know that the basketball court in this centre is quite large. A pool would be nice though. read more

I only really use the fitness centre of MPCC, but I have happily been a regular for years. It is bigger, nicer, and better equipped than most of the other Vancouver Parks Board fitness centres. MPCC has four (4!) squat racks, which are the cornerstone of any decent gym. There are floor to ceiling windows which make it much brighter and nicer than, say, Britannia or West End. The staff is welcoming and there is a good, friendly gym culture. I highly recommend MPCC. read more

This is for the fitness center. I give 1 star for the mainly friendly staff. The rest is simple - its atrociously small and packed with meat bags who grunt WAY louder than they need to, slam their weights WAY too hard for attention. A lot of them tend to be 16 year old boyzzzz who come in flocks and hog everything while they stare at their post pubescent muscles in the mirror. The place generally smells of stale B.O. The towels that they use are old disgusting rags I dont even want to touch... but its good gym ettiquette to at least make an effort.. though I cringe every time I have to do it. They don't have a stair mill which is a huge bummer. They have 2 stair climbers which are less effective and one of them doesnt really work as well as the other. They have a bunch of equipment which is sketchy - the hamstring curl, which creaks and seems like the cable is going to snap, and the reclined leg press which SERIOUSLY shouldnt even be in there, the weights wobble and Ive stopped using it altogether because it freaks me out. A few machines are always out of order. The coverings on a couple of pieces of equipment are torn and frayed. There is dust and grime on everything. Why do I go here? Because its close by... hopefully another gym will be built in the area soon to accommodate the huge demand (mainly of high school boys wanting to swing weights around). Too bad the facility is so small. read more

At bit on the small side but for $50 per month no strings attached and no contract it can't be beat. 4 squat racks and plenty of free weights, but tight on room for stretching. read more

To echo a previous statement, "But without the pool, it's just another community centre." Sadly this is true. I was hoping for a center that I could pop in before meeting my best friend at the record store. Other than the public library, there is little for me to do here. It gets 3 stars for being a clean convienent location. read more

Scheduled my son's birthday party here and we received great service. We booked the biggest room that allows for 50 guests for 2 hours, including 1 hour in the gym for the kiddos. The gym has a bouncy castle and a variety of toys for kids of all ages. They provide a party leader for the whole party, who also helps with set up and clean up. You get half an hour for each, which for set up may not be long enough. We had helpers and still prepped into the start of the party! It's a new building, but parking is pay underground or free street parking. You are able to park at the door and have a helper load / unload to set up. Two thumbs up! There is a rock climbing wall, but it is for ages 6 and up. read more

I'm only going to review the fitness classes and the library because I've never used any of their other facilities. I work in downtown but live in burnaby so in order to fight the dreadful rush hour traffic I decided to work out right after work. I could use some toning up so kill two birds with one stone right? Anyways I decided on this place because I figured it's outside of downtown so parking should be easy and since it's a community center it would be cheaper. So the monthly group fitness pass is 32 dollars which is a quite affordable. However they don't offer many classes (people doing 9-5 pretty much hv only 4 classes a week they can attend). There are no weekend classes n the variety is very limited. They do offer classes like yoga and pilates but they r not included in the pass n you hv to pay separately for those and they are not cheap. Anyways I do quite enjoy the classes except the Tuesday ones because there's a new instructor and sometimes I feel like he doesn't rly know wat he's doing. It feels like sometimes he's making it up as he goes along. The other instructors are pretty good tho. I do like the boxing class on Wed at 630 and steps on Thurs at 530. Those instructors are balls of energy! I just wish they had less cardio because I hv bad knees. I'd love to see some yoga and pilates added to the list of courses offered. This place is also very much in need of more showers for the downstairs bathroom. There is only 1!!! 1!!!! Considering there are usually about a dozen or more people per class I'm not sure how they expect us to shower w just one shower. Luckily I think ppl got sick of waiting so no one really showers there anymore but I definitely need to shower after every work out. I checked out the library a couple times and it's not that big but it was pretty good. I love the free wifi and the staff were friendly. I agree w other reviewers.... Where is the pool?? read more

Some gym staff are consistently unpleasant and rude. The locker rooms are WAY too small; henceforth they stink badly much of the time. Also, the hours are skewed. Closing on Saturday at 6pm is ridiculous. This is the time we need the gym the most. Also and finally..NO WIFI. Why is there wifi at Kits gym, and none here? read more

Although I think the space is nice, a little cramped but generally nice, I found the front desk staff to be incredibly rude. Maybe I went on an off day, but it is enough to make me choose another Community Centre. read more

FIRST AND LAST TIME HERE. Terrible experience at the fitness center tonight. My sister and I went as workout buddies and while she was counting for me, a staff member approached and asked whether she had a personal training license and to come speak with her after. So after our workout we went to speak with her, and she told us from her perspective it could look like my partner was training me, and personal training wasn't allowed there. Okay first off, like I said earlier, she was counting my squats for me. Second, my sister and I look exactly alike and look like we're about 16 years old. There is no way it looked like she was training me. I then responded really confused and said that she was just helping me out and that she knows more than me so she guides me. She then told me that if I need help/training that I can use their personal trainers. UHM well I don't want your trainers, I just want to be able to have a workout buddy that we can share tips and exercises with. She gave my sister and I attitude with her responses. My sister and I were super excited to find this gym close to our home and get memberships but now we will certainly not be returning. The staff lady made us feel super uncomfortable and warned us that we could be questioned again if we do the same thing. SO TIP: if you want to go to this gym make sure you go alone or you will be accused of bringing in a personal trainer. read more