Hands down the BEST place to stay in brown county with a friendly, knowledgeable, and skilled…read morestaff. The grounds are clean and they offer a lot to enjoy. They're my favorite place to visit in the area. Outstanding grounds and above and beyond staff.

I had a blast here playing paintball. I called ahead, made reservations, they told me when to get…read morethere for our 1pm start time. We had 20 people and they were so organized. When we got there, we followed the signs to paintball. We went into the place that looked like it would be the office, it was. We made sure everyone signed the waiver, a few of us wanted overalls. We got everything done and we were ready for our safety / procedure instructions. After that, we started the paintball fight! We split in two teams, the teams were mixed each session, we played about 6 rounds with 3 different games and then it was time for us to head home - we could have been there longer, but we had a schedule to keep. Overall - it was a fun time for everyone.

GREAT YMCA location in Downtown Indianapolis. I dropped in here mostly to swim since IUPUI had a…read moreswim meet in their pool, but I stayed to work out too. The pool is just 25 yards, but otherwise good and not busy. The locker room is very nice and clean, one of the better gym locker rooms I've ever been in. The upstairs workout area is also good, with basically everything you could need, including squat racks, cable machines, free weights, etc. They are missing a ski erg, I would like to see one of those. Staff was super friendly. Overall, a great gym in Downtown Indy!

DON'T DO IT! If you sign up for any kind of class or training get the terms of the class and fee…read moreupfront and in writing. I had to back out of personal training for medical reasons only to discover they don't give refunds for unused prepaid sessions, and that the sessions quickly expire. The front desk people don't know a damn thing about terms of training or class contracts. My advise: BEWARE! They say they are Christians, but all I see right now is lots of deceptive capitalism cheating a retiree from money that needs to be returned. DON'T TRUST THEM WITH MONEY OF ANY KIND OR AMOUNT! In my judgement, it's a deceptive charity.

Our son just graduated from the STEM Pre-K program at CYC this past year. We were never less than…read morepleased with the quality of his care. His lead and assistant teachers were consistent throughout the year (no constant turnover and drama like we experienced at his previous center). The classrooms were spacious and well-equipped, and also serves as an instructional center for IUPUI students studying early education. We especially liked the STEM program as the class progressed through multi-week thematic units based on the children's current interests (e.g. simple machines, dinosaurs, castles, camping). Students use a blend of technology and tactile materials and toys, and our son was even able to read and comprehend short stories before leaving for kindergarten. There are a number of ways for parents to get involved as the classrooms go on numerous field trips and the center hosts family events and open houses. Class updates and pictures are provided via the Tadpoles app throughout the week. Parent conferences are held twice a year. The center is professionally managed by IUPUI and a friendly, new, hands-on director was just hired in spring of 2019. We would recommend the center to anyone working, studying, or living in the downtown area.

Center for Young Children Best preschool ever!read more

Always a welcoming and inviting place to begin your day, end your day or a perfect spot right in…read morethe middle of the day! Invoke is always the perfect place to practice and refresh on your mat.

I've been a yogi for about 15 years and Invoke has the best classes, teachers, and studio. I just…read morestarted yoga sculpt and Pilates with the instructor Alexa- and she is amazing!! Do yourself a favor and try the downtown or 86th location!

I am so happy we found this daycare! After I decided to go back to work full time I was so nervous…read moreabout leaving my son at daycare as he had never been left with anyone but myself. From the beginning the staff at la petite were very helpful and informative. My son had a bad first week to where he wasn't eating or napping and not used to his new schedule. His teachers reassured me this was normal and it would get better. Thankfully it did and Ms tawnie and ms destiny were so great with him. He absolutely loves them! He runs into daycare now and loves all the teachers there. I love the app they have and we can track his whole day. They let me know when he eats, goes to the bathroom and posts pictures of him as well. We love it!

We love La Petite. Our daughter started when she was 7 weeks old. Staff is amazing to her and she…read moreseems happy to go everyday. We feel like the people who are with her all day, each day are family.

Love that the YMCA offers Les Mills classes and even better, they host launch events every few…read moremonths to showcase the new releases. These launches are always a big deal and bring such great energy! I participated in the Core launch and BodyBalance launch, and both classes were amazing. The instructor is incredible, super motivating and really knows how to make the experience feel special. She even hosted a drawing for prizes, which was a fun extra touch. The energy in the room was high, the workouts were challenging but rewarding, and my body definitely thanked me afterward. It's one of those "feel good after" kind of workouts. I also love that these classes are included with membership, it really adds value and makes it worth it. Definitely something I look forward to every time!

I am becoming increasingly concerned and frustrated with the amount of unnecessary exposure and…read morenudity in these locker rooms. The signs clearly say to be covered with swim wear or towel. Yet there are constantly people fully exposed walking around, lounging, hanging out, brushing their teeth or shaving fully nude. I've experienced a person Sitting on the sauna bench across from the door their legs spread open exposing themselves to those coming in. Another Coming up from the water in the hot fully exposed at eye level. More Showering without closing the curtain. I shouldn't have to pay $80 a month to be forcefully subjected to a bunch of naked people getting their jolly's off unnecessarily exposing themselves. Its understandable if you're exposed in the transition of getting dressed for a brief period of time but anything beyond that is unnecessary, indecent and weird. It's not hard or too much to ask to close the curtains, wear proper attire or be covered by a towel. There are clear rules stated and I feel these should be enforced.

Pottery. It's not stuff you go looking for at a farmers market, but that's where I found Dancing…read morePottery. I'm not sure where or how the name came about but I can tell you this. This artist's work has danced into my family's daily life. Be it our slowly procured collection of hand crafted bowls that are as unique and beautiful as snowflakes and yet durable enough to take the daily use my children put it through. If you're a person that maybe prefers a handle on their bowls Dancing Pottery also makes these things called mugs. I have mugs that have survived a teenagers temper tantrum of having to hand wash the dishes. It's easy to say that the quality is on par with Corning Ware.Yet it is no light utterance to compare the esthetic of Rookwood, Pewabic, or Van Briggle. The pride, love, and regard that Dancing Pottery puts into every piece make my cornflakes seem rather insignificant.

From the owner: One of a kind stoneware pottery for the home and garden…read more Fiona makes vessels that allow you to drink your beer (coffee, tea, whiskey) out of a one-of-a kind piece of art! She specializes in functional pottery--mugs, bowls, and more that are perfect for everyday use. Fiona occasionally makes fun little native birds of Indiana as ornaments, quirky yarn bowls, and squids tend to sneak into her designs when she's not paying attention.

We just signed up and interviewed with Camp Bow Wow. The interview was pretty easy- and I loved…read morethat I could watch on the camera in the lobby while they were socialized. The building is huge and set up really nicely. The dogs stayed about 3 hours and seemed to have a really great time! The gentleman at the front desk was super friendly and had great customer service.

NEVER take your dog to this location. This is long but it needs to be known how the owner only…read morecares about money. My dog was severely ill in their care and they waited 24 hours to reach out to me. My dog has been going there for 5 years, many stays and camp visits so the staff knows him very well, his temperament, how he acts etc.. I got a call at 6:06pm (after closing) that he was vomiting blood, the girl could not tell me what happened. When I asked how long he was sick for, she said "he hasn't been himself for 24 hours". When I asked how long he was vomiting for, she said "3 hours". When I asked what took so long to call me, she said "I just found out 30 minutes ago and I'm just getting around to it"....... No one could tell me what happened to my dog, first he ate a bone and his vomit had white chunks, then he didn't eat a bone. Then he ate his own poop and was throwing up poop.. then he didn't do that. They could not get any story straight which just leads me to believe they just were not watching the dogs. We were out of country so my neighbor had to go get him, because they said they were closing and the only thing they could do was drop him off at a vet..he was covered in shit and they sent him home like that. When my neighbor asked what happened, she was told "he ate his own poop and he always does that"..... my dog has NEVER done that, and even if he did, why would this be the first time in 5 years I'm hearing about it?!? They were always excited to see my dog, have him there, and always told me he was good when I picked him up. They are also now denying saying that to my neighbor. The dog illness was one thing, I asked for the owner, Tom, to contact me and he did the next day via phone. Then he looked into it further, read me the text that his staff sent him that they were concerned about my dog in the 24 hours prior but didn't call me, and said he would call me back. Well he ended up texting me back and forth, we were trying to figure out what happened. I told him my dog would not be back and he said that was unfortunate... 7 MINUTES LATER, he accidentally copied me in on a text chain to another CBW employee, and this is word for word what he said: "If we knew, Dale was covered in dog shit when his emergency contact, her neighbor picked him up, we should've gave them a blanket to put on their car seats. Now that Neighbor lady has dog shit all over her car. Let's try to do better with this kind of stuff in the future. Dale still has not recovered. I'll talk to his mom on Thursday. But I really doubt we will let Dale come back. I'll probably have to end up paying for that car to get cleaned. Probably have some other problems with this dog Dale and her mom. But I don't want Dale there anymore. I don't think we make any money when he stays there. We have to give him a bath every day and spend an hour cleaning his cabin every single day sometimes twice a day. Just not worth it for him to be there." I advised Tom he copied me and told him it was absolutely disgusting that I was trying to find out what happened to my dog and he is more concerned about money?!?!?! His response was "that was in poor taste on my end" and that's it. Haven't heard from him. Can you believe that?!? This place that pretends to care for dogs, your family member, and he's texting his staff that they don't make money... my dog never comes home bathed after camp unless I ask for it and pay for it. I can tell that by the way he smells, also, approx $20 for a bath, there's no way CBW wouldn't bring this to my attention if it was a trend and they felt it was getting to be too much loss to give a "free bath" after every stay, they would have lost a lot of money. My dog is still struggling, upon on really taking a look at him, we saw his chest is completely cut open, he has multiple cuts, small lacerations and scratches all over his chest where he is losing clumps of hair. We believe our dog was attacked, he was sick as a trauma response, and they are covering something up. The vet couldn't do much because there was no photos of vomit or a straight story about what happened. Please, do not take your dogs here. They are not safe, and the owner literally proved by texting me that he only cares about the money.

When I'm on the south side of indianapolis, I try to gas up here....its one of the cheapest in the…read morecity. Not very big and seems to always be busy....but for good reason prices are good. This is one of the Speedway s I've been able to get the additional 3 cents off a gallon with the rewards card (card is free)