Piscine Bernard Lafay sort of has two faces. The ugly one are the dressing rooms and the showers…read moreand the pretty one is the swimming pool hall itself. Showers and dressing rooms are very uninviting, grimy and due for renovation. They are separated for men and women, but that´s pretty much the only good thing to report. The pool hall on the other hand is in rather good shape. The main basin of 25x12,5 Meters is impeccable. There is a second, smaller basin for children, that I did not use. The whole pool hall is also infused with a lot of daylight and in summer you can even step outside to get some actual sun on the tiny terrace. The huge works of art on the sides of the pool I found a bit strange and not really to my taste - but hey, I´m no art-critic ;) The lifeguards were very friendly. Concerning cleanliness, I wasn't really impressed, but I was there on a busy day with many people in the pool and I fully understand that keeping everything clean while being full is almost impossible for a small pool like Piscine Bernard Lafay.

La piscine est correct, en sous-sol, l'eau n'est pas trop froide. C'est juste vraiment dommage que…read morele personnel soit aussi peu aimable. Hier, quand je suis arrivée au guichet, la guichetière venait de traiter la personne devant moi qui se dirigeait vers la zone de déchaussage "c'est pas possible d'être aussi fainéante" en parlant bien fort avec son collègue, de manière à ce que la femme en question l'entende bien. Il y a des affiches partout dans les vestiaires, les douches, qu'on est verbalisé si on parle mal aux agents de la piscine, mais il faudrait vraiment que ce soit dans les 2 sens. Les agents de la piscine ne devraient pas non plus manquer de respect aux nageurs. Sans compter qu'ils font un métier de service, et on pourrait s'attendre à ce que non seulement les agents ne nous manquent pas de respect, mais qu'en plus ils soient vraiment dans une posture de service, qu'ils soient avenants, et pourquoi pas (rêvons un peu...) accueillants !

Small Basement-pool with one 25x15 Meter Basin. Clean and functional, but it was completely overrun…read moreby customers when I was there. There were cues for the showers and the changing cabins. And that was on a weekday... They list an absurd maximum occupancy of 340 People for this tiny pool and the 130 People that were inside when I was there already felt like we were sardines in a tin and getting some actually swimming done required a lot of patience. On top of that, they have a second set of showers, lockers and dressing rooms that they don´t let you use for no apparent reason. Other negatives include a lot of broken lockers that are not marked as broken. I tried 6 lockers before I found a functioning one. And it really is a basement pool with no natural light at all. On the postive side, it was quite clean when I got there despite being full. The basin is in good shape and I did not spot any mold or such. There is a little electric spin-dryer for your bathing suit/speedo. If this pool hadn´t been so full, I recon I would have quite liked it; so my advice at the end is: only go there when there are far less than 100 people in there (there is a display at the entrance that tells you how many people are in there). If that Number is in the triple digits ... go somewhere else.

I finally got to visit Piscine des Amiraux after it was completley renovated and I was quite happy…read morewith the result. Renovations were only meant to take under 1 year originally, but they took over 2 years now - donc, voila, vous etes en France. It is still this old school 1930ies pool at heart with the changing cabins above the basin. Nothing has really changed apart from some led-lights in the basin. The rest of the building is as it was before the renovation, just that everything is new and works. Piscine des Amiraux only has one small pool with only 4 small lanes. There is no natural light inside the pool hall. At the shallow End (under the stairs) it's a bit too dark for my taste, but nothing really to complain about. Practical Info: Bathing Caps and tight swimwear mandatory (no surfer shorts). You don't need money for a locker. Negatives? Well, such a small pool feels crowded fast. And while I like the charm of the olden days and having your own dressing room (and no key for it - someone ), the staffing feels excessive. I counted 7 Members of Staff. How is this a bad thing? Normally parisian pools all feel terribly understaffed. And here you have 7 guys sitting around twiddling their thumbs in this really, really tiny swimming pool. That makes the understaffing at other pools feel even worse.

From the owner: Bassin de 33m X 10mProfondeur de 0,70m à 2,70m Une piscine qui a gardé son charme d'autrefois, ou…read moreplutôt des années 1930. Le bassin est entouré de cabines sur deux étages et de douches au premier niveau. De nombreuses animations y sont proposées, aérobic aquatique, aquagym (le mardi de 17h30 à 18h30), plongée subaquatique, sauvetage et même du water-polo. L'établissement compte aussi 18 cabines de bains-douches qui fonctionnent toujours chaque matin.

Ca y est! I've taken the plunge and have resumed my swimming habits after a (gulp!) 10-month…read morehiatus.This, my dear friends, is major news. For the last few weeks I have been preparing myself mentally for the return to water, dusting off the bathing suit, refilling my toiletries case, locking a date into my calendar, and telling my husband to hold me accountable if I made up excuses not to go. As luck would have it my Esther Wiliams moment coincided perfectly with the long weekend, so there were fewer people at the pool than usual and the people at the front door were letting every one in for free. While many municipal pools in Paris can be pretty raucous and/or ratty, the Chateau Landon pool is neither. The several story-high glass ceiling makes the space feel lofty and light, and the water, dressing cabins and showers are clean. My 30-minute swim was perfect and drama-free (Parisian swimmers can be quite caustic, not that that's much of a surprise) and the shower water was hard and hot. All in all is was a reminder to me how great this pool is and how a great swim can make you feel like a billion bucks. Now if they'd only make the showers single sex, this place would get 5 stars..

Yes, Piscine Château-Landon is the oldest indoor pool in Paris. There are a couple of reminders and…read moreold pictures inside that tell you the story of the pool. And it clearly shows that this pool has changed a lot over time since 1884. Sadly it hasn´t changed enough again in the last 20 years, but I´m getting ahead of myself. What´s also a bit sad is, that the art-deco style light-fixtures you can see in one picture are no longer there. The whole building has seen better days. Changing rooms are small and dark, in some places the paint is coming off the walls. In and around the small 25x10 Meter Basin (there is a second small basin for children) you can also find a lot of signs of repairs and general "old-ness". Around the pool, there is a lot of equipment being stored out in the open due to lack of storage-space. There are also water-marks on some of the ceiling-tiles. I was there on a very busy day and the showers were quite dirty. You should really bring shower sandals/flip-flops. That the showers for men and women aren´t seperated perhaps isn´t such a big issue, since all the showers are out in the open anyway. Upsides? The People working at Piscine Château-Landon are very nice and very relaxed. The high ceiling and big (milk-glass) windows let in a lot of light. On Balance neither a bad experience, nor a good one. I think Piscine Château-Landon deserves a trip to 21st century sometime soon and then it could be a really great pool. But as it is - it´s one of many parisian pools struggling to reach modern standards.

The best brunch in Paris (ATM...) Fresh , rich verity of…read moredishes with French flavor and modern twist. The salads were super ! Same for the salmon ( loved it better than the club sandwich which was a bit dry ). The mushroom hot soup with the porch egg in it were perfect. Keep some space for the desserts! The lemon pie is heaven.

Super rude. I called the front desk to see if I can purchase a day pass as I wanted to check out…read morethe club. The front desk attendant clearly stated they did not offer day passes, then hung up on me without a chance to respond. I would never recommend this place to anyone.

From the owner: A proximité de République la maison popincourt vous attend pour des cours d 'aquabiking dynamiques…read moreet ludiques ainsi que des moments de détente exceptionnels grace a son iyashidome! Les cours sont assurés 7j sur 7 de 8H a 22H par des coachs professionels et grace aux 9 vélos mis a votre disposition. La piscine est sous verriere ce qui vous offre le luxe de pédaler a ciel ouvert.

This small 25x12 Pool in the basement underneath a School, is probably the furthest down into the…read moreearth I´ve ever went for a swim. 2 Stories down for the changing cabins, another one to reach the pool. And remember that after swimming, you´ll have to climb all those stairs again. There is an elevator (not sure if they let anyone actually use it), but despite this - for whatever reason - the pool is not handicapped accessible. Being a basement pool, there is no natural light - but I can report that thanks to a lot of floodlights and bright colors - it is really not depressing in Piscine Paul Valeyre. I wasn´t much a fan of the childish wall paintings, but they are still inoffensive enough to be ignored. As for the pool itself: One rusty ladder, some clogged up pool drains at the end of the lanes, Pool Lane Dividers that are drifting around a bit because they are not fastened enough - overall the basin could be in better shape. They should also have more than one lane for fast swimmers IMHO, that lane was very crowded. I have never complained about shower temperatures until now and I am usually not fussy on this subject, but the showers here were too hot. The temperature difference between pool water and showers is too big. It´s not dangerously hot, but really not nice. There is one designated "cold shower" for those who prefer ice-cold water after a swim though. The cabin-area seems to have been renovated in the last couple of years and is quite nice but there are too few individual changing-cabins. There are some cabins for groups (separated for men and women), but only 4 individual cabins. Positives? Everything was very clean and the few changing rooms that there are, are decent in size, the Lifeguard on duty when I was there was very nice and friendly. No real deal breakers but also nothing that would really scream "go there!". One of many mediocre pools in Paris.

great pool, clean, bright, spacious, not crowded during week ends…read moreone of the best in Paris for a work out

Hands down, the best small 25m Meter Pool in Paris (75). It makes most other Public Pools in Town…read morelook even worse. Build (or rather completed) 2014 in a rather wealthy part of town, the whole 'centre sportif beaujon' (also features indoor wall-climbing!) is still very new so the pool is absolutely modern and up to standard. There are two basins, both stainless-steel, one 25x12 Meters and the other 12x10. The small one is very shallow, warm and equipped with water jets for massage in different heights and intensities. Also some underwater seats and lounge-chairs - again with water jets for massage. The pool has big windows on two sides (one towards the south) and in Summer you can even step outside a bit for some fresh air and some Sun. Showers are visible from the pool (which is good in terms of hygiene because the Lifeguards can check that everybody takes a shower before getting into the water) , but there are also two lockable shower-cabins for those who like their privacy. Cleanliness was good when I was there despite the pool being quite full, the staff was friendly and the changing cabins are decent in size. A couple of showers were broken when I was there, but at least they were marked as being broken - in other parisian public pools it is usually up to you find out which ones work and which not. I call it shower bingo and there usually are no winners in this game. Negatives? For frequent swimmers like myself any 25 Meter basin is too short to get some decent milage done - but for what it is - Piscine Beaujon it is quite perfect.