Don't eat there! I unfortunately contracted food poisoning from the club (attached is one example…read moreof undercooked chicken that was served to me). Recently, on 7/16 a health inspection was done due to the gross misconduct of the kitchen...they failed for storing food at dangerously high temperatures and having an unsanitary kitchen/food preparation area. Unfortunately, I never was given any apologies or amendments.

Great center city swim club but be warned that there is a long waiting list. Membership is limited…read moreto reduce crowding.

I'm 81 yrs old and ate the age of 13 or14 Kelly pool was in our neighborhood that we had not the…read morethe only ione but the only one in tarea area that we where allowed into swim in BUT Kelly was first class we went most every Sunday when the swim period was the longest . The other pool didn't allow blacks !

Perhaps the most beautiful pool in N. America!…read more Lap-swim friendly in 2023: The only public pool in Philly where one can swim laps. There are three permanently roped off, 50m-long lap swim lanes! It's big: Olympic sized (50m x 25 m). It's free: No charge! Capacity & time limits: Sometimes when it's really crowded (eg, hot and sunny weekend afternoons), a line forms outside the pool, because they limit capacity to a number that lifeguards can safely support. When there's a line, every 20 or 30 minutes, they'll ask everyone in the pool to leave the pool grounds, and then they'll invite the next batch of people to enter the pool grounds. If there's a line, you could try to ask the gatekeeper if they can say when they'll next clear the pool, so that you could decide whether to enter for that bit of remaining time or wait to enter with the next batch for the full time limit. Family friendly up to a limit: lots of big kids, little kids, babies. I'd guess the pool is 4 feet at the shallowest. There is no wading pool. Fun for grownups to hang out (in 2023): this season they've instituted adults-only hour on weekdays, 6-7 pm. I think kids can continue to hang out on land, but can't be in the pool after 6 pm. Showers are meh: There are 4 outdoor, totally exposed showers (and no indoor or private showers) and their drains tend to swamp with standing water, so you'll want to rinse your feet separately if you shower when exiting. They don't mind if you shampoo and soap in those outdoor showers. Also it sucks that they leave the showers on continuously, wasting hundreds of gallons of water per day. Great setting: Ample parking. Next to beautiful Please Touch Museum, lots of beautiful, soft, green grass for sitting or laying on, and the pool is surrounded by Fairmount Park's acres of picnicking lawn. The rules are pretty standard: wear a swimsuit, no floats. The only things that would make this pool better: more life guards to increase capacity, add a wading pool, add a snack stand (but then they'd always be overcrowded, so they'd have to hire even more lifeguards), let people use floats during adult hour. And clear the shower drain and fix the shower controls so we don't have to waste water and leave them on all day.

Staff is friendly and pool is clean. Crystal Lake Pool is a great spot for families with kids of…read moreall ages! I enjoy the occasional visit when it is not too crowded, mostly weekdays. I miss that there is no deep section or diving boards for recreational diving to be allowed. However, the young kids area is better than most other pools I've seen.

The beautiful tree-lined swimming pool is fantastic. The staff is friendly and informative and…read moreoverall, I always enjoy swimming there.

I was there on Saturday November 10, 2018, for 2 football games…read more 1 game started at 1pm, the 2nd game at 3pm. Luckily my daughter and I went to the bathroom during the 1st game. Went to go back to the bathroom around 1:30pm to sit on the heater, very cold and windy, and the bathroom was locked. Why is that, game was not over until 3:30pm. Why are you locking the bathroom before all the people leave the field? This wasn't the first time either that bathrooms were locked. 2nd, I was just there last weekend for a game and the bleachers were there, this Saturday November 10th, 2018, bleachers were gone, WHY.

"Squash girl summer" and "I am only here for the skorts" and "I've never sweat like this" are all…read morewords I've said in the last month as I've enjoyed my incredibly random and spontaneous decision to become a summer member at The Racquet Club. If you see me walking down Spruce St in my squash whites, NO you did not. Anyways, The Racquet Club has been truly amazing. Despite what may come off as stuffy, old money, "white people nonsense" vibes (these were my thoughts upon my first visit), I've actually found the club to be diverse in many ways, accommodating, and (most of all) VERY well run. I have gotten to learn a new sport, meet wonderful new people, and enjoy the amenities of the club for ~$100/month with summer membership. While full membership is not at all in the budget, summer membership allows you to forego food and beverage minimums while still enjoying the many perks of full membership. As someone who works in community building, seeing the lengths the team here goes to ensure all members feel included has really blown me away. Active happy hours, pros who are there to support you, a great newsletter, etc. I love the experience of being bad at something and gradually getting better, so working on my squash game week by week with incremental improvements (REALLY incremental) has been glorious for my mental and physical health. I look forward to taking better advantage of the full club throughout the remainder of my membership.

We had our JAM (Jeffrey A. Miller Catering) group wedding tasting at the Racquet Club. The space…read morewas absolutely beautiful. JAM had food in every room and used the space well. This is a great place for events!

I'm not sure why this place has no reviews, but it really needs to. My kid and I have been coming…read moreto the playground at the rec center since the start of winter 2021. In the middle of a pandemic while it's cold out, this place is completely empty, but on days when the weather is nice there are a ton of parents with their kids and school classes that stop by. Honestly for a playground, this place has everything you could ever want. Baby and big kid swings, 3 climbing structures, benches and tables to sit down and have snack and even a sprinkler for summer time. Even though the rec center is a 15 min walk for us, it is by far the best playground around. What's my favorite part you ask? The gate. When you have a toddler who loves to hide and run away, your best friend is a gate that will keep your kid safe. Most of the playgrounds in the area are totally open with no area for a kid to run to their heart's content without fear that they will run right into the street. Not this park! Completely surrounded by a tall gate on all side. Total win for me!

The staff at this park are awful. They have nothing better to do than harass the people who come…read morehere. It's supposed to be a public park, but yet the public isn't allowed to use all of the space. There's a patch of grass that's large enough to be a mini park but yet it's completely fenced in and locked? FOR WHAT REASON. They never open it up so it's useless. Even when I asked them what was it for and if they could open it they said no. Nice to know my tax dollars are being put to use to maintain a useless lawn. PLUS the staff is rude as all hell. why work at a recreational center that's supposed to bring joy if you're a miserable prick.

This is my go-to climbing spot in the city. Can't say enough good things about this place! Honestly…read moreI think my only knock is that there's pretty poor street parking availability, but that's something out of their control. There's a good range of difficulties available, ranging from super beginning to challenges for the most experienced. There's a lot of places to lounge, even couches that I don't even begin to suspect as gross given the amount of people that must use it. They have a sliding scale pricing approach so that you can pay slightly less if you're more financially limited, or be generous if you love their services! I personally am on a flexible cadence as to when I climb, so I prefer the 10 punch pass, which ends up being cheaper than straight day passes without the commitment of a membership. Staff here are also great! They're more than willing to help you out with the beta on any given climb, and recommend good ones to start out with if it's been a minute since you've visited.

Interesting Bouldering Gym. It has many different types of levels. It also has a nice lounge space…read more There are a ton of different activities to do at the Bouldering Gym such as games, chess, etc. This gym has comedy shows as well which are pretty awesome.

Excellent programs for the community! The gym, pool and state of the art gym equipment is awesome.read more

The pool is AMAZING for my family. Huge indoor slide, splash area for my little one, and hot tub…read morefor adults.