The place is amazing I love to work out here my only complaint is that there is no early morning…read moreworkout classes if they had this it would be a perfect 5 stars

Farmers Branch has a great community recreation center. It's newly renovated and has a no nonsense,…read moreno frills community of people who work out there. We also found a wonderful personal trainer Bradley Teague @ultraform_training that has taken my wife and I in for "couples" training sessions. He has flexible training packages. After several sessions we are both very challenged and engaged. As people who have no prior gym regimen / minimal exercise, Bradley has worked with us to build some endurance, and a long term commitment to exercise.

I googled good place for a sunrise near me, and this park did not disappoint! I found myself…read morestraight up birdwatching! I haven't seen a crane in a long time, and I saw 2! Great place for a morning walk and a sunrise to start the day off right.

This is one of the most well-done parks in the area. I hope the Bedford Boys Ranch took note as…read morethey designed their $70 million renovation, but I'm not holding my breath. Andy Brown is a beautiful space, from the pond to the open fields, the sidewalk/bike path, multiple large pavilions, and fun playground. There are large, mature trees surrounding the park. We parked in the wrong lot and had to walk alongside the gym in order to get to the playground and I couldn't believe how beautiful the pathways were with all the trees and the small creek running alongside. Not what I expected from a city park! The playground itself ("Kid Country") is almost fully enclosed and is a sprawling assortment of things to climb up, swing on, and slide down. There is a play area in the toddler section with storefronts to spark pretend play. The ground is bark. There are large trees in the center of the play area that provide shade and make the play structure look more natural than your typical playground. Almost like a tree house. There are benches scattered throughout the play area and a large covered pavilion with multiple picnic tables underneath. The city of Coppell provides free WiFi there and there were multiple moms with laptops out, working, while their kids played. The only big negative is the distance from the playground to the bathroom. I understand that they probably built the bathrooms more toward the center of the park, but the wise choice would have been to also put an additional small restroom right next to the playground. It's too far of a walk for me to feel comfortable sending my younger kids over there alone and it's kind of a bummer to have to wrangle together the entire group every time one kid has to pee. Otherwise, a fabulous park. LOVE IT. Hats off to you, Coppell!

Hugeeeeee dog park, great to get some energy out for both you and your pup. I've noticed it's…read morefairly clean, people do a good job of picking up after their pets and the park is well maintained. I do wish they had more seating for humans though.

Really like this park and so does my fur baby! It's well kept, spacious, and has lots of room for…read moreboth the small and big dogs! I feel like often I go places and the small dog park is so tiny compared to the big. They do have some areas for shade, and a water feature for dogs to play in to cool off. Since it is a city park it is well maintained and kept clean. They also host cute little events for the pups on occasion with vendors and food trucks. Just a great dog friendly environment for your best friend.

1st return visit after $15.9 million remodel from 2021 bond program. WOW! Seeing all the new stuff…read moreyou almost forget how dated it was before. Much better looking from ceiling to floors. See photos. Another rec center is closer to home and will go there to save drive time. But nice to have an option for a newer location. Appears all the exercise equipment on 2d floor has been replaced with same models just new ones. One needs to bring own lock for lockers or buy one from rec center. Too much to list here but do a Google search to review all the improvements made visible and behind the scenes (roof/HVAC/plumbing)

We love this gym because of the pools and the inside is nice, and has a lot of cardio and strength…read moretraining equipment. However, most of the front desk seems like they hate people. Meaning, they are pretty indifferent when greeting or answering questions about the facility. They don't really say hello until we do. I can tell they are just there to have a job, so it doesn't detour me, but geez. I can't imagine being the face of the facility, and having such a poor attitude. They are not mean or disrespectful, but it's like they just tolerate the paying guests that come in. Kind of like that new emotion on the Inside Out 2 movie. There is one guy that is friendly-I think he has reddish hair and glasses. There is another guy upstairs and the first time we went, he just stared my son down in the youth area for like the first 20 minutes we were there. My son is within the age range, but I guess the staff member wanted to make sure he didn't do anything wrong. I interacted with him a bit, and it seemed to break down a little bit of his mean-mugging vibe. He might try saying hello to people, because most people won't want to break any rules if it means disappointing a friendly guy that is in charge. The facility is cool. I suggest they get built in locks on the available lockers like they have at Carpenter Rec. I also recommend that management have a team building exercise or rotate the front people with other staff to give them a break. If you can get past the blah energy upon arriving, it's a really great facility.

I've been here for a couple of weeks now. The first couple of week were horrible but this place is…read morestarting to grow on me. Didn't grow much though...There were rocks everywhere but I see they have cleaned up some. Bf cut his toe on one of the rocks during a game. The sand is not beach sand. It's construction sand...Sometimes it can get dirty with cigaret butts everywhere, empty beer bottles, dog poop, and random trash. I still have a couple of complaints: Their refs are not all on the same page. Some things are counted off and some are getting by with other refs. The blonde ref does not pay attention when she is working. She texts and drinks beer...not looking at the game. The bald ref counts EVERYTHING! if your hand is not completely together hitting a serve ball, you are done, son! he stops the game all the time and it gets annoying because we just want to play. We are not pros!!!! Another complaint is customer service: I ordered four burgers with my groupon. It took him 45 mins to bring them out. Ordered at 5:30pm, came out at 6:15pm. My game was at 6:15pm. I inhaled my burger in 30 seconds because I had a game. Instead of putting in my order when he was suppose to, he chose to eat his first before putting my orders in. Then forgot about it and came back out to ask me again. I told two different guys the same order three different times. I told him twice and once more to the guy in the back. The burgers were salty when they came out! I asked him about my order after 30 mins past. He told me it'll be ready when it's ready. That's really awesome customer service, guys....NOT!

Decent sand volleyball courts, and there are water misters between most courts. Like everyone else,…read moreI dislike - and find it irresponsible - that they do not make free tap water available. Biggest bone to pick with Bahama Beach is they sometimes close without notice (such as the day after rain) without so much as a note on the door or an updated answering machine message. Today is such a day; I'll be taking my group across the street to Yucatan instead.

My kids have a great time when we come we even got a pass book for nonresident…read more The admission isn't terrible, regardless. It's def a public space and it's young adults/teenagers working. The cleanliness can obviously be a bit more kept up with, but I do see the guards taking out the trash. The concession stand is quick and has some pretty tasty options. We've gotten the pizza, prices are on the steeper side. Def worth it to grab a whole pizza for $20 versus the price they charge for one slice. My kids love the diving boards, they have two (although one has been out of commission this week - hopefully they fix it quickly!) It's on the smaller size but manageable to take your kids and find a spot to sit and you can keep watch of the kids while they run around. Bathrooms need major attention, but it would be nice if people could keep up with their own trash a little better too.

Took my (almost) 3 year old & (almost) 1 year old here last week by myself & they had a BLAST!…read moreFirst time here coming from Forney, so it was a bit of a drive, but totally worth it. They have TWO splash pad areas for smaller kids & many other areas for the bigger kids. Only downfall during our experience was they unexpectedly closed one of the splash areas for the little kids right as we got there, so we only got to play in one of the toddler splash areas, but my kids still had an amazing time! Cheap to get in and you can stay all day as they have concession stands with food/drinks for purchase. Will be spending the remainder of summer here!

We had my 11 year old daughter's birthday here last weekend and it was such a great experience. The…read morestaff were kind and helpful! They are tumbling instructors and were able to help spot a couple of the girls in walk overs that they hadn't done in a while! Having the open gym for a few hours to play was so much fun! The girls left beaming and saying it was the best party they've been to! Highly recommended.

This review is for the birthday parties only. First the good, its a great space and the kids loved…read moreit - they had a blast. HOWEVER, there were a lot of downsides. First, communication was incredibly difficult. I don't think they have anyone actually in charge of birthday parties because I sent several emails that they just never responded to, etc. Second, I paid to rent out the entire gym for 2 hours (plus a 30 minute setup). When I got there to set up, a cheer team was still there so their stuff was all over the tables in the party room, etc. That wasn't a huge deal, as they asked them to move it and they did. But then, my party time came and went and the ENTIRE CHEER TEAM was still in the gym with hot flat irons and makeup "getting ready for a competition" - this is the gym that I paid to exclusively rent out. And I had 25 four year olds running back and forth through a bunch of cheerleaders doing their hair with hot tools. It was dangerous, incredibly rude, and not what I paid for. The two young coaches running our party did their best, but I don't think they felt like they could make the cheer team move. So they stayed there for nearly half my party, even staying for about 15 minutes after I very expressly told them they were in a space that I rented and they needed to move. There are tons of dance studios with mirrors and other spaces besides the gym (that I paid for) where they could have done their hair and makeup, so this was not a situation where kicking them out would have left them with nowhere to go. Overall, it was just additional stress that was completely unnecessary. I thought that Rogue would call me to collect the rest of the money and that I could express these concerns to them then, but no one ever did - they just ran my card. And of course, true to form, when I tried to call, they didn't answer. So I am leaving this review in the hopes that they fix their birthday party organization and make it clear to their cheer teams that when someone has rented space for exclusive use, that means it's not a good place to do your hair and makeup (I think that's pretty obvious, but I guess cheer moms don't). Without the organizational issues, this would be an awesome place for birthday parties and we would love to go back! But with the issues, we won't be.

The teachers worked hard for kids , but unhappy with the management !…read moreAfter we informed them , more then a month ago that we taking a break by mid of April , they demanded a payment today for the whole month , blaming us that they lost that email ... After we said we can show our emails they refuse to do any adjustments and keep demanding a payment for the whole month . When they said our 2 boys have to leave a class , if we don't make a payment for the whole month , it was not about money anymore its just show you real face and your bad attitude to our kids .

Dropping my rating after attending a 2nd birthday party here (for a kiddo, in case that's not…read moreobvious). Many of the notes in my original review still apply, so check those out for the full details. Again, I do NOT have a kid attending The Palaestra for gymnastics. This is JUST a review based on attending birthday parties here. Since our original visit, the lawyers got a hold of this place. This didn't affect the kids' fun very much, but it did but a little damper on us adults and made the place feel more uptight. Last time we had multiple people in our party hurt themselves, which, hey, was because when adults try to do crazy kid stuff on trampolines... that sort of thing can happen. Nobody sued because our group is cool like that, but it was notably more uptight this time. I can't really blame the place for making this move, but I'm just being honest - last time it was super fun and this time it was... a more typical experience with more rules. So... ya know... Other minus one star: they have recycle bins that are a joke. I'm the guy who snags water bottles sitting neatly on top of the rest of the trash and transfers them to the recycle bin. Here, I found out that their recycle bins are a joke. Literally. They're just more trash cans with labels to make people feel good, thinking they're recycling when they're not. As someone who goes out of their way to not be wasteful, this genuinely pissed me off. Either recycle or don't. Don't lie to me about it. I'm happy to throw plastic bottles in the back of the car to recycle at home. Don't put out "recycle" bins to make me unwittingly trash something that's perfectly recyclable. The kids had a great time, just like the first birthday party I attended here. I think it'd still be a good place to have kids' birthday parties, if you go in knowing there are plenty of rules, etc. But this time I left with a sour taste in my mouth.

The Mad Hatter Tea is an event put on by the Farmers Branch Historical Park through their…read moreActivities & Programs. It was a pure delight! It was well thought out and the decor and photo staging areas, the tables themselves, and the people putting it on were reminiscent of the classic Walt Disney version of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. The food was delicious and well-presented on three-tier cake stands, the tea, of course, was spot on, and they had a Four-Piece String Quartet playing music that reminded me of Bridgerton music. It was a fun vibe and people even dressed up to come to it. Seriously, EVERYONE had a great time and I recommend you check out their events calendar and try to book a table when they do this again!

First time actually seeing this park and playground area from the road I was glad that I did stop…read morealso. I needed this tranquil view, and the parks different trails to explore. I will definitely be back to this park.