Great place! I was visiting Vermont in a nearby town and wanted to play some pickleball, tennis,…read moreand basketball, and possibly go for a swim or in a hot tub. This place had it all! Very reasonably priced, too! I believe it was only $27 or so for the entire day.

SHARC is Sugarbush ski mountain's little-known sidekick, which has been around for a million years…read more At some point, I think it may've been rebranded as the Sugarbush Health and Recreation Center -- the road signs say Health and Racquet Club; the website says Health and Recreation Center -- but it's still SHARC and it's still exactly the way it was 15 years ago. The space is not shiny new, and it's not fancy. At this point, it almost has a certain retro charm. We like it because it's an island of non-pretentious, semi-normalcy amidst the sometimes very high end resort towniness of the rest of the Sugarbush enterprise. This is just a plain ol' place with plain ol' people. The facilities are about on par with a YMCA. I understand there's some angst at the child mobs that take over when the weather isn't well suited for skiing. We try to be as civilized as possible with our children, but still get stinkeye from some staff. I understand the angst, and on the other side of the equation, I might share it. Children (including mine) are sometimes loud and obnoxious, the adolescent girls we shared the locker room with did leave an extraordinary amount of water on the floor. I did not enjoy being on the receiving end of angst. The staff does make sometimes heroic efforts to keep the place clean, though thoughtless patrons track grit into the pool and and locker room areas by wearing street shoes. Sometimes there's flotsam in the pool that I wish wasn't there. One day I was thoughtfully offered two towels per person, one for the pool and one for the shower, after; the second day, I received one and some attitude when I asked for a second. The range of child-accessible activities is great: There's an adventure zone set up with two bouncy castles (one a bit dark and sketchy), a bungee jumping station (for an additional fee), ping pong, tennis, basketball and tennis areas. There's a decent climbing wall available for an additional fee, as well, and we hear it comes with instruction if you want it. The sign in the climbing room said children over 1 year old were welcome to partake, though I think the website restricted the activity to children over 3 years old. Officially, the adventure zone and climbing wall are not open until 3 p.m. -- but there seems to be some flexibility in start times, especially on days when skiing is not at its best. For adults, the facilities include a cardio exercise room, a weight room, a classroom for pilates and yoga, a spin studio. The cardio room is open to the reception area, which I personally find unpleasant since I like to gasp, wheeze and sweat with greater privacy. Near the reception area, there are swim suits, swim diapers, goggles, etc... for sale if you forget your own, and light snacks (Cliff bars, other bars, water and juice), at non-exorbitant prices IIRC. If you have children and you don't want to schlep to Burlington for Get Air or the Upper Valley Aquatics Center near Hanover, SHARC is overall a great option for folks to get some of the sillies out when temperatures fall below -25 F on the mountain (or when it's 70 F in February). Could it be better? Yep. But we're glad it's there in any form.

Very nice family oriented campgrounds! New swimming pool, go carts, arcade, mini golf and…read moreplayground for children. Also you don't need to be camping there to enjoy this place. All activities are open to the public for a fee. Great place!!

We brought our dogs with us on a ski trip and came here every morning before we skied. The surface…read moreis grass and they provide drinking bowls and a basket of dog toys, including tennis balls, chuck its with balls, frisbees and rope toys. There is a no plastic bagging policy, but scoopers and dog poop composting bins are placed throughout the park. The dog poop composting is maintained by VOLUNTEERS. There is a corner in the back reserved for the equipment the volunteers use to turn it into mulch and there was really no smell in that area at all! They have a water access point located within the large dog park. The small dog park has a separate entrance which was blocked by the snow. What is nice is that there is also an entrance between the large and small dog parks, which can be helpful for those small or reactive dogs who have settled down in the small dog park and want to try joining the large dog park. There is also a separate gate in the large dog park which opens to the woods on the back which border on the river. In warmer months, dogs can go swimming or wading in the river. There is a shelter with two picnic benches and a library book box within in the large dog park. The dog park is located at the end of a side road (River Road) from the main road (Route 2) surrounded by the woods near a river.

Very nice dog park with dog poop composters. Very well maintained and super convenient to Rt 89…read more There is a covered pavilion with two picnic tables and some Adirondack chairs. There is also a super cute Little Free Library where you can take a book and leave a book! It is a very large area for the puppies to roam. There is a water spicket for filling water bowls that has been shut off for the winter. There is even a small pen that if you have a dog that doesn't get along with others they can have their own personal space just to themselves.

Had an amazing time with my family. The puzzles were thought provoking, engaging and kept the…read moreatmosphere fun every second we were there. It was cool to see the features and be immersed in the magical world with the storyline, the design set up and the staff. The experience was well worth it. Would do it again in a heartbeat. The time it took to get through the whole room was reasonable and with something to do at every turn.Turner was great and we will definitely try again!

We had a great time. Turner was a great host. We did the green mountain ghost room. It was very…read morechallenging. Very well done. Good quality experience. Ours was difficult but we all wanted to keep going past the 60 minutes. My 10 year old children loved it. Only issue was that there are 2 Escape Room 60's fairly close to each other. We initially went to the one we found on gps. Then noticed our reservation was for the one 10 minutes away. Great time though.

My daughter loved their gymnastics camp. The new management is professional, courteous and were on…read morethe ball as far as COVID precautions.

What a great experience! We were in Vermont for a visit from California and my daughter needed a…read morechance to tune up before the upcoming California state meet. Everyone.. owner, coaches, and athletes were so welcoming. Great practices and great opportunity to experience different coaching styles.

Bonnie Benson runs this out of her home. She has a indoor and an outdoor pool her. Bonnie is a…read morecertified life guard and swim instructor! she teaches swimming and offers open swim times.And dose alot of work with handicapped people and folks with a developmental disabilities. There is a changing room on site.

My daughter is 9 years old, has been attending Regal for three years, and is currently on team. I…read morejust read someone's review before me who thinks "winning isn't everything" and "children should be playing, not training". My response to you is to each their own. My daughter is at her happiest when she is in the gym. Those girls are her sisters and she enjoys spending time with them. Her coaches are the best in the state, and truly care about their gymnasts. This IS her idea of a good time, and when I tell her it's time to go to gymnastics, she responds, "yay!" That never ceases to amaze me after 6 years of training (she began at another Vermont gym). I have never had to force anything on her, she has a competitive nature, and this is her passion. I only support it. When we go to meets we are the loudest and happiest bunch, cheering each other on, with the owners in the front row yelling out our children's names, and yes, we bring home titles. There is nothing wrong with being the best at something, and striving toward a common goal. If you have a little girl, or boy, that also loves gymnastics, I highly recommend Regal. Whether team or just recreational, their facility is top notch. They also have a Ninja Warrior training area that they recently expanded.

This local favorite suffers from a variety of problems…read more First the customer service is sometimes fair, but normally subpar if even that good. Customer service is certainly not their strong suit. I completely understand how they compete and win in area competitions. The desire and pressure I have witnessed for near perfection from young children (4-8 year olds) can only be explained as fierce. Maybe it's my belief and raising to believe winning isn't everything and it's all about learning and having fun for children that slants my view. However I have a hard time believing that these children are better off spending most of their day strictly training than just being kids and playing. Maybe it's time for parents to start recalling their own childhood and how fun it was to be a kid. Over the last few years we have attended open gym. The gyms has been regularly used at the same time by the daycare program and I have had the luxury of witnessing the strict structure implemented. Additionally I can't tell you how many times (a lot) that we have entered and only seen one staff in the entire hour of our visit. Many times this staff is a young girl whom I assume must be the owners daughter, otherwise she'd be attending school during the day. I understand daycare facilities fill up fast and parents are choosing more and more to work instead of staying home, but I would encourage you to do extra visits prior to selecting this location for your child.

Simply put, the best yoga studio - by far - i've ever practiced in…read more Christine Hoar - and a few advanced students - offer ashtanga (led and mysore-style) classes every day of the week (1-2 classes/day). What makes this studio superior is, basically, the teachers and the students. Christine is a natural teacher; patient, incisive, caring. And she knows her anatomy as well as any doctor; she'll take a quick look at your posture, and then correctly guess that you took a 3-mile hike up a steep grade two days ago. The she'll suggest a subtle workaround for those tight calves. And the students: they're serious. Most of them are regulars, and the atmosphere once class begins is one of concentration (but not solemnity; there's regular bouts of laughter, incited mostly by christine). Throw in a lovely, light-drenched studio with views of the green mountains, a few friendly dogs, and $110 for a 10-class pass, and you've got the best yoga studio in the state.

This was my first experience for yoga. And I LOVED IT! There was a very great vibe going on in…read morethe simple room, which in it's previous life housed the elementary school. The woman in the class as well as the teacher were all very welcoming and supportive on my efforts to keep up. I was a great work out and I would love to join the class again.