Almaden Valley Athletic Club

San Jose, 5400 Camden Ave, San Jose, CA 95124 | β˜… 4.5 (90 Review)

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About the Club

Our five-acre campus includes a 15,000 sq. feet of outdoor fitness, 10,000 sq. foot of indoor fitness studios with full-service locker rooms with towels, spas, showers, sauna, & steam, Open Aire Swim School, lighted championship tennis courts, pickleball, outdoor 25 yard Jr. Olympic pool, children's wading pool & spas provide a full range of activities for members. 50+ classes per week on-site & virtual. Also on-site: cafe, beer & wine, child care, kids camps, & much more.

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Helen McEwen

β˜… 5

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Michael Escobar

β˜… 5

Love this place. The new outdoor gym is beautiful!!

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Jason Esswein

β˜… 5

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Michael Youssef

β˜… 5

Fantastic facility with a spacious gym that’s never too crowded, a lap pool, both indoor and outdoor jacuzzis, plus a sauna and steam room. There’s also an outdoor workout area.

Plenty of outdoor and some indoor spots to work remotely, all with reliable WiFi. The cafeteria is good, and the lattes are great. Locker rooms are clean and well-maintained.

Great variety of daily fitness classes, along with numerous tennis and pickleball courts.

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Huma Shoaib

β˜… 5

Very clean and well taken care of facial. The staff is super helpful and friendly nothing but good things to say about avac

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Patrick O'Brien

β˜… 5

The staff and facilities are great

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Bahareh Aslani

β˜… 5

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Daria Chaikovskaia

β˜… 5

Just had my first swim class here and it went great! Super friendly staff, clean facility, enough space to change etc. It was busy but yet did not feel crowded as every group had its own section of the pool.

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Alena Klimovich

β˜… 5

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Sam P

β˜… 5

Today, I was doing machines with the chillest fitness instructor his name is Craig. I would recommend him 10/10 also I would recommend the locker room hot tub

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Crystal B

β˜… 5

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sierra hernandez

β˜… 5

Great gym!

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Sarah Leins

β˜… 5

We have absolutely loved our experience with AVAC’s swim classes! Delaney is a joy to work with. Our daughter is shy to the take, but she has made this new environment so comfortable for her. Very grateful for her and the rest of the wonderful AVAC staff!

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Becky Trovato

β˜… 5

I’ve been a member for over 15 years…
I def get my membership worth, I play tennis a few times a week and go to the group fitness classes 5-6 times a week. Always greeted by an awesome staff!❀️

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R Kumar

β˜… 1

It has become very dirty. They also increased price. Not worth it

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Kathy McKenzie

β˜… 5

If you are looking for a friendly, safe family owned club to work out on your own or with a private trainer give AVAC a try. There is an outdoor pool for lap swim and aqua aerobics along with an indoor swim school. There are many group fitness classes for all ages or take on a private trainer. Optional palates, bungee and fit classes, play tennis or pickle ball or relax at the Cafe for a bite to eat or a smoothie. Full showers, sauna and jacuzzi with towels provided. I've been a member for 20+ years and have no plans to leave.

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Jim Coover

β˜… 5

I have been a long term member of Avac. I have many positive memories. Seem there us something for everyone. When there are issues the staff and management are friendly and quick to respond while being discreet.

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A Daws

β˜… 5

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Christina U

β˜… 5

Honestly one of the best places to swim in the area. The staff are always friendly and go above and beyond to create a warm environment. The pool is warm, the locker rooms are clean with built in locks, and the classes offered are diverse. The night time yoga with Sarah Khayat is a weekly must! Bonus they hold social hours,their own triathlon event, and many other fun activities( basketball πŸ€ games on the screen in the cafe tends to drawl a crowd).

Do yourself the favor and try it out. I would suggest talking to Daniel when stopping by.

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Pravin Jadhav

β˜… 5

Always been a great family friendly place

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Jeffrey Muya

β˜… 5

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Todd Fitzwater

β˜… 4

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Satish Radhakrishnan

β˜… 5

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David Clifford

β˜… 5

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Harish Sethumadhavan

β˜… 5

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Sadashiv Hiremath

β˜… 4

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Deepti Kode

β˜… 5

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connectgmail

β˜… 5

A very nice club at a reasonable price. The staff is super friendly.
The swimming pool is amazing, Highly recommend it!

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YDmightygamer

β˜… 5

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Ramkumar Menon

β˜… 5

Very cool swim club for kids

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Dino Campanella

β˜… 5

Cameron at the front desk is super helpful and great!

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Michael Baker

β˜… 5

I've been going here off and on since I was a kid, probably 34 years or so. Still a great place, awesome pool and not too warm for good lap swimming. The staff are friendly, knowledgeable and professional. It is a bit pricey, but they are so flexible. They are no more contracts, it's month to month. Weights and machines are all well maintained and locker room are pristine. I would highly reccomend.

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david sheppard

β˜… 5

Another wonderful yoga class at Avac. 10:30 AM Saturday mornings!

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Oscar BazΓ‘n

β˜… 5

Friendly staff, clean, awesome swim program... Tennis and pickleball seem to thriving!

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Purplexsu X

β˜… 5

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Nyad Long

β˜… 5

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Joaquin Salceda

β˜… 5

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Vibitha V

β˜… 4

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Patrick Knight

β˜… 5

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Jeff Chu

β˜… 5

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Sreekumar Vadakkepat

β˜… 5

Best of the south bay

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Jon Frankle

β˜… 5

Outdoor pool is managed well with reservations one per lane and time between swimmers to clean safely.

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Alfredo Gutierrez

β˜… 5

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Jay Griffiths

β˜… 5

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Catherine H

β˜… 5

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Danielle Drew

β˜… 5

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Ken Durden

β˜… 5

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Chris Ajlouni

β˜… 5

I have been a Member in and off since their Grand Opening and what I like is they are constantly improving the facility and offering more options. The downfall is is expensive. I wish they offered more membership options. I also would like if they included a couple free passes to their members every once in a while so we can bring guests.

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Bernard Yen

β˜… 3

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Tri County Rentals LLC

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Patrick Desjardins

β˜… 2

5 stars to 2 stars after 10 months:

Original:
So far so good. Class of four children for 25$ per class of 30 minutes which seem to be in the range of you compare to water aquatic or YMCA. Nice facilities, parents are not in the class but you can pay 5$ or 7$ depending of the time to have free time in the pool (which is very limited in their schedule). Free wifi, hot water, 25$ yearly admission fee.

After 10 months:
My daughter received 2 ribbons in the first 3 months and for the next 7 nothing. My 3 years old might not be the best but she listens. However, the teachers (we tried 3 different) keep being stubborn about "gliding". My daughter got better but she wants to swim (move her feet). So, she is stuck at that level. Also, they need to go in deep water for the next level but the kid can practice deep water only 1/5 time, hence almost only one every two months. The program is NOT adapted for young kid and the teachers do not know how to change the routine to spark progress.

The staff is way too young. The supervisor decks are total douche bag. Sun glasses, big attitude, talk loudly. When I asked a question, their answer was very respectful like if the question was dumb while they had done a mistake (give twice the same level to my daughter).

The pool is DANGEROUS. I saw a boy that almost drowned because in the deep water the two teachers were not supervising the kid waiting in line. The boy went in the deep and couldn't get up. It took more than 3 seconds to the teachers to move toward the boy. I almost had the time to jump to rescue him myself... Very dangerous. Supervisor decks are not checking, they just walk around with weird attitude.

About supervisor decks, they also distract teachers with ridiculous riddle on the whiteboard and chitchat. I know, I stay on the side of the pool. Also, do NOT take the 3h30pm class because teachers are tidy up stuff 10 minutes before the end of the class to get ready for their "teachers huddle".

In short, the staff is way too young, all around 21 years old. They have "fun" there, and it looks to be a great place to "chill" as a first job, but for your own children safety and progression, I do not recommend.

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Guy Lewis

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Elena Kharlamova

β˜… 1

Customer service is the worst that I have ever had! It’s impossible to call them.. They almost never call back.. my sun and I were sick, and we have missed almost two months of swimming classes. When I tried to stop pay for the classes, they told me that they have already taken my money for one more month! and they don’t do a refund! Never go to this swimming school again!

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Rebecca Escobar

β˜… 1

My daughter and son were taking swim class here. I had the opportunity to leave work early one day and watch my daughter in her class while my husband took my son to the parent and me class.

I sat with her for the first 15 minutes of her 30 minute class watching her split the time with the three other children in the class. Then her and two other girls were taken to the deep end and asked to sit on the ledge. I watched while for the next 10 minutes while one of the two other girls was provided guidance on swimming in the deep end while my daughter and one other girl sat.

Then they went back to their section of the pool their lesson was and joined the boy that had been with the second teacher getting 1:1 time. I then sat and watched as my daughter was left on the steps for the remaining five minutes. After the class the teacher came up to me and told me my child was doing really well. I lost it, she had literally sat for more than half her lesson while I was right there!

I called a few days later and left a message saying I wanted to remove my children from the school. Never heard back. I then called a week later and asked to speak with a manager and told the customer service representative it was because I wanted to remove my children from the program. she let me know I could do that online, to which I replied, I didn’t want to be charged for the month. She then said I did need to speak with a manager, but they were out and that she’d leave a message. Still no call back. finally I called back and was able to speak with a manager.

He said I had to put in my 30 days notice and that despite the fact that the school had essentially neglected my daughter and taken our money without providing her (and one other poor child) swimming lessons that day they were charging me through the following month.

We came from a much more personal swim club before. This is not the case here. You are just a number, I was so taken aback. my trust in the entire club was lost that day, but the way they handled the cancellation was shocking. Unfortunately they don’t care much about their customers here.

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Hiral Patel

β˜… 1

If you want your kids to learn at a snails pace this place is for you. We tried it two different years because of the warm waters and friendly staff but were fooled twice and ended up forfeiting the last four sessions (the advance notice required) both times. Just couldn’t bear watching our son having to waste time in waters two levels below his abilities. He’s now learning much more quickly elsewhere.

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Ann β€œWoodsy” Black

β˜… 5

This place is amazing! There's no other place like AVAC. It has a beautiful pool area complete with a palm tree, rimmed hot tub. The place looks like a resort so you can imagine you're in Hawaii relaxing at the pool. This health club also has indoor hot tubs in the women's and men's locker rooms. They have powerful jets to soothe sore muscles. They also offer great classes and have a suprisingly extensive and delicious snack bar/cafe complete with slushies in the summer! I can't say enough good things about this place.
To me, it's the jewel of San Jose!

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Raj Rajadurai

β˜… 1

Watch out. They were charging my card automatically every month. Last month I noticed they charged $25 for late fee. When they are collecting monthly fee every month automatically, where does the late fee come from? DAY TIME ROBBERY!!!

Check your statements every time. Otherwise, they will steal your money. !!!!!

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Pavel S

β˜… 1

I did visit and planned on joining but, I was extremely underwhelmed.
Pros:
Pool, jacuzzi.
Gym section is not too crowded.
Cons:
$$$ expensive.
Pool was crowded, lots of loud kids.
I found the staff to be mostly unhelpful teens,
The locker and steam rooms and jacuzzi were filthy and bad smelling. The hours are limited, closed some days and only till 8 PM on weekends.
Better gym deals elsewhere.

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Bhanu Koppaka

β˜… 4

Parking is hard to find most of the days. Rescheduling classes is a pain based on who you talked to at the front desk. Most of the teachers Junior and they are good with kids.

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Bonnie Shelton

β˜… 5

This review is for the AVAC Swim School: My son just turned 7 and has been so fearful of putting his whole face in the water. He hasn't shown any interest in learning to swim even though we've tried for years and years. I heard about the AVAC Swim School and how kids who never got in the water would now be swimming. I don't know if it's the atmosphere, natural peer pressure or what but now my son is swimming. I was brought to tears watching him glide in and kick with his head down. #momprobs He's had 2 lessons and begs to go back in the pool. It's weird & awesome and I'm so happy with the progress already. I highly recommend getting your kid in, even if just for a short period of time. Well worth the money and it's been the only thing that's worked for us.

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Al Hoxha

β˜… 3

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Manuela Chan

β˜… 5

I have been a member for more that 26 years. I love AVAC. Nice weight room with the latest equipment. They have great classes and awesome trainers. Two swimming pools and so much more. Always innovative. ❀

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Jeremiah Regan

β˜… 5

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Mohammed Hussain (Moe)

β˜… 5

Great place for kids to learn swimming.

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Chandra Rentachintala

β˜… 5

Very nice, family friendly community gym and swim school

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Abhinav Khushraj

β˜… 5

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Pasha Mardan

β˜… 5

Amazing

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Laura

β˜… 1

Very bad experience.My daughter can swim in three style,we joined AVAC to learn butterfly stroke. For almost four months, they just let us stuty at very low level. The coach changed frequently without our consent. I talked to the manager, didn't work. They just don't let us upgrade. Different coach has different criteria. Of course my daughter is not perfect, we don't have to be an athlete,we just want to learn something new.Is that too much to ask?

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Katherine cook

β˜… 5

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Steven Bielik

β˜… 5

Newly renovated, with new equipment. Same great, caring staff.

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Mihail Iotov

β˜… 4

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Ernest Percun

β˜… 5

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Suresh Ganjigunta

β˜… 5

Kids friendly swim school.

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Leong Tan

β˜… 4

Good swim school. Instructors talk to you about your child's progress after each lesson. Showers get busy right after lessons.

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FaridAzari

β˜… 5

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Babak Homayouni

β˜… 5

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Allof Hogen-Esch

β˜… 5

Had 3 different kids learn to swim here. Teachers were great and it was indoor, so much more consistent.

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Rangaprabhu Parthasarathy

β˜… 4

My kid has been learning swimming here for a few years now. The facility is clean and the classes are well thought out. Only gripe is that the showers are always packed and it can get chaotic every once in a while.

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Soumya Singhi

β˜… 5

My daughter has been taking swimming classes and I am very happy here.

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Ray Molina

β˜… 5

Has everything you could want very helpful staff. Snack bar large screen TV s thru out. Staff is extraordinary, they go out of their way to make your visit a great experience.

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Tristan Dang

β˜… 5

When I went as a kid, I loved it. Learned everything I needed and succeeded later on in helping others.

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JarosΕ‚aw Marek Ed CzyΕΌ

β˜… 5

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Lady Hoshi

β˜… 5

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Bhumika Bhatia

β˜… 5

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Scott Mendenhall

β˜… 5

A big fan of AVAC. We have one in swim school already and the other is starting this August. A great place to help children feel comfortable i water and to build confidence one step at a time as they learn to swim.

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Stephen Chen

β˜… 5

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Nima Moinpour

β˜… 5

An amazing club. I swim so I enjoy the pool but the jacuzzi is where I do most of my thinking for projects I am working on. I have kind of used as a networking pond. It's great!

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Steven Sill

β˜… 5

Great Atmosphere, and family friendly.

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