The Thoreau Club

Concord, 275 Forest Ridge Rd, Concord, MA 01742 | โ˜… 4.5 (132 Review)

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About the Club

At The Thoreau Club we believe that everyone deserves to live happy and healthy lives. Thatโ€™s why our experts focus on the heart of the matter, your goals and needs, because when it comes to health and wellness one size definitely doesnโ€™t fit all.

Since 1951 The Thoreau Club has been helping families and individuals live active, happy, and healthy lives. Weโ€™re committed to the well-being of our community and strive to provide the best in preventative wellness, fitness, and leisure.

You could say our experts know a thing or two about wellness because weโ€™ve been at it longer than most.

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Taylor Jacobs

โ˜… 5

Workout classes, sauna, tennis courts, pool, spray pad, etc. I appreciate them all! Cheaper than Orange Theory too!

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Elizabeth William

โ˜… 5

Great place

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martha keller

โ˜… 4

This review is for the Masterโ€™s swim sessions that Jordan coaches. Iโ€™m so glad she talked me into joining! She has introduced me to a variety of drills and strokes which have improved my swimming. She does a good job of working with a broad range of talents in our group sessions, accommodating for individualsโ€™ physical restrictions, and keeping us all moving. Jordan is encouraging and provides helpful advice when asked specific questions. That said, because I never had any formal coaching, I would welcome more unsolicited advice on ways to improve my technique.

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Ayesha Anwar

โ˜… 5

Jordan is an amazing swim instructor! She patient, encouraging, and makes lessons fun while building real confidence in the water . We started here almost a year now and have seen good progress in my girls swimming. She is punctual and has good teaching skills for kids of all ages. Highly recommend her at the Thoreau Club!

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Beth Brogaard

โ˜… 5

We joined the Thoreau Sharks swim team three years ago and have seen our kids thrive in a supportive team environment led by Coach Jordan Kennedy. She's attentive to the kids' needs while challenging them to do their best. Coach Jordan, along with Coach Radi, have built an inclusive team environment where our kids have grown as competitive swimmers while having fun and loving the sport.

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jaime roberts

โ˜… 5

We have been on the swim team at Thoreau for many years and have been so impressed by Coach Jordan and Radi who inspire our kids each day to swim their best and improve not only as swimmers but teammates. We can't thank them enough for cheering them on and providing such a safe and fun team atmosphere! We wish the swim team would get the recognition like tennis does. Jordan Kennedy does a fantastic Job giving all swimmers a chance and built the team to lead them to many successful seasons and many new opportunities such as Bay States and AAU Nationals if they want to take their swimming to the next level.

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Sabune Winkler

โ˜… 5

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Suzie Hatton

โ˜… 5

I really canโ€™t say enough good about this place, but the thing that really puts it over the edge, 10 stars rating, is the childcare. For a modest monthly fee thereโ€™s unlimited daily childcare for two hour sessions, morning and evening, and in the summer they have a daily fun zone from 12 PM to 3 PM. I have the swim membership, so I do all of the aqua fit classes, which are phenomenal and so fun. The women are so friendly and supportive. I also do other classes like yoga, Pilates, cycle, etc., and all of the classes are top-notch.

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David Abatsis

โ˜… 5

Great staff, well maintained facility and family activities

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Jim King

โ˜… 5

Great facility, friendly staff and equipment is easily accessible.

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Nicole Meng

โ˜… 5

Nice indoor tennis courts at this facility. Fitness center is updated and new as well.

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leviglozman

โ˜… 5

Thoreau club, especially the pool, is a great place for people who want to exercise and have fun doing it. Always clean and well taken care of. And the whole family can enjoy it. And Wendy Hammond-Wildes can teach swimming anybody who is willing to learn. Recently they installed a new saltwater system combined with an advanced UV filtration. The water is more pleasant and healthy, and this is especially important for children.

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Maureen Kraft

โ˜… 3

It was a beautiful facility. I went there for a CMITA tennis match. The home team was very welcoming and a lot of fun playing a very close match. My only complaint is there was a vanilla fragrance on courts 1-3 and it aggravated my asthma. I had to use an inhaler a couple of times and wear a mask. Iโ€™m not sure why athletic facilities use fragrance especially where people are performing cardio exercise and need to breathe. :( One of the players on the home team also needed her inhaler. They thought it may have something to do with being a new bubble. I will ask the captains before my next match.

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Aasma Shaffqat Gilani

โ˜… 5

My challenge was to find a nearby club that will teach my kids (ranging from 6 yrs -15 yrs) swimming. Not only did I find the right club to accommodate this need, I also found the best instructors, particularly Jordan Kennedy, who met my kids where they were. Within a short 3 months, I have seen remarkable progress in my kids. Jordan has very firm yet nourishing teaching methodology. She encourages and challenges at the same time. I am so relieved to find such a wonderful coach for my kids!

Shoutout to Thomas as well! He is very patient with the little swimmers!

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Zhiyun Gao

โ˜… 5

One of the best tennis clubs in the area.
It has free wifi, free parking.

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Tariq Ahmad

โ˜… 5

Best place with best staff. I really enjoy all the activities at the club. Cheers for the good work.

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L Bateman

โ˜… 5

Absolutely LOVE the Thoreau Club! This is the best fitness center and community I have ever experienced, and I've been a member of many clubs over the years.
I love the friendliness of the staff and the cleanliness of the pool, locker rooms, circuit area and overall facility. Everything is well maintained and works great. The online and phone apps are great--easy to use. I pay for the higher level membership and it is worth every cent because I actually WANT to go work out here! That is priceless.
The environment is wonderful also--everyone is friendly and helpful. The Thoreau Club feels like home to me. :)

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Gabriele Manganaro

โ˜… 4

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Joseph Anderson

โ˜… 5

Thoreau is awesome! I love the tennis lessons. The trainer has helped double my strength in my exercises. I can now deadlift 225.

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Joanne Taranto

โ˜… 5

My kids have been enjoying the summer membership at the Thoreau club for many years! Two beautiful outdoor pools, 2 hot tubs, and a splash pad! Plenty of parking and food available from Julianna's cafe. This is a great option for the summer.

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Bruno Matos

โ˜… 5

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Richard Corliss

โ˜… 5

Clean, friendly and fun.

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Gregory Laing

โ˜… 5

Wonderful swim and tennis club, with many other activities

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Marissa L Tilley

โ˜… 5

Summer pool membership for family was fabulous and definitely worth it! We came here so often this summer with our toddler. The social aspect was a draw for us, we enjoyed hanging out with other young families & friends in town here.

Just recently, I tried out their gym & the childcare in Kaleidoscope with our newest baby. My infant is very well cared for while I get a โ€˜breakโ€™ to work out. We decided to extend our membership beyond summer, finding great value in some of the other offerings beyond the pools! โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ

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Zuzana Smith

โ˜… 5

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Anthony Hopf

โ˜… 5

Great pools and friendly staff. The bungalows and grills are a nice touch. Large enough pools and grass that you won't even notice a large birthday party. Juliana's snack bar is great for a quick bite or ice cream for the kids.

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Joseph Colbert

โ˜… 5

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Michael Gray

โ˜… 4

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Ryan Mahoney

โ˜… 5

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Mariah Potts

โ˜… 5

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Elly Ball

โ˜… 5

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Ken Austin

โ˜… 4

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Tariq Ahmad

โ˜… 5

Excellent place for kids and adults

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K K

โ˜… 4

Great place but really needs additional poolside seating. Totally insufficient, sadly. Had to spend hours sitting at a picnic table while my kiddos swam.

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Jhon Palback

โ˜… 3

Itโ€™s ok but there are problem with the gym. They only have 1 bench and 2 squat racks which are the most used pieces of equipment. If bench press was your first workout sometimes people use the bench for 25 minutes so you can start your workout way later than you would like. Normally I would not be complaining at all but for this price! Come on guys.

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Tim Bustle

โ˜… 5

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Nurjhan Greenidge

โ˜… 5

Swimming pool

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Eva Princess

โ˜… 5

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Scott Ellis

โ˜… 4

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Ethan Fleming

โ˜… 4

I love this place. The gym and the pool have a positive environment. The prices are high so my wife and I have trouble affording it. But I have lots of childhood memories of it that are fun.

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Michele Reddington

โ˜… 5

Beautiful facility.

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Lori Williams

โ˜… 4

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Michael Kinsella

โ˜… 4

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Brendan Leo

โ˜… 5

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Helen Merrill

โ˜… 4

Good water aerobics and very nice gym

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Pedro Abreu

โ˜… 5

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Amit Jagdale

โ˜… 5

Nice facilities. Courteous staff.

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william rosenberg

โ˜… 5

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Julio Cesar Gulyas

โ˜… 5

Nice place.

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Dmitriy Podolskiy

โ˜… 5

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Kathleen Caram

โ˜… 5

Nice club, pool, tennis, fitness center and group exercise. Family oriented.

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OfficialShawnBurke

โ˜… 5

Great staff. During this Covid experience they are going out of their way to make everyone feel safe.

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Chris Bernardi

โ˜… 5

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Justin Potnick

โ˜… 5

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Michael McGlothlen

โ˜… 4

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Dean Howarth

โ˜… 5

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Arturo Cabedo

โ˜… 4

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Eduardo

โ˜… 5

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Carmen Concepcion

โ˜… 5

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Kenneth Carlson

โ˜… 5

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Gregory Orzol

โ˜… 4

Good rec and sports club

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Xiaojun Yu

โ˜… 5

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Raymond Tan

โ˜… 5

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David Conti

โ˜… 3

There are no doors on the men's locker room, and when taking an infant from the pool to the locker room, it's about 45 degrees because people keep opening the door to the outside

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Paolo de matteo

โ˜… 5

bellissimo club tra gli alberi di conifere. molto cordiali e simpatici tutti. Pulitissimo e curato nei minimi particolari

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Cleomar Venancio

โ˜… 5

Excellent place

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Kait O

โ˜… 5

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Xuena

โ˜… 4

Staffs are very friendly and professional. The rock climbing is pretty fun and good for beginners. Zip line is a bit short and again suitable for kids.

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John Cunningham

โ˜… 3

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Jacqueline Hodgkins

โ˜… 5

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Klot M KlengDong

โ˜… 4

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Adelina Monzo

โ˜… 5

Club molto bello e curato.

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jay vyas

โ˜… 4

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Morgan Kropa

โ˜… 5

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Valerie Fallon

โ˜… 4

Nice gym. Need to upgrade their body pump weight equipment.

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Nathan Kelly

โ˜… 1

My 3 year old daughter almost drowned during a swim class. DO NOT enroll in swim classes here. The staff is completely negligent! I had to pull my own 3 year old out of the water when she was drowning. The teacher had her back to her (which is rule #1 for instructors...never turn your back on a student). The life guard didnโ€™t even move! He didnโ€™t come over to check for secondary drowning. No incident report was filled out. Had I been on my phone or not paying attention, my daughter wouldnโ€™t be here right now. A pool FULL of swimmers, families, instructors, lifeguards let my child almost drown. The director called me the next day admitting of all their wrong doings. The class had 6 students when the max was 4. This club only cares about money...not safety. Do not make my mistake...save your money and go to a safer place. Shame on Thoreau and their negligent instructor.

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Miles R

โ˜… 4

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Niccolรฒ Vercellino

โ˜… 5

Amazing experience in Thoreau Club. I loved spending few days at this beautiful tennis and swimming club. Fitness area is new and people is so kind. I really recommend it! ๐Ÿ‘

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That's Life

โ˜… 5

We have great time!

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Nathan Prichard

โ˜… 5

Beautiful campus. Very friendly staff. Awesome high ropes course!

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Whipload Channel

โ˜… 5

A good gym if you've wiilling to pay for it.

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Jim Neas

โ˜… 5

Always well kept. Staff was very helpfuI.
I provide the picnic tables.

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Mister Vic Lalli

โ˜… 4

The yoga classes with Amy on Tuesday nights are the BEST! Love the pool and jacuzzi (very rarely itโ€™s out for maintenance but thatโ€™s a pain). Friendly staff.

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Benson Atandi

โ˜… 4

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Allie Stoddard

โ˜… 3

For the price I was not "wowed." Pool area is beautiful but there are TWO huge hot tubs right in the middle of the pool area that children are not allowed to use. Why on Earth would they put them right in the middle of the pool area and then make them 18+ only??? Why not have one be 18+ and the other be a slightly lower temperature and kid-friendly??? This place is nice, but ultimately not that kid-friendly. Seemed to cater more to older crusty Concordians who seemed to be quite bothered that kids were there at all.

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HARIMOHAN dwivedi

โ˜… 5

Nice couple

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Dinesh Gundu

โ˜… 4

The staff were very polite. Was there for a group outing and when the food was over, they made sure I got some as I was a little late. Has a huge swimming pool, Zipline and rope challenge course. Zipline is funny because you need to climb the tree using a tiny ladder. The effort put into climb is not worth the experience esp. after having food.

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Richard Hillis

โ˜… 4

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Chetan Belur

โ˜… 5

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Ravi

โ˜… 4

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John Kalamatianos

โ˜… 4

Very nice pool. Staff is friendly and helpful. The zip line was nice but there was a long line.

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Dipasha Yadav

โ˜… 5

Good staff, possible services you can expect at a club...

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Joe Snowdon

โ˜… 5

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Elizabeth Stapleton Hill

โ˜… 4

Very beautiful! Attentive guards. Children loved it!

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Kevin Schomacker

โ˜… 4

Nice place to cool down on hot summer days

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Pete Shelzi

โ˜… 4

Really cool place to hang out, play games on the fields, go for a hike or go for a swim with friends and family.

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Hilary Linihan

โ˜… 3

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Aaron Harrington

โ˜… 3

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Jeff Tustin

โ˜… 4

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sam oldham

โ˜… 5

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tyson mann

โ˜… 2

Only know about parking

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Mark T

โ˜… 5

Best club in metro west

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Andrew Li

โ˜… 5

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Connor Simmons

โ˜… 4

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Charmaine Williams

โ˜… 5

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Venkat Chandramoleshwar

โ˜… 5

Well maintained, long running, sports and gym club in Acton, MA. Staff seemed to be generally friendly and helpful and the tennis courts, which I used are well maintained and stocked with tennis balls, pickers, etc. Tennis courts do have bubbles for winter play.

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marcelino oliveira

โ˜… 5

Nice places!!!!!

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Joyce Reynolds

โ˜… 5

Lovely club. Everything is well taken care of

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Arthur Bull

โ˜… 4

A nice and upscale tennis and fitness club in a secluded location. Very friendly and helpful staff.

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A Krusinski

โ˜… 5

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Michael Samoska

โ˜… 5

Great facility. Tennis courts in great shape.

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William Band

โ˜… 5

well kept sports facilities, with a match-making service for tennis

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Tony Gozdz

โ˜… 4

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Charmaine Williams

โ˜… 4

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C Ton

โ˜… 3

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Weiran Xu

โ˜… 5

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srb howell

โ˜… 4

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Topher Fitzpatrick

โ˜… 5

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Patti Babcock

โ˜… 4

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Sallie Wu

โ˜… 5

Good place for swimming(not on rainy day, outside pool)

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Nicholas DiNinno

โ˜… 5

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Sumant Rao

โ˜… 5

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Jenny Reynolds

โ˜… 3

They didn't have kids harnesses for zip line :/

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George Gilmer

โ˜… 5

I just have to say, Lou Yanucci is the hottest man alive. His tennis courts are just as hot as him. He is just an amazing, inspiring man, just like his facility. I can't believe there is even one negative review. If he is single, you should DEFINITELY go after him.

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George Stromberg

โ˜… 5

Perfect in every way.

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Kristen Dixon Keilty

โ˜… 4

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Shawn Wu

โ˜… 4

Has fun racing. Good place for a birthday party. Has fun slides,too.

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John Brosnan

โ˜… 5

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Robin Talkowski

โ˜… 5

Good, clean facilities. Space for all activities: swimming, tennis, exercise classes, yoga, weight lifting, etc. Staff are friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable.

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Ryan Abety

โ˜… 5

Best club ever. Pricey, basic membership starting at $115.00, but well worth it. Indoor pool, spa, tennis court, multiple group classes, spin lessons and so much more.

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Andy H

โ˜… 5

I can only comment on their summer camp which is terrific. It is a bit pricey but there are plenty of counselors who are very friendly with the kids. My son loves it and has attended for the last 3 years.

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Emmanuel Runes

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