Hatfield Swim Centre Reviews Summary

Category: Swimming pool

Address: Lemsford Rd, Hatfield, AL10 0DH, United Kingdom

Phone: +441707629660

Rating: 3.5
based on 104 reviews.

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "I can honestly say Richard is one of the best teachers I've met."
  • "I find the staff very polite and always friendly πŸ˜ƒ and I like the gym and sauna areas too."
  • "Staff always seem friendly and helpful."
  • "Top marks to all the staff who were friendly and helpful and polite."
  • "Plenty of life guards to be seen and watching on each pool."
  • "Been going there for a while my son love it excellent swimming Center good helpful staff."
  • "The gym classes at Hatfield Swim Center are fabulous. A whole range of different classes and the instructors are smiley and really good."

Cons:

  • "There were 5 life guards there and none of them noticed my daughter struggling to tread water and was gradually going more and more under water."
  • "The staff talk about members as they enter the gym."
  • "Customer service is very rude (Welwyn Garden City) and the whole organization is absolutely carelessness and not customer focused."
  • "Terrible customer service from membership team."
  • "We found the staff to be rude."
  • "Customer service virtually non existence, staff told me pool opened up at 6.30am but failed to mention that it was in use everyday at that time by a swimming club."
  • "The pool is run by absolute morons, I've been a few times now and the baby pool has been closed even though I've called the same morning and was told its open."

Facilities and Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "The pool is now always open and at a good temperature for me to swim."
  • "The water is kept around 30 celcius."
  • "If you are in the Hatfield area the Swim Centre is a great facility."
  • "The pool is nicely kept and water is clean."
  • "The health suite and the steam room have also improved."
  • "Still the same lockers as when I went there as a kid but the new showers and toilets are really good."
  • "Large pool facilities including a baby pool and a learner pool."

Cons:

  • "Shocked at how cold baby pool was."
  • "All 3 of my children had a reaction from the chlorine and water was so cold my baby went blue."
  • "Female showers were full of mold and mildew despite the overwhelming smell of bleach."
  • "The boilers are broken so the water is not at the temperature it’s meant to be, also a bit overpriced if you ask me Β£5 for 10 mins of swimming? That’s a bit of a laugh."
  • "Changing rooms were old and disgusting."
  • "Looking very old now really needs a refurb went in the sauna and jacuzzi not very clean also the edges of the pool was really dirty."
  • "The changing rooms are nearly always dirty."

Value and Accessibility

Pros:

  • "Overall our experience was a great one, we shall be returning for more fun."
  • "You also have 4 hours of parking for free, which is ideal!"
  • "Joined up here the other day. Good value for money for what facilities are on offer."
  • "The pool programme was perfect for my children and the baby splash pool was fun."
  • "The changing rooms seemed clean and maintained, there was also a lady constantly wiping away the excess water throughout the changing rooms which was good to see."
  • "It's on the up, somewhat of a building site at the moment whilst the changing rooms are having a long overdue refurbishment."
  • "Good swimming. Baby warm pool."

Cons:

  • "Swimming lessons frequently cancelled. They tell you they've sent an email, they haven't!"
  • "Prices are Around Β£5.10 adults..children tiny bit cheaper..would like to see more offers there."
  • "Beautiful Saturday, planning to go to swimming pool, but surprise, too many people inside the pool and can't go in, not worth having a contract."
  • "The gym isn't big enough, their prices aren't competitive, and classes are always cancelled."
  • "Management of the building is absolutely dreadful!!"
  • "Went here today to take my daughter swimming for first time. Baby pool was shut so went into main pool. Water was absolutely freezing."
  • "The gym is extremely disgusting and I can’t wait for the month to end."

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