Kensington Community Aquatic and Recreation Centre - Kensington (VIC)

1 /5 Vini B: For $70m I expected more. It should be a 24/7 gym but for some reason it isn’t (it should be coming but no one knows when). There’s a small gym with limited equipment which makes access difficult when busy (to make it worse they run classes in the gym that take over some equipment further limiting access). The new treadmills are buggy (go into error mode or offline before or during use). The treadmills are situated in front of floor to ceiling windows with no blinds so that you are blinded by the afternoon sun. If you need to talk to a staff member they are seldom available. Forget spin classes ther’s no cycling studio. There’s no sauna or spas. Speakers in the centre repeat a no cellular signal message all day which is quite annoying. The few cycles in the gym have some recorded classes but the videos resolution is so poor you can’t see anything. To top it off the membership is more expensive then the nearby Ascot Vale Leisure Centre that, though older, is far better equipped, has spin studio, has saunas and spa, a larger cafe and keeps open for longer and the staff are always on hand when needed. The Kensington Recreation Centre needs to significantly improve or cut its prices to reflect its more limited service.

1 /5 Mimi Green Melbourne: I was so excited to be a member to the Aquatic Centre. Its only 5 min driving from my area. Very disappointed there is no spa, sauna and stem. Even the pool is very small. It is not inclusive for the ppl who are looking for all community swimming centre.

1 /5 Grant Terminardo: Poorly managed and falsely advertised. Despite having literally months to get organised during the construction, 24 hour access is still not available... Despite advertising 24 hour access in its sales pitch, and this being a feature of membership fees. The gym shuts incredibly early, and 24 hour access is always "two weeks away"... I have also asked questions in person on 2 occasion, only to be told that they would need to find an answer and call me back. I am yet to get a call for either question. I will be taking my business elsewhere. Save your money for a properly run centre.

1 /5 Anthony Trinh: Used to come here as a boy, really liked the facilities back then. I was so excited for the grand opening only to find out that the aquatic facilities do not come with a sauna or spa. Quite disappointing seeing as the project was a $70 million project.

1 /5 Glynis Dybing: Very disappointed in this facility. I took my granddaughter down today. Children’s pool was closed, but wasn’t told this when we paid to get in. Took my granddaughter down into the large pool that was really cold. Then no hot chips even available at what was described as a top cafe.Was even a battle to sit outside in the sun afterwards to warm up. The lifeguard staff were very good though. Hopefully this is just teething problems an it improves.