Third world swimming services...

“Third world swimming services...”

Written on: 27/05/2012

So I was kind of pleased to see I'm not the only one shocked by the poor quality of the Aquadrome in Basingstoke, what prompted me to write this review, although I've been saying to myself for ages I would, was today when I tried to call to see if the pool is overcrowded, which it is sometimes on a sunny day and you have to wait around 30 minutes or more to get in, I got no answer on the phone, which happens 2 in 3 times I call. As already stated I've never been there once when all flumes are open but worse then this 1 our of something like 7 showers were broken, myself, my baby son, my 6 year old and my wife had to queue for one show, shivering cold. The staff on the whole are rude, plain and simple, if not rude then completely indifferent, this includes the life guards who act like some kind of village militia or power hungry mall cops. As suggested there are cracks all over the place, the changing rooms are rarely visited by a mop or even a member of staff. The average age of the staff is between 17 and 20 I imagine. Avoid at all costs, maybe if enough of us avoid this place they'll invest some money in refurbishing it, maybe. Basingstoke Resident.