Rainier Beach Pool

"Too small. The headline photo is deceiving. The pool is much smaller than it looks in the photo . It takes just a few people for it to feel really crowded. The toddler area is decent, but the rest is too small for kid any older than about 4. The line for the yellow slide was long and moves slowly. The lifeguard waits for the person on the slide to get completely out of the pool at the bottom of the slide before the next person is allowed to enter the slide. This takes too long, and people often don’t know they are holding up the line as they leisurely make their way to the stair. On top of all that, they are open for an hour per day. You better get there on time and enjoy your swimming quickly, because that hour is short."

"The lack of accommodation with pool and sauna schedules is extremely unfortunate. The folks who decide how these programs are run don't seem to understand that people need more an isolated hour to get any real workout in. You have to pay twice if you're doing a lap swim to use the hot tub! Seattle pools are an embarrassment to the foundation of access to swimming. Also very dirty and smelly locker rooms."

"The leisure pool is very small and the main attraction (for most), the slide, apparently "is only open on the weekends" according to the lifeguards there. I am not sure why the slide wouldn't be open when there are plenty of lifeguards on duty to supervise the small slide. (At least 4 lifeguards were in the break area at all times). At any rate, the pool has a lot of potential but just isn't quite worth it if you have kids older than 4-5."

"Dahir is an amazing lifeguard and his customer service is phenomenal. Makes me feel welcome here. 10/10, supervisor must promote."

"Best pool in the south end for little kids. Very shallow 1 ft section with spray area and a very shallow end of larger pool, probably about 2.5 ft. Even toddlers can stand!"