Reviews of Xcel Leisure Centre. (Sports Complex) in Coventry (West Midlands).

Xcel Leisure Centre

554 Reviews

200 Comments

Sports Complex

Leisure centre

Mitchell Ave, Coventry CV4 8DY, United Kingdom

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Information of Xcel Leisure Centre, Sports Complex in Coventry (West Midlands)

On this page you’ll find the address, open hours, more popular times, the contact, photos and real reviews of this business.

This business has received very good reviews from their customers, so probably it’s a place you should try if you are looking for this kind of services.

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Reviews of Xcel Leisure Centre

O. C.

Water in the pool is cold in the morning and hot in the end of the day. Probably it's better to come with kids in the evenings. Clubbercise was good,but why sticks are not included in the £5.20? Soft play!!! You can leave your child for 90 min, or play together 1-3pm (don't remember exactly the time)

i. g.

Good facilities with friendly staff

D. S.

Well organised, plenty of indoor and outdoor activities, swimming lessons, kids party, gym etc. Well recommended

G. S.

Go swimming here. Not open for swimming long enough or at the right time. As they close for the school to use.

K. N.

Fantastic children's holiday club, good staff, nice little playground.

s. P.

Blood test clinic for shielding individuals. Very professional and understanding. Shame it can't remain .

J. G.

So welcoming,staff so helpful,nothing to much trouble.Spent a lovely afternoon there.

K. K.

We love swimming lesson here. Hayle is the best 🙏😍

K. B.

New member been twice and every time the instructor is late! Very disappointed

R. P.

Good facilities with preferential prices for Coventry residents. Would recommend.

M. A.

Great centre, very clean and well staffed.

A. T.

So far we've only used the parent and baby swim sessions and hosted baby sensory classes, but it's been pretty good for that.

M. L.

No vending machines working. Canteen unavailable

C. G.

Excelent place. My niece is how to swim. The teachers are very good.

G. M.

Fantastic gym, good variety of equipment, excellent crèche for members too.

C. P.

Great gym and pool facilities. Good customer service

M. B.

Great place to swim, get fit and meet nice people.

F. b. G. J.

Clean friendly place quiet and plenty of machines free

E. T.

Toilets and cubicles dirty. Sometimes too busy not enough space in pool, children get in each other's way

T. L.

Great leasure centre friendly staff

B.

Nice area for kids party

C. T.

It is a great place to get fit and a lot more

S. C.

Clean, well-ordered, reception was over-run, get that lady some help. Ample parking. Very good.

A. O.

Used the steam room, sauna and Jacuzzi. This area needs a bit of a refurbishment.

c. d.

Good local sport and exercise place where all ages from around the area meet

C. P.

For swimming, gives training from beginning to expert level.. I would recommend.

n. w.

Great gym pool and play area for a party

C. W.

Great place for the kids , great staff will return soon .

P. L. G.

Nice range of gym, racket sports and leisure facilities.

J. F.

Great centre, children's swimming lessons are good

L. P.

Great place, staff are friendly and helpful the place is kept spotlessly clean

W. S.

Pool was too crowded and also too warm

A. U.

It’s a good place to celebrate children’s parties!

S. B.

Edit: 13/03/22 The booking system is still awful and doesn't follow the actual rules, allowing anyone to book at any time. There's an issue with the temp when in the pool/changing rooms, they can be freezing and when people start coming in for the next session you can feel the air temp drop, happens every time. Also, booking is a bit of a mess, often can't get through, card machine doesn't work and although the site says you need to book there days ahead, that's not followed and none are kept back for walk ins.

m. f.

Nice place, friendly staff and good selection of classes.

d. a.

You get quite a fair amount of facilities for the price you pay.

C. 1.

Staff were nice toilets could be better

S. S.

Have a pint of lager after a workout .. great lol mummmm

R. K.

Great place amazing staff and very welcoming

L. H.

There for granddaughter's swimming lesson, uncomfortably hot for watching.

E. K.

It's got a good pool.

o. c. b.

Would be great if it WASN'T ALWAYS PACKED WITH CHILDREN

D. C.

Nice well maintained leisure centre.

G.

Had fun with friends and great swimming fun

A. R.

Our son had a friends birthday party at Pirate's Cove and it was brilliant. Nice little area for the adults to congregate and a kitchen area too. Kids loved the softplay and it was lovely and clean.

J. M.

Unfortunately the cafe is erratic with opening times and stock.

P. P.

Easy to book courts for badminton.

J. R.

Good facilities, a few require updating.

j. c.

Nice place pity about the local scum...

P. F.

Clean, simple to use facilities.

R. H.

Sad cannot wait for it to reopen

A. C.

Cracking sports venue good parking +++

K. Y. C.

Great place for swimming in the summer heat

N. S.

Very modern sports facility

J. S.

Very good swimming pool.

V. C.

Great structure with swimming pool, tennis, basketball, etc. Went there twice and the cantine was closed.

A. J.

very good and clean

R. G.

Great aqua aerobics classes

J. S.

Clean tidy and good facilities

D. K.

Swimming, sauna, high tech gym💪

D.

Swimming pool is unfortunatelly quite small

T. T.

It might help the place if it opened ontime

D. L.

Great for a morning swim

T. S.

Awesome experience

D. P.

Great jim and sports centre.

J. O.

I love it

A. M.

Friendly class atmosphere - I have really enjoyed indoor cycling and yoga here. A bit disappointed with the pool opening hours as it is used for school classes, so not always open to the public.

D. P.

Very nice and friendly place .

S. O.

Spacious and well equipped

D. W.

Nice modern swimming pool

G. P.

Good range of activities on offer

J. A.

The centre is being used for blood testing

B. P.

Great for all sports

N. E.

Good enjoying swimming again

J. G.

Good, comfortable facilities

a.

It's ok

S. H.

Good family leisure place

T. C.

I have now become a full member because I really like the place the staff are very polite and well mannered . for me the facilities are excellent and the parking is free. Because there is a school next door there is some congestion around school times especially parents using the car park for dropping off and picking up but it's not a major problem.

C. J. Y.

Great place for fun...

L. P.

Good facilties

M. P.

Such a great place!

j. b.

Swimming is like being on the dodgeums

N. S.

The weights need replacing asap.

r. g.

Should be here more often.

S. J.

Class football pitches

P. D.

Great place

V. I.

Nice service

S. E. B.

Good for a swim.

J. D.

Off to a good start since being allowed to reopen. Everything looks clean and well set out. Looking forward to going for a swim again after over a year of waiting! Before the pandemic it was a great venue, nice facilities, friendly helpful staff. The gym is a bit small, but well equipped with an emphasis on free weights and CV. The Village Hotel nearby has a bigger and better gym, but it's also very expensive and the pool isn't as good for exercise. Also if you get a Lifestyles membership you can use all of the connected facilities across Coventry, including the Alan Higgs Centre and The Wave, as well as others. Top tip- sign up to Go CV and you get discounts on all sessions and on membership, as well as discounted entry to other places like the Transport Museum

F. B.

Great place

H. N.

Good

J. L.

Good facilitys

A. S.

Great place!

B. A.

Great for kids

J.

Good place to chill

T. P.

Good facilities

C. F.

Lots to do

M. M.

Nice place for sports

J. C.

Super

R. X.

This is my regular, local gym. I chose it because it has a huge swimming pool, and loads of classes. I love the yoga and Pilates sessions. Also, should be of interest, in a hired room there is a church service upstairs on Sunday mornings. The gym itself is good, a lot of the cardio equipment has a built-in TV which makes running fly by much faster! However, the one thing I did not like was the fact that when you come in and out of the swimming pool, there are shared showers. I have been weirded out by men following me into the showers. I never go swimming without a friend.

R. P.

Great classes

H.

The water is cold

M. H.

Goid for kids

S. D.

Satisfactory

K. B.

Visited the centre for an evening swim session. Staff really friendly and helpful, changing room fine, clean enough, big cubicals and plent of them. Pool was good, 25m and not too busy despite it being January. Only gripe was the temperature of the pool was a little cold which caused a few bouts of cramp in my feet. Could do with being a little bit warmer. Maybe this is because it's costs so much to heat now days? The hairdryers were not great and the showers ok.

Y. G.

S. S.

(Translated) okay (Original) ok

M.

(Translated) Gym (Original) Gymy

B. C.

(Translated) Good installations (Original) Buenas instalaciones

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E. S.

Didnt have the best 1st experience of this place. My 5 year old son had his 1st swimming lesson here today. The sour-faced receptionist that was wearing far too much make-up could do with a bit of training on her customer service skills. The instructors stared their lessons without even introducing themselves or checking to see if all of their pupils were there. My lad and another chaps lad were just left standing there not knowing where they were supposed to go to. I had to ask the lifeguard, who spent the half hour lesson just walking back an forth saying "oh, what a day" every 2 minutes, as tho he had a more important place to be. Finally found out which group my lad was in, the instructor didnt seem to find it strange that she only had one pupil out of four that was supposed to be in her lesson when she started. My lad did enjoy his lesson though and his instructor engaged with the kids quite well. Hopefully next week will go better now we know whats what and who is who.

K. R.

I visited Xcel on Thursday morning, I was invited to attend a table tennis bat and chat session, the girl on reception was extremely polite, answered my question and pointed me in the right direction, half of the huge gym was in use and 7 tables were available for play, never having been there before and not knowing how the temperature would be I decided on track suit bottoms rather than shorts, that was a mistake which I will rectify next week, it is a large area but was pleasantly warm, well lit and clean. The two hour session flew by, I will be returning next week and every week I am able. If you a current player like me, an ex player or just looking for a little exercise and fun this is ideal, the standards vary from absolute beginners to league level play. 10 out of 10.

R. N.

Nice building but jacuzzi and steam room could do with an update. Also you need a pound for lockers.

r. w.

Kayaking lessons in the indoor pool. The coach was really great with the newbies and the experienced alike. Increasing social potential, through positive life experiences. Another gem in the community crown of canley

G. A.

I have not been to well and have had a couple months off, it was nice getting back and seeing friendly faces once again, the swimming pool was wonderful l enjoyed it but greatly

M. A.

Friendly staff. Great place to work out and swim. Good size pool and a great place to relax after a workout is the sauna and jucoovie and steam room, plus the cafe and the many other classes they offer.

S. S.

Brilliant, clean, comfortable. Sadly no little pool for toddlers so if you go there you have to physically swim yourself holding your toddler/young child. They could improve by adding a small pool for children under 10 who do not swim.

V. v. W.

Lovely place for a swim with young children, or if you want to swim lanes by yourself. Keep in mind that certain events are popular, and will be sold out if you don't get there on time. There's also a playground outside. Quite fun with younger children (especially if it's not wet).

K. D.

Good value for money on the swimming lessons and gym membership. Occasionally not very clean in the swimming pool area however, although this is down to users going in there with dirty shoes or no shoe covers on, and then letting their kids pee on the toilet seat. There are always abuses of the blue badge spaces which the management seem unconcerned by, but for a parent of a child with a disability it is very important to me. Maybe a staffing issue but they do nothing to change their customers behaviour in this regard.

A. E.

I arrived around 17:35 and asked for access to the pool and steam room, said it was my first time. I was told where to go but unfortunately wasn't told the pool wouldn't be available until 7pm (almost 1 and a half hours later). The jacuzzi isn't fully working as one set of jets are out of order -staff are aware of the issue. Staff are friendly. The place is clean and tidy.

C. W.

Only use the pool here, but lots of other activities to do. Pool always warm. Changing rooms and showers need an update. Staff always helpful. Cafe on site, and when shut there are hot drinks, cold drinks and snacks vending macines.

H. P.

Soft play area was very nice and ideal for birthday parties. The pool is great however the changing rooms are not as the floors are always dirty with hair and fluff and kids are struggling to avoid these bits when walking

M. c.

Great facilities but the pool schedule seems to be very limited with little for kids in the week. Trying to get into a swim session at the weekend is about as frustrating as it can be. Advised to call a number that is never answered. Arrive with out pre booking and you have to wait inline hoping some one is a no show so you can go in. When you do go in you realise most of the pool is empty anyway. Summary- Great facilities but poorly managed/organised.

i.

Pool is pretty good and centre is generally a good standard for a public pool. Not always very clear communication from staff regarding swimming lessons which can therefore be difficult to arrange. Overall a good place for swim/gym.

M. G.

Visited for swimming session with the floats out. Decent session with plenty of pool toys for all. Maintains a free swim section of the pool for lane swimmers. Pool floor raises and lowers to change pool depth. Very handy. Young but attentive poolside staff.

A. M.

Run by the local authority this leisure centre provides adequate facilities for most common sporting activities. The gym is sparsely equipped based on modern expectations. Changing rooms are also not the best. having said all this, the price for membership is certainly fair.

B. R.

Great pool. Mixed sex changing rooms. 3 different lanes for different abilities. Half the pool is open swimming/mixed abilities. £4.20 for an adult swim with £1 needed for the lockers. Opens at 6:30am and is reasonably busy at this time

I. V.

Very good and user friendly environment.

S. K.

Nice place for sports and family/group hangouts.

V. R.

The staff at the reception is not enough in peak times and you need to et their attention or they don't bother!!! the gym looks good but with all that space in the building they could make it bigger to allow more space between the machines. Cleaning is not their best attitude, there is lots of fluff and dust behind and below most machines and in the corners of the room. Sometimes they sweep the floor while people are training and that's pretty bad since we all breathe it in while exercising!! The quality of music is not great and often kept really low, just the same radio station with the same songs all the time! They could make a greater simple effort! After all people pay!!

M. P.

Pool is good with easy to use changing. Playgrounds outside all out of order and overgrown which is a shame as they look to have some decent equipment.

A. B.

Nice place we have pre wedding party there you can do many activities here good parking space

F. C.

It was clean and had everything needed as well as plenty of parking, however, toilets were not clearly signposted, neither was the lift for disabled people. The room that yhe swimming pool was in was also much too hot, it was stifling even from the corridor outside it.

R. E.

Very clean and organized, plenty of staff on hand for assistance, great amenities, outside courts are well kept, would definitely recommend a visit

J.

A good pool for people with mobility problems. A poolside chair lift and other ways are there to help you get into the pool. The pool has a raisable floor as well. Staff are always on hand. Temperature is normaly quite warm.

N. R.

Went for the first time since the Covid crisis started yesterday. The pool was surprisingly busy at 6.30am but people respected safety measures and it was clean and pleasant.

l. d.

I take my son to stay and play here. I did think about taking him swimming too as moved back into Canley. But for Lil ones it's only one to one basis either mum or dad in the pool. We carry on to go to Stratford leisure centre as we can both get in the pool with him and it's free for under 5s

P. P.

Went to the Parent and Toddler swimming session on Sundays. Excellent session to get you little one acquainted with the water at great value!!

G. A.

It's alright. A bit too crowded but the facilities are alright. The gym is a bit too basic so not recommended to those who are passionate about getting fit but more for those who just want to lose weight I guess.

B. V.

Attended a kid's party there, the pirate cove area is great for children's parties. With Aircon too which was good given it was roasting outside. Definitely worth considering if you're planning your LOs birthdays

K. H.

I only use the swimming pool here which is great for my needs. Membership fees are very reasonable.

p. c.

Nice size venue, part of cv life

N. T.

A lovely facility with a great 1.8m deep pool

T. P.

Went here for friends birthday party had great time on the soft play, then went outside on the playground.

C. L.

really friendly staff, good facilities, nice swimming pool with spectator area at 1st floor

P. J.

Very clean and plenty of floats for the kids during inflatable fun also one if the lifeguards always give advice to help my baby swim

D. B.

Went to book badminton court, it's pricey compared to other places and courts clean only problem is the floor is very slippery. Overall experience so far is good and clean will need to check pool and gym

B. F. C.

Great and clean swimming pool, highest quality of gym lessons and a decent area for weightlifting. You can also book facilities for groups like football or badminton

K. M. N.

Large, organized and nice place. Great place to learn swimming for the Kids.

L. I.

Went for parent and baby swim very reasonably priced and lovely warm pool with very friendly staff 😍🏊👍

M. B.

A very pleasant experience very friendly staff, very clean covid safe , a great day taking the little ones swimming .

S. B.

Great gym, sadly only vending machines for refreshments :(

E. E.

Staff are lovely. And go out the way to solve any issues you may have. Great place

P. N.

Nice big sports hall catering for many sports. not tried the pool but seems popular. Has a nice cafe - good coffee and sells beer too.

G. P.

A really well equipped gym. Nice pool but the leisure centre is only accessible if you ask the lifeguards which can be annoying if you want to go in and out.

A. S.

I love this center. We had karate there. Also we had Half term activities, which is nice between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. your child will be having sports, pool and soft play games.

n. p.

The pool is nice as it can be moved up or down to make deep areas and shallow areas, it could be more clean. I would not go back again.

j. f.

Access is good and plenty of parking. Nice and clean with friendly staff.

M. Ł.

Awesome gym which has a swimming pool and play area for kids. The building is overall modern and very nice. They also have hot food.

W. d. F.

Wonderful experience of swimming lessons at this leisure centre with Paula, my swimming teacher. Clean and bright facilities. Good parking.

C. R.

Kids liked it however poor social distancing and no booking system on offer so it was turn up, queue and hope to get in.

M. D.

Very good experience. Everyone should try it, at least once. Expect long queue🙂

D. L.

Great facilities just wish the sauna was open 😭 other than that really good

H. N.

Great spin class, shame the bike had a loose fitting which had to be continually put right thrroughtout the class. Otherwise a good class overall.

C. W.

I thought with covid 19 cleaning the changing rooms and shower area would have been a priority to keep clean needs more money spending on swimming pool area cleaning!!!

J. K.

Lovely new building, free parking, disabled friendly, nice clean pool with lift for disabled. Great spa facilities too.

J. O.

Perfect outdoor space for large family/group events.

G. T.

We take the kids here for dance with Reece at element dance. He's great with them. Highly recommend him.

E. T.

always here for swimming weekly but i must say the changing room in the swimming area gets dirty but still a good value for money and for work out

B. K.

Excellent centre, great facilities. Was there to help with the closing ceremony of the schools torch relay

D. S.

Went for a children's party in the soft play area. Great for kids as it's exclusive to the group. Not seen any other part yet.

M. f. K.

I absolutely love this place the staff are AMAZING always ready to help and so many things to do plus free breakfast and drinks before 9am in the week for members I'm so happy iv joined I have MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS and FIBROMYALGIA and under ACTING THYROID and there always happy to help and assist me

C. M.

Good facilities but centre never picks up phone so unable to book badminton courts.

S. M.

Went to get Covid19 LTF testing. The staff were very friendly and helpful which made the whole process smooth. Thank you!!

S. W.

We love that the pool has a deep side /shallow side, rather than ends. Also the unisex changing is nice as a family.

J. M.

Great gym at great price - only a shame the car park is always over full, and the pool is always too packed. going on a Tuesday evening is a no-hoper to get parked...

I. E.

Good quality gym, bit small though, nice pool and sauna. Great kids play area.

S. N.

It was my granddaughter's birthday swimming party. They had the pool to themselves, lots of inflatables to keep them occupied. The lifeguards were very attentive and chatty. Ideal room for the food. Everywhere clean and space for a run around afterwards.

A. N.

Good facilities. Played football there

D. M.

I play walking Netball once a week I take my assistance dog and everyone one loves her. Swimming prices good

l. s.

Good place for your kid swimming lessons. Staff nice and competent!

A. R.

Nice facility and good swimming class for kids.

J. S.

classes offered are great, gym is a bit small but good selection of equipment and wide range of facilities

M. B.

Good place for a quick swim. Couldnt do competitions here, and its realitively small, but nice 25m pool

J. K.

Brilliant sports centre. Excellent customer service.. Recommended for anyone.. 😁

K. H.

Good clean sports Centre ..lots of activities for all ages ..creche for kiddies if u have a gym membership...very good .

S. M.

Have been to this place for a lot of exhibitions. Very big and well organised place for conferences and exhibitions. Good facilities. Neat and clean.

I. A.

Anyone interested in water polo there is under 19 men's training on a Friday evening. 8.00-9.30

C. Q.

Went in for swimming mainly, lots of staff, pool was good temperature. Steam room has been down. Downside is that there is very limited swimming times and that is quite inconvenient. Parking available. They could make the changing room facilities cleaner.

E. T.

Great gym free water but changing rooms for pool are separate

A. G.

Clean swimming pool, friendly and helpful staff. Great sports facilities.

V. I.

Always busy - sometimes need to park on main road outside gates. Good sporting facilities.

S. K.

Used this to play Badminton, looked really nice, clean and maintained place, lovely courts and facilities.

y. v.

Welcoming staff, lovely warm pool. Excellent value for money

K. B.

Needs a refurb. Not enough equipment in the gym and peak periods. Ok place though. Plenty to do there.

E.

Play football here frequently and never endured a bad experience, pitches are good, staff are friendly and we always end up with extra time

C. B.

Good facilities and not too busy if you go at the right times

B. A.

Good facilities, however cleaning isn't very thorough, especially on the back of the closed doors in changing rooms and that sort of thing matters.

P. T.

Great swimming pool

C. B.

Good for sport could do with an area to watch from rather than school benches

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