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The Salvation Army Kroc Center, South Bend
900 W Western Ave, South Bend, IN 46601, United States
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Be
Review №1

We love the pool area and workout facilities very much. Would definitely recommend to friends/family. Great Christian facility with Christian values.

De
Review №2

Amazing staff with amazing resources and help as well as info and advice! Erin was the best!

Ja
Review №3

Herein lies a great place that offers a fun filled day camp, jam packed with events and activities for kids during the summer school break. Im sure the Kroc center has many other uses and services but this is the only one I know about.

Da
Review №4

Went to see grandson play flag football. Really fun.

Ka
Review №5

I finally signed up with Silvver Sneakers and ready to be in water aerobics on Monday. Beautiful building and staff.

De
Review №6

This place is family friendly. Tons of stuff the kiddos can do.

Me
Review №7

This center is wonderful. My boys play basketball here. The coaches are so good with the kids, kind, encouraging and engaging.The facility is also very clean and well-kept.

Ro
Review №8

This was my time at the Kroc Center. I would recommend to everyone. It is a beautiful place to exercise your body and mind.

Ka
Review №9

Summer camp for kids is amazing! Super fun, organized, safe and reasonably priced.

de
Review №10

Swimming pool, lazy river, 2 floors of gym equipment. All you could ask for at a reasonable price...

J
Review №11

They were so helpful when I was getting the membership. Front desk even told me about discounts I wasnt aware of!

ho
Review №12

Got my nails done on Friday had to come back Sunday One Nail came off then that Monday 3 more off will not be back

Ba
Review №13

New equipment. I enjoyed it.

Ke
Review №14

Really nice facility and very clean. The life guards are pretty unfriendly and enforce rules inconsistently.

je
Review №15

My son loves the day camp there!

Je
Review №16

Great place for water aerobics. Instructer is the best. Mon. Wed. Fri

Li
Review №17

Before covid my friends and I would attend silver sneakers classes at the Croc center 3 days each week. It was a wonderful time with awesome instructors . Front desk staff always made everyone feel welcome and helpful .cant wait to be able to get back to that wonderful place .

Gr
Review №18

Love this place. Pool for the kids and a wall for mom/dad. Friendly staff. My main encounters are with Simon, he is always professional and easy to talk to. Another great place in South Bend!

Ca
Review №19

Love the playing field for the kids

Re
Review №20

Very helpful staff.

Je
Review №21

My 10 yr old is in the basketball program for the first time. What a great experience it has been. A big “thank you” to the passionate and knowledgeable coaches!! You are all amazing!!

PJ
Review №22

Nice n Clean...best spot...to doe everything

Do
Review №23

Excellent place to work out!Top-notch facilities from floor to ceiling.Employees are the best and brightest of the best.It’s centrally located and easily serves everyone in the area.Plenty of parking available and the hours are very good.Easily accessible and very clean and nice.This is an excellent facility whether you are single, part of a couple, or part of a big family.

Ch
Review №24

The ladies were very nice and they helped me in my time of need.god bless you🙏😇

Lo
Review №25

Thank you for ladies night, the Christmas party, and hosting my best friends wedding. You guys offer so much and the staff is amazing! Ive met some wonderful ppl here at the Kroc Center.

be
Review №26

Pool staff kinda sucks and I dont feel I should pay full price when I cant use everything right now. But my son loves to swim so what do you do. We should only have to half price since I can only use half the place

Je
Review №27

This is a fun place to go for a fairly decent price. However, I am not a huge fan of the snotty teenage lifeguards with bad attitudes. We understand that everything you do is for safety but theres no need to scream at the kids or berate them. They are just excited and everyone is trying to have a good time. You cant bring in any food and dont even let them catch you with your cell phone taking a picture or it goes bye-bye. Also, there is a lot of chlorine in the pool- emphasis on A LOT!!! If your children have asthma or strong allergies, this may not be the place for you.If you are an adult sometimes the water slide hurts your back on the way down because it is a bunch of water slide parts linked together and every time you pass one of the lines where it got connected, it rips your back apart! The children dont agree, though. They love it!

Jo
Review №28

Visiting family and had a chance to check out the facility. Very nice and climbing wall was only $2 for all you can climb! Perfect to wear out the kids!

Cy
Review №29

Enjoyed my gsons basketball ball game!🏀

Wi
Review №30

I take my daughters to the playground area because I dont have to worry about social distancing from people who refuse to wear masks.

Ot
Review №31

So much and so many activities to do everyone in your family!

ju
Review №32

Great facility!

Po
Review №33

Had a great time...

St
Review №34

A really nice and clean place. Friendly staff.

Pr
Review №35

I love the kroc center they are friendly. A lot to do.clean environment.food pantry is also amazing thank you for all you do.

Wi
Review №36

That theyre offering help to let my 12 month old son have a Christmas

Fl
Review №37

Took swimming lessons here last year. Everything went well until the last lesson. I worked with Colin and he was amazing, very good teacher. Emma covered the last lesson, she is usually the youths teacher. She covered this lesson and during the lesson I caught her and another life guard or instructor making cringe faces at me while I was trying to do the arm stroke. She got caught kikiing and making faces and immediately ran up and told me several times I was doing great and I was wonderful and blah blah blah. I also got a cramp in my foot and caught her rolling her eyes when I had to stop to tend to it. Unprofessional conduct, and I believe had some kind of prejudice or some kind of issue as that lesson was horrible. All of my other experiences have been decent here at the Kroc Center. Clean, sanitary facility. Good rec area to play basketball, and well equipped gym area. There is also a hot tub within the swimming area.

Ka
Review №38

Loved this place as soon as we entered! The staff was super friendly and showed us around and answered all my questions. They have a schedule for wonderful childcare so I can workout during the day and take my kids. Then we normally play at the park outside or go swimming at the incredible aquatic center so its a fun day for all. Im looking forward to trying some of the many wonderful classes!

Po
Review №39

Indoor hoops. . . enough said!

De
Review №40

This place is 👍 always winter or summer + you can work out when you want i means 👍

St
Review №41

Love this place just wish food pantry was open

Co
Review №42

I love this place everybody is friendly and easy to get along with. Everybody is social but at the same time respects to everybodys privacy at the Kroc center. Makes exercise more appealing to keep up with the helpful instructors there. I love the peaceful environment.

Ma
Review №43

I can burn fat easily since I have always had a slim thick body.

Ja
Review №44

Always a great place but the dam covid gets in the way

Ru
Review №45

Excellent place friendly atmosphere just hope the food pantry can open back up.

Ji
Review №46

Great aquatic center to take your kids if they like water parks. It has one nice big slide and other water features. Plus if you get the day pass you can also climb on the rock wall too.

Ra
Review №47

Great (& inexpensive!) fun for the whole family! Activities for ALL ages- including the fantastic indoor water park that allows for even the smallest of little swimmers to have a splash, & a lap pool for the more advanced.

Li
Review №48

Gorgeous facility

Ti
Review №49

I encountered a situation today at the Kroc center that has me quite upset. First and foremost, it has been quite a while since my family and I have visited the Kroc center. We tend to only visit once a while as a special treat for my children. Today when we arrived, the Cafe was closed which was upsetting as we planned to eat lunch there. The hot tub was also closed, which was again upsetting. We arrived in the pool area to find out that the tubes for the lazy river no longer exist. The noodles and fun toys on the pool deck (in plain sight for kids) are apparently only for those who take swim lessons. The slide and water fountains aren’t allowed to be turned on for other children while swim lessons are going on.All of this was upsetting but the most frustrating part was when an employee told me I couldn’t take a photo of my son in the pool. I asked her why and she explained that there was a situation that “ruined it for everyone.” Had I of known that phone use was prohibited in the pool area, I surely wouldn’t have paid $25.00 for a “day pass”.After talking to the lifeguard, I went over to my chair which was by the slide. My daughter went down the slide as I was sending a text on my phone and then another staff member came over and told me again “you can’t take photos or videos”. I told her that I wasn’t and she rolled her eyes at me and said it looked like I was. Then, she went back over to the staff member who originally told me and I watched them talk and point at me. Then, they called another staff member over to talk about me more. They made me so uncomfortable that I wanted to leave right there, but I didn’t want to spoil the fun for my children.I understand that rules are in place to protect privacy, but if rules are in place, why aren’t they in your policy book? I looked and can’t seem to find that rule, not. I also think that if rules are in place, your staff should enforce them for everyone. There was a man drinking a Red Bull drink in the pool and doing pull-ups from the children’s slide bar but nobody said anything to him. He was also wearing basketball shorts instead of proper swim clothes. Do the rules not apply to him? It’s clear that your staff was too worried about bullying me to pay attention to others. Also, I think it’s crazy how there’s video surveillance in the pool area, yet I’m prohibited from using my phone. So much for protecting privacy, right?I am in awe of how I was treated today. I hope you plan to change this rule and enforce it on a “need” basis. If someone is walking around taking photos of random people, I could understand asking them to refrain, but a mom taking photos of her children and documenting memories should NOT be ridiculed for doing so. Your staff should be ashamed and whoever created this policy should really re-think it

De
Review №50

First visit was awesome. Establishment was clean, front desk extremely friendly, knowledgeable. Equipment was modern easy to operate. Thinking about joining. Would certainly return. Had a great work out.

Th
Review №51

Great place for the family or just a safe place for the kids to go. They offer dance classes, swim classes, they have a big pool and swim park with water slide and a rock climbing wall. A worth wild place to go

Am
Review №52

The kids always love swimming here. Water is normally pretty warm and its never been to crowded when we go.

Sh
Review №53

Love the KROC center! Great aquatics for any age. Beautiful building.

J
Review №54

Great community place. Nice pool, gym, soccer fields, playground. Overall great place to have in town.

Ch
Review №55

My 10 year old enjoys the counselors, activities, and field trips during the summer break day camp. They also get to swim every day. The price is per week, regardless of how many days theyll attend, but its reasonable and fun for my son. Breakfast, lunch, and a snack is included, as is a T shirt for field trips. I only wish they opened a little earlier, since my place of employment starts at 7, but the price and location cant be beat for us.

DJ
Review №56

They closed down the pool entirely over one mistake some made. Then when I left the locker room, I see the employees having a good time swimming, and getting in the hot tub. That doesnt sound fair to the people who pay a monthly membership to swim and have a good time, and theyre just relaxing for themselves for the last 3 hours of the day. I told one of the staff about what theyre doing over there. She told my mom, and her friends that she dont care what we think about it, and that she aint apologizing for anything. I will report this to corporate, and hope they fire that woman who gave my mom a nasty attitude.

Re
Review №57

We went for a tour, it is a very clean place that has multiple rooms and various equipment for all of your workouts

Vi
Review №58

Very family friendly atmosphere. Its founded on Christ values which is very nice and a breath of fresh air.Im dropping my rating down to 2-stars. As it stands, parents cannot bring their kids to the kids zone more than once a day. This penalizes parents who would like to visit the Kroc more than once a day. For example, if you are a stay at home parent, or work from home, you can bring your kiddo during your lunch hour, but are restricted to bringing them in the evening while you enjoy a fitness class after work.From what I can tell, theres no real rhyme or reason behind this.Whats worse is if theres an available slot during one of the times you would like to visit, you still CANNOT bring your child in, even though nobody has reserved that time. The Kroc would rather leave the slot empty than allow your child to visit once again in the same day, simply on principal. Very silly practice and incredibly frustrating.Change your terms to something reasonable and Ill happily change my review.

Br
Review №59

Awesome Summer Camp! My child will be going back! It’s best to take advantage of the buy one week get one week free!!! It is a safe environment that I trust.

Mi
Review №60

Nice recreation center!

Jo
Review №61

Love this place. I’ve been a member for 4 years. The drop in instructors are passionate about their classes they teach. The front staff is friendly and courteous. Over the years I have met new people who are now by best friends.

Lo
Review №62

Granddaughters planning on staying with me for a short time stopped in and visit with the staff found it to be very child friendly... friendly in general. I will definitely be signing her up

Re
Review №63

Great place. Many activities, including a rock climbing wall, gym, pool and game room for pre-teen & teen ages. Staff has always been pleasant & helpful. They supply free lockers for pool area & gym. Must bring your own lock for pool lockers. Gym lockers cost .50cents & include a key, once you return the key you get your .50 cents back, so Its actually free. They provide low cost & some free classes for members, including yoga, palates, day & summer camp for kids, swimming lessons & personal trainers..some require an additional fee but its reasonable if your a member..Excellent place for adults & kids alike to get & stay healthy & fit & also have a little fun doing it..They also have a snack bar with a limited menu..

T
Review №64

They are very warm and kind! Staff is always helpful and friendly. They do great work in the community as well!

Ly
Review №65

Kroc has helped our family so much my daughter loves summer camp and I also have used the pantry. I plan to work out there soon

ri
Review №66

Friendly atmosphere in a nice place to just go and have a a good with children and and family

Be
Review №67

Nice place to take the family. Wish the kids were 48 inches to ride the slide or 14 y.o. So we could enjoy the hot tub

Au
Review №68

I have been a member here since its been open. I love going here and working out.

Za
Review №69

We were in town for a family visit and the kids really enjoyed this place for the day. Well worth the day rate to find something to do with the family. Unique business.

El
Review №70

I love it here. My kids love it. Very family oriented and family friendly.

Kr
Review №71

I’m not one to write reviews ever. This is literally the first time I have but some of these reviews are upsetting me. People, you are going to a swimming pool... to swim... in water. Why wouldn’t you wear a bathing suit 🤦🏽‍♂️. I’ve never had an issue with the workers at the front desk and I try to go to the gym at the Kroc as frequently as I can. The workers are personable and great at their jobs. And to the lady trying to take pictures of your kids at the pool, they sound annoying and no one needs a photo to remind themselves of that. If you don’t like it, go somewhere else. This was fun, I think I’ll start flaming more people who post awful reviews

Bo
Review №72

Awesome staff, and great community programs. I wish there were more organizations and facilities out there like this one.

TE
Review №73

Clean well maintained equipment. Friendly helpful staff. And a pool with splash pad and lazy river!

An
Review №74

My wedding was perfect. The help and support of the Kroc Center staff for that day was outstanding. I highly recommend the Kroc Center for a wedding reception. I have no doubt they can make your occasion as special and memorable as mine. Thank you Kroc Center staff for blessing my wedding day!

Sa
Review №75

Manager cares about her job and the people who come to have a great time. We all had a great time and plus, there was music too. Thank you. Sandi

Ka
Review №76

My boyfriend and I decided that we wanted to go rock climbing on a Saturday afternoon. He looked on the Kroc Center website and it said that on Saturdays, the rock wall is open until 6:00 pm. So we got to the Kroc Center around 4:25 and bought two one-day passes and two rock climbing equipment rentals for a total of $24. We each went to the locker rooms and got changed, then spent a little time stretching and then went to the rock wall. The rock wall was closed off and the hours posted on the wall said that the rock wall closes at 4:00 on Saturdays. So we changed back into our street clothes and went back to the front desk. The two young women at the front desk were very kind, apologetic, and gave us a refund without a problem, but the weird part is that they contacted their manager who said that the rock wall closes at 5:00. If the rock wall is closed at 4 or 5 that’s fine, but please update the information on the website and inform all employees of the correct hours.

ta
Review №77

I have been coming to the Kroc Center for over 3 years now and I absolutely have no complaints. This is a great state of the art facility and it has everything you want in order for you to accomplish family and personal goals! Check it out you will be surprised at the things this facility offers.It has a recording studio, paintings you can buy, games rooms, party rooms to rent for different occassions, full size olympic pool, full size basketball courts, kids watch so parents can workout and still being their kids, all kinds of youth sports for all ages, cafe to grab something to eat, personal trainers and sessions are priced reasonably, fitness classes all throughout the week and much more! See for yourself!

Sh
Review №78

The programs and daycare is amazing. All-around great place.

Ju
Review №79

Thank you Miss Jackie for your patience and help with Spring Break campers. You and your staff are a blessing! My grandson seems to keep losing his towel and the staff keeps finding it. He is having such a good time and I am so very grateful.

Ma
Review №80

Amazing place for family resource help and food bank. Great staff. Amazing facility

Pa
Review №81

Recently joined for health. Visit 3 times a week. Usually in the morning. Machines are state of the art and well maintained.

Sh
Review №82

Awesome place to workout clean, trainers on hand. I love working out here.

Am
Review №83

They helped me with my water bill! They are VERY friendly and helpful!! Also they helped me with food! I appreciate this place A LOT! And strongly recommend this place to everyone in need of assistance!

Vi
Review №84

I love this gym. Child care is great.

Li
Review №85

I love this place. A great place to spend time with my kids.

Sh
Review №86

Its very clean and worth the monthly cost for a family. Most things are every up to date and in working condition.

Ta
Review №87

Great gym to join! Always clean, family friendly and lots of classes/programs for all ages. Friendly staff and great instructors. Come join our 5:45am spinning and bootcamp classes!

Gi
Review №88

My kids attend to basketball and swinging classes. We all love the instructors and the facilities. Price is reasonable.

Wa
Review №89

Well I like that its right on a bus line. I like the food pantry its a blessing. The food area Is priced ridiculously. considering the discounts and help to the community I was shocked. There Christmas help was appreciated sign in October . Though I dont see why people cant sign up for other places, because you sign up and dont know what your getting untell 5 days before Christmas which leaves you bitting your nails. Prepare to freeze outside waiting to pick up though. A barrel with fire would have been nice. A box of Christmas food was a blessing. The swimming area if you have real little ones its hard to enjoy because you have to stay at arms length for each child which is very hard to do and I wasnt able spend as a single parent time enjoying it myself. The water slide that they had and Ive never actually seen it up and running which is a really cool part of the indoor water area. You have to pay for a towel ( if you didnt bring your own), and a lock for a locker after youve already paid to go swimming if you want to put your things up. I was told it was 50.00 a child for the year being low income but then somebody told me that a whole family of 5 goes for like $50 a year. Theres alot of space there ( more than half not occupied) think they hold meetings from businesses because they have rooms with projectors. They allow people on probation to do community service there depending on there charge. Theres a church inside, A workout gym, A rock wall, a exercising bike room, a yoga room, a basketball court gym, outdoor patio, food pantry, day care services, a outdoor football field and playground, a huge parking area, and they have a summer camp program. Its a blessing to the community by far.

Da
Review №90

Good place lots of things to do and very resourceful place

Ka
Review №91

My Kids and I had so much fun, love how there are many lifeguards in the pool area.

tr
Review №92

The family had a great afternoon here! The slide wasnt on right when we got there, but they turned it on after a bit. Will for sure be back!

Se
Review №93

Watched a basketball game. Nice place

V
Review №94

We love swimming here, just wish the changing rooms were a little cleaner.

Li
Review №95

Impressed with how clean the facilities are. The lazy river is perfect for little ones to learn to swim. Toddler water slide & water table too!

da
Review №96

After driving a half hour from Niles to the Kroc center my girlfriend and I arrive only to be told we have to leave. You may ask why, my girlfriend was wanting to go swimming. So I figured we could go to the Kroc center to be together and swim for valentines day. After checking in and getting ready to go into the pool the pool staff took one look at my shorts and said they were not swimming trunks so I would have to wait to talk to their manager. Which took an hour and a half not counting our two changing times. The staff kept telling us their manager would be out in a few min. They told us this three times at the end of the hour and a half he finally showed up and told us I could not get in the water. He said unless my shorts were swimming trunks, my shorts would hurt their pool and drainage system. Mind you my shorts tied and were not cut off short and they were made from basically the same material as swimming trunks. Mind you we had waited an hour and a half to talk to this young man he said not even for this one time could they have made an exception, even though when you check in they take everyones name and they could have made a note or something with your name that said you were given a warning about the shorts so next time you came if you didnt have the right shorts they could be like we told you last time and this time we cant let you swim. When I pressed the issue they offered to give me lost and found shorts that had been washed if they had any in my size but they didnt have the size. By the time the talk with the manager was done there was only three hours till they closed I doubt my short would have caused that much damage to their pool in that amount of time. You would think that if they were going to be so picky about peoples suits they would have a little shop at the Kroc Center for people to buy a cheap suit so their not loosing money and they would not have to turn people away. Especially with it being this time of year swim wear is seasonal and you cant just pop into any store to get a suit and come back. One family my girlfriend over heard them do this to while we were getting ready was a family visiting from another state. I guess they were told the family could swim but two of the young boys with them could not because of their shorts. How much sense does that make to tell a family basically your family can swim but two of your kids are going to have to just sit an watch you, that was really dumb.

Ry
Review №97

The Kroc is a blessing to our community. They put a lot of effort to keep things updated, repaired, and clean. And their Kids Watch workers are great.

Pa
Review №98

Glad to be returning more. Mel morning spin and conditioning starts to day. Great for community

Ka
Review №99

Starting to play pickleball there. Very nice facility with nice people.

Pa
Review №100

Excellent facility organized and ran by good people. Rules that make sense given the broad cliental. Lots of services and maintained very well. Love the Kroc and proud to be a member.

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  • Address:900 W Western Ave, South Bend, IN 46601, United States
  • Site:http://www.mykroc.org/
  • Phone:+1 574-233-9471
Categories
  • Community center
  • Art center
  • Auditorium
  • Banquet hall
  • Church
  • Gym
  • Indoor swimming pool
  • Recording studio
  • Rock climbing gym
  • Wellness center
Working hours
  • Monday:Closed
  • Tuesday:5:30am–9pm
  • Wednesday:5:30am–9pm
  • Thursday:5:30am–9pm
  • Friday:5:30am–9pm
  • Saturday:5:30am–7pm
  • Sunday:7am–5pm
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
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