my sons and i have had swimming lessons here for 2 years. i have tried a few lesson centres and Waves is by far the best. they also have child minding facilities which is fabulous at only $4 per hour WOW

This place is an absolute joke! I go here quite regularly and have never been told that my 4 year old has to be accompanied by an adult in the water. time and time again we go there without a problem, then today I get told that she isnt allowed in any pool un accompanied. The only pool she could go in was the baby ppol with about 20 cm of water in it. I understand the rule, I have no problem with it - but there needs to be a consistency with enforcing these rules! I have been there 20+ times and never told of this, but today apparently I was told this has been a rule for years. As well as this my 10 year old was constantly harassed by the staff for not being allowed in the big pool, even though the rules say 10 and over are allowed in that pool. In the end I had 2 kids in tears from being told off all the time, so wevhad to leave. There seems to be way too many over-zealous staff there , with absolutely no customer service skills that are hell-bent on taking the fun out of the place! I understand there must be rules, and respect this, but this place is over the top! When the new GESAC opens in Bentleigh East these guys are going to go broke!! Additionally, their Cafe is insanely expensive, and staffed by equally grumpy people!!!

Waves leisure center is in Chesterville rd Cheltenhem (so you don't get lost) not highett!
great place love the waves the staff are on the ball and the kids have enjoyed well run parties there too!!

the best, both for big kids and little kids, the staff are wonderful, and the pool always clean...

Approximate cost: $5

I have been a member here for over a year. The instructors are very friendly and down to earth. No pushy sales people. Great gym and access to the pools, spa etc is a great bonus!

My child has attended swim classes here for some time. The facilities are great with a wave pool, toddler pools, shallow learn to swim pools and a lap pool. There's a gym, creche, spa and sauna too, but I have not used those facilities yet. The change rooms are ordinary and usually crowded when I attend, but are adequate. I've found the swim classes OK, but are a little impersonal. The teachers are under great pressure to get them in and out within the half hour, so the next class in not running late. There are 4 kids to 1 teacher. That might be standard to all swim schools (not sure). I wish it were 3 kids to 1 teacher. I continue there mainly due to the great value of being able to swim after wards with my son in the wave pool etc.

The lessons are very well structured with amazing teachers. The change rooms aren't very clean and usually have pieces of rubbish on them, because of children.

a really good and fun place for everyone.what more could i ask excellent pool food staff everything.would definitely recommend to everyone and would go back again and again

Really good pool. The gum is small but very useful. Helpful staff. And semi reasonable priced food. Change rooms are adequate. And pool isnt over chlorinated.

I was a gym member here for about 1 1/2 years but has to stop because we moved out of the area and was too far to continue. The gym membership included unlimited use of the swim/spa areas. I really enjoyed working out in their gym. While the gym area is quite small (the centre is more used for the pools) it was not usually difficult to get the machines you wanted. However, because of the small size, the different types of machines were limited. The one really great thing I liked about the gym was having a personal trainer always there to answer your questions and you were always able to organize a session with someone to get a program set. After a workout I usually went into the spa area, sat in the whirlpool and sauna. Ahh! Relaxation at it's best.

Approximate cost: $78/month max (various prices)