Chris B.
Yelp
Recently opened (July 2015), this little public swimming Pool isn't quite finished being constructed in all it´s Details. There is also a Sauna, a Fitness Area and a Hammam-bath as well (everything costs extra), but I have (so far) only been at the swimming pool.
First impressions are very good. It´s a very modern building and while taste is certainly in the eye of the beholder - I quite like the design and the architecture.
The changing rooms are spacious and were clean when I was there. The showers were also very nice, but they are missing a fixture to put your shower-gel/soap. Since bathing-caps are not mandatory at this pool - being able to put your soap somewhere and not on the floor, would make showering it more comfortable and thus could help keep water-quality good.
Inside the Pool area, there are three basins. One for toddlers, one "multipurpose" with adjustable depth (1 Meter 30 max) and a 25 Meter pool for swimming (I think it´s 25x12), depth 1 Meter 80 all around. The swimming-basin is stainless-steel.
There are two, let´s call them "islands" at the walls, made from wood, with deck-chairs for some relaxation. There are some small palm trees on them and one of said "islands" also features a fishtank. The brochure says that this is "your first feg-shui swimming pool" - I´m not sure about that, but I also don´t care ;)
The multipurpose-basin will also be the venue of Aqua Jogging, Aqua Fitness and all these sort of things. On Top of the Building, there is also an exterior sun-deck.
You can reach Auqazena via the RER-station Calmart, the Bus 169 or the TUVIM Bus (green line). Or of course by Car, though there wasn´t a lot of parking space left when I was there.
Negatives? Like I already hinted in the first sentence, despite being open to the public, the whole thing is simply not finished now (July 2015). I´ve been there a couple of days after the first opening and while everything was generally functional, a lot of the necessary details were still missing. I´m, sure this will all be done in the next weeks or months, but it lessened my experience no less.
For example: the signage. I could make a long list now, but let´s just say that they are still in need of A LOT of signs on the walls. Where to go, where everything is, how to use the (electronic, money-less lockers) ... etc. There is not even a Sign outside telling you what this building is. There also is no clock anywhere inside.
Privacy is another issue that popped up during my visit. There was a lot of picture taking going on inside around the pool which is forbidden in almost every other public swimming pool that I know. But at least the (very friendly and helpful) Staff stepped in when some teenagers started taking under-water pictures. If you are shy, the upper sundeck is also not for you. The residential-buildings are quite close and there is no Visual cover of sorts and so there are a lot of people who can watch this sundeck up close from their living-rooms.
Price-wise I´m not feeling the 5 Euro 60 (Residents of Issy get a reduction) Entrance fee for the pool. Sure, there are some good plans and abonnements if plan to go there often, but 5,60 is still a lot of money to go for a swim.
Either way, I will certainly return in some weeks time, hoping everything is finished by then. It´s generally a nice, small, modern pool.
