In the very center of Moscow, near the Old and New Arbat, there is a sports complex "Arbat" with a swimming pool. His address: Compository, house 17.
Pool Description
This is a pool with five lanes, 25 meters long, 1.4-1.7 meters deep. Water is chlorinated, then additionally treated with an ozonizer. The water temperature is at around 27 degrees.
You can only enter the pool with a medical certificate. It is necessary to undergo examination by doctors - skin and therapist.
The pool is open from Monday to Saturday. Clients are welcome on weekdays from 7.30-21.30, on Saturdays from 11.00-17.45. The duration of one session is 45 minutes.
You can deal with one-time tickets or a monthly subscription. In addition to swimming, you can do water aerobics, massage, visit the sauna. There is a trainer for adults and for children.
The cost of a single visit to the Arbat pool is quite low - 350 rubles.
Pros and cons
Advantages by the pool are quite noticeable:
- Recently, modern repairs have been made.
- Home calm atmosphere.
- Low prices.
- A very good place in the center of the capital.
There are also disadvantages at the Arbat pool:
- Sunday is a day off.
- High arrangement of windows.
- Municipal pool with related services.
Reviews
There are a lot of positive reviews about the Arbat pool. Visitors like the home environment, there are not very many people here, retirees who swim at a calm pace along the first track go.
In the locker room, as well as showers, itโs quite clean, good individual drawers. In the hall in special cells you can leave the values.
Among the shortcomings, it is noted that there are no shoulders in the dressing boxes, things have to be folded, there is no marking in the middle of the tracks, but only between them, which causes difficulties when turning. There are those who do not like the smell of water in the Arbat pool; for some, the depth seems insufficient. Quite a few complaints about the staff, which, according to visitors, are not too polite.