About
The Darien Swim & Recreation Club, located at 1001 Hinsbrook Ave, Darien, IL, is a seasonal outdoor family-friendly facility offering a variety of aquatic and recreational activities. It features multiple swimming pools, including a main pool with diving boards and a wading pool, alongside amenities such as a snack bar, sand volleyball court, basketball court, and picnic areas. The club provides swim lessons and water aerobics, serving as a popular community hub during the summer months.
Specific, consistently advertised pool temperatures for the Darien Swim & Recreation Club are not readily available in public information. As a seasonal outdoor facility in Illinois, the pools are typically unheated and their temperatures largely depend on ambient weather conditions and sun exposure throughout the summer season.
What are people saying (AI review summary)? The venue is described as a clean, open space suitable for parties, with amenities like a built-in bar, ice box, soda fountain, and options for BYOB and bringing your own food. Positive feedback highlights its value, convenience, and family-friendly atmosphere, with some reviewers praising well-maintained pools and friendly staff/members. However, a strong and consistent negative theme surrounds the event manager, Ralph. Multiple users report severe issues with his professionalism, communication, and honesty, particularly regarding security deposits. He is accused of being rude, unresponsive, withholding deposits without valid reason, and failing to follow through on agreements, leading to a highly unsatisfactory experience for party planners, despite the physical clubhouse itself often being deemed acceptable.
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Listing Reviews
June 10th, 2023Raymond Silhan
Went for a retirement party tonight. Nice clean open space. Built-in in bar. You have to bring your own booze. Ice box and in back with soda fountain machine. Plenty of room for socializing, set up for food and entertainment.
June 17th, 2023Joanna Leon
The person in charge for events is horrible at what he does. Stopped responding to us when we asked for the security deposit. Said he was still wait on the treasurer. Yeah right. We unfortunately lost the keys to the clubhouse, was worried he was going to be mad but was understanding and gave us a spare. He said he was going to use some of the security deposit to get another key. It’s been 3 months and nothing. Don’t recommend planning a party there. Horrible communication and plus the place is so outdated. I did see him at Last Chance at the Yorktown Mall, I should’ve approached him and started a scene.
May 4th, 2023Sayra Flores
I hosted my dads 50th birthday party here which was a mistake, the man in charge RALPH not only was rude, stopped responding to us but he didn’t give back our deposit! We made sure at the end of the night everything was good. The next morning we received an email from RALPH stating that there was a hole on the wall. Although we don’t know how we could have missed something like that we didn’t want to argue so me & RALPH agreed that i would repair the wall which we we did; we put our own money towards it, hired a contractor & fixed it as it was. The day after we messaged him completely ignored us to this day, didn’t have the dignity or professionalism to atleast say thank you or anything. He took our deposit and never spoke us again. We contacted him via different email which he of coursed responded once we told him it was us once again completed stopped responding. ZERO professionalism. ZERO honesty. ZERO communication. With this experience NEVER will I book here again & I will spread word to my family members who have booked here in the past NEVER to do so again. If he is not the owner the board should definitely take in consideration who they put in charge! The club house wasn’t the problem everything was okay but with RALPH’S attitude 0/10!
June 12th, 2017Anne Christenson
Best bargain around! Bring your own food,and drinks or buy great ice cream there. It's like having your neighborhood party without the prep and cleanup. Kids are safe and friends are plentiful and you can't beat how close it is and hassle free it is to get to!
June 6th, 2017Bryan Gay
We just joined and we're having a great time so far. The staff and members are very friendly and welcoming. The pools are well maintained and plenty of lifeguard staff around to keep an eye on everyone.
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Opening Hours
| Sunday | Closed |
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| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | Closed |
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