Westside Tennis Club

11/23/09

Good club for families

by stevetennisfam at Citysearch

I agree. This is a great family facility.

Highlights:

They always have a lot going on for both adults and kids.

Very family-focused (not tennis family-focused though).

The fitness area(s), yes more than one are awesome and very clean. Best of all, no waiting for machines! They also have tons of classes to suit every need. They have a former NFL player who works there too. He's a really nice guy and will work your butt off!

The locker rooms are very clean and sanitary.

The restaurant is well run and the food isn't too bad either. The specials are the way to go.

Excellent kids area!

Lot's of free things to do.

Bad area of town but very safe inside property line.

Very affordable.

Downfalls:

Not enough tennis courts. If you want a tennis court after work, forget about it. They stay booked, even on the weekends. They used to have more courts but made the bad decision to replace them with other amenities. Great for non-tennis players but not so much for the many tennis players throughout Houston.

Worst aspect of club, no court reservations! I've never been a member of a club that doesn't take reservations. What a mess!

Management doesn't seem to cater to tennis players like they used to. We are considering leaving the club because of this.

Really rough neighborhood. Lot's of apartments with trashy, rough people walking around outside of gate. Some of them sneek in through the back at night to play soccer. Nobody seems to care but I get nervous with my kids hanging out. No trashy people at pool...ever. Most of the people are VP's and hold prominent positions. Just look at cars in parking lot.

That's ashame they are going to get rid of center court. They need more pro tournaments. At least futures or satellite events. Really bad idea losing Masters and future ATP events.

Not all staff is friendly, especially the chubby one and the tall blonde (maybe accountant) at the front desk. Big chip on their shoulders.

No tennis ladders or challenge boards of any sort. No club directory either. If I want to play tennis with someone, who do I call and what is their number? Tennis Director does a good job though.

• Pros: Family-focused with tons of stuff going on
• Cons: No tennis court reservations

02/02/09

Best Family Club in Town-Period!

by skysdesire at Citysearch

1)Largest pool in Houston; Also has Lap pools and Adult Only Pool/massive jacuzzi.

2)More tennis courts than anywhere in Town-always a court to play on-8 Indoor tennis courts.

3)Kid Zone (Free to members) is a Fantasy land! Enclosed Full-size basket ball court-Golf cage-7 Batting cages including one softball-7 enclosed Trampolines-3 Wii games with 45" screens-3 Dance machines-workout equipment-soda/energy drink bar-4 Ping Pong tables-ALL OF THIS IN ONE PLACE UNDER ONE ROOF-also miniature golf just outside.

4)Soccer field for League games.

5) 3 Separate Workout areas with new equipment including massage therapist.

6) Palates room for 15.

7) Full Indoor Adult Basket Ball court where rockets used to practice.

8) Adult only TV Lounge for Sports viewing including leather arm chairs, couches-10 screens next to Bar.

9) Restaurant for quality basic lunches and dinner. Nothing fancy, but good.

10) New staff-well mannered and helpful.

11) New Guard House for restricted entry and entire facility is full fenced and lighted with plenty of concrete parking.

12) New Day Care Center Jan-2009.

13) Plans in the works for removal of center court used for US Clay Court championships and replaced with "The Water Works" a State of the Art Water Slide Facility.

14) Always something going on sponsored by club such as Poker night-Bingo-All kinds of instruction-4th of July Fireworks/Halloween/Christmas- All Kinds of parties! Swimming-tennis-Soccer Tournaments

We have been members for 6 months and there has been nothing but improvements every month. We live in the Lakeside/Memorial area and we LOVE this club. The idiot who wrote the comments 2 down from this one must have been a moron. Live in the area and this is not a "rough area". Highly recommended even if you don?t play tennis!!

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IT IS VERY AFFORDABLE FOR A FAMILY TO JOIN!

Sky P

• Pros: Best kept Secret in Town-Value-Plenty to Do-Friendly Members-Not just for Tennis.
• Cons: Loccker Rooms need to be bigger.

12/20/08

Excellent Value for family fun and fitness

by HoustonBrod at Citysearch

We attended a birthday party at The Zone back in March and immediately joined the club. It was perfect for our family -- three kids, one in elementary, one in middle and one in college. You can always get on a tennis court. There are several different areas of workout machines -- almost all machines are new. There's a secluded room for yoga, an entire basketball arena where the Rockets used to train with an indoor track. The two new pools are really nice and open year round. The older third pool now has a huge hot tub. The Zone is fantastic for kids (and dad's that like to act like a kid). Our middle schooler loves to hang out there. My college student loves it when she's home from school. The restaurant facility is nice and the food is fine. We spent the day and evening of 4th of July at the Club and enjoyed a lot of activities and decent fireworks. There are frequent events of all kinds. There is a new security building at the gate that does check membership cards. The clientele is upscale and certainly not full of tatoos! For the price, it can't be beat. And none of us play tennis!

• Pros: Excellent value, extensive facilities, new fitness machines, great pools, outstanding kid zone, perfect for a family
• Cons: Huge idle stadium, showers, lack of first class restaurant (but its good enough for quick meals)

07/24/08

Very disappointing.

by LenaKnows at Citysearch

Pathetically 20+ yrs past its prime. Unkept and understaffed facilities. Trash bins overflowing, etc. Very impoverished landscaping--looks more like a third world facility. In a rough part of town. Don't leave valuables in your car. Stafff that is there is quite indifferent. Locker rooms seem to be bacteriafests (damp, poorly ventilated, etc). Many "ruffian", borish members. Hang out at the pool to view the human tattoo catalog. In a rough part of town!!!!

• Pros: None
• Cons: Just about everything.

09/13/07

Wow! Top class facility, with great staff.

by expertk at Citysearch

I had a look around, played some tennis, and ate in the restaurant. Clean facilities, high quality equipment, friendly and helpful staff. This looks like a place you'd want to spend some time. The food in the restaurant was fresh and tasty. The sign up rates right now are very reasonable (Sept 2007) (compared to the Houstonian and the like). Some fitness areas are adult only but there are also great places to entertain kids too all with fitness in mind. I'm signing up! I'm hoping the experience will be as good as it looks.

• Pros: price, staff, facilities, clean, quality, new equipment, not busy, kid free classes, upgrading pools
• Cons: none I saw