Westside Tennis Club

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)