New Orleans JCC - Uptown

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2024-07-22

I love the Acquatics Department: Kathleen.and Greg and all the lifeguards, especially Violet and Josephine. JCC, without any doubt, is one of the finest institutions anywhere in New Orleans. I walked right by it for years and assumed it would be "exclusive". But I saw their wonderful Olympic size swimming pool and envied the people who could swim there. I love swimming and there just aren't a lot of pools to choose from. I had gotten horribly out of shape and my doctors referred to my "morbid obesity" and recommended I go there to try to stave off "morbidity." Starting on my son's last birthday, last year, I started going there and it has changed my life. My only regret really thinking what a shame it is that I didn't start going many many years ago. It is super clean and extremely well maintained. If you know New Orleans at all, you will understand how rare and unusual that is in this city. Everyone there is super friendly and always helpful. Nobody is an outsider. All are welcome. I try to go there every day but can oy manage about four times a week. But every time I go I feel better afterwards, and every day I don't go I think about it and wish I were there swimming (they have a fabulous indoor heated pool, slightly less than Olympic size, for our brutal winter weather here in New Orleans, where sometimes it gets as low as 40° F or even a few degrees below). I love the JCC and I have never met a disagreeable person there. That makes it nearly unique! I also like their health food automats (snack and drink machines) and their little Café.

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2024-10-16

I work out here three times/ week. It’s definitely the best in the city. Alvarez is great and perhaps could guide the others at front desk to friendly protocol. Women’s locker room is adequate. I’ve requested air freshener for toilet area several times to no avail. Super fan of rowing machine. No improvements needed. Cardio room is well endowed. Requested bin for dirty towels to no avail. ( Jake and Parker are excellent). Cardio room is too HOT. MORE AC. More AC , more fans especially over treadmills. Weight room is well-stocked. But it stinks. Never see anyone clean it anymore. No grey shirt ( employee) to clean or help with weights. Enforce the no dropping weights and get people off of machines while they text for 10 minutes. No complaints with stretching room, although it should be quiet. NO CELL PHONES. Nice touch lately with very pleasant young lady passing out yogurt and blueberries. Shows you care about us. Recommend the J to everyone I meet. Smile, Michael

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2024-11-04

The JCC uptown is a great choice if you enjoy paying for amenities that are never available. They rent out facilities to third parties and tell paying members beat it. Unsure what my membership is buying.