Dalplex

Fantastic experience: A great place to do a lot of fun activities. There’re a lot of basketball hoops as well, which gives everyone an opportunity to play or practice/train their game

Fantastic experience: Got an opportunity to visit Dalpex this summer and was impressed by the facilities and maintenance. Amazing pool, gym, and events organized for summer.

Fantastic experience: comfortable

Negative experience: Overall bad service. Front desk employee can’t make any decisions without a supervisor around, and supervisor is always not here. Just a waste of time and gas money to try and get a good package here.

Fantastic experience: Très propre et professionnel

Negative experience: You pay for a gym subscription and get sauna for free, thanks to their non existent air conditioning.

Negative experience: Dalplex only cares about the appearance. There are some ok people here, but the majority would let you get assaulted and not do anything. I am a service dog user and my dog got attacked by an off leash dog in the lobby?? when I had a panic attack some staff rolled their eyes and giggled, while saying I was unreasonable as the entire building is actually "Dog friendly." If you bring any issues to them unless you take it all the way up, they just roll their eyes at you/ "I totally understand how that could be difficult!" and continue playing on their phones. I had youth staff bark at me and my service dog and when it triggered a CPSTD flash back, they were more concerned about the symptoms of my episodes than the behavour of their staff that caused it. Instead of apologizing the staff member was extremely rude to me and higher management took his side! Instead of correcting staff, instead of saying "both of these are problems" they just came down on me and ignored everything entirely, as if to say "we don't care if staff or clients behave in a way that can put your service dog and life in danger, we care that you have an outburst of emotion when that happens. Remain silent and you can continue to access our facilities." Dal students will openly talk about you and gossip within earshot, so if you're the kind of person that doesn't enjoy being made into entertainment for others this gym isn't for you. If you can put your headphones on, not make eye contact with anyone/ or are conventionally attractive and don't get bullied in social situations then you should be fine. I'm not sure that it's worth the price, terrible music, staff that would watch you bleed out before calling for help, and staff that will openly talk about who they're trying to date as opposed to spotting you with focus.

Positive experience: We love Dalplex, it is a very comfortable sports place except for the basketball camps. They are run in the domes without the AC, and it is very difficult for athletes to practice there. I wish they could install AC there.

Fantastic experience: Big gym

Fantastic experience: Great sports centre by the south end of Halifax!

Fantastic experience: Main gym at Dalhousie University. Also open to community members. Wheelchair accessible.

Positive experience: Visit: June 2024 You can tell they have built a new part to the sport center, which is quite nice. The older parts are a bit more old-school feeling. Exploring around, the building really have me "University of Alberta Bio-Sci building vibes". Mainly went there for the dry sauna room which was nice. They also have a small climbing gym, but it is closed during summers which is unfortunate

Positive experience: We were there for a tournament so we only used the pool for the weekend. I can't say much more about anything else. Everything seemed really clean though. Nice facility.

Fantastic experience: The best sports facility in the whole city!

Negative experience: Good luck trying to get a work out in. It gets so busy, particularly in the evenings, you will be waiting in a 4 person line just to get a mediocre machine. It is so insanely busy it’s like going to Disneyland on Christmas.

Fantastic experience: Great

Negative experience: so busy and a tiny gym for 21,000 students and lots of outside memberships.

Negative experience: 1. Layout of equipment is illogical 2. The fact that towel service or borrowing a racket/ball costs money is a joke given tuition costs. 3. The lockers don’t even fit a basketball… 4. This is outside of the facility’s control but…the volume and behaviours of the patronage is abysmal. Good luck getting a workout in

Fantastic experience: Organised set-up!

Negative experience: Dalplex seriously needs to reassess their front desk customer service, when it comes to greeting people, they show no welcoming vibe, when a customer addresses an actual issue, the customer service hang up on calls, instead of solving the problem, they start arguing with us, better hiring needs to be done and staff should be trained to politely deal with members

Negative experience: I would not recommend this gym. You will be ignored by staff walking in and everyone working upstairs is seated on their phones, no one is working/cleaning. The environment is dirty and chaotic. The equipment is not logically laid out, it is scattered and rarely available or functioning properly. There should also be courtesy rules like practice appropriate hygiene as a respect for a shared environment, as you walk in it smells like people don’t know what deodorant is. Perhaps upgraded ventilation or air purification would help

Positive experience: Great fitness facilities but squash court very hot and stuffy, not well ventilated. Reception staff are not well trained esp when starting Dalpex membership.

Negative experience: Overall mediocre gym. Staff is unfamiliar and often completely ignore people entering the gym. The environment is horrible due to the lighting and changes they make to the layout of the gym itself. The equipment is all scattered and rarely available or functioning properly. The music adds to the dull vibe playing the complete opposite of what anyone would consider gym music. The scattered layout also makes it very difficult to find smaller plates to add to a movement such as bench. For such a large school you’d think they’d put a bit more effort into the fitness facility.

Fantastic experience: Grand et stylé

Fantastic experience: Really nice facility!

Fantastic experience: A clean, spacious, modern sporting facility!

Fantastic experience: Enjoyed a weekend watching university basketball in the Dome. They have great seating and a well stocked canteen.

Positive experience: Histoire

Fantastic experience: Neat facility

Positive experience: 固定器械过于多，自由器械很少，没有专门的有氧区，同时在力量区也没有考虑到dal学生的数量，已经别人的需求

Negative experience: Unaccomodating court booking policy.

Fantastic experience: Great spot to bring kids

Fantastic experience: Great volleyball tournament!

Negative experience: Poor client experience. Overpriced.

Fantastic experience: Spacious hall for fairs and large scale events

Fantastic experience: It's a really good place and my second home ☺️

Fantastic experience: Awesome gym, great amenities

Positive experience: Very clean and nice place to do a workout.

Negative experience: Updated polices leave those with punch cards unable to make court bookings. What a waste of money.

Fantastic experience: This was the gym Chris Bumstead trained at when he attended this university, now he’s a 3 time Mr. Olympia, this gym has history

Fantastic experience: One of the best Gym i've ever been

Fantastic experience: Great Gym. Great location and Tons of Parking sports. But still mostly or always full sometime.

Fantastic experience: Great array of activities available. This is a really good facility.

Positive experience: This gym lacks squat racks, benches, and small weights (2.5 lbs and 5 lbs). And it's often too crowded to find machines.

Fantastic experience: One of the best sports complex in Halifax, really helpful staff and stuff well organized. I would definitely recommed to get a membership here.

Fantastic experience: The Dalplex is the best place for the people of all the generations, There are gym equipments which are no where else on this planet, "rotary torso". apart from good facilities, and everything, you will see the lively, happening environment all around the Dalplex, which will give you more energy than drinking a Red Bull. *You might get Wings too* Overall, best Gym and Best Ground Best Swimming Pool, Cheers !!

Fantastic experience: Where do I even begin when describing Dalplex. It’s not just a place it’s an experience. The weightroom 10/10. The staff 10/10. The music?? 10/10. Dalplex changed my life for the better. Dalplex has it all. A gym, a pool, a sauna, a view and an amazing physio clinic exclusively at dalplex. The equipments are extremely satisfactory . My time at the dalplex has been the greatest. 10/10 would recommend.

Fantastic experience: Dalplex is one of the best gym with good infrastructure, modern facilities and state-of-the-art equipment. Not only that they have knowledgeable, supportive and friendly staff/personal trainers who are there to help and guide you along your fitness journey.

Fantastic experience: Dalplex is an amazing place. I remember that when I moved to Canada for studies at Dal, initially i felt very lonely. I started going dalplex, watched and played the games there. I felt very good. I met new people there. The Dalplex weight room have all the facilities that you need for a perfect workout. The staff is excellent that helps you. The music, environment and people are amazing.

Fantastic experience: Its a nice facility, with good equipment and usually not too busy. It has got a big pool and a huge badminton court which i love. The staff is friendly and answer the queries in a helpful manner. The overall environment is friendly.

Fantastic experience: Dalplex is a great athletic facility, you have facilities like a fitness hall, studio, pool, and even wall climbing and much more, working at Dalplex the weight room I can confidently say that we have a group of passionate and helpful staff with great coordinate assist people to the best of their ability. new equipment is always bought on demand based on what people love, they take customer feedback very seriously, and all equipment is dusted and sanitized every day. this place has a vibe of its own, loved it from day one and would highly recommend it its got everything one requires.

Fantastic experience: Amazing facilities with friendly members and employees. I usually train 5 to 6 times a week, and every time I work out, Dalplex never fail to provide high quality experience during my training session. I guess am lucky to be a dal student just for this gym.

Fantastic experience: Dalplex is a clean and organized gym with friendly and helping staff and all new equipment in the weight room! The staff nicely greet at the front of the gym when you go up the stairs and are always happy to help with any questions or concerns regarding workouts, the equipment etc. There is always space at the cardio equipment and lots of variety for cardio. It is nice having a stretching area in the back as well. The new machines make my workouts efficient and make it so I can hit every muscle group without needing to use the free weights. Working at Dalplex has been super fun and always a positive experience.

Negative experience: The gym equipment is quite good, Needs more attention in terms of cleaning. The field house needs major maintenance. It is as hot and humid as a sauna in the summer Overally, with its poor quality, I won't recommend it ( unless you are a student like me and they have charged you already and left you with no other choice)

Negative experience: I've been going to gyms my whole life in various cities, and Dalplex is the worst gym I've ever been a member of. The renovations were completed for aesthetics and not functionality. All times of the day the gym is absolutely packed - the number of students at Dal clearly wasn't taken into consideration when building this gym. In addition to being chaotic, none of the weights are reracked properly and you're lucky if you get a bench during the whole time you're working out. Most times I go, I have to adjust my workout or change it completely due to the number of other people there and lack of space or equipment available. There's often not even open space to use free weights or stretch, and walking through the gym is a challenge because people just have to find whatever space they can to lift. Even when the studios are not in use, members are not allowed to use them for stretching or lifting. The machines are nice, but for some reason they chose to install 8 lat pull downs and 0 seated rows, as one example of the odd choices they made. They should have built a second floor instead of having high ceilings and an aesthetically nice gym.

Negative experience: The weight room is insanely busy at all hours of the day. It is difficult to get on a piece of equipment, especially with students lingering on their phones for half an hour. I mostly end up using the cardio gear which was not the purpose of joining. A few days after I joined they raised the rates. Not cool. Could’ve told me.

Positive experience: The squash courts are alright. But they are in the basement, it's super hot down there

Fantastic experience: Having tried most the gyms in the downtown area, I believe the Dalplex is one of the best in terms of available facilities and overall aura. I love the windowed sides, gives a sense of openness and adds vibrancy. The programs they offer are also very comprehensive and well maintained, as I've heard from friends.

Negative experience: Staff are ludicrous

Fantastic experience: Good Place but costly!

Fantastic experience: Dalhousie University's largest sports complex

Fantastic experience: Great gym. Lots of equipment. Great atmosphere.

Negative experience: Any chance to reduce hours due to snow, or even rain (no I'm not kidding) they will. Save your money join YMCA or Canada Games Center.

Positive experience: horrible management, very disorganized, good luck if you book a court. Not that you can with covid restrictions changing every month.

Positive experience: Dalplex recently received some fantastic upgrades to its general weight room and fitness hall. This included a few yoga studios and other workout studios. The field house is large with something for everyone. The pool however is out dated and could use some love. The staff are always friendly and helpful. Booking spots can be challenging at times however that's just the way things are. Will continue to go to Dalplex until HRM builds a better facility!!

Negative experience: Despite of paying good amount of membership fee . Dalplex failed to have experienced condescending with some of their front desk employees. There has been instances where misinformation has been delivered by the front desk employees and seems like they are not able to do simple task as to book the member for the requested time and slot. Policy of Dalplex needs to be updated well as it is not clear and easy to understand not only for the members but also for their employees.

Fantastic experience: I am a Dalhousie university Graduate, as such I get a reduced annual membership rate to go here which is fantastic. The only thing I can't do here is use the sauna due to Covid fears, but once I'm fully vaccinated, I'll be in there anyway. This place is great, natural light. Plentiful assortment of machines to target every part of the muscular system. In addition to the swimming pool and the indoor track, there really is something for anyone

Fantastic experience: Great gym! I feel like a high level athlete when I walk in. Full sized swimming pool and fully renovated workout facilities and studios, the Dalplex offers everything you could ever want in an indoor gym.

Fantastic experience: Perfect. Everything is as it must be. Sport complex of Dalhousie Univ

Fantastic experience: excellent I recommend

Fantastic experience: I am a Dalhousie university Graduate, as such I get a reduced annual membership rate to go here which is fantastic. The only thing I can't do here is use the sauna due to Covid fears, but once I'm fully vaccinated, I'll be in there anyway. This place is great, natural light. Plentiful assortment of machines to target every part of the muscular system. In addition to the swimming pool and the indoor track, there really is something for anyone

Fantastic experience: Dalplex more like dalflex

Fantastic experience: Increased capacity post restrictions. 4 - 7 pm is the busiest time.

Fantastic experience: Dalplex offers a wide variety of recreational and sport activities. Sports like badminton, volleyball, basketball,etc requires appointment. Gym though doesn't require any appointment, but getting the desired equipment for workout can take time, depending on the time of the day. Excellent facility overall!

Positive experience: I am grateful to have such a fine facility close and available. The staff are very helpful.

Positive experience: It’s good but not the best. Proper weight management is missing. Even though they have areas broken down so that the distance regarding the Covid is maintained, the weights are everywhere. Furthermore, some important machines are still closed.

Fantastic experience: Dalplex is one of the clean, hygienic and well maintained fitness facilities in this area. Plenty of space, varieties of classes and equipments. Try cardio kickboxing and Zumba. They also have a good rack climbing court.

Positive experience: The new addition is lovely, however there needs to be some renovations to the older areas. A lot has been done in the last few years, but definitely more to be done. This is especially true with regards to updating the pool deck/change rooms, and the class/lab/office areas.

Positive experience: Nice facility but is $15 for a day pass

Positive experience: Great place to work-out. But due to the recent situation, they are taking up to 44 people in the fitness studio and I never got an appointment as they are filled as they are made available.

Negative experience: Booked 8:00 a.m. workout online showed up building closed, 40 other people lined up outside building waiting to work out as well. Building doesn't open until 9am on Sunday, but booking system listed 8am time slot. No accountability for management. Non-scientic based covid protocols result in 75% of fitness machines roped off in gym, dalplex membership not worth it. Cancelling mine, going to Fitness FX or new YMCA. Management doesn't care at all, zero accountability. Dalplex exists to give the staff jobs, not for community to work out.

Fantastic experience: Amazing place for recreation if you are close to Dalhousie University. Lot of parking spaces and organized appointment system. 1 hour perday. The pool the tennis court the fitness hall every facility is well managed and kept clean. The menbership rates are reasonable and if you stay in Community its more affordable. Visiting Dalplex is always mind refreshing and best activity center around Halifax Downtown.

Fantastic experience: It's nice

Fantastic experience: Best COVID-19 precautions inside the Atlantic Bubble! Well done!

Fantastic experience: Every morning in at 6 for our workout. Usually the same group, so it's a community.

Fantastic experience: Love the experience of getting there and playing badminton tennis and working out in fitness hall. Its important to book your appointments given the current situation. Overall great lots of parking available.

Fantastic experience: The fastest pool in the Atlantic provinces! Nestled under the entire field house it goes from long course to short course each day. Like a sick joke. Once it hosted CIS Championships, but the after party was too legendary, so the swim meet moved on to more boring cities like Victoria and Toronto. Home to the fiercest lady Tiger Rachel Shin a 400 IM legend.

Fantastic experience: Go and get the body work done!

Fantastic experience: I had a student membership, during my initial days I did not actually notice the value of this place and had no idea what it has got inside and just kept ignoring to go there and look at what they got to offer, gradually my friends started going and I too wanted to check out the place and then realized how amazing it was and it has got very big swimming pool and a fantastic gym which was recently upgraded and also a huge badminton court and they also provide rackets, gigantic basketball courts and located in a very calm and decent environment. I would say if you are a student please do not ignore rather go and get some physical exercise and stay healthy. unfortunately do not have any pictures.

Fantastic experience: Great place to go for a swim!! The staff sre friendly and very safe regarding the COVID19 rules. Definitely recommend!

Positive experience: Nice big place, parking is limited.

Negative experience: Great facility run with absurd policies and poor management.

Positive experience: Clean, open atmosphere. Good equipment, great place to workout

Positive experience: Pretty good place working out. If you're a student of dal or kings, take advantage of this awesome place. Would be cool if they could include cross fit equipments.

Positive experience: An awesome gym with excellent equipment and facilities. Lots of dumbbells, three squat racks, three flat benches, and an incline bench press. As well, they have a plethora of cardio equipment. The place sometimes gets really busy (namely suppertime), but that is a testament to its popularity as opposed, I guess, to anything wrong with the facility.

Positive experience: Love this gym! I've been training here for 8 months now and Dalplex offers a great environment for anyone looking to exercise. I would rate it a five star if they would install a straight pull up bar that you could practice calisthenics freestyle moves on.

Fantastic experience: The best local facility for all your exercise needs

Fantastic experience: Perhaps the most comprehensive place to get and stay fit in the whole city!! Everything is there: SUPER indoor track, ping pong room, oodles of exersize equipment and free weights, full-sized pool.... lots more. Staff is first-class... couldn't ask for more actually!!

Fantastic experience: A great facility, with a wonderful staff.

Fantastic experience: Very good sports facilities.