The Whitehall Club

I love it here! The pool is clean and I couldn’t spot any dead flies inside the water or any debris as it was reported in an old review. Maybe they changed the management or they took notice of the complaints, but as of now, it is fabulous here. I checked three independent gyms with olympic size pools in Manhattan, low Westchester and here in Riverdale; there is no comparison whatsoever with this pool. I am very satisfied with my one-​year membership.
I will review it from time to time for updates.

I don’t even like swimming but the WH pool is great year-​round. It has indoor/​outdoor option for sunbathing (the pool itself is indoor but has a solarium ceiling) and all types of classes take place here. The staff is also great.

I was member there for a year because the location is very convenient and they have a ground floor indoor pool that still gets a lot of sunlight. However, I stopped going because the pool was dirty – had pieces of black peeled-​off paint from the sides of the pool, bandaids, dead flies and other insects floating around. If you’re not careful you’d swallow a fly literally! Very disgusting. They use a sand filter, but when the filtering is over, there’re loads of sand on the pool floor and pieces of cloth from the filter itself (I thought the filter is supposed to make the water cleaner?!) I complained about the situation multiple times over a period of months, but still there’s no improvement. The shower area also became dirtier than ever.
Also Taffy the manager has a major attitude problem. Why should anyone pay $ 1300 a year to swim in a filthy pool and suffer rudeness from the staff? The problem is they don’t have much competition in the area, so they can get away with such low quality facilities and service. What a shame.

I would strongly recommend The Whitehall Club. The pool is beautiful and year-​round. The staff and very friendly and accomodating. I am working out with a trainer who is studying for his PhD in physical therapy. The other members seem nice as well. Its conveniently located right on Henry Hudson Parkway.