Its great but not what I need

Lovely Facility

Always a great experience at the rec. If you cant find something to do here there is something wrong. What a great asset to our community. There is some work that needs to be done in the locker room, but that is the only negative.

Set up well for use, during covid19.

Good gym and recreational outlet. They split the weight lifting equipment up to three or four different ends of the building kind of annoying having to walk into different rooms for a workout kills the vibe a little. Nice swimming pool by the looks of it and a bouldering wall that never seems to get used along with a dedicated cardio room.

My daughter is a student at SIUC. I went to her concert and was blown away by the beauty of the building. The music was fantastic. The John Logans choir sang, amazing, and SIU band played, amazing. I absolutely loved it.

Nice complex with a variety of things to participate in.

Awesome place and best place to be in while studying in SIUC

Great! Plenty of machines to use. Upstairs and down stairs track. I recommend coming here in the summer its empty because everyone has left for summer vacation.

Ive been going to the rec center since 2010ish. Its a fantastic facility with everything you could ever need to maintain a healthy lifestyle. I use the sauna routinely.

Ive been trying to get into the habit of going early in the morning before work. Its so nice to walk to the gym in the morning workout then shower before heading to work. I prefer going early in the morning because at night the gym is packed!! I mean its a great thing, everyone whos there is there for self improvement. The womens locker room is big and has showers and a sauna! I wish they had a nice lounge area with couches and mirrors kind of like the bathrooms at the student center. But its wonderful the way it is. I wish they had more ellipticals And a food court with healthy food...But I guess thats why I go to the gym now because I eat too much.I love the rec!!

Good place to socialize. Its a big gym with everything one would need and cool classes. You will be asked by the climbing club if you are in the climbing club or want to join if you climb there lol. The west weight room is smelly.

Good Gym just needs some minor repairs to the weight room. A little more organization to the weights. But overall the facility is got a lot to offer.

The Best place to be healthy

The Recreation Center is amazing but flawed. As typical per a university center, its huge and often crowded. There were times when I wanted to get a quick workout in before class or work, and felt like I was inhibited because the womens locker room was on the opposite side of the entrance and everything else is so spread out (and often times the machines/weights you want arent available). They are also pretty strict about having your ID on you and some other rules. The rock climbing wall and Olympic size pool are definitely features to check out if youre a local or student.

Excellent place to get your sweat on.

They charged $10 for a day pass whether you are sponsored or not, which makes this amount ridiculous and unfair especially if you already paid for parking, and you are planning to renew your membership but you cannot since their office is closed in thr weekends , so u have to wait till Monday , otherwise u will end up paying $20 plus parking for two days only...

I have been coming here for six or seven years. I highly recommend the Rec, the amenities it has for the cost is incredible. I love the variety it has to offer I can swim in the pool one day, play basketball on one of many courts another, racquetball another, lift weights in one of the multiple weight rooms and I could go on. I will continue to come as long as I am in the area. Its a great facility for the community and for students.

The gym here is a winner, they have so many machines and free weight, one of the best gyms in Carbondale. Two running circuits and several basketball courts and one futsal court.There is always programs to join where you get trained by a trainer. I recommend this place for health and well being by sports and workout.

Its so big and nice

It was a great visit. We were hoping for ping pong and raquet ball equipment, but totally understand when kids are involved. Its a great facility and the workers were great with our kids!

Highly recommended, if you find a trainer, that would be better. But I think you should pay or attend team work hours.

Excellent place to make exercises

Great place, they have pretty much everything here in one place. Martial arts, Zumba, cardio cinema, weight room, courts, and changing rooms. Free for students and the price for family of students is very reasonable. The only downside is that it is very spread out. The rooms are all split up over 2 floors a hundred yards long. So you might have to walk a lot to get to all the places you want to visit.

Very fun and diverse! Great interactions with people. And a great place to show your talents and practice perfection!

Very organized & convenient. Prices for membership are reasonable. I got my boyfriend a semester pass & he loves it!

I love playing basketball here, I also enjoy all the many workout equipment they have. Overall a great place.

Getting very frustrated that machines in the free weight and cardio room have been broken for a long time!!

Amazing facility providing nearly everything you might need. Just wish they had a bit more marital arts resources like a ring or wrestling room. Also they have new hours and close earlier but theyre still open nearly all day.

Awesome place to work out

Theres so many cool things to do!! Also theres good food sold there now.junk food that youll need as you burn calories.And the faculty is IN POINT!!

Best gym in the area for the best price.It would be nice if they could organize the machines a bit better, through.

Last year I bought a pass and went 3 times a week. The visitor meters were 50 cents for an hour. I just went today to purchase a pass and was told by membership you now pay at the machine. I brought my 50 cents to the pay station entered my parking space number and it said insufficient funds. I looked and it said minimum 2 hrs. I am a senior citizen former alumni and can not be there for 2 hours. When I went back to get more money it had already reset so I went home in disgust. I do not like to go after 4 cause it is crowded. I feel ripped off. It was a good thing I bought a 10 day only pass as I will be going elsewhere like JALC.

Great place to hang out and meet new people !

Excellent place! Have a really good structure for a big variety of sports.

Nice

Busy but it was noon too so I guess its good

Fantastic placeLayout very good.

Love the rec:) my favorites are the Zumba classes! all instructors are so fun and the people there are very fun as well:)))

I love this place! Its everything a rec center should be!

Great gym. Students teach the classes. Some are good some not so much.

Great place to work out, either with a group or by yourself. Nice walking/jogging track and pool.

Larger and superior to private facilities. Olympic-size pool, reasonable pricing with discounts for alumni and emeritus, well-managed and safe.

Wonderful. I used it as a student and as an alumni. well equipped. Good value for the price.

Great service. Clean

An excellent place to work out! Great facility and helpful people.

I really enjoyed the Community Day.The flyers and health/nutrition materials were really helpful.

Nice place ...nice people around

Its amazing .

Always a great time.

Great place and good people.

Clean, bright , well organized. Great place to work out!

Has a lot of things to do. Rock climbing, pool, sauna, and track, soccer, volleyball, and basketball. Hours could be better but great facility.

Excellent equipment, large facility, and friendly staff. The hours arent always the most convenient, but overall this is a wonderful university gym/fitness center.

More expensive than it used to be for a day pass, but a really nice facility with great staff. Lots of good times here over the years.

Big and nice!

Rude and incompetence management .

Great facility with everything you might need from a rec

Its too small of a venue for big swim meets. Not enough seating.

Great place to swim and exercise the rec has something for everyone!

Good place to workout.

U pay $288 for the Rec in ur tuition - be Aware theyre playing Subliminal Messages in that SIU Student Rec Radio - (locals r calling it WRECK radio) I asked them to turn it off as Im highly sensitive & it can cause Atrial Fibrillation-elevate your blood pressure-give you a stroke-cause nausea & diarrhea- Im a heart patient so I cant be exposed - they Flat out said NO - so be AWARE ur being fed what the military uses 2 Brainwash ppl- u CAN ask 4 ur money back if u dont wish 2 use the REC under these dangerous circumstances! If u go & feel unwell PLZ LEAVE QUICKLY - youre sensitive!

Best gym within 100 miles.

Great place to walk work out hit the weights

Convient IF you are a student. Do not go here if you dont need to. They take it out through student fees automatically without asking if you want to use those activities or not. Plus, some of the staff is good, but some go out of their ways to be rude. Plus, equipment break down a lot and very stagne hours on the weekend that are sometimes hard to work with. I dont usually write reviews, but when I feel the need to, it is because they either did something that stood out in my mind, and the rec did that by making me a dissatisfied student/customer.

Has everything you need

Awesome environment and facility.

They best place in Southern Illinois to workout.

A great community resources even for non students.

The Recs a very nice facility.

Great equipments, very spacious and neat.

Great facility!

Couldnt find a better gym for the price.

Great place to do exercise

It was great!

Loved it

Great equipment and plenty to do.

Great place for fun

Bathrooms need updated

Best place in SIU

Recommended for all indoor sports

Everything you need for recreation under one roof...

Very nice and clean facility.

Get you a swim

Why do all students have to be made to pay for the rec center fees? The rules that applies to parking permit should also apply here. If you need it pay for it.

Yeppers

Beautiful interior & excellent programs & equipment

Great for students

Great

Fun place

Good variety of machines

Lots of stuff to do

Its nice but really crowded

Wonderful swimming pool

Has all the exercise equipment necessary for anyone to workout.

Great place

Awesome and helpful staff!

Great place for schools to take field trips to

Nice facilities for the student body

Well facilitated rec center