Underwood Pool

Non resident review: Clean, modest, local city pool. The daily rate is higher than other towns, but a summer membership may hold more value. No WIFI, no towel service, no chairs/lounges, few to no services. Spent $65 to take two kids for a couple of hours. They do have a patch of grass and some shade.

It’s clean. It has ample shade and picnic benches and tables. There’s a water slide. You can get veggie straws in the vending machine. It also charges $20 for a child living outside of Belmont to visit, and $10 for a child living in Belmont. It’s nice pool, but it’s not a public pool.

Most expensive pool around. Not welcoming staff when asking questions. No arm bands allowed for babies and toddlers. I have 3 children under 4 who are very capable but need safety aids. Very very disappointing. They are able to swim but with their arm bands. Was told that it was put to the vote and the people of Belmont didn't want safety aids. Looking at the reviews now that doesn't ring true. I asked how can they carry on learning to swim - Answer - you can book swimming lessons! Not an option I'm afraid. I wanted a fun splash around not formal lessons. Many other options I have now found that are free and allow arm bands. No wonder it was empty.

Extremely rude and arrogant lifeguards with power trips. I hear how the lifeguards YELL at these children. Extremely unwelcoming staff and lifeguards. And looking through these reviews, nothing has changed over the years it appears. Lifeguards crowd around the restrooms and just talk, not doing any work. I guess the HIGH COST is going to paying high school students to gossip while "working." The pool itself is okay, but it is frustrating that the diving board gets closed because of "poor visibility," etc. And today was my last straw as the pool was extremely over chlorinated!! Please fix issues with the pool!

The pool itself was fine, however this was a stressful experience. It was very expensive (as non-residents, I paid $65 for myself and two kids). The posted rules were confusing and the staff didn't seem able to explain. For example, no life vests were allowed (these counted as flotation devices), which meant that when my young child wasn't actively practicing swimming, she couldn't just relax. I asked the reason behind this policy and got blank looks. There was also a lot of disorganization surrounding the required swim test for those who wanted to be in the deeper waters or use the diving board. The sign inside also said that kids had to take the swim test to go on the slide, but the sign outside said this only applied if they were under 48". There was no height measurement to check so