I have an "ok" experience with the badminton courts. The design is nice with straight proper nets, only badminton lines marked on the ground, and nice wooden flooring. However, the slipperiness of the floor is quite unacceptable. Many friends have reported the same thing, no matter the badminton shoes. It is more problematic during the winter.

So much overcrowding there during the open swim. Also, I find the pools close frequently during visits, making the visits not worth it. Yesterday the only big pool closed due to lack of chlorine, 10 minutes after we arrived, and stayed closed until closing. Pretty disappointed. Although I understand not wanting to turn people away, I wish the pool only accepted pre-online registration/booking to keep from overcrowding. Almost no space to swim even when the pool is open.

It is cool, it could be improve. Nice turf

This RA center was amazing place to grow new talents (Photo, badminton, soccer, judo and more ) before but not any more. Now very outdated and needs work to bring it back to desirable place.

The RA Centre is a really nice facility! I didn't walk around the entire place, but did play in a pickleball tournament there so this rating is primarily for the court area. The complex is easy to get to and there is ample free parking. The courts are well-lit, well-marked and the surfaces are beautiful, with a non-slip finish that will definitely give you road rash if you fall, but slips are not an issue. The net systems are top quality. There is a bar in the lounge which overlooks the courts, a change area, the washrooms are close and the entire place is clean and well-maintained. There are a few negatives, however. 1. The ceiling has light and large ventilation structures which hang quite low over the courts, making lobs a challenge. Even some mis-hits make contact, which is a fault. 2. The space between and around the courts isn't abundant. An aggressive player chasing down a good shot could easily wind up on an adjacent court, and it's impossible to get to the back courts without disrupting play on the front courts. 3. The final negative is the court running crossways between the front and back courts. Why? Regardless of these negatives, I think it still deserves a 4-star rating because it was enjoyable to play there!

The soccer field is not properly cut, the ball doesn't roll through the grass as smoothly as it was supposed to roll. Since the grass is high, it is dangerous to play because you can even get injured there.

I play slopitch on the ball diamonds. The diamonds are pretty good. The outfields could use some rolling to level them out, but overall great.

I go there for Badminton and it has been a good experience so far. They have 6 courts and unlike other sports centers where they have 2 or 3 courts which are always booked, this one can be booked easily if you plan 3 days prior.

Been going to the dome weekly with my son for the Cokiseum league soccer. They do a great job. It would be nice I'd the dome was a bit warmer but overall very good.

Great place to play. The bubble is still fairly warm in the winter. The leagues are well run. The staff is very kind and attentive. Footy Sevens could invest in a few newer balls! But overall lots of fun to play there.

Closest indoor pickleball to me and the courts are nice. The booking process is pretty competitive which is a shame but there are more players than courts esp in winter. The facilities are nice and things are kept clean.

Nice place for indoor soccer. But they don't have washrooms.

I have been having a great time these past few months playing pickleball at the RA with new snd old friends. Even met Matthew Perry today from TV series friends.

Great place to get active. Sign up for a recreational league and get out there. I've played soccer here for years and always look forward to using their facilities

Lots of facilities but all of them are pretty average. The turf fields are old and need new turf. It’s very hard to see when you play at night and I’d say I have pretty good vision. There is a pool, a workout facility, squash courts, curling, and much more inside the facility. All of it could use some updating but it offers you a chance to play various sports within the city.

Archery team is knowledgeable and friendly, reception has been nice too when ive needed them. Schedules are a pain to navigate though, for instance the whole range could be booked for a private event but the system will still allow a lane reservation at that time. The two should be synced up to avoid confusion

Tried emailing them twice regarding an issue, no respond. Spoke the people on the front counter and they can't help me but tell me to email to the same address and still no respond. Not sure what to do when you have a problem that can't be solve by the front counter.

You can play curling, ping pang , pickleball here, but need registration first

I go here for badminton. The courts are the best you will find in Ottawa. The change rooms and washrooms are almost always dirty and unhygienic in the Women's. Ottawa's main place for all sorts of sports for many years however, little money goes back into the buildings maintenance and cleaning. The RA is due for an upgrade if they will be increasing the prices from $20 to $30 per hour for badminton court rentals. I'm surprised how out dated this place is given the high traffic of people.

Played badminton, lines were correct, I think they cost a lot though to book one, lights were low and off to the sides so drives were hard to hit. There's a badminton so store which was cool

Awful experience with their summer day camp. We enrolled my 10 year old niece here for most of the summer. For a couple of weeks now she was experiencing bullying from some of the children in the camp (name calling, being left out of games, kicking her in the pool). The camp counsellors did nothing to stop this throughout the weeks so we decided to pull her from the camp completely. Only until a couple days of her not being there do they call and offer to talk to the parents of the bully. Which we all know will achieve nothing. Children should feel safe and heard, not like another cheque to the company. Very disappointed in the lack of care and experience of the staff here.

Was an fun experience to have worked in and tried a lot of the different activities they offered here. The fitness facilities were nicely spread out and it was very cozy despite being so large. The new paintings on the wall inside helped bring the some more life to the building.

New curling club setup is very open, flexible and useful in so many ways. Ice surface is in very good condition, clean and the "arena ice" experience is pretty interesting.

Great place to play beach volleyball. Deep sand on the courts, though they’re so big it’s probably best suited for 6s.

Its a very nice sports complex - things almost back to normalcy - facilities are good - staff friendly - enjoy the sessions

Lots of construction and not great signage on where to go in the building or how to get to different places but love that they are redoing everything so they can be accessible and be completely integrated with the able body and disabled community. Was there for a wheelchair learn to curl event. It was fun and probably will join the curling next season

amazing place we had fun with the dogs

Been going here 40 years...Best workout facility in town !!!

RA Centre has good Badminton Courts. Though it's at approx. 30 minutes drive from my place, I like its courts better than any nearby ones.

Great place to swim. Kids really can have a great time here learning to swim as part of being here.

Fun to attend for badminton. The roads on the property are completely destroyed and something loud flew up and hit the underside of my car whilst leaving. Apparently 5kph is fast enough to kick up rocks. They really need to invest in maintenance.

Great place to play squash. I haven’t tried too many of their facilities but it’s really convenient to book online and there’s almost no friction when you enter. Just go straight to the front desk and confirm you’re there, nothing else to do. The prices are a bit steep for squash, but there aren’t many options right now anyways.

I walked on voted and left. I'm 72 and that's the only time I've entered the building

Great time at the archery range. Had it to ourselves and all the precautions for covid made us feel safe. Will be looking at getting a membership so spend more time there

John was very patient at their one-time ‘Try Archery’ and their COVID-19 protocols were enforced. Badminton was happening below us behind the green mesh, so it was loud and difficult to concentrate, but I still fun.

Great place for kids for summer camp and recreational too

My daughter (7 yo) just loved the summer camp. Thank to everyone involved.