The Hills Swim and Tennis Club

Not worth the price.
With the price you pay for your membership, you would think that this is an exclusive club. Not only is parking inadequate, but they continue to sell new memberships and raise dues each year, lessening the value and the overall experience.
With continuous false or premature promises to members, this club continues to raise its dues annually without any improvements. I, along with members have continually gone unheard by the management staff. Please do share your member survey reviews on your next newsletter.
Unprofessional, unethical, rude behavior from staff to top it off. Truly a disappointment.
Raise your STANDARDS, not your salaries.

Have been a member here for years. The Hills is such a beautiful family-​friendly, full service club. The kind you can enjoy with your family from young children to late in life. We enjoy the pools year round and actually enjoy them even more in the middle of winter — lovely warm pools esp. on cold nights can’t be beat for relaxing or fitness swimming, year round! The gym is also great, and the tennis courts are so scenic it’s an added pleasure to play. We also love entertaining guests there on occasion, given the scenery and facilities.

This club has beautiful views and an amazing pool area. In addition, it has a small gym with cardio equipment, machines, and free weights, a room dedicated to spinning classes, and an open use room lined with mirrors for yoga and other classes. The pool is a beautiful salt water pool that is primarily used for lap swimming. There is also a kids pool and two hot tubs. The pool is surrounded by cabanas, lounge chairs, tables, and bbqs. Other amenities include 2x tennis courts and a basketball court. Locker rooms are clean, have a saunas, and are adequate. However, you either have to use daily lockers or pay extra per month for a dedicated locker. Great place for families! Feels like a small vacation from the work week every time I go. It is a bit pricy, currently $ 280/​month. However, we looked around quite a bit and could not find a better club for a better price. I guess that’s what we get for living in the bay area! We are very happy with our decision to purchase a membership here.

I have recently joined, my son and I are thrilled. He is taking swim lessons. The staff is extremely nice and helpful, the restrooms are very clean and the pool is at the perfect temperature to swim. I also belong to Club One and the pool is too warm for me and I smelled the chlorine as soon as I entered where the pool is located. The pool in Club One is not 25 meters and I believe the pool at The Hills it is. There is no comparison with the pool at The Hills. I love The Hills.

The Hills is a wonderful club. I have to take issue with reviews that say that the bathrooms are not kept clean and that the lap pool is cold. Both completely untrue. The staff at the Hills work hard to keep the facility clean and comfortable. I’m there up to 5x a week at all different hours and it’s always a wonderful atmosphere and well-​maintained. The classes are excellent, staff courteous and obviously happy to be there. It’s a fantastic place to spend an afternoon.

Nice pools, landscape and views from the beautiful Oakland Hills. We are members here and have mixed feelings about this club, mostly because the rates keep increasing. We joined at a $ 220.monthly rate, and currently — just 2 years later –the monthly fee is $ 270. We hear that the rates are going to continue to increase up to $ 300 month, or more. There are not many work-​out classes and childcare is only a few hours a day. During the summer the pools are packed and there are rarely lifeguards on duty.
For these reasons, this club does not compete with others in the area for what they are charging (not to mention the 5k membership we paid while signing up).

I grew up going to this pool. Back in the ‘80s you could get a family membership for about $ 200. The pool was simple then and no work out facilities.
They have done a beautiful job on the remodel and adding workout facilities and classes. But it still shocks me that a membership is $ 5000 — 6000 and monthly dues are $ 250! The place is nice but the monthly membership dues are equivalent to a nice spa/​club. This is not that. The restrooms for one are not kept clean and there are not complimentary towels (unless you count tinny hand towels) the workout room is cramped and the lap pool is actually cold. The kid’s pool is very warm though. I’ve been to Club One several times and the facilities there are much nicer and the pool much more comfortable temperature for general swimming.
The main thing going for the Hills is the beautiful view!

I am not a member, but my son has been taking semi-​private and private swim lessons at The Hills from Erin Lucas and what a wonderful experience. The pools at The Hills are great.
But let’s talk about Erin. She’s terrific! I highly recommend her as a swim instructor for little ones. She has been working with my 6 year old for 4 weeks, 2 times per week and what a difference! He is ready for summer camp thanks to her coaching and patience.

I’m here with Michael and Lynn the 6 year old I nanny and his mother and I love it!!! Amazing view while you swim on the top of a hill in the Oakland Hills=)
Could spend hours here ;)

I’ve been a member here since I was young. The Hills has always been a fun place to spend an afternoon. The pool is a decent size and there are two tennis courts to choose from and a basketball court. The gym itself is rather small, but seems to fit the number of people that are usually partaking.
The facilities look quite good, with the remodel of the front room. There has also recently been a revamp in the café, which is serving much healthier choices (a big plus for the fitness aspect here).
All the workers are very friendly and while they may not be able to answer your question right away, they will find someone who can. All in all, a pretty fun place to hangout by the pool.