Reviews of PEPS de l'Université Laval (Driving School)

Alexander Keefe

Seems promising with all the facilities but the way they are run, priced, and staffed made it very disappointing. The gym was the most disappointing. The photos I saw online looked great, but it was only after I had paid for a membership that I found out those pictures were for a gym reserved for student athletes. The regular gym is inadequate. It doesn't have enough squat racks and there are no bumper plates for Olympic lifting. When I emailed the Peps to ask if they could allow us to use bumper plates from the student athlete's gym, the response I got made it seem like I was making an outlandish request. The new squat racks they put in recently make it even worse because there's not enough space between them so you're trying to do squats 3 inches from people using the pull-up bar in between. There's also not enough pegs to hold the plates. I got told off by a member of staff for leaving plates leaning against the wall but I only did that because there were only three pegs to hold the plates on the rack I was using. It's not hard to figure out that if you have 45/35/25/10/5/2.5 plates, three pegs isn't enough to hold everything. So the plates are in complete disarray everywhere. They also enforce stupid rules like requiring the clips when you're using barbells. That's actually dangerous for things like bench press because you could become trapped under the bar and not be able to tip the weights and let them slide off the end which is the way you're supposed to get out from under the bar in an emergency. Requiring people to use clips is unsafe at worst and unnecessary at best. Same with weird rules like not allowing people to wear tank tops. I never do anyway, but why do they care if people want to wear them? It's a gym, not a dinner party. I also bought a parking pass when I became a member and the staff member didn't tell me it only was valid at night. I had just asked for a parking pass not knowing they weren't giving me one that was valid whenever and I didn't realize it didn't work that way until I was given a parking ticket. Maybe it's my fault for not noticing my pass said it was only good for that time slot, but I think it was also unfair not to tell me that what I was buying wasn't valid except for specific times. I had been really looking forward to using the Peps but it's been very disappointing so far

Diane Boulay

(Translated) I love going there with my grandchildren the free swim for children is well organized and very safe I love☺️ (Original) J’adore y aller avec mes petits enfants le bain libre pour enfants est bien organisé et très sécuritaire j’adore☺️

Max Caron

(Translated) Ultra clean, always a pool available for laps (Original) Ultra propre, toujours une piscine disponible pour faire des longueurs

Ced Verreault

(Translated) Perfect!! (Original) Parfait!!

Harmony Maurel

(Translated) Beautiful sports complex (Original) Beau complexe sportif

Jean-Francois Rivard

(Translated) Everything to move under the same you. (Original) Tout pour bouger sous le même toi.

Subacuaticas UdeA

(Translated) Magnificent (Original) Magnifico

Stéphane Moisan

(Translated) Very nice sports center, modern and very clean (Original) Tres beau centre sportif, moderne et très propre

Antoine S

(Translated) Very good sports center, a little labyrinthsque sometimes. (Original) Très bon centre sportif, un peu labyrinthesque parfois.

Etienne Ruel

(Translated) Beautiful sports center with varied schedules. (Original) Magnifique centre sportif aux horaires variés.

Bruce Soki

(Translated) Nice place. (Original) Bel endroit.

Claude Patenaude

Ex

Daniel Saucedo

Amazing university

Poland Buck

I go there everyday and I love it. I hated sports before and I hate them now. But the parking is great and available to everyone; I never saw the inside of that place once. i'M SUre It'S GreAT

Julien Grenier

(Translated) The cleanliness of the premises is impeccable. The services offered and the staff are excellent. (Original) La propreté des lieux est impeccable. Les services offerts et le personnel sont excellents.

Christopher Terrier

(Translated) A superb room to support the university teams ???? (Original) Une superbe salle pour supporter les équipes de l’université ????

Martin Drolet

(Translated) Wow! Great sports center. Very clean (Original) Wow! Super centre sportif. Très propre

Vincent Devrand

(Translated) Infrastructures worthy of the best sports complexes. Olympic swimming pool. Bodybuilding room. Squash room, tennis. Track to run. Everything is done to flourish and sweat in good conditions (Original) Infrastructures dignes des meilleurs complexes sportifs. Piscine olympique. Salle de musculation. Salle de squash, tennis. Piste pour courir. Tout est fait pour s épanouir et transpirer dans de bonnes conditions

Syl Evan

This is a very big building housing many sporting facilities for students and out of campus adults. There are 2 big olympic size swimming pools, a running track, 2 skating rings and numerous halls for other sports including 4 tennis courts. But the latter are subpar quality being in the middle of the running tracks from which they are separated only by mesh screen. This is the reason why i give it only 4 stars. The large cloth changing area is huge with many hundreds lockers and nice clean showers and floors. Entrance fee is free for Laval University student and 11$ a day for otherwise.

Jean-Christophe .Boisvert

(Translated) Even if you take a reservation and drive 3 hours to attend, don't take that for granted, the reservation system is not worth 2 cents (Original) Même si vous prenez une réservation et faites 3 heures de routes pour y assister, ne prenez pas cela pour acquis, le système de réservation vaut pas 2 cennes

Sébastien Laplante

(Translated) Superb sports complex! (Original) Superbe complexe sportif!

Ronald Gravel

(Translated) Great (Original) Super

Michel Ahad

(Translated) Very well (Original) Très bien

Philippe Moussette

(Translated) Very well (Original) Très bien

F Brochu

(Translated) Superb sports center for children, adults, amateurs and professionals. Very full. (Original) Superbe centre sportif pour les enfants, les adultes, les amateurs comme les professionnels. Très complet.

Simon-Pierre Béliveau

(Translated) Amazing sports center! There is something for everyone and at a reasonable cost! (Original) Centre sportif extraordinaire! Il y en a pour tous les goûts et à un coût plus que raisonnable!

Dolf RATTMANN

(Translated) Very good sports facilities, for all tastes: tennis, swimming, running, climbing ... (Original) De très bonnes installations sportives, pour tous les goûts : tennis, natation, course, escalade...

Miguel Rocha

(Translated) Good facilities to exercise !! (Original) Buenas Instalaciones para hacer ejercicio !!

Lei Lei

Nice place for the sports!

Sébastien Nadeau

(Translated) Largest sports complex in eastern Canada, home of the Rouge et Or sports teams: football, soccer, volleyball, badminton, tennis, golf, hockey, swimming, athletics, etc. (Original) Plus grand complexe sportif de l'est du Canada, domicile des équipes sportives du Rouge et Or: football, soccer, volleyball, badminton, tennis, golf, hockey, natation, athlétisme, etc.

Patrick Ouellette

(Translated) Best gym in Quebec in my opinion. Clean, spacious, and professional and welcoming staff. (Original) Meilleur gym à Québec selon moi. Propre, vaste et du personnel professionnel et accueillant.

Jean-Nicolas Gravel

(Translated) Since the renovations, PEPS has been a must in Quebec for sports and leisure (Original) Depuis les rénovations le PEPS est un incontournable à Québec pour les sports et loisirs

Myra-Kim Fortin

(Translated) A very nice ice rink (Original) Patinoire d'une très belle taille

Pierre Leroux

(Translated) Unfortunately, a catastrophic slow management of the Covid. Poor communication of changes, inefficient queuing (one line at the entrance for months, slowing access for those with the card), endless renovations to the parking lot. Worse, at the end of September, during the second wave, where the town hall manages its swimming pools with exemplary efficiency (reservation possible less than a week after the containment measures), the peps drag their feet and do not communicate by email to his clients. We pay but we have less service than the public swimming pools. However, the new pep was built with a lot of public funds! Pep is perhaps part of a venerable institution, it rests so much on its laurels that it does not realize its problems of governance and inadequacy in a changing world. Governance to be seriously reviewed. (Original) Malheureusement une gestion de la Covid catastrophique de lenteur. Une communication des changements défaillante, l’organisation des files d’attente inefficace (une seule ligne à l’entrée pendant des mois, ralentissant l’accès à ceux qui ont la carte), des rénovations dans le stationnement sans fin. Pire, à la fin septembre, pendant la seconde vague, là où la mairie gère ses piscines avec une efficacité exemplaire (réservation possible moins d’une semaine après les mesures de confinement), le peps traîne les pieds et ne communique pas par courriel à ses clients. On paye mais on a moins de service que les piscines publiques. Pourtant, le nouveau peps a été construit avec beaucoup de fonds publics ! Le peps fait peut-être partie d’une institution vénérable, elle se repose tellement sur ses lauriers qu’elle ne se rend pas compte de ses problèmes de gouvernance et d’inadéquation à un monde changeant. Une gouvernance à revoir sérieusement.

abdoulaye anne

(Translated) Safe (Original) Sécuritaire

Guillaume Landry

(Translated) It was sick! (Original) C'était malade!

Leo Fen

We had a lot of fun

Claude Croussette

(Translated) That's it, life is studies, it's inspiring and it makes you want to do your baccalaureate! It is swarming but at the same time it is so calm! (Original) C'est ça, la vie, c'est les études, c'est inspirant et ça donne le goût de faire son baccalauréat! Ça grouille mais c'est en même temps tellement calme!

Charles Grenier

(Translated) Excellent clinic! CGG (Original) Excellente clinique ! CGG

Nancy Thibault

(Translated) I love the pep, everything is easy to access for members and non-members (Original) J'adore le peps, tout est facile d'accès pour les membres et les non membres

Giroux Walter

(Translated) Recognition go to the Studies Pavilion there are really good teachers for any kind of answer (Original) Reconnaissance aller au Pavillon des études il y a vraiment des bons professeurs pour tout genre de réponse

Roger Amyot

(Translated) Access to the pool for a non-member is not worth at all ($). You will also have to pay for parking, or return to the parking lot after accessing the ticket office; if you have a car. Municipal swimming pools are much less complicated and expensive to use. (Original) L'accès à la piscine pour un non-membre ne vaut pas du tout la peine($). Vous devrez en plus payer pour le stationnement, ou retourner dans le stationnement après avoir accéder à la billeterie; si vous avez une voiture. Les piscines municipales sont beaucoup moins compliquées et dispendieuses à fréquenter.

Francois Bisson

(Translated) Beautiful installation. (Original) Belle installation.

Jack Bloe

(Translated) Really good compensation service for Covid ... I was offered 2-3 times more than I expected! (Original) Vraiment un bon service de compensation pour la Covid... On m'a offert 2-3 fois plus de ce que j'avais prévu!

Tiwa KUMANA

(Translated) Super equipped and well organized complex (Original) Complexe super équipé et bien organisé

Maxime Fortier

(Translated) Best place to go training (Original) Meilleur place pour aller s’entrainer

Mthb54

(Translated) Lots of facilities available. Always clean place. (Original) Beaucoup d'installations disponible. Endroit toujours propre.

Fadi Hassanat

(Translated) Best place to disconnect (Original) Meilleur place pour déconnecter