Not to be knocked by a child in the Adult Only Spa Pool?

[nannynick]

Setting the scene:
Private Health Club (so there are membership rules which members should follow)
Adult only section of the pool complex - Spa pool, sauna and steam room.
Me laying in the spa pool in the part where you can lie down and have bubbles coming up from below - there is room for 2 adults.

As I was laying there, eyes closed as I do to try to relax, my legs get knocked by something. Bit unusual I think to myself and open an eye. There next to me are two children aged I'd say 5 and 7 - I later find that their father is in the spa pool as well (so at least the children were not on their one, I suppose).

I didn't kick up a fuss... but did annoy me a bit as I was trying to get some child-free time and thus went to an adult only area.
Is it unreasonable of me to be annoyed? Should I expect that children will be in the spa pool (which has a sign saying No Under 16's) because it is the weekend?

When I take the toddler I care for swimming, I don't let him go in the spa pool - even though I may be wanting to go in myself. That's the way it is... if you go with children in tow, you stay in the children's pool.

I'm not being unreasonable to expect an adult only area to be adults only... am I?

No, not unreasonable at all. The father was presumably working on the basis that the only way he could get into the spa pool would be if he took his kids in too, but that shouldn't become your problem.

YANBU - this used to bug me too. Our gym had the same signs up, and it was routinely ignored by a small minority of parents. I'm pretty sure that there are also some health and safety implications of children being in the heated water (spa pools breed germs) but more irritating is the 2 fingered salute from some members.

YANBU. But I think you should have said something- very politely- at the time rather than letting it get to you afterwards.

YANBU - parental sense of entitlemment

Are you being unreasonable not to be knocked by a child in the adult only spa pool?

No, you are not being unreasonable to not be knocked by a child in the adult only spa pool.

next time, go talk to a member of staff.

The health club has recently put up additional signs about the health implications... ISRM Spa Pool Poster which says not suitable at all for children under age 8.
So now they have two signs, which say different ages

pozzled - yes I know I should have said something but I dislike confrontation. So let it go... and went in the steam room with the hope that they would not follow. Thus venting on here instead, better than writing a letter to management which would probably get ignored.

When the one of the life guard's is on duty he regularly checks the spa pool and sends children packing... alas he wasn't on duty today.

I used to raise this as I left with the on duty staff. If I got out before the offending parent they tended to have a quiet word.

If this happens to me I get out of the pool and tell someone who works there, would not say anything to the dad.

YANBU at all.

Poor Nick

No way would he confront - he's too nice

Could not see any staff around alas. If the life guard was around (they are not on duty all the time - private club, not public pool) I would have mentioned it to them.

If it becomes a regular thing, then I think I will raise it with the management... though I doubt they will do that much as it would be hard to police without having a member of staff regularly check the spa area.

Thanks for all your replies... nice to know I'm not being unreasonable and that other people have experienced similar things happening at their clubs.

Well maybe this is breaching all the etiquette of Spas (I wouldn't know) but I would have said something to the children themselves.

Very very nicely of course, with a friendly smile on my face. Just something like: "I'm sorry children, I'm afraid this pool is just for grown-ups."

Does this make me a bitch?

No parakeet thats actually clever, hopefully the dcs will go to the parents and annouce in a big voice as kids do 'Mum/Dad we're NOT allowed in there' and drag them back to the main pool

If it annoyed you then you should have spoken to the parent and/or a member of staff. If the parent gave you any lip then you should make a formal written complaint to the club.

the very reason i pay extra to see adult only viewing at the cinema or non-child friendly restraunts is that i don't want children around me i want to kick back and relex...so op yanbu and tbh i would of said something

Auntie, "non-child friendly restraunts" carful that is heresy to some on here.

"I will take MY child where I like and tough luck if your meal is spoilt" (I do paraphrase)

Of course you're not unreasonable to be annoyed OBVIOUSLY. Do you really need to ask?

YANBU

bring it on :)