Crestwood reviews

My son went here for 3 years and then last year was his last year when he was going into 4th grade. The problem was that many of the kids in his group refused to do sports and would sit on the side playing their Nintendo Ds. They also were allowed to bring them to lunch and play with them instead of socializing with the other kids. In addition, there was NO sports instruction for most of the sports so you pay all that money but your child is not taught anything that will help him improve his sports skills.

First rate facilities equal to the expensive camps on the north shore of Nassau County for less money. Staff is not trained or willing to deal with discipline problems among the children. This includes counselors and administration. Parents complaints are not satisfactorily dealt with. They are ususally brushed aside as "silly and unimportant and without merit" even when it involves dangerous situations. After 6 years athis camp my daughter will be going to a camp that knows how to and wants to to deal with "bullies" and listens and deals with parents complaints.

My kids love this camp. The activities are great & they even like the food. There are some negatives, but overall it's a good camp.

The best summer experience must son could ever have.

My kids alwayslove Crestwood..a fantastic camp..though large it caters to each and every child's needs and really builds self esteem.I love this camp. simply the best

Every year the camp gets better and better for my son.He was in a play and loved it..loved climbing the tower and all the great acitivites. This camp is really the best place for any child..athletic, creative, etc. It's well rounded. My son moved up 4 swim levels and is so excited. He can't wait to come back for year number 4!!!!!

My oldest son just completed his 3rd summer here and my youngest completed his 1st. Each summer both my boys has a better time than the prior, if that is possible! You can not beat the swimming instruction as well as the extra care the swim staff takes with each individual. Which not to mentio,n each child is treated like an individual through out the entire camp. We have also gotten such great personal attention even from when I was at the camp for our first year in the mommy and me program. My kids would never think if going any other camp, neither would their parents.

My daughter has started her 3rd year here. I think this camp could be great, but is run too much like a business. There is not alot of warmth and NO flexibility from the administration. The counselors are TOTALLY hit or miss if they are good/caring or not. Our experience has been mediocre at best. My son goes to another camp in the area and so I have a basis of comparison. The activities, while there is a wait for the "special" ones, get "old" after awhile. the grounds are beautiful, but enormous for younger kids, I think they spend a whole lot of time schlepping from one activity to another. For the money, I'm making the break to sleepaway next year in hopes of a better experience, instead of a tolerable one.

My daughter started when she was 6(going into kindergarten) and this will be her 3rd year. She loves it. All year she talks about crestwood and the things she did there and will be able to do next summer.

I went to Crestwood for 8 years and it progressively got worse. The younger kids get a lot of personal attention and the best counselors in the entire camp. As you get older you get some 20-year olds who don't care about the kids as much as they do getting a new boyfriend or girlfriend. The place is way too overcrowded, and you never actually get to do anything accept for waiting. This camp is good if you are 3, but if you are any older it changes completely.

This is my son's 3rd summer. he loves it. top notch and top rated.don't know why it is so underated on here. not a true report

My kids went for years. As the years went by, more & more activites were added. They had so many that they kids went to each of the really good ones (bungie, zip, tower, sleds etc..) only 1, maybe 2 times. They sell on these special activities that they hardly go to. When they do go, they are lucky if they get on. They can spend a whole period just waiting. $6,000 plus for that! Yes, the groups are way too large. The swim prgram which they promote as the best on Long Island is horrible. The pools are so crowded. Each swim group is packed. A kid can't learn anything in a group that size. They pass kids to the next group when the parents complain or when they haven't moved in long time, not at all on swim ability. The American Red Cross needs to stop this. These kids can't do half of what is required by the Red Cross in that particular swim group. The whole program is awful. They don't do any teaching in sports as they claim. Real hours 9:30-3:30, not 9-4 like other camps in the area.

my boys love it here, 3 summers of fun!

YEAH WE GET PERSON BELOW ME!! YOU SAID THAT LIKE 10 TIMES ALREADY!! WE DONT CARE THAT IS NOT TRUE IF IT IS SUCH A GOOD CAMP THEN WHY IS IT RATED SO BADD HUH????? EXACTLY!! THIS CAMP WAS GOOD WHEN I WAS LITTLE, BUT IT GOT INSANELY HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!! THE GIRLS WERE SO MEAN AND THOUGHT THEY WERE SO AMAZINGLY COOL WHEN THYE WERE JUST FREAKS!! THANK GOD I DNT GO TO THIS CAMP N E MORE!!!!!! IT WAS THE WORST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE!! THE COUNSLERS DIDNT CARE FOR THE KIDS AND THE DIRECTORS ARE JST NASTY!!! THY DONT KNWO HOW TO RUN A STUPID CAMP!!!!! ITS A DISGRACE!!!!!! WOWW DONT SEND YOUR KIDS TO THIS CAMP!! THE WILL NOT HAVE A GOOD TIME!!! TRUST ME!!!!!!! AND BTW PEROSN BELOW ME, STOP TRYING TO GET THE RATING UP BY SAYING IT WAS RATED NUMBER ONE OVER AND OVER AGIN CUZ IT WASNT AND THIS CAMP WILL NEVER GET A GOOD RATINGG!!!!!

This once was a good camp, but then the staff kept getting worse every year! It has goof facilities and activities, but there are sooo many kids now that they only go to an activity for a short time, and there is a lot of waiting. People don't get that much personal attention, but as an overall camp, it is ehh...ok. Not saying this is a bad camp, but there are better ones out there. Look at other ones too and see if there is something you like better. It's your opinion and choice and do what you think is the best!

Perosn under me, i think you got it a little mixed up... It was rated the WORST camp!!! the food is NASTY, they counslers DON'T CARE ABOUT THE KIDS, the activites are GROSS and people make their relatives work here so they can get in for free! it's chaos! i thought about sending my kids here, but then we went to park shrore and its incredibly better! send ur kdis there, not here!!!!!! whenever i hear of crestwood i start gagging!!! YUCKK!!

This is the absolute worst camp ever! I sent my kids here and they had a terrible time. The counslers werent friendly and they place was horrific.I was very dissapointed. I would not consider or reccomend this camp tp anyone.

best camp ever!! soo many opportunities. !0 year!!

one word ewwww me and my brother went their it was like ewww the counslers were stuck up the food was horrible I started going to sleepaway (Timber Lake West 4vr) and I was opened 2 a new lite caleed FUN my brother stopped going last year 2

very Obnoxious people there..don't watch the kids well-they are too busy socializing..very unsafe if u ask me, the groups are huge...VERY OVERRATED..Go to West Hills-better camp for your money!

My child is so happy here. built alot of self confidence. excellent swim program...semi private tennis lessons...now he loves basketball..i am quite happy

my son will be coming back for a 3rd year. the staff is very good to excellent. all the activities are great. this is the number one choice ..you get what you pay for

I went to Crestwood for 7 years (since Parent/Child); I thought it was a great camp but I think that if the staff were better it would be a much better place. I didn't like the rushing to activities because if I took a water or bathroom break I would be very late.

My daughter did not want to go back this year. Rude staff, not enough personal attention given to individual campers. I have to say the groups seemed way too overcrowded. This camp is very overrated! For the price you can do much better.

THIS IS THE WORST CAMP I EVER BEEN TO!!!!! THE FOOD OK. BUT THE STAFF IS SO MEAN ITS NOT EVEN FUNNY. THEY DONT CARE ABOUT ANYONE BUT THEM SELF THATS WHY I WENT TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL

As a long time former camper, staff member, and parent of campers at one of the nations premier camps, I find it offensive and desperate that another camp owner intentionally pads his ratings by posting phony, negative ratings about other camps and making up and posting positive, phony ratings about himself. Fortunately, word of mouth for camps like Crestwood that have served the community well for over 50 years will continue to be the best way of selecting a camp and keep the deserving camps, like Crestwood, successful!!

last summer was the first summer my son went to this camp in my opinion the groups were way too big , the counselors were only interested in each other and they the overall cost was much more than others camps in the area that havea much better reputation

My two daughters are different people because of their experiences at Crestwood. When they talk about building self esteem they really mean it. The chance for the kids to have a summer experience without the typical pressures of the classroom is invaluable to growing children and my kids were the lucky recipients of this outlook on a summer program. The wide range of activities allowed my children to participate in the things that each of them loved to do...and to be exposed to new things that they had never done befroe and were now excited about. I cant tell you how many times people asked "Where did they learn how to swim so well?" The answer of course was at Crestwood. Thank You everything

Having sent my 2 children to Crestwood for over 10 years, and they subsequently working there, I can't imagagine a better run camp in the US. The Directors often are more concerned about the children than the parents and the programs and facilities are improve every year. I can't think of an activity that they don't have. The swim program is unbelievable! Both of my daughters learned how to swim at Crestwood and went on to be champion swimmers in High School. Crestwood built up their confidence, competence and self-esteem. Their best friends were Crestwood campers. When you think of what you want in a camp, you think of Crestwood - safe, caring, individualized attention, magnificent facilities and the most mature staff! Anyone who would say otherwise would not be credible, and would have their own agenda.Crestwood has been synonomous with camping excellence for over 50 years due to word of mouth of parents and staff.If you send your child elsewhere,your child is missing out!

Crestwood was a wonderful experience. Both my girls attended for many years and we were always happy. The activities are wonderful. The Air conditioning on the buses was a great addition.

I have 2 sons, one is 4 and the other is almost 2. My 4 year old had such a good time! He participated in every activity and he was offered plenty to do. He also has improved in swimming so much! We have offered him swim lessons in the past and he has hated the pool. Crestwood has done wonders for him!!! As for my 2 year old, he and I did the parent and child program. I never had seen this boy as happy as he was here, and he is a happy baby! This is the second year that I did this program. I am disapointed that I have no other children to do this again! Take if from me, a parent that attened the camp, this is one very well run camp! And worth every penny!

not worth 7 grand a summer. Almost all the other camps in the area much better, less expensive. The staff is awful to deal with and the administration is even worse. All they think about is money. Food is awful and the camp has just a miserable atmosphere. Evryone depressed.

Too many kids! They don't know your child at all. I've gotten a call from the nurse about a child who wasn't even my son. The mixup wasn't cleared up for an hour! That shouldn't happen, especially at a camp that charges what they do. Unfortunately all the camps this size in this region seem to be this way. Pack in the kids, pay the counselors nothing and make MONEY

Ive heard the expression"the Patty cake camp"...Thats what the kids do all day while they wait on lines to do activities. For the money I spend there it seems they should work on their scheduling a bit more or make the groups smaller. Its overwhelming there(too many children and not enough activities). That makes their monetary value very low.

They have to hire way too many new staff members each year because they dont treat them well. The facilities are pretty. The activities are good but my child does not get to do them often because there are too many children in the camp. The personal attention is none. Noone knows anyone, its like a factory . You are a number, not a name or face. It is worth nothing near what they charge.

Crestwood tries hard to accommodate everyone and therefore the activities are great but the groups are too large! The kids only get the good activities once every other week (or 4 times) a whole summer which is why so many kids leave for sleepaway as soon as they are old enough! Crestwood would be smart to limit # of kids and group sizes and everyone would be happier.

too many kids in the groups not enough attention give to the childs needs staff very nusy socializing and to much money

the groups are way to big my friends chils was lost there way way over priced and the dont give refunds the chikdren wait to long for activitieswere out of here

Too many kids!!! No personal attention. Crestwood never says no to any one who offers them money. Every group is overcrowded and understaffed.

the froups are to big and overwhelming for little children bad refund ploicy and the staff is not the nicest either would not send my child there

staff is friendly, grounds are pretty, need more activities or less campers, not much personal attention and its VERY expensive compared to other camps that have all the same activities.

Crestwood Country Day Camp accepts too many childen. The groups are too large and there is not enough personal attention.

Very nice staff, nice grounds, but a little expensive for day camp.

staff is more concerned with dating then taking care of the kids.. the facilities are maintained very nicely. there are plenty of activities but too many children so they dont get to use them often enough. the personal attention is horrible because its overcrowded there. Its worth the money but worth no more than any of the other camps within a three mile radius that have ALL the same activities.. . bigger grounds and half as many campers(so they get the attention they need)

Excellent swim program and mature staff. The kids love it year after year!

My kids love it! They have so many activities to offer and their swimming program is great.

Camp is always clean and the staff is very attentive.

The groups are too large. Not enough personal attention. Grounds are beautiful.