One squat rack. And according to one member, you're not really allowed to deadlift.
That's the most useful thing on this page, and it comes from the only one-star review here. Royal Roads University Recreation Centre is at 2005 Sooke Rd in Victoria, British Columbia. It shows 4.2 from 51 reviews, all written in 2019, with the newest from September that year. Seven years of silence.
The One-Star Is the Best Review Here
A member in April 2019: "This gym sucks. I get a free membership included with my tuition and I still won't even go there. They only have one squat rack, and you also aren't allowed to deadlift there. Well I mean you can deadlift but if you make any noise the employees will get upset but it's a deadlift so it's obviously not going to be quiet."
Strip the frustration and look at what he actually gives you: a count and a policy. One rack. Deadlifting technically permitted, practically discouraged.
That second part is precise in a way most complaints aren't. He isn't claiming a written ban. He's describing the gap between what's allowed and what's tolerated, which is exactly the thing you can't learn from a website.
He also tells you something nobody else does: membership comes free with tuition. So this is a university facility, and the people rating it mostly didn't pay for it separately. That changes what a 4.2 means. Free things get graded gently.
If you lift seriously, that paragraph just saved you a trip. If you don't, it barely matters.
The Review That Wants You to Go Away
A member in September 2019, five stars: "Small, quiet, with all the basics. If you like the GoodLife atmosphere, stay away; we don't want you here."
He's naming a competitor chain and telling its customers not to come. That's exclusion offered as the selling point, and he means it warmly, with a wink at the end.
I'm quoting it because it's honest about the culture in a way marketing never is. Whether "we don't want you here" reads as charming or off-putting is genuinely your call. But note he agrees with the one-star on the facts: small, basics only. They just want opposite things from a gym.
The Rest Agree It's Small
A member in April 2019, four stars: "Good gym even if it is a bit small and they closed the racquetball courts."
Racquetball courts closed, as of April 2019. He's the only source and he still gave four stars.
A member in February 2019: "Lots of equipment, nice open gym space and aesthetic! And most importantly it does not get too busy there!"
A member in April 2019: "Excellent staff here. Can get busy at times. Clean facility, good amount of equipment."
There's your contradiction: one says it doesn't get busy, the other says it can. Both from 2019, both five stars. My hypothesis, and it's only that: a campus gym follows the academic calendar and the clock, so both could be right at different hours. I can't confirm it, and I'm not ranking one over the other.
What This Record Doesn't Have
No opening hours. No phone number. No prices for anyone not enrolled, and no word on whether the public can use it at all.
Nothing since September 2019.
Who It's Not For
Anyone who lifts heavy. One rack, and a member says noise draws staff attention.
Anyone who wants a big commercial gym. Three separate reviewers call it small, and one actively doesn't want you there.
Anyone hoping for racquetball. Closed in 2019.
2005 Sooke Rd, Victoria, BC V9B 5Y2. The site is royalroads.ca/recreation. With no phone number and a seven-year-old record, that's your only route to current facts.
FAQ
How many squat racks are there?
One, according to a member writing in April 2019.
Can I deadlift?
He says you technically can, but that staff get upset about the noise. That's his account, from 2019, and nobody contradicts it.
Is it free?
It's included with tuition for students. Nobody says whether non-students can join or what it would cost.
Does it get busy?
Accounts conflict. Two members in 2019 say opposite things, which for a campus gym might just mean different times of day.