UPDATED REVIEW (April 2026) -- I joined the YMCA of Greater Cleveland in November 2025. I've…read moreenjoyed my experience so far. I visit almost every day and I love it. The fitness classes, swimming pool access, sauna and hot tub access, plus a massage and yoga room make it worth my while. I attend the Lakewood location (my home location) and sometimes I visit the downtown Cleveland location. Members can visit any location as long as they visit their home location the most in a calendar year. The downtown location is much bigger and newer so it feels fancier but the Lakewood location is solid. FITNESS CLASSES -- Free with your membership. I've really enjoyed their Les Mills BodyPump classes. I've also taken their compound circuits, cycle, pure strength, and barre classes. The bodypump class is my favourite because I love using weights. SWIMMING LESSONS -- These are offered for a separate fee. They offer swim lessons for children and adults. They offer beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes. I took their 10 week beginner adult swimming class from late January to March with instructor Elliott. I was nervous but I'm glad I challenged myself. I learnt a lot and I hope to sign up for another beginner class again as I'm not ready for an intermediate level yet. SAUNA/HOT TUB/STEAM ROOMS -- all free with your membership. I enjoy using the Sauna anytime I come and I've sometimes used the hot tub. The Sauna at the Lakewood location gets busy but I normally can find a seat or I just stand. Sometimes, I have to wait to enter because it is too packed inside. The downtown location's Sauna is bigger than the Lakewood one plus downtown has a Steam room but the Lakewood location does not have a Steam room. GYM/WEIGHTS ROOM -- This is upstairs and items where all the cardio and weight machines are. There are also 2 bikes and 2 rowing machines here. There are plenty of treadmill, 2 stair climber machines, and elliptical machines too plus free weights (dumbbells). Other machines include leg press, squat, etc. They also have weighted balls or medicine balls, sand bags, kettlebells, etc. There are more bikes in the cycling room. The 2nd floor also has a yoga room, a cycling room, a massage/quiet room, and TRX/extra weights room. All of these rooms are included in your membership. Of course, if a yoga class, a cycle class, or a TRX or strength class is happening then you can't use those rooms. The 2nd floor has a main big room where most of the fitness classes are held such as the Bodypump classes. CHILDCARE -- There is a childcare space that I believe is free with membership. So if you are a parent and need to exercise, you can bring your child here. Employees look after kids as parents workout. I don't have kids but the childcare service is a nice benefit. PRICE -- It's all relative. We all spend money on what we want. If you don't own a home with exercise equipment or live in an apartment with a gym then the YMCA is your best option. The YMCA membership is affordable to me and a fair price compared to most gyms. It's also cheaper than eating out everyday as some of us do (BAM!). There are different membership levels depending on if you are a child, student, adult, or senior. Call them to inquire. I pay under $50 a month before taxes for my adult monthly membership. PARKING -- Free. There is a huge parking lot but it can get extremely crowded because a lot of families are YMCA members because of their kids. The downtown location also has a free parking garage which is validated for YMCA members. The only issue that I have with the Lakewood YMCA is that the sauna is very small so it is always packed. I think the employees can do a better job at monitoring the sauna to make sure that no one stays in there too long. There is a sign outside the sauna that states it is limited to 10 mins every time but some people stay for longer. I stay longer when no one else is waiting to enter or when I'm in the only one using it. TIP -- While the cardio machines in the gym seem busy, I've learned that coming early in the morning before work sometimes helps because it is not as busy. After work (between 5:30pm - 8pm) is when the YMCA tends to be very busy. Overall, I would recommend the Lakewood YMCA. The price is very reasonable and the gym has a lot of classes and services to offer. The employees who work here are really nice and helpful. They also bring in cookies often from Insomnia cookies (on Tuesdays) because Insomnia brings their leftovers to the YMCA. Giant Eagle often brings some pastries and bread to the YMCA too which is cool for those who want it. I forgot what days the bread products come in but I believe the days varies. I plan to be a member for a long time.

This is my first experience with the YMCA and I was pretty happy! It's clean and has a decent…read moreamount of equipment in good order. There is a large basketball gym that's always busy, and the pool area doesn't seem to be too crowded at the times I'm there, which is generally an off time. There's plenty of parking, and classes, childcare, and community activities. The bulletin boards are always up to date and the staff are friendly. I have the membership tier that lets you use the aquatherapy massage chairs every day and they are awesome.

My organization hosted an event last night and everything from the staff to the service to the food…read moreand ambiance was terrific. Our banquets room overlooked the ice skating rink and it was awesome to see people skating while we networked. The good was all delicious small bites - chicken satay, deviled eggs, hummus, dips, veggies, and more! The staff was very nice and accommodating. I didn't get to see the rest of the space, but heard that it's wonderful too.

Lovely club. Extremely family friendly. I grew up here and now my kids come as well. Members are…read morefriendly and the staff is extraordinary.

Seems like it's been awhile since this place has gotten a review. The price to amenities ratio here…read moreis perfect. Less than $100/year nets you two weight rooms, spinning room, yoga room, full track, basketball court, racquetball room, rock climbing machine, pool, hot tub, and sauna. It's pretty much the dream if you ask me. My only gripes are A) The weight room with the barbells has very little room B) The facility closes a little too early for me; I would come here more if the place stayed open til 10 on Fridays and Saturdays C) Events can disrupt your schedule if you aren't aware of when things happen so it can be crazy packed.

I'm a rec member. Have been for years. Honestly, you CANNOT beat the price. For a whoppin' $80 a…read moreyear (I'm a Berea resident) I get full access. Non-residents can also become members, but the fee is slightly higher. (Still cheap, if you ask moi). The Rec isn't the most up-to-date locale, but again, for the $$ you can't complain....too much.! The rec maintains a basketball court, a spinning / aerobics room, a weight room, a racquetball court, and an indoor pool. All the classes are subject to additional fees, but if you're not a class person then who cares? The weight room is small & the equipment is old, but for the most part it works. Some of the cardio equipment is located in the open aisles but they also have some newer cardio equipment in the cardio room. They have done a great job in the past few years trying to update & clean up the place. New carpet & paint has been some of the minor fixes they've done around the Rec. The locker rooms have been completely updated & are so much nicer! While I wish it was bigger & fancier most of the time for my $80 I think I get my money's worth.

Nice outdoor pool for a summer swim. Always seems to close too early (Labor Day) when there are…read morebeautiful days in September. ‍

I've been a member of the JCC for at least 4 years. I joined to be able to use a personal trainer…read moreand I got the best! He has adapted my workouts when I've had injuries and the results have been positive. Every staff person I've encountered from front desk, security guards, maintenance individuals, trainers, and managers greet you with a smile and "Good morning", etc. it's a positive environment that I never want to miss a training session!

Due to inadequate (or lack of) staffing, the hours available to swim had become few and far…read morebetween. Because of poor pool maintenance, there is no longer a working pool at the facility. Hard to rate any higher as the pool was the only reason I used the facility.

5 Stars because I come here every single day and it never disappoints me because their basketball…read morecourt and they actually have good fulled up basketballs is so big and their track is also very big and if you want to run a mile there are posters that say how laps you do equals how many miles and they have a art room and they have a indoor water pool their water pool is kinda boring but they have a slide but they don´t really turn it on that much so it is a little bit boring and did I forget to tell that they have a gym but you have to be 18 to enter it and they have treadmills lifting equipment and so much more that is so fun they even have senior and junior and youth trips to places and they have a youth basketball team ages (8 ,11) a junior team ages (12, 14) and a senior team ages (15, 18) it is so fun to meet new people here and they even have a basketball park in the back they also have water aerobatics for people that want to learn and they are giving out glasses for the totally eclipse for people that can´t but any they also have footballs and volleyballs so this is the end of my review and I hope this places gets better reviews because it is just a fun place to be at and you maybe will be able to see me their my name is Yanuel aka John or Johnny Have a great day byee love youu

The rec center is a great place for kids and adults to hang out…read more They have activities, work out room, a track to walk, and a pool. This past summer they offered kids free tennis lessons. What a great opportunity for them. Everything here is free and schedules are not only posted at the facility, but also online.

Staff is very helpful and knowledgeable. This is the gym to use if you are a hardcore fitness…read moreperson. Lots of options for weight lifting and cardio. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for an incredible alternative to the cookie cutter fitness clubs .

I came to town to potentially move here for work. I walked into the gym trying to get a month…read moremembership or some sort of plan. However, the manager was very rude and made me feel so unwelcome and uncomfortable as a female walking into the gym. His name is Ian, he shouldn't be allowed to work at a place that is supposed to be helpful to women considering they promote an all women's room. The way he spoke to me and wouldn't even give me an option to try the gym out without paying hefty fees and yearly contracts, was ridiculous. All in all, there's a million other gyms around that have more respect for their clients and customers than this gym ever will. Would not recommend, 0/10.

My wife has a mobility disability. We were told we could sit in the lower level which would…read moreaccommodate her disability. She was walking with a rolling walker. After entering the lower level I believe it was Jason who told us there was special seating available to us behind the goal. He personally escorted us to our seats and even had a special chair for my wife. Jason went out of his way to make us comfortable and have a good experience which we did.

Great pool, Happy and always cheerful staff! I've been swimming here almost everyday for my swim…read moreteam and I would highly recommend!