10/10! I have 4 children and they get so excited when we stop in. My husband and I absolutely adore the staff. Always kind and helpful. We are extremely grateful for the remodeling. We understand it's an older building, but love that they are trying to make it better for all. THANK YOOOUU!!! read more

This might be the best place I've ever been to best place I've been 10/10. The place is clean and the staff is nice would go again, I only have one complaint the pool rules are so strict wish it was less strict read more

This was the most rundown Y I have ever seen. The machines were rusted. The bathroom, at least women's locker were terrible. They really should improve it if they want people to enjoy exercising. read more

The North Central Florida YMCA is a very special place. Unfortunately it is located in a very out of the way place. They were going to open a second place in the Southwest section of town. But they were unable to accomplish that. So now a significant apartment complex is located there. The facility was being underutilized when I was there. I am not sure how it's being used now, but it is still significant, even though it is not well used. read more

I was a member of the Gainesville YMCA for some time, but cancelled due to Covid-19. I was told recently that my supposed cancellation was, in fact, a temporary suspension. Recently, after months, my credit card was billed for a new subscription when I did not authorize such. After heated conversation, the Y CEO refused to reimburse. This is a sad testament to how hard up for money they must be. Until now, I had respected what the Y was doing, but I want nothing ever to do with them again. Besides this issue, the pool is closed a lot and the exercise equipment is of the hand-me-down vintage and broken a lot. They have had bankruptcy issues in the recent past and change CEO's often. It is not a well run organization. I will never use their services ever again. read more

My Grandsons are taking swimming lessons for the second summer and we are very happy . Also Rachel in the office goes above and beyond to help. Today she went outside to help out a Mama with baby twins . Her van had a dead battery . Without hesitation Rachael had cables . She helped out. read more

I live in Lake City and checked the website site before I left to make sure the pool was open only to drive 50 miles to find a note on the door saying pool closed. I will be canceling my membership and looking for a more reliable alternative read more

Excellent, reasonably priced programs for all ages. Staff friendly and knowledgeable. My grandson loves this place, especially summer camp. He wants to be picked up last so he doesn't miss out. Makes it so much easier to drop him off. Facility is not state of the art but does not need to be when there is professionalism and a heart to go with it here. Thankful for this Y. read more

Large YMCA with many children programs. Spinning class room needs a/c and is very small. Gym area is quite large. read more

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Large gym and usually nearly empty. They have a large heated pool and there's always free lanes to swim. Some of their equipment is older but still very functional. read more

Our son was taking swimming lessons at the Y The pool area is definitely showing it's age and it need of repair But the Y does a great job for the prices and services they offer read more

Very bad experience paid for my daughter to play soccer for $90.00. But didn't have any coaches together to evan start a league. Then only 16 kids signed up so they couldn't play normel soccer. But they where going to play 3 vs 3 doesn't sound like soccer to me. Then they said they couldn't find anyone to coach so they refund me my money. But they only would give me a credit that can only be used at the YMCA! I don't want to deal with this place again but now I am forced to deal with them! No Wonder why they went bankrupt! Money was refunded back to my account! read more

Hit the pool during the summer, well hot FL mths. Need to get started on the fitness side of it. Kids did swim lessons last year and enjoyed working with Jen (& I've forgotten the other lady's name). Looking forward to trying the pool fitness & yoga. Staff are friendly and helpful. My only complaint is one wkend we left the pool due to folks just hanging with either feet in the water, taking up the stairs. Not in swimwear. The family was rude to a lifeguard who wanted to test the boys for their swim level. They seemed to be above the rules & take over. read more

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My mother-in-law signed my child & I up for swimming lessons for the 1st time here, when my daughter was very young. One of the young lady's that was teaching there, I cant remember her exact name (Mrs Ashley or something), she was very young, in her 20s, small & had blonde hair. As I had just had a baby for the 1st time, & was exhausted, emotional from being a first time mother, I was a little uncomfortable at these lessons the 1st few times, but thought I'd get over it... However, this lady made me feel even more uncomfortable, making rude remarks to me if I was 'laughing or talking too much' with my baby, etc), she'd 'correct' me by saying rude things like, "Maybe at home ur the teacher, but this is MY class", just extremely hurtful & unnecessary comments. I didn't even come back after the first few classes. I wouldn't recommend this to any mother or father, especially first time mothers, unless u choose a different teacher. read more

It's a typical YMCA. My son is enrolled in one of the basketball leagues and so we come here for his practices. The facility is in decent condition- it's definitely nice to have a local indoor basketball court that's open to people. My main complaint would be the communication and the organization of the basketball league. The coach seems to be misinformed about the schedule and so some of the practices have been a bit disorganized or rescheduled without notice. Otherwise, I think the YMCA is great and we will continue to use the programs available for my kids if they are enjoying themselves. read more

Okay YMCA. Please read this. This might help you get your crap together. I was a member for about a year. The hours are complete crap. Closed at 9 M-T, then closed at 8 on Friday. Saturday, 12-5, Sunday forget about it. They are closed. Half the machines are broken most of the time. No tv's in the gym so you have to watch the people in the pool swimming for entertainment. Come on Y, get it together. Your hours suck. Most people don't even get home, eat dinner and clean up dinner before you close. However, it is pretty sweet if you can go in the mid-afternoon when they aren't busy. You can actually get on one of 4 working elliptical. read more

If you are ok going to a place that owes local businesses literally millions of dollars by stealing services and merchandise from them, just to claim bankruptcy.....this is your place. I think its funny in the description of business events it doesn't mention this at all. I don't care what kind of programs or services they offer, if they steal from small business and local customers they don't deserve my business anymore. read more

It's true...the Y is short on frills. The previous reviewer is obviously comparing the Y to one of the expensive and for-profit gyms in the city of Gainesville. I was a member at gainesville's wealth and privileged (where the who's who of Gainesville go to see and be seen) for a year when I first moved to Gainesville and was single. When I got married and moved across town I switched to the Y which is extremely conveniently located to my house. I pay the same amount for my entire family to be members at the Y as I did for just me to belong to the other one. We use the huge outdoor pool in the summertime, enroll the kids in swimming and gymnastics classes and I attend a number of their fun fitness classes covering everything from yoga to zumba. I have never seen a piece of the workout equipment not working, other than the treadmills, but I distinctly remember having to wait for a treadmill during GHFC rush hour as well; that happens just about anywhere. And by the way, their child watch program is frickin' fabulous! I wish they ran a daycare because I would definitely enroll my kids there if they did. In short, the Y is an excellent value for any family living on the northwest side of town. read more

I'm begging you for the sake of your babies don't take them to this particular YMCA. I enrolled my kids here for the childcare side. During a full day program they wouldn't allow my 5 year old to go to the bathroom telling her "it's not time for the bathroom yet." So naturally she went in her pants. When she told a counselor/volunteer they didn't allow her to change her clothes either. When she got home she hid in her room to change her clothes, so I asked why (she thought I'd be mad). I asked when she'd done it, and she told me BEFORE lunch time!!!!...we got home after 5pm. They let my baby sit in soiled clothes ALL day. These are NOT people you want watching your kids. The director over childcare did nothing but offer excuses for her employees. I withdrew my kids and had to take matters all the way up their management. This was the icing on the cake after weeks of stolen items and counselors feeding my kids items they can't eat even after specifically told they can't. Bad bad place. read more

As a member of a Y in Michigan, I took advantage of the "away" program while visiting family in Gainesville. I overlooked the hodge-podge of equipment in the wellness center and just avoided the treadmill that was HELD TOGETHER BY DUCT TAPE, I overlooked the fact that the pool desperately needed to be redone, but I could not overlook the locker room. It smelled like feral cats had been living in it, the paint only went so high up (like they couldn't be bothered with a step stool when repainting), the amount of chipped paint was horrifying and the mold that lined every shower is just not ok. Nevermind that the drain was filled with black slime and there was trash in the corners that I'd noticed three days prior. I'm not comparing the facilities to another, elite facility, I'm comparing to the four YMCA's in blue-collar, hard-hit Lansing, MI. I have seen port-a-potties that were better maintained and would rather bathe in a rest stop sink than use their locker rooms. People are paying for their memberships, the facility should at least _not_ be breaking several health code violations! read more

As a single mom of a toddler I feel ripped off at that place. The YMCA might be great if you have a large family and every family member participates because they offer great prices on families - unfortunately at the expense of singles and single parents. 55 USD per month they wanted to have from me and my child who is too young to participate in any of their activities. That is substantially more than the GHFC charges and only a little bit less than my colleague pays at the YMCA for him, his wife and their three older kids together. I just don't get it, why should I sign up there? The equipment is by far not as good as in regular gyms, which I would be okay with if the price was right. I've tried the place for a couple of practice sessions and I really like one of their classes, and I also like the fact that it is more about the exercise than being seen. But despite the pricing also the daycare sucks. My daughter hated it. Okay, she is a little bit peculiar, so it doesn't say much if she doesn't like a place immediately. In order to make her more comfortable I spent about 45 minutes in the daycare area with her - and I was impressed. That place is nasty. I grew up on a farm with a lot of sibling and I am for sure not a wimp when it comes to dirt but that place even impressed me. It is dirty and the toys are literally spread out in random order (come on, can it be that difficult to just sort things once in a while). read more