South Oakland Family YMCA

I joined South Oakland YMCA in October 2023 for swim classes. The adult instructor Rook has a great personality and is so patient. I had previous swim experience but fear had kept me from getting into most pools or bodies of water comfortably. We started with some basics but by week 3 our group was already in the deep end, treading water. There seems to be plenty of activity and classes available at this location. I haven’t used any other parts of the facility but I did walk around when I enrolled and the locker room/showers are always clean. The women's locker room is in the basement where there is a small sauna, lockers, dressing areas, bathrooms and several showers. The front desk staff has been friendly but not always knowledgeable (I called to ask about billing cycle/account set up information and was misinformed). In addition to the staff the atmosphere feels very welcoming with many people seeming to know each other through coming there often. Parking on the side of the building isn’t the greatest, but there is an overflow lot behind. Based on my experiences the last three months, I am hoping to sign up my family for summer programs, and to start attending regularly.

I've been a member of the Y since January, 2015. Since that time I've been impressed with the expertise of instructors, the friendliness of staff and the wonderful connections that the Y has with our community. It's always an enjoyable to be at the Y where staff knows my name and there's friendly people with whom I can have good conversations. In particular, I appreciate the classes that are available for seniors. Thank you, YMCA, for everything.

This is fantastic! They're always clean and repaired. They have a pool, classes, plenty of equipment, track, basketball, saunas, and wonderful staff. They really make you feel welcome. Parking is simple - the lot is huge. Their app keeps you up to date on any hour changes like pool closures. I only wish they had a bigger sauna for the women and a lounge for resting.

Omg words can not explain how much I love coming to do classes at this ymca all the teachers are so positive if you are looking to challenge yourself come join some of the group workout classes zumba will make you smile so hard and step class with Jim is awesome the yoga is great also if you have small babies can go to child watch they have 2 awesome people over the classroom and they treat the kids so good great family vibes there

Good facility BAD childcare. This is a clean and great facility for working out. The court has a new floor too! Nay, at the front desk, needs a raise! Shes amazing and kind and even remembers my kids names. Unfortunately, I joined PURELY because im a stay-at-home mom who wants to be healthy and they had childcare available. BUT, the main childcare worker, Renee, always seems to be irritated by my children's presence: is short with us, rolls her eyes, etc. I started driving out of my way to go to the Berkley YMCA because their childcare workers are so kind. I just don't feel great about leaving my kids here to work out. But if I ever got to workout without the kids, or want to take the kids swimming, I'd definitely go here!! Until Renee no longer works here, I'll gladly take my kids elsewhere.