Countryside YMCA Review

Great place doing good work in the community. Nice facilities and good staff. Recommended.

AMAZING PLACE!!! Makes our YMCA in Lancaster look like a shack. Very well maintained and staff is really dedicated.

I'm 60 yrs old and have seen the greed move into the ymca. They used to honor ymca membership everywhere but now you have to Pay at each ymca you go to...this is very inconvenient for travel nurses..

Been a member for many years, but now as I turn 65, I am very disappointed that Countryside does not participate in the Silver Sneakers program for seniors, while all Cincinnati Y's do!

My kids love the rock climbing and indoor pool in the winter.

Huge facility, extremely nice, brand new equipment, friendly employees. Great for joining or even renting out for a large group!

Had free run of the place it was great tones of great indoor and outdoor facilities and activities

Great place for families, lots to do here! Largest YMCA in the country!!

This location is unlike any YMCA you'll ever go to. It's up to date, recently renovated, clean and HUGE! There is something for everyone here. It's definitely worth taking a tour if you are considering joining.

If you have a YMCA membership ( even at a different Y) I definitely recommend checking the Lebanon YMCA out!! It is Huge!! Has alot of fun things for ALL ages.

Our family loves the Y. Only complaint is: Squat racks and benches(freeweight and barbell) are always full! Plenty of cardio and weight machines. Love all the different classes, programs and facility.

Awesome YMCA. So many pools. A lot of dumb rules though. But safety for the kids is understandable.

Has been one of the best YMCA facilities for a long time. The recently added updates only help make it better!

My daughter"s camp counselor took her into the boys bathroom and spanked me until she cried. I am still not sure if she is telling the whole story. I hope this YMCA gets shut down. I am very disappointed and plan to fire a lawsuit.

Great place, great people. My family loves it there!

Wonderful place has everything you would ever need staff is wonderful

Huge, modern facility with plenty to do for the whole family.

Kids go to daycare here and provide excellent service and even take care of my daughters diabetes while she is in their care

If you're not a member should be the pools are amazing the workout rooms are amazing and they offer so many classes and the staff is amazing as well thank you

Great facility with LOTS of variety. I have been a member of several gyms in the past (LA Fitness, Life Time Fitness, Cardinal Fitness, etc.) I even worked at a gym in college. My degree is in PE and Health...so I know a thing or two about fitness centers...and YMCA Countryside is a MUST. They offers everything every other fitness center offers, plus some and at a very reasonable price. This building itself does show its age a little (discolored ceiling times, flooring, etc.) - but I'm going there to work out, not interior decorate the place :) The machines are all up to date within in the last 5 years, but I also have never once witnessed an "out of order" machine, which tells me they try their best to keep their equipment in good shape. Currently they are under construction and renovation, so it may not be "perfect" at the moment, but they are working on it. They offer an incredible amount of classes (most free - including Zumba!) and they recently added a Cross Fit program (haven't tried it yet). Most importantly, the staff is absolutely wonderful, which makes it a very comfortable environment for those who are new to working out. I highly suggest Countryside whether you are a young 20-something like me, a gym rat, or a family of four. This is the place you want to take your active lifestyle :)

Wonderful community spirit, excellent place top bring, raise, and be around family.

Have a wonderful senior area with its own pool and sauna.

Cheap rates for families. New renovation, great equipment. Locker rooms are loaded with lurkers and predators is why we cancelled membership

The facility is great and staff for the most part are friendly.
Great workout facility but the gym is overrun with children that are unsupervised, making people wait for equipment.
Now that the swim team children are also working out not knowing what they re doing because the swim coach can t control them; the gym experience is even worse. It would be nice to find a gym in this area where you can actually work out

Love it.great place for all ages. The employees work hard to help you anyway they can

The director Amy was very rude and disrespectful to my husband who is handicap.

Huge facility with a lot to do! Very nice and staff are friendly.

Was very pleased with the facility in itself but very taken aback that I told several people working that it was my first time there, alluded to the fact I knew where nothing was and not a single person offered to assist me in acclimating myself to the place. It was a Thursday early afternoon. Have not been back because I was so overwhelmed. My husband and I have a corporate membership

I broke my leg on the playground and the staff laughed at me

Thankful for the indoor trick or treat however it was poorly organized. Took over two hours to walk through it. Could have been planmed better and made easier to get around.

Great facility and great people, if you are looking for everything to work out this is the place.

Staff is very friendly love going to it they are doing a great job even in this very difficult time

This YMCA is nice. It is very large, and great for a family. However, I was looking into it for myself and possibly my husband. I think the cost is a little high. And they have no Silver Sneakers program. I guess they don't want the older generation around. I am 58.

Arguably the greatest YMCA in the country, Countryside has an enormous facility with a near endless offering of activities and lessons to participate in. Whether you're an elite athlete or someone looking for a community, this YMCA has it all.

Great Y, with just tones to do. Great staff, with a crazy amount of activities.

Huge complex with activities, pools, gyms, and tracks for all abilities and ages. Lap pool, senior pool, family pool, multiple outdoor pools! I was an out of town guest and a member from an Indiana YMCA- wish our facilities were as well appointed!

Very curtious staff and had great lunch in the restaurant was wonderful and lots to do ! Thank you.

The Countryside YMCA is a great place for family fun. They are under renovation to provide the most up to date experience. My kids have so much fun from swimming to gymnastics. My teen enjoys the pre-teen/teen room where he can play games on the computer or video game consoles. My 5 year old loves the child watch so mommy can workout. The staff is very helpful and friendly!

I use the cardio and strength center more than any of the other options at Countryside. I will say that it's a great place to get and stay in shape. They have plenty of cardio machines, free weights, dead lifting, squat racks, Smith Machine and so much more. It can get a little crowded, but it's never that bad. The rest of the YMCA is great too.

Awesome place to workout. Offer spray bottles and towels to all guests to disinfect all machines. Most machines 6ft apart.

We were there for a wedding rehearsal dinner in on of the public rooms. Lovely place, great staff. That's all I know about it.
But I would definitely recommend it for any party.

It is probably the biggest "Y " I have been to. Very clean and well staffed

I do not advise going here, Karla manages coaches, is engaged in intrigue, very rude

Went in for a tour. Tons to offer from swimming, racquetball, climbing, basketball, full gym, and much much much more. This would have been five stars, but they don't offer any discounts for Warren County residents. Only really want membership for swimming pool use, so not sure if this is going to fit the bill or not since LA Fitness is $50 less per month with a pool closer to my house. However Countryside YMCA has FIVE pools.

This review is for the daycare only - not the gym.

My family switched our two children to the Y in the summer of 2018. We initially had a great experience there. The facility is expansive and allows for a wide range of enrichment classes such as swimming and gymnastics. The rooms are large and clean. The rates are reasonable.

Your child's experience will vary greatly based upon the room they are in. There are some great rooms with great teachers, and some awful rooms with awful teachers.

My son was initially in a fantastic room and loved going to daycare here. He was then forced to move up a room due to his age, despite him not hitting a number of developmental milestones before he should have been moved. One of those included being potty trained, which was mandatory for the new room, but he was nowhere near ready. We protested but were told he HAD to move rooms and that potty training would be no issue in the new room. What actually happened was him peeing and pooping his pants for the better part of the year with the teachers just getting frustrated with him over it. I remember once coming to pick him up only to find him in the bathroom alone and crying, naked from the waist down, covered in pee and poop.

These events embarrassed and humiliated him, causing both emotional regression and behavioral issues. His teachers began to treat him with disdain and the cycle of bad behavior due to negative reinforcement set in. He was even physically abused by one of the teachers (this is not an accusation, it was documented and admitted to), which resulted in her dismissal but no effort was expended on their part to remediate the damage caused by what he was going through. They even fought us for months on switching him to a better room because it would interfere with their numbers.

Eventually they implemented a behavior policy which mandated sending kids home for incidents such as if they ran away from teachers or disrupted nap time. So they started sending my son home once or twice a week which began causing attendance issues for my wife and I at work. My son figured out that if he misbehaved enough, he could get sent home (which is where he wanted to be). At that point there was no going back and he was dead set on doing everything he could to get sent home. This is an irrational policy that was likely put in place to help lighten the workload on already overwhelmed teachers to slow down turnover.

We are now in the process of moving our son to another daycare and will eventually move our daughter out as well. This is very unfortunate because a lot of this would have probably been prevented with more sensible policies from administration. Advancing children to higher expectations before they are mentally/emotionally ready is counter-intuitive and sending children home when they misbehave will only incentivize that bad behavior. They are able to get away with these ridiculous initiatives because they have a wait list to get in. Other daycares would feel more inclined to work with parents more closely in order to retain their business. The Y demands good behavior or you're on your way out because they don't need your business.

I can't express how disappointed we are in the decisions made by the administration as well as the performance of a select few teachers. They have created unnecessary problems in what could be an otherwise great daycare and negated the good, hard work performed by some of the outstanding teachers they do have.

If your child has behavioral issues or isn't already right where they need to be developmentally, please consider a different daycare as the Y is not going to be able to work with you on improving the situation.

Very impressed! Nicest Y I've ever been to! Childcare center is amazing!

I wish the staff were engaging. No one offered me a tour. I wandered around with none of the staff b helping me. I approached the desk but I was just pointed to directions. They were busy but I could have been a thief.

huge place, with all sorts of exercise stuff, pools and whatnot.

This is the largest YMCA in the country with 7 or 8 swimming pools and a great senior center with a warm water pool for adults over 50!

A fantastic place to work out!!! They have everything here that one could think of to do when they want to work out. We always thoroughly enjoy ourselves when attending this facility. Absolutely love their outdoor swimming pool!!!

Largest YMCA in the nation, recently remodeled, friendly staff.

This place is amazing!!! So helpful to their community and kayakers. Kayakers thank you more thank you will ever know for letting us use your pool during the winter.

This YMCA is huge! I competed in Mud-o-ween 2017 and it went very well. Lots of volunteers encouraging everybody throughout. It was great!

Don't like this y too much sure it's the largest y. But their machines they installed don't feel like I'm getting a workout. They put main entrance a mile away and some elderly I know who have too much pride to get a handicap sticker can't get to the door. The place feels like a prison with the electric gates. And the bball courts and racquetball courts are on other side of y. And the staff is stuck up.

This Y is huge with something going on for all ages . I go several times a week and walk on one of their 2 indoor tracks. The staff is very friendly and helpful. In addition to several indoor and outdoor pools, they have an indoor pool for the older generation - with a fireplace. My grand kids love going to the indoor pool, playing racket ball and going up the climbing wall. EXCELLENT RECENT RENOVATED FACILITY, I think the largest in the country. They also have child care so you can work out!

They call themselves a "Christian organization" but I would say that they are the exact opposite. I used to work there. The women that I worked with were extremely judgemental and racist. I worked at the front desk and they would make racial slur comments about people coming in. I tried to ask them to stop, but they just laughed and called me retarded. Also, there was one morning where I was really sick. I had been fighting off the sickness for days but I couldn't any longer. It was about 6 in the morning. My mother took me to the hospital. I was supposed to work at 730. I kept trying to call my boss, but she wouldn't answer. I ended up having severe bronchitis. When I didn't show up at 730 (because I was still in the hospital) my boss called me and yelled at me for not being at work. I explained to her the situation and how I was in the hospital - but she didn't care. I even faxed over paperwork from the hospital. I told her that I tried to call her but she didn't care. I was so sick and on a lot of medication so I started crying. She hung up the phone on me. Then, later, her boss calls me to fire me. I was fired for having bronchitis. Isn't that ridiculous?! And then, they tried to ban me from the ymca. I went to go get a normal pass because you only get a free pass if you work there. They were refusing to let me get a pass and come work out there - even though my family had been members since it opened. They kept saying that I was dangerous and that I wasn't allowed to be there. They are pure evil. All those front desk ladies. Evil. My mom stood up for me though and pretty much forced them to let us buy passes. My mom doesn't let people walk all over her. They finally let us buy passes after they laughed at me for crying. This is anything but a Christian facility.

The new renovation is awesome. I wish the locker rooms would be updated but still a great facility.

I go 2x. A week. Clean easily to navigate.. Something for everyone

The pools are a family favorite! The staff are very kind and welcoming.

We were there for a birthday party. The staff was wonderful and very friendly.

There's a lot to offer! My kids love the place and always beg to go. The soccer candy league is great for my 4 year old. My wife loves the free workout classes offered nearly every day

So many actives for kids and adults alike. In the middle of replacing the flooring in the gym, glad to see constant improvements!

You've got to experience the World's second largest YMCA, and the biggest in the USA. Nine swimming pools in the Summer, w/ six open year-round, plus tons of other recreational equipment and activities to keep novice/experienced athletes engaged...

Excellent Y everyone that work is very helpful. If they can't help they find someone that can. Many pools all are nice. Nice to have a warm pool for seniors Strength center has enough machines it should keep everyone happy

Countryside YMCA is the biggest YMCA in the world. 6 pools, indoor tracks, basketball, racquet ball, and currently being renovated for much much more.