Eastside Ymca Review

We took a free class! Active yoga with Kim
Very invigorating!! And stress releasing. Thank you Eastside YMCA for staying open and keeping us safe

ALWAYS a great time at the YMCA!! We learn something new offered each time we come and the staff are ALWAYS kind and courteous to us!!

Excellent for family gym/recreational facilities.

The staff is knowledgeable and friendly. It does get crowded at times but there is so much to do that you'll be able to find something to keep you happy if you have to wait for a machine.

We used to go to the Bayfront Y because it's closer but this facility is just a better, more modern place to work out.

The new addition of the cycling room and the Sports Performance Center have made Eastside the only Rochester YMCA I'll go to. They could use a few more squat racks/deadlift areas and more open hours at the SPC but other than that, beautiful facility. Hot tub, sauna, stretching area, dance rooms and classes, lifting area, plenty of cardio machines, and mini track are just some of its features.

It's an incredible facility with an abundance of amenities and programs, and accommodating hours for probably 95% of the population.

Gorgeous facility! My kids liked the child watch and adventure center a lot (FYI the adventure center drop off was only for kids 5 and older) so they went to the child watch. I was able to get some work done in the lounge, the WiFi is very fast!

Great assortment of equipment, friendly staff, plenty of things to do, and overall a great place to go.

My family loves going to the Y. The Eastside location is one of the newer facilities and feels clean and new.

Great facility for the whole family. Top notch pools, climbing wall, strength and aerobic equipment and more.

Great facility, lots of well-maintained equipment, and a very helpful staff.

The beautiful complex has all the workout facilities you could ever need, plenty of swimming options for singles or families, activities and daycare for the kids, friendly staff and activities outside in the warmer months. Like all Y's, there are busier times, so plan ahead to avoid the crowds.

I love this place!The facilities are amazing.The only complaint I have is that the lanes are constantly crowded,and the pool is crouded all day.I come in as early as possible to get a lane by myself .

First time ever to this one and I was impressed. Friendly staff and the location was really clean!

First off the staff here are absolutely incredible. They go well out of their way to serve you and make you feel at home and give you everything you want and need. Shout out to the amazing staff here! Secondly the facilities are top-notch very clean and well taken care of. There is a huge variety of things to do anything you could really want. Also my kids absolutely love spending time in child watch. They have different environments for different ages and will watch your kids for two hours every time you come and check in. I can t speak highly enough of this place!

Ajoing exercise class is too laud, rude and indifferent. Mgt does nothing. Yoga is no fun!!

When ever I go to the y I am going to play basketball, this seems like a common thing to do considering there are usually a lot of people on the courts, for some reason they do fitness classes and pickle ball on these courts a lot and I am left to share a court with 15+ people

Our family paused our membership due to covid last spring.Without notice we were reinstated.We were billed without our permission after the reinstatement .Now our family is out $176 .never going to be involved with them again.

Friendly atmosphere from staff to people who work out their wouldent go any where else

Not clean as it shall be at swimming pool. During winter a little bit cold in changing rooms and hard rock is not the right music to relax when you play with a child.

So happy the Y is open.
Stay healthy and
God Bless America!!!

Trying to get a bus stop installed for members to be able to use the east side YMCA those that do not have a car seniors etc.. How about it anybody else interested

I work cross from YMCA doing the apartments that's cross so there's a lot people so it must be good

Wonderful staff. Extremely supportive; friendly. A great facility. Clean as clean can be. Every possible type of exercise equipment you can imagine. Perfect in every way.

I really love this YMCA ..The staff is very nice and friendly and very helpful .I pretty much go here everyday and I Love it

Always enjoy my aqua fit classes. The Y is doing a good job of taking Covid-19 protections.

Great but it's so stupid that they split the gym for pickle ball they should make a spot for it

This is one of my favorite Y's in the Rochester area. It's newer so the gym equipment is in great shape and always kept clean. There are locker rooms as well as day lockers in case you forget to bring your lock. Classes are scheduled practically throughout the entire day also there's always something to do. My only complaint is that the exercise pool is always incredibly crowded due to lane closures for classes.

This gym is beautiful...clean...staff is great. They are taking all the precautions for a safe gym.

WAY OVERPRICED. I shouldn't have to spend over $50 a month just for myself when family plans offer more flexible options. Pricing structure is horrible, and the staff can be rude. Aside from that, the place is beautiful and the facilities are great. But I can't justify this price and I won't be back.

Great family atmosphere. Terrible for a serious weight lifter. Free weight area is a joke. Wee men slamming weights is comical.

Great place, everything is well maintained, lots of summer programs for the kids. Swimming lessons, a nice pool, walking track, basketball courts, climbing walls. There's a lot to love here. It's incredibly busy on the weekends, however, and the free weight area is too small for the number of people who are members. Otherwise it's really great, though.

My wife attended her first senior cycle class and loved it!!! Now she is trying to talk me into joining her on Friday. She said the instructor was great and her name was Laura.

On October 12, 2014 me, my family, and a couple of youth that I mentor took a visit to the Eastside YMCA in Penfield. We live near the Gates area so it was a bit of a trek. We numbered 9 people in all. I thought this would be a positive experience for us all, as I had frequented this YMCA a few years back as a youth counselor, and staff were always courteous and professional. However, on this trip I encountered senior-staff member Michelle Amico. Her demeanor from the beginning was very inhospitable and intolerant as if she didn't want us there. Upon learning that the 2 youth that I mentor didn't have their ID's she took a uncompromising bordering on belligerent stance against us. She treated us as if we were trying to sneak into the YMCA, and how dare we African Americans try to pull one over on her. She even accused me of not being listed on a family membership that I helped my Fiance put together.This membership was approved by Corporate by phone and letter. She didn't care how far we traveled. She had an excuse to deny us and she enforced it to maximum capacity. Everyone with me felt as if she was handling us this way based on our skin color. This was a horrible side of humanity for my children to witness. It was a horrible experience. But instead of teaching my children to feel hateful in return, we will now frequent the Eastside YMCA more frequently, and greet Michelle Amico with a smile. She will also be reported to her Superiors. There is no place for this in the civilized World. Judge a person on their merit and character...not for what they look like.

The pool is always open to anyone, classes don't interrupt families or individuals. The adventure center for kids is open, airy, with tons of climbing structures including a huge permanent soft slide that takes up an entire corner! The hanging house is very popular with my two little ones! The child watch lacks things to do for the kids who are to small for being without a parent in the adventure center, and that's a draw back.

The workout equipment is to odd the live, and the pave offers many extras you don't see at other ymca places because they're supported by the university of Rochester, and I assume a healthy donation had helped secure the equipment! The gyms for b-ball, racquetball and others are well maintained and have tons of natural light.

The hot tub, sauna, locker rooms and amenities are always clean, well maintained, repairs seem to be instant and nothing is ever looking damaged. They have a huge climbing wall that anyone can use, and there are computers for everyone to access.

The drawbacks aren't the facilities as much as the staff. They aren't very friendly, seem too professional and withdrawn. I've had issues with staff in the child centers, they refuse to work with individuals and instead only support the policies. Granted I understand that need to maintain policy, but if a parent is unhappy with a service and finds others who feel the same, and the policy didn't change then there's something wrong with that. The members who go here are distant and not always friendly as other ymca's . They sometimes seem to have a chip on their shoulder and don't return smiles not answer questions.