Greater philadelphia YMCA Review

I have been a member since 2006.My 2 sons and my one daughter tried to bring their cousin to the ymca of ambler in Montgomery township on 1325 McKean road and the desk associate said my kids can t bring their OWN COUSIN and my nephew Charlotte because they were UNDER 18. This rule is so beyond triggering to me because I had to drive my 2 sons my daughter and my nephew home because of your dumb rules. NOT MINE BUT YOUR DUMB RULES. I hope you fix this rule and I m going to lifetime fitness on 375 commerce drive with my kids and my nephew and we re signing up.

BYE BYE Y

Lovely facility. Helpful staff. Friendly members. Excellent class instructors.

Very nice place all the equipment up to date as well

Always a pleasure when I go there with my family or by myself.

Clean, modern infrastructure (recent construction), well maintained facilities. Friendly, knowledgeable staff. Healthy food available for purchase at the lobby. Xfinity Wi-Fi hot spot full signal at the lobby. Family friendly, in a nice neighborhood.

Staff not quite as friendly as other YMCAs.
specially on receptionts . talking about their life problems while serving the customers
i was interested for swimming classes for my kids .the answer was - all classes is full already, and then she sad- well almost. without even asking which specific class or group age i am interesting.
horrible !!!!
we attend abington ymca for 5 years.their stuff is way better.!!!!

Very large facility. Lots of classes, always something going on.

Love our Y and the yoga instructors are the best...Theresa, Nanette and Joan are amazing!

Clean and friendly and great place for the kids and adults. Can't really ask for much more!

We love the y. We take advantage of all they have to offer and are able to save on children's and adult classes through the y. Staff and childcare are great.

By far the best YMCA I have ever been to. Everyone who works there is great and the kids really enjoy playing their. Having an onsite child watch is amazing for busy parents who are trying get a work out in.

Family friendly, excellent staff, only knock, the sauna should be hotter... definitely a mother/wife/caregiver friendly atmosphere to work out...

For some reason my more detailed post would not show up publicly, so here is a short version.

Pool, locker rooms and courts are good and clean. Majority of staff are very friendly. Gym facility is very much lack luster for a variety of reasons.

I recommend for casual/beginner lifters or elderly. If you are a power lifter, cross-fitter, Olympic, or athletic based lifter I do not recommend. Some trainers are good some are not, use at your own risk.

Not the place to become a member if you re serious about powerlifting or weightlifting. The staff is constantly getting on to me for either making too much noise or because they don t have a clue about certain assistance exercises. My son and I are still here only because it s good for my wife and daughter.

The Tuesday at 11:30 class was lots of fun and the volleyball afterwards had us laughing :-)

Modern faculty, very helpful staff, with interesting and motivating classes.

The active older adult classes and the indoor track.

Great place to workout. Friendly staff and lots of classes to choose from. Definitely recommend it.

Love the Ambler Y for the 3 different pools, hot tub and multiple exercise rooms, good choices & so many more

Great classes. Chris and Eleanor Rick the early morning workouts!

This place is terrible! They seem to have some kind of prejudice towards which kid gets a band and which doesn't. They require a huge test just to get a band to go down a slide that a life guard is going to catch them at anyway. Also, they make the kids wear floaties even if they can swim and their parents are right there. The test is super hard for these kids to take and almost impossible to pass. However, they will give it to their buddies kids. Also their demeanor is less than professional and at times rude. I will never take my kid there again. Even for a nice place the ppl are making it ugly.

Beautiful facility! Great landscape... Friendly staff... Childcare available

Out of the YMCAs in the area, Ambler has the best swim lessons for babies and kids. Instructors are engaging, friendly, and have fun equipment (much much better than Roxborough and Abington). What's most important, they actually teach and my kids have learned more here in just 2 classes than they learned in a whole session at Abington.
The instructors of toddler gymnastics are fantastic too, and the music teacher is very sweet.
The building is new and clean, and has 3 indoor pools -- one for kids, one for laps, and one for aqua classes. Family locker room is comfortable with individual changing rooms so you get privacy while changing -- no more running half naked around the locker room to catch my toddler.
The outdoor playground is a pirate ship, so fun! Tons of parking too.

On the downside: as somebody mentioned, the entrance is poorly designed. The place where everybody has to scan their card is tight, and folks are coming and going to exit or to go to the gymnastic rooms/child watch/bathrooms, all through the same tight space. It doesn't make sense, specially considering how big the lobby is. Also, why in the world do they only have 4 tables, if the space is so big?

Still, this is the best Y.

I have been a long time member at the Y and am very happy with it. Compared to pricey other gyms, the Y has everything that you could want and at a lower cost. I do not see a reason to be a member anywhere else.

very friendly, love the gym ,sauna, hot tube. people who conduct the classes are great with my little man. area is pretty big so there is plenty of room....

Lovely facility. There is no shortage of exercise equipment or classes to take advantage of. The indoor track is a great feature although some don't follow the rules and there's no one to enforce them. Family locker room doesn't seem well thought out but serves it's purpose. Warning: The showers in the family locker room are one temperature which is scalding hot. Staff has always been perfect until I was recently treated to a rude encounter with one young manager that not only couldn't clearly communicate what the problem was but also made no attempt to apologize or make up for the misinformation and mistakes made by his staff at the desk. He treated me and my family like we had done something malicious from the moment we scanned in, only to find out they had actually charged us for something we didn't need and couldn't use. And still we were treated like we did something wrong. Got my kid's hope's up (thanks to the misinformation), was treated like an unwelcome guest and denied access to facility even if we'd paid even more money. And here I thought the Y was Christian based.

There is so much to do here. Play basketball, swim, track, weights, racquetball, you name it. Membership is definitely worth the money.

Great place to go and work out... Clean and very accessible

Missed space in large lobby compromising the space in women's locker room, no privacy.

Great place to bring my kids and nephews plenty of things to do for kids and adults but we especially love the pool I can take my kids swimming all year round because it's also heated, and if I'm not up for getting wet I can go play basketball, workout, lift some weights or just go for a jog around the track upstairs, I recommend this ymca if you hAve kids or even if you dont. You won't be disappointed

Great place to workout, meditate, or just relax. I have been going there since they opened. Love it.

Closed yet still takes membership fee
Still did not update their hours...it must be updated to "closed"

Clean, friendly staff, plenty of machines, great instructors...

Beautiful facility with helpful staff. Challenging classes and reliable childcare!

I love this place. Friendly people, competent staff. Clean facilities...I need to make the time to come to THE AMBLER YMCA MORE OFTEN...THANK YOU FOR MAINTAINING THIS PLACE IN SUCH GOOD SHAPE!

Beautiful building, excellent fitness classes. So much to offer. Excellent management.

Love the ability to do the water aerobics with the cardiovascular along with the strength and flexibility in the pool. The instructor is wonderful and makes the experience worthwhile.

Very clean,something for all ages to participate in, plenty of parking

Very friendly staff and well maintained equipment. We love our Ambler YMCA!

One of my favorite places. This facility has a huge parking lot. There is a full olympic sze lap pool, an exercze pool that has all kinds of classes, & a family fun pool. The latter 2 have warmer water than the lap pool. For an extra fee, there is an outdoor pool in summer. BMany classes & activities are offered & there is a walking trail upstairs, a gym with basketball court & a room full of exercize machines on the first flor. There is also a nursery for kids while a parent is in class or the water for a small fee.

Where to begin? The facilities are brand new and spacious and clean. The staff is courteous and helpful. There are multiple pools and exercise areas to facilitate all kinds of healthy physical activity. Dozens upon dozens of GREAT programs and activities for children and families.

As a visitor in the area I was very impressed by the layout of the facility and the number of exercise machines they had. Staff was very helpful in making me feel like I was home ...If in the area again I will definitively revisit

Well maintained, well equipped fitness center with plenty of exercise equipment, multiple indoor pools including lap pools & shallow pool for children, three different changing rooms (mens, women, family) and a friendly, helpful staff.

They take good care of the kids in the children's center.

Friendly, clean, and great activities for everyone!

Good job with mask policy , washing, and they always had good cleaning

I love this Y. They have great pool for kids and it's a huge place. The lockers are always clean and the staff is really helpful.

Wow, this place is gorgeous! Only visited the pools as a guest, but the baby area is impressive. A gentle sloping bottom and separate area for kids who can swim. Our neighbors with young kids drive an extra 20 min to go to this Y, I stead of the one that's closer.

bad experience with my insurance they could of just told they didn t take my insurance instead of giving my information for no reason

VERY CLEAN, PROFESSIONAL & COURTEOUS STAFF, GREAT PICKLEBALL, CLEAN BATHROOMS, COVID CONSCIOUS.

Love this Y. It is spacious and updated. It has A wonderful pool system a d is very clean. Everyone here is very nice. Recommend highly.

Always a good experience there the classes are awesome and love the po

Clean and full of things to do for all the family members. Live it!

This gym is terrible, do not go if you want to keep your stuff.

Outstanding facility and staff. Many classes offered, best to avoid peak times if you want specific machines or space in the pool. Membership is pricey, particularly when the outdoor pool and many classes have an extra fee.

Great place. 3 pools, 5 locker rooms, great equipment