I appreciate that this YMCA has been doing renovations and is trying to improve its facilities. They just renovated the pool, which is very nice. The exercise machines and weight room upstairs is well-maintained. Their classes are plentiful and have been a very good quality. Child watch area is very small, so not suitable for a toddler, but for babies under one is an appropriate size. You have to pay for parking either on the street or the garage here, but they do validate parking in the garage. But get here early because the lot fills up.

This place is cool to workout good people but when I signed up they gave me a piece of paper with all the activities I can do I chose to pick swimming lessons at 5 oclock I bring my son so he can do swimming lessons and I can work out upstairs come to find out I cant do that which is weird because the paperwork said swimming lessons at 5 oclock now they want me to pay for swimming lessons but Im already paying for the f****** membership the whole moral of the story is dont have me waste my time get my sons hopes up thinking hes going to take swimming lessons all this place can offer is to watch your f****** child for $5 smh and then I try to let him swim with me in there and I lady just comes in pulls him out the pool n said family swim is is 7 and and Im thinking to myself its a school night what parent would have their child out at 9:10 oclock at night swimming? Just because Im black doesnt mean Im stupid.

Great facility. Wide variety of equipment, packed group fitness class schedule, and always a few lanes open at the pool for lap swimming.

OMG!!! Yes, once again Oakland outshines all SF YMCAs. Equipped with indoor track, new treadmills, and spacious locker rooms.What a nice treat:-)