This location is convenient. Peaceful able to to do a great workout every time.

What’s not to love about coming into Seattle from Tacoma? This always warms my heart

Very strange layout but thats to be expected with an old building in downtown Seattle. Has way more character then any other YMCA in the area.

Probably the best Indian restaurant in Downtown . ambience is good.. wide range of options.. Food really tasty and portions were large..Naan / roti were really big and believe they should be sufficient for 2 persons easily.. would definitely recommend for anyone looking for good Indian food..NOTE: they also have few American and Mediterranean options as well..

I interviewed for a Personal Training position back in February of 2018. I followed up with Kelly Stewart at the time and thanked her for the opportunity. I also mentioned that if Im not chosen, to give me feedback on what I could have done better in their opinion. Im still waiting. Based off this ghosting experience, I wouldnt inquire about a membership, and I notice enough turnover to not revisit any sort of employment opportunities.

I love it here very good staff and plenty to do!

Good service very kind leader ship helpful

Love this Y! The staff and class instructors are the truth!

Staff are great. Location is awesome. Plenty of amenities. My biggest issue is that it is way too hot where the treadmills are and there are no fans. I don’t want to sweat profusely and then freeze outside. Can we at least open some windows? If we’re using a gym like we should, we’re going to be really hot, especially for northwesterners.

Great place for everyone. Closed major holidays and on Sundays.

Pretty nice facility overall. i think the free weight area could use a lot of work, but they do have a good selection of machines. the pool is a little small but thats too be expected i guess given its such an old building.

Pool is open for lap swim!2 per lane.

So far so good. I like taking classes and they have good variety. Not many gyms have the curved self-powered treadmill and they do. I was excited to see it! Also, the staff is friendly and helpful.

I cant say enough about the YMCA in Seattle downtown on 4th Avenue. The staff are so friendly and professional. They always make me feel so welcome whenever I enter. I wish I could go there every single day just to get a smile from one of the staff members. Clean towels are available. They are definitely environmentally conscious as they asked us only take two towels and or as many if you need more. Facility always clean. Swimming pool wonderful. I love the womens locker room, hot tub, sauna, and steam room. No doubt about it 5 Stars plus if I could give them 10 I would !!

The staff at the downtown Y are truly the best. Outstanding customer service. Genuinely friendly and helpful. That alone makes me give 5 stars. This is a gym for everyone in the community and they operate as such. Expect to make new friends after a couple weeks, youll find friendly patrons willing to answer a question or give advice. The free classes are what make the membership dues and fees well worth it. Take advantage of the variety. I hope the facility will do better with cleanliness in the near future(locker rooms).

Had a blast here on my first visit. Played a pickup game of b-ball with some friendly strangers and got a good workout in the weight room. Super friendly staff! Im going to try to come to this Y more often.

This place is awesome to workout at. Lots of things to do. They have a lot of good classes and instructors to help you reach your goals. I have never entered here without a warm hello and the staff is always there to help you out. If youve been afraid of the gym, this place is for you. Plus you can wear all your cute outfits 😋

It had everything I needed to get in a full workout! The basketball court, the heavy bag and speed bag, the weight room, the indoor track, the bands for stretching, the lap swim pool. The staff was incredibly accommodating and made it easy for me to quickly get scanned in as an away member. The equipment there was kept up quite well, and nothing appeared to be out of order.

It has been a long time since I visited a YMCA. I was impressed. This location is massive. Lots of everything. Clean, decently priced and lots of options that other gyms in the area do not have. Just wish their hours were a little more extended for those of us that work night shift.

I miss this YMCA - as I just to the the DC area. This YMCA has the BEST people working there - alway very very smiling and make everyones day great! Nice 25m swimming pool right in the heart of the city - across my work! Great and clean work out machines, - but the staff is the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The equipment is smarter than the up-to-date plenty of room they have stacious locker rooms steam room and a swimming pool are employees are always nice

Great, friendly employees! Has everything a normal YMCA has and is decently well-kept. Gym is not too crowded. Can get an open machine 80-90%% of the time.

Friendly staff, good facilities.

The best part of this YMCA is its Pool. It has a separate area for laps and then a smaller area for recreation. I take my 1 year old there all the time so that he can practice his skills. The group classes too are in variety and cater to all fitness levels.

Parking is validated for a discount of $5 at certain hours. Otherwise, look for street parking. Staff was super friendly and helpful in finding my meditation group in the chapel! Found this group through the Meet Up app.

New member and Im quite impressed - 1. Its cheap. 2. Excellent equipment. 3. Super clean 4. Staff is very helpful and polite. 5. Lots of FREE classes. 6. The customers - mostly middle class whites - respect your privacy and are very polite.

An amazing staff truly dedicated to support all users rich or poor. Their programs truly can turn lived around. Contribute all you can to this organization. The money is well spent locally.

I strongly recommend the Y to anyone who is new in town and is looking for a place to work out, meet new people and be part of an amazing community. Here is why: great facilities with tons of equipment of all sorts (swimming pool, basketball court, sauna, a lot of cardio equipment...), classes of all kinds are organized every day, amazing friendly and professional staff, many events are organized for the members such as hiking. It is much more than just a gym, it is a community of great people from many horizons and backgrounds.

This is everyones gym. Everyone is made to feel welcome. I love the fact that the sauna and hot tub are not co-ed. I also love that there is an elevator. I know it is a gym, but I am trying to rehab my knee and I already feel like jelly when I finish my workout.

I am a big fan of the Y. Always affordable, always affordable to all incomes. I have never understood why anyone would be a member at any other fitness club than the Y. If you havent been to a Y, now is the time. Especially the old building YMCA/WAs - which have history.

Im a huge fan of the steam room, sauna, and whirlpool spa in the mens locker room. Nothing undoes life in a cool climate like heat & hydrotherapy.Oh, and theres a gym too.

Sorry to say, they never clean the dry sauna, and for a month havent replaced the shattered glass door to the underpowered steam room —thats just the start. Nagging for donations at the door these days seems premature until they meet their core services.Even though I love the YMCA as an organization and support it when possible, Ill likely switch gyms soon.

I love this place. Unpretentious and really nice. Great, fairly affordable option in downtown.

For some reason the DT Seattle YMCA decided to close the hot areas of the lockerroom an hour early! Not ok for paying customers that rely it to be open at least until 15 minutes before closing! Also u have staff members Hawking YMCA members to hurry up and leave the lockerrooms near closing. Thats unprofessional to say the least! Looking to leave if this will become the norm! Bye Felicia 👋

Great for families too... Great friendly staff, great equipment, beautiful historical building... One of the best locations out of the five or so we have been to around the Seattle and surrounding areas.

It is so clean at the y!

Awesome location, very clean and well run facility. 😎

Steam room. Sauna. Great work out facilities. New cycling machines. The village people were right. The downtown y has everything, for you (wo)men to enjoy.

I was staying at a local hotel and used this pool throughout my stay first thing in the morning (~5am). The pool itself is quite small with 3 lanes available for lane swimming and can therefore get a little crowded. The staff were very helpful and friendly.

Clean, friendly staff. Pool is small but adequate.

Everyone is so welcoming and friendly. Love going there. Great equipment and space.

Parking is a HUGE problem. Additionally, things break down at this gym and take forever to get repaired. Steam sauna breaks and takes weeks to fix, cardio equipment, machines, etc. Other gyms are a fraction of the cost, have better hours, and are much better maintained.

You gotta love we still have a place like this downtown - if your building doesnt have shower/dressing facilities, a membership here takes care of that.

Looking forward to join after the holiday 😁. Called nice conversation with staff 👍. Thanks, New in Seattle WA.

Great array of lots of classes. I love yoga and they have 2 to 3 options per day

Great place to workout, bunch of equipment and classes, I will recommend the total body condition class with Olya or Kelly.

I love this gym, its literally in the heart of downtown. It has everything a person will need that applies to regular lifters and pro athletes. The only reason I am giving it 4 stars is when you are in mens changing room and you see some dudes walking fully naked with no shame around. I understand that people need to change but when you are naked you are not suppose to go around the changing room talking to people butt naked! It is a shocking view!! One day I was traumatized by a guy walking naked and talking to his friend while I was coming to change( true story!). Overall Awesome place to workout

I work here so Im biased.

This was once one of my favorite gyms but I dropped my membership as soon as signs went up in the locker room saying bathing suit would be required in the steam room and sauna and whirlpool. Hmmmm, not too repressive and creepy, is it? I’m not sure who this rule was made for since, based on my experience at least, all the ladies in the locker room seemed comfortable with their bodies and comfortable with nudity, just as I am and just as I raised my kids to be.One of the specific reasons I chose the YMCA over other gyms like 24 Hour Fitness was that the Y encouraged a healthy body image and open nudity in the locker room areas. Now it seems the Y wants to shame people and tell them their bodies are disgusting. It’s not just that, though; it’s also an extra added inconvenience I don’t need to bring a swim suit every time I go to the gym just so I can.....um.....take a steam with other women? There were some whisperings that this was done because of sexual activity in the men’s locker room. As a proud lesbian I feel the need to defend my gay brothers and say that this policy is obviously homophobic and if I were a gay man, there’s no way I’d be going to this gym. YMCA would be wise to rescind this absurd policy before they wind up alienating all their members. You can hang up all the “we accept everyone” posters you want, but actions speak louder than words and these recent actions show that the Y is definitely no longer s safe space for gay men and women and that’s the reason I will never be returning.If others are looking for nude-friendly environments that don’t body shame, I recommend the Tiger Mountain Family Nudist Park in Issaquah.

Great stuff. Clean gym. It’s little bit crowded between 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

I mostly just use this place for the Swimming Pool. And since I am still learning, I can only use the reck area. But unfortunately, the reck area is closed “on/off” from 4-7:30 everyday! (And the entire facility is shut down on Sunday) Which basically means that people who have a family and are working cannot use it. You could be asked to leave the pool and be made to wait for an hour or more if it was your bad luck when you reached the place at the wrong time.

Awesome basketball court. Nice gym for weight lifting.

Greatest gym in Seattle. Friendly and helpful staff who make it a amazing experience

Love the classes. Staff is friendly and helpful

A really good experience since you enter. Everybody is kind. The machines are good and it has a lot of diferent spaces to do diferent things

They have modern equipment finally. Need a new pricing system though. Like a set price to only use the gym room or pool.

Very surprised that reck area of the pool isn’t available from 4-7:30 every day! The staff barely helps. Very unprofessional. Staff does not even know what the swim-lesson timings are, which keep the pool closed! I’m looking for another place!

Family friendly gym , amazing stuff that focused on every single customer satisfaction, located close to our house, very convenienced

Great staff. Many open classes throughout the week, pool, steam room and hot sauna. NOT open on Sunday.

The staff here our so nice and helpful.

I have a great workout and staff is very nice

Great place for all types of people. They put up with degenerates, rich, etc. You can all go there together to prepare for your day. I stopped because of all of the nudity and felt a persecutory sixth sense around all of the Christians and too many negative thoughts ran through my mind about respect for abusive men and women in submission. Im just that way and get creeped out in religious environments fairly quickly. It doesnt take much. If you like that kind of thing, join! They also help with community service and house teens, run blood drives, etc.

Wonderful classes. Great Spa. Sauna. And truly relaxed ambiant sporty atmosphere especially during the day from hard earned workouts. Simply a super nice venue to unwind and relax. As well as taking in all the extra added sports equipment, running track, basketball courts etc, ... there to make anyone Push-it-to the Limit ! Absolutely sterling attentiveness by its Front Desk Reception staffing. Greetings warmly with rach and every individual entering to exiting the building. Just admirable personable genuineness ! And the overall effect really plays a huge role with every one who comes in contact with the indivodual membership teamwork !! A historical gem that is really indeed a marvelous place to be. A piece of history in its historical setting and architectural design.

Customer service two thumbs down. Sauna extremely filthy and dusty.. Overall no sense of community and a feeling of negativity and between epople.

Like the pool at the YMCA great for cardio low impact on the joints.

I LOVE this Y. I come from Illinois and the only gyms like this are the very highest priced health clubs. The womens locker room is pleasantly equipped with a hot tub, steam room and sauna, plenty of showers that are private, some public and also some handicapped. Body soap is provided. Swimsuit dryer with plastic bags, lotion and plenty of lockers. The swimming pool is comfortable but need to make sure of the times to swim as sometimes the schedule doesnt match up with classes they have. Its one of those things that Id rather not publicize and keep to myself but that would be like saying some delicious cookies are awful just so I can have more myself, right? Hehehehe!

Staff is fantastic and friendly. Good gym but gets a little crowded after work

The good: friendly staff, amenities (sauna, steam room, etc), equipment.The bad: not maintained, feels like a homeless shelter, creepy clientele, locker rooms always littered with hair that never gets sweeped, and most recently: ridiculous rules. They recently implemented a new rule where you have to have a bathing suit to use the sauna/steam room. Now they police this stupid rule, disturbing you while you try to relax in the sauna wanting to see you have a bathing suit. Ridiculous and humiliating!They also shut down for over a week (I showed up on the Saturday and went home disappointed) with little notice, supposedly to do maintenance. When I came back there was barely any difference and still hair everywhere in the locker room. Gross.

Great place clean and modern equipment, plus at a great price !!!

Homeless use it like a public restroom.

Still a Y member, now working out in a different location since I moved yet I felt compelled to write a review since I had some unsafe experiences here as a young man. I would be concerned about being a female here. Ill spare the stories and details but lets just say it is kind of a rough crowd that exercises here. The facility is in nice enough (cleanliness, wide array of equipment and rooms, central location downtown) but all Ill ever remember is being threatened by another member, which was reported by another witness and the Y really failed to address or remedy it in any meaningful way, ultimately making me fear for my safety and quite shook up (perhaps I should have made a bigger deal about it?). I really wish it didnt happen. Sorry, I want to love this place. It could be like exercise Hogwarts but it just isnt safe with who they allow/attract to this location (AA members, homeless). My fiance just straight up wouldnt go here with me after a couple experiences. Other than this, it is your typical, mid-price point gym that is relatively busy and has too many people verbally exerting themselves or generally not paying attention to their personal hygiene/space.

Old building, many floors, lots of unsafe crevices for kids. Basketball court is above average. Naked grown men in the hot tub in the mens locker room.

Best downtown 12 step meeting help here!

Many activities at one single place...reasonable price too!

An excellent gym, and an excellent play to work! love all the family programs available at all ymca locations.

Good rates, good staff, good equipment.

I was impressed by the range of facilities but was not impressed by the cleanliness of the mens locker room. The unsanitary floors gave me athletes foot. The staff is usually friendly but not very affective at keeping the place clean. Nobody seems to work there long enough to care. I also quit because I didnt feel safe being around some of the guys they let into this place who seem either right out of jail or on their way to jail. The staff is also quick to accuse some innocent people of breaking their rules while letting the real violators get away with murder. Theres no consistency. I think the Y has provide a safer and cleaner experience to attract and retain their members.

Amazing spot, also gots a wide variety of option, indoor track, weights, basketball courts, heavy bags, Racquet ball and a pool!!!!! All in the heart of Downtown. Cant get a better spot than this.

I did not find the front desk staff to be very friendly or helpful. Im an away member and was told to bring in a document for up to 16 visits, so I did....and when I asked about it tonight all the guy at the front desk said was scanner. very abrupt and rude, absolutely no customer service skills at all

Update 11/19 - the monthly fee recently went up to $70. One of the front entrance turnstiles is still broken after at least 6 months (if not longer) and several machines are out of order. I think this place knows they have a monopoly downtown now and simply has stopped trying.Overcrowded facility that is not properly climate controlled in the summer. There are never enough sweat towels available and sometimes it feels like a homeless shelter. All that and they charge $64 dollars a month. Someone needs to open a new gym in the downtown core.They also shut down for an entire week during the summer with an excuse that they upgrade the facility but its never any different other than shuffling a few things around. Hey YMCA, why dont you do this stuff on the Sundays you are closed during the year instead of majorly inconveniencing the members you soak for an obscene $70 a month?

Great staff and nice facility to go and workout

Great place to work out and meet people

Steam room, sauna and hot tub are nice

They really need to stay open latter Vampires need to work out as well also some free coffe would be nice typical seattle penny pinchers

Closed on Sunday. Thats the only sad part . Otherwise fantastic

Well Im a proud member of the Y. It lacks in fixing things quickly, but its the best gym ever! Plenty of towels always and space, machines. Lol steam room suana and jacoozi in the locker rooms, cheap, great free classes!

This business has a ton of issues. It is losing the middle class as well as whites + others. I should know. I was a member for 13 years.It blames the victim of stalking and bullying and not the aggressor.Diversity should have to mean appealing to the lowest common denominator.Notwithstanding some wonderful volunteers, I cant help recalling Hannibal Lecter and Nurse Ratched when I think of this business.* * * * *On July 9, 2015, I, a disabled senior citizen, was bullied and verbally assaulted by Cynthia Klever, director of the downtown YMCA. The experience left me traumatized.The Ys core values of respect, caring, responsibility, and honesty were flagrantly violated by Ms. Klever.This YMCA selectively enforces its rules of conduct, which is discriminatory.Contempt and hostility invite the same in return. I decline the invitation to lie.* * * * *Ah, but underneath...If we do not speak this week, I will put your membership on hold until I return from vacation, which is Friday July 17th. -Cynthia Klever in an email to me, dated July 8, 2015* * * * *This business tolerates and tacitly encourages racism and bullying.One of my shocking memories is taking an elevator with a fellow lap swimmer. A lifeguard--a twenty-something African-American woman, and another staff person was in it as well. The other swimmer, a Vietnamese-American, said hello to her, but she refused to acknowledge him and continued to talk to the other person.On the fifth floor, many white and black members form buddy pairs (with the African-American being the object of admiration, even adulation) and ostracize members of other races. What are you doing talking to me?? They dont want to see you.When I first started going to the downtown Y in 200, it looked more like Seattle: 70% white, 10% Asian, 5% black. Now it is closer to 40% white, 40% black, 12% Asian, 3% Hispanic.Dont we want civic organizations that look like our city and not encourage white flight?If you think it is cool to be around African-Americans--and many, many people do--even who bellow when they speak and who look like they might just have walked out of either the King County jail or a mental institution, this place might be an excellent fit for you.African-Americans get special treatment. In my observations over the past 13 years, the things that might land others in trouble dont apply to them. They rule the roost here.Rumor has it that a director who expelled an African-American for exploding and slamming a member who had simply asked if he could work in on a machine (the guy had been doing reps on one machine for 15+ minutes) was fired.Rules are selectively enforced; staff is reluctant, understandably, to confront aggressive members and then face charges of racism.It wasnt just the towels all over the locker floor. There were major security issues, too.On all floors you will find phalanxes of security lockers: regular lockers for clothes, smaller safety deposit boxes for valuables, medium ones just for gym clothes, and still others for laptops. This doesnt count the containers for needles in the dressing rooms.Not just locker break-ins. It was also common to have ones I-phone snatched when one wasnt looking.* * * * *Why do some people get picked on, and not others?I was harassed repeatedly here by some members, including one Hannibal-Lecter, who continually forced himself on me for years, while for years a group of young bored lifeguards got away with ganging up on and taking out their frustrations on me.If you are small, nerdy, and/or Asian and male, expect to be treated with less respect or even dumped on from low-level staff who find in you a valve for their frustrations.The final straw was when the Y let its director, a h.s. grad, verbally assaulted me, using the pretext of my having questioned the veracity of a 20-year-old lifeguard she claimed was autistic (!).

Very big gym. Every thing u need

Wonderful service and a clean facility!

Most of the time SPA and steam sona don’t work and the bathroom are dirty and nobody answer the phone.

Super helpful and always friendly!

The nicest people in town.

Cheap and clean. I very much enjoy it.

This a good fitness center in downtown Seattle. Open long hours.

Nice place

Lots of classes and fitness rooms, a pool, steam room and sauna, membership allows to visit other YMCA s including the ones on the Eastside.

Good place to relax

Good y great price

It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A

Staff has no clue about the pool timings in the evenings. Peak time when most working people need to visit.