Anderson Munger Family YMCA

If it wasn’t for the ballet class taught by Olivia Tues/​Thurs evenings this YMCA wouldn’t be worth attending. The Administrators not only dismissed a serious issue where a member pervert was videotaping female members working out-​they made it seem as no big deal. It was quite a disappointment. I love Olivia’s class and there are finally new bars an a bigger room —-and forget about trying to get in the pool it is always-​always occupied, crowded with kids and their parents.

I have been a member of the YMCA for years, at various locations throughout Los Angeles County. I started working in Koreatown and thought I would give this newer location a shot. I am sad to say that I was disappointed. I kept trying to be optimistic about the gym but it just kept getting worse. After 11 months, I canceled my membership and now attend the YMCA in Glendale, which is closer to my home.
My biggest complaint is the size of the gym. It is really small. I used to go to this private gym in Santa Barbara where every member had a key to the gym to make it feel private because it was usually empty. That gym was about the same size as this gym. Now don’t get me wrong the overall facility is not small, just the common workout area. They have large community room and daycare center.
The second complaint is the locker room. It was like walking through a never ending puddle. Now this I cannot blame on the staff or YMCA, but more on the clientele. People walk around the locker room dripping with water from the swimming pool. I am not sure if it is a cultural thing, but no other gym I have been to seems to have this problem. I could never find a dry spot to simply change into my workout clothes.
Also, the parking adds up really quick and if you go frequently. Can add 40−60% onto your monthly membership. The equipment is also starting to look worn out, which is surprising since the facility is fairly new.
It was just not a good match for me. I tried to love it but my socks are tired of getting wet, and I’m tired of squeaky machine…

I love the zumba classes there. The staff is nice, the location convenient. One negative point about this YMCA is the ladies’ lockers room: it’s often dirty, the floor is wet, there is not enough space to sit.
The pool seems nice and big enough, but you can see everything from the street, and I’m not really comfortable with that.

Our family has been coming here for two years and we really enjoy it. My son and daughter love swimming time and I enjoy their zumba classes. The only thing I will say is that it’s a very small facility. And, sometimes the classes get filled quickly which means I can not take it. But, overall, we are satisfied.

I only wish that YMCA had better hours of operation and didn’t close so early. I mainly go to swim and not only do they use half the pool for water aerobics which tends to drive beginner swimmers into the advanced lanes making an already packed pool even more crowded, but they close off the lanes 30 minutes before closing for cleaning. That’s time I could use to to do extra laps.

the gym is new and clean, friendly staff.
the bad side is the gym is always too full (people yell and fight for parking spots) and too many WEIRD PEOPLE in the classes. I saw this woman wear a tight with a 1ft x 1ft hole (yes 1ft by 1ft !) at the bottom area. the poor girl behind her have to watch her dirty under the whole class… and the Ballet class should have 12 people only but always have 5+ additional people who doesn’t have the pass rushed in, and the teacher allows them to do so… And there are many more such men in Zumba class who you won’t want to have class with…
This gym was OK to me before but after today’s terrible ballet class i won’t go again.

Not the biggest YMCA, but one of the cleanest and friendliest. If it wasn’t so packed, I’d be there everday.
Overall, just glad the Koreatown finally has a good YMCA!

Damn this lifeguards are annoying as hell man they always telling me I gotta take a shower before going to the sauna bitch I already did!!! I’m not gonna get my hair wet knowing I’ll get out in 20mins n do it again! If ur a girl u understand this… And sorry for saying bad words but damn every freaking day man wtf leave me alone!
And the gym keeps getting more crowded everyday. Geez I liked this gym because it’s right across the street from my house but maybe I’ll have to look for another place.

The boot camp class is great, but every time I want to use the daycare, it is crowded and the staff can take only up to 20 kids. Most of the staff are really friendly, but a few aren’t. I just cancelled my membership because it’s not working for my family. Also when I want to use the pool I have to wait up to 30 minutes because there’s a 25 maximum number of people. It’s a good gym, but they have so many members.

I love all their classes.
Equipped gym BUT crowded.
Very clean.
Friendly and helpful staff.
Great pool.
Sauna max to 8 people but Coed.

I was going to put 3 stars but hey why no 4.
I live literally 5 mins walking distance, so I was excited to finally get the chance to workout somewhere close.
The gym is pretty clean, they even have wipes for you to use on the machines. The staff has always been friendly and informative to me whenever I came in, and I actually appreciate the fact that they’re not hassling me for membership or personal training.
So the cons are there is no towel service so bring your own. The hours are not so convenient, they close at 10 on the weekdays which is ridiculous because there already aren’t enough hours in the day. And lastly, if you’re a swimmer you’d have to rise at the crack of dawn to get a lane. Otherwise it’s nothing but kids and overcrowding, it’s impossible to swim, but the YMCA is more «family oriented“so keep that in mind.
The gym is pretty small and a bit more limited on what machines, you can use but they’re all new and get the job done. There’s also studio rooms for you to utilize if you want to play personal trainer to yourself for an hour or so.
Overall I’d recommend this gym to anyone who didn’t mind the hours and kids but for me it just won’t work.

As far as YMCAs go this place is terrific! Super great lap pool that is beautifully maintained.
I’m in swim class and my instructor is great and the private lessons are the best deal!
My son is taking the kids classes which he loves and is learning so quickly to swim.
Upstairs there’s a lap area which is generally empty and an outdoor basketball court.
Anyhow, it’s great especially if you have kids! Fun gym for the whole family!

I’m never going to switch gyms because I can see this one from my house. That said, it could stand to improve a lot. W
Pros: gym is clean and new. I never use the pool area but it looks really nice. I also never park here but it is a cheap covered garage that’s not complicated to navigate. The equipment is new and works well and there are plenty of community classes. Free wifi so you can listen to music and podcasts (ask the desk for the password). There’s also a community room where they do outreach and offer coffee and it looks like there is a place for kids too, if you have them.
Cons: the hours on the weekends are kinda patheti can. They close at 6. Also, this gym is really small. They only have one squat rack, one smith machine and maybe three flat benches, two of them with the bar. They only have one set of weights. At certain times, this can pose a real problem to anyone on a time constraint who lifts. They have one rowing machine, one assisted pull-​up and a modest but fair amount of cardio.
The BIGGEST PROBLEM with all of this is that the staff stands around and watches people a lot, but hasn’t really educated new gym users as to how to work in a public gym. I frequently see people hoarding numerous sets of weight, trying to circuit with multiple machines at a time, using the one squat rack for curling or leaving machines for several minutes then coming back expecting them to still be available. In a gym this small, that doesn’t work. If someone is using the bench inside the smith machine to do crunches… I mean, what?
For reference, I used to go to 24 hour in Hollywood but moved to Ktown and chose the ymca over the Ktown 24 for proximity and because the 24 staff wouldn’t stop interrupting me to try to sell me personal training packages.
Basically, if you live near here it’s cool and has lots of potential and maybe they’ll add more weight machines! They have room downstairs.
We pay $ 72/​month for two people.
Update: I decided to take this place down a star as it has become increasingly worthless and full of extremely rude people who think they can hog multiple pieces of equipment at a time. The other day a woman kept yelling at me to remove my weight plates from a machine WHILE I WAS DOING IT. She kept yelling «all of them!» The entire time. It was bizarre. The staff continues to stand around and do nothing except oversell their membership.

Summary: Great classes, unfriendly staff, crowded, small
I got a 7-​day guest pass for this YMCA online. I brought in the guest pass to redeem and was told I had to fill out another one which had a number of limitations, such as not being able to go to the gym between 4 and 8 (which I think would be the best time to figure out how your workout routine would be, if you are an after work fitness person).
I went in on a Tuesday and took the Boot Camp class which was awesome, I was definitely sore for a couple days and felt like I got a good workout. The people who also took the class were very friendly and nice, and the instructor was motivational too.
I’m giving this place two stars because I came in again on a Thursday around 9pm, thinking that it would be less crowded. Since this was my second time in the building, I was hoping one of the associates could show me around or politely direct me to the different areas and rooms. However, the front desk associate seemed as if I bothered her with a dumb question when I asked her where the cardio and weight rooms were. Once I finally got to the cardio room, almost every machine was occupied that late at night. I found a treadmill and started running. I hadn’t been on for more than 5 minutes until a floor associate came up to me and told me that there was a 30 minute limit and that I needed to get off because someone was waiting. I did not appreciate her tone. I explained that I had just hopped on and she checked the time on the machine that showed I had 27 minutes remaining. She then turned to me and asked me if I was sure I had just started running, as if to accuse me of restarting the machine for my own benefit. The guy next to me verified that I just got there and she looked at me went away.
Overall, that whole evening rubbed me the wrong way and I will not be purchasing a membership there.

I’m giving the Anderson Munger YMCA 5 stars for three reasons:
1) The Staff: polite and friendly. They work their butts off to keep the place clean and making sure everyone follows the rules.
2) The Cost: it’s dirt cheap. We did a family plan and it’s cheaper than what I paid for another gym just for me. I read someone’s complaint about paying for the $ 1 parking lot… I don’t know what to say. It’s a DOLLAR. Ride your bike — hell it costs more to park at a meter!
3) The Facility: I see reviews giving this Y low marks because of what they don’t have. And yes it can be crowed, but it’s an inexpensive Y, it’s good it’s used! Again the staff is plentiful and keeps everyone moving along happily. What they do have is a clean facility with a great pool area: Lap lanes, kid pool, sauna and hot tub! And there’s 3 life guards on duty at all times. All new exercise equipment, lots of classes — FREE child care (I saw a complaint about this) how do you complain about FREE childcare? I mean really.
Those who don’t like it I’m glad they aren’t going to use this Y because it’s too good to go to waste on haters. If you’re looking for a great family gym with friendly staff, lots of classes and a great pool this is your place. See you there.

Love this place. My son and I joined so he could take advantage of the swimming lessons. They have instructors who work amazing with special needs kids. Monica is the best.
I use both the pool and it’s gym facilities. The equipment is new most with individual tv and Internet ready. Love streaming YouTube while I run.
I do wish they were open a little later on weekends. Overall the facilities are very clean and we’ll maintained. They have their own private parking structure that you do pay for.

Hopefully in time this facility will get its problems sorted, add more classes, and so on. However, I am still not sure if I want to switch my membership from Hollywood to this facility, even though I live closer to this one.
This place is always JAM packed to the point where it is ridiculous. I am use to the Hollywood facility where I can just go in, work out, clean up, and leave within a certain amount of planned time. That doesn’t work here.
Sometimes the wait for the treadmills can be 20+ minutes. Then waiting for each weight machine can also take time. Before you know it, you have invested 2 hours for a 60 minute workout.
The lap pool is always half overrun by kids. The family pool is always maxed out with a line. The sauna is always full.
And the men’s locker room always has a ton of water on the ground, which makes it hard to get dressed and undressed! At peak times the line to the showers can be pretty long, too.
However, the entire facility is really nice. The cardio machines have TVs with you tube, internet, smart phone connections to log data and so on. Parking is near, and with validation only $ 1. The staff for the most part is nice (though I had to experience one really snotty attitude) and seem to be very observant of getting the lines to the machines and the pools going and making sure people aren’t over-​staying their welcome.
If this location wasn’t so damn busy, I would love it.

I am disappointing with the lack of kid classes, I used to go to Montebello one and they had three class options a week for my little one. They were in the evening as well so no need to rush as they are quite early in Ktown. They only have one option a week and the only time I did make in time the instructor was late and they ended up cancelling class. Hopefully they will add more classes as for now my daughter just draws with the other kids at the activity center.
Also I had a lovely experience waiting 20 minutes to use one of the machines, that was frustrating. Hopefully they will expand the fitness rooms. The bicycle rooms seems to be ill-​used, always empty.
The staff have been great but I do wish they are quick to monitor kids that use the machines. I seen a few mess around and not really know how to use it. Already saw a girl fall off the treadmill…

I totally agree with all the complaint reviews posted here. However, this is one of few indoor facilities in Koreatown where families of all ages can go together and have fun. This YMCA just opened and has so much potential to be an awesome place if the director is willing to implement members’ suggestions.
If you are looking for a gym, I do not recommend this place. The room is filled with mostly machine weights and a single rack of barbells (so tell your compound movement exercises goodbye!). There is not enough room between equipments so it can feel really crowded during peak hours. I was told that they will be bringing more equipments and expanding the gym room with another room in the near future. My suggestion to you is to come in the morning when it’s less crowded.
The indoor swimming pool and sauna room can get crowded but there is always one lane open for laps. There are plenty of life guards watching over the pool and they make sure everyone is playing safe without causing any trouble.
Although I haven’t taken any classes, most people (including my mother) seem to praise the variety of classes offered multiple times a day.
There’s plenty of parking spots inside the lot although I do not like the location and the intersection for the entrance/​exit. I often see people honking because of people making a left towards the entrance and blocking off the 3^rd st. It can get dangerous making right at the exit because you can’t see the incoming cars due to cars parked on the left.
All YMCAs I’ve been to have pros and cons so you have to make the best of what you have. Although this place did not meet my expectation, it gets the job done for the price and I will be coming here often for my workout-​shower-​swim routine.

Honestly, I was excited when this initially opened because it would save me the hassle of the crazy long one-​hour (although I live only 7 miles away) commute to Culver City. The facilities are small and no matter what time you’re there, it’s jam packed. You have to wait or settle for another cardio machine that you really didn’t want to use. Also, the mats and exercise balls are awkwardly laid out in this tiny closet. It’s a little awkward.
Also, compared to the Culver Palms Y, the staff aren’t the friendliest or helpful. I feel like I’m just a number at this Y because there are so many people and nobody takes the time to ask how you are or anything. When I ask questions at the front when initially switching to this Y they didn’t really answer my questions or know who to ask. NOt very accommodating. Some of the encounters with the members at this Y haven’t been the friendliest either.
Also, the parking fee that wiil «eventually» be implemented is a little irritating. While I understand that it’s KTown and parking is limited, paying an extra $ 20/​month ($ 1 for three hours every visit) isn’t worth what you’re getting here.
The machines also don’t have a place to hold your phone, although they encourage you to use your Smartphone to understand how to better use the equipment. Doesn’t make sense to me.
I wish I could switch back to Y in Culver City. They were amazing!