Stonestown Family YMCA

Join this ymca is a week ago, member fee $ 65/​month, been there 4 times, So far I like this place. Staff friendly, clean facilities, no worry about parking lot
Yea. That is all I can tell so far.

I’m a Sequoia YMCA member from Redwood City and I figured since I had a couple of hours to kill in the city, might as well work out– you know? Contacted the Stonestown Y and the fee to use the facilities for the day is $ 5! What a deal!
First off, much bigger than my gym (kinda jealous), more machines, and way much more room to exercise and move around which is what is severely lacking at the Sequoia YMCA.
If I’m ever in the area and need to kill some time again, I will definitely return.

This Y has amazing members, staff, and family friendly activities. Last week on Friday there was a Halloween event! So many families attended and it was FREE! This place is definitely more than a gym, it’s a cause. They serve all ages from infant care in the Child Watch room all the way to active older adults at the Annex. This place is family.

This place is great in all ways ‘work out related.’ my only complaint is they always have the heater on in the locker room, so after you shower and feel nice and clean, you instantly start sweating again. Feeling no longer nice and clean. Ick! Please don’t heat the locker rooms guys!

I just love this place!!! very friendly staff, everything is clean and not too many people!!!

This location is a great YMCA with friendly staff. The facilities are clean, and it is conveniently located right near a major shopping center. They have a pool and weight room, great place to come exercise.
The strongest part about this facility is the friendly and helpful staff. They will literally provide you with an incredible experience for you and your family. The rep at the front desk and the people that run this YMCA have wowed me with their customer service. I recommend using this YMCA for you and your family!

I can’t believe I Waited This Long To Join What I refer to all amenity work out palace. The YMCA ‘s of SF are simply the best for total workout. Yoga, Martial Arts, swimmimg, not to mention the gym itself and great staff/​trainers.

I was there for first time … Also the last time I get a free 3 day pass and I was happy to get a membership if I was gonna like it but man! Bad bad bad staff The guy in the lobby just told me So u ready to get membership? I said wait a minute I haven’t even enter to the gym after that I just went to bathroom and I walk out !! Nobody showed me anything or introduced me to the area NO GOOD YMCA !!!
At least this one Noooo

Great experience as an out-​of-​town visitor looking for a friendly, affordable place to work out in the early mornings.
Pros:
*Plenty of street parking (I went in the early mornings, ~6−8am; there’s a parking lot but I usually didn’t even bother.)
*Lap swimming at the pool was nice. Lifeguards were friendly and encouraging. Lots of kick boards and floatation belts available to borrow.
*Desk staff was friendly and helpful.
*Weekly passes are $ 30, a great deal for travelers (compared to other gyms that only offer day passes, which add up quickly, especially if you visit a lot).
*There seemed to be plenty to do. I swam, did cardio machines, lifted kettle bells, and took a Pilates class. I would have liked to try the outdoor group interval class but it didn’t work out with my schedule.
*There was often no music or it was very quiet – you didn’t have to blast your own earbuds. I liked that the upstairs cardio machines didn’t face screens, just the window.
*A sense of community. Other members seemed relatively friendly and communicative. The free coffee in the lobby is a nice touch!
Cons:
*The lower cardio/​weight room is a little shabby, true. (Though I sort of like a no-​frills weight room.)
*Probably gets really busy eves & weekends. I only visited one weekend morning and it was definitely fuller. I didn’t have to wait for a machine, but finding a spot for a mat was tricky.
*This is really persnickety, but It can feel a little sleepy. It’s the Y. The upside is it’s a super welcoming place for all types of people to work out. But if you’re looking to torch calories or get shredded, you might like a more energetic vibe.

Overall pretty pleased with this gym. I especially appreciate the childcare. It’s $ 6.00 an hour drop in and cheaper if you buy a punchcard. The best part is they have a great variety of toys and the staff is welcoming and engage with the children.
I really enjoy the yoga classes I’ve taken on Sunday mornings in the wellness studio. I just wish there was more of a variety of classes during the week nights. There also seems to be a shortage of high intensity classes.

The staff in the gym was nice, atmosphere was great. I enjoyed meeting friends and socializing, thus the 2 stars. But I quit a year ago after being there for 2 years, because:
1) The swimming pool always had classes, and rec-​time wasn’t available until 11am, bad for working people to take advantage at lunch time.
2) Membership at $ 65/​month was unreasonably expensive for a shabby gym with little space. Monthly membership goes up by $ 1/​year.
3) The hot tub was so thick with chlorine that merely sitting in it would burn your eyes.
4) Some woman scolded my then 7-​yr old girl who sat right next to me at the hot tub (the sign said 5yr old) and scared her off the facility forever, while this staff member could have easily talked to me and avoid the trauma. I would have definitely followed her instructions.
5) The child care facility wouldn’t refund unused money even when I canceled my membership. This way of retaining money sounds illegal.
6) I disagree with the gym’s «business model» — a non-​profit but heaping huge profit from regular members. Charging regular members $ 6x/​month for a facility of such a grade is insane, while the low incomes or the seniors members are paying a reasonable $ 30~/month. That means over-​charging regular members $ 3x/​month. The left over money (profit) is donated to doing food banking or charity activities. Charity or helping the poor is a great cause, but just not great for a gym to do it as one of its missions. Why not re-​invest our extreme high membership fee to improve the facility and give them back to the members, or simply reduce our membership fee? There ARE people who can’t afford to donate $ 3x/​month to charity. Why not let dedicated charity to do charity work? Such a business model (or lack of), making this organization doing a half job in both running a gym or running a charity.

–1 Star: I belong to the Embarcadero YMCA and didn’t feel like driving all the way downtown, so I decided to check this one out. The facility is a decent size, swimming pool, basketball courts, etc. I didn’t like that they handed out only 1 towel per guest and it can only be obtained at the front desk. Am I supposed to sweat and shower with only one towel?! The cycling room is the tiniest and most cramped space ever!
–1 Star: I paid my drop in fee and told the guy at the front desk that I was new to this facility. I asked him where the locker rooms are. He told me to go upstairs and to the right. So I proceed upstairs but I couldn’t find the women’s locker room. I wonder around trying to find it until I come across these nice old ladies who tell me that only the men’s locker rooms are upstairs and that the women’s locker rooms are downstairs! Dude! Do I look like a man?! I certainly hope not! I was really annoyed that this guy gave me the wrong directions to something that is really important to any gym!

I made a reservation for a room to celebrate a birthday party. 6 months in advance. My wife called 3 times to try to confirm the reservation. YMCA confirmed the date but could not confirm the time. The woman had to confirm with her manager, more than 3 times; last call was a month before the reserved date. YMCA never confirmed the reservation, never bothered to call us back. Good thing is also they never tried to ask us to pay for a reservation they confirmed verbally and never in written.
It’s a good thing we set up a backup plan since we were pretty sure that YMCA will never call us back.
Good for kids? The way they treated people and jeopardize a 5 yo birthday party? I don’t think so.

I’ve been using the Stonestown Y about 6 days a week for the last 7 years.
Pros…
–nice community of people. The members and staff are friendly, helpful, and respectful. I’ve made many friends here. Although the facility isn’t slick and hip, it definitely feels safe and is generally well-​kept. It is not one of those places where everyone is posing and checking each other out. There is a definite «family-​feel» to the place. In the mornings most of the people are seniors.
–work-​out areas are well-​lit, well-​ventilated, and relatively spacious.
–there are a variety of classes… something for everyone.
–parking is adequate. Towels are provided.
Cons…
–pricier than nearby gyms.
–the locker rooms get messy toward the end of the day.

Couldn’t be a better value and service for the money. Generally clean facility, helpful staff, and lots of choices for machines and classes.

Decent sized gym. There’s a small cycling room, a small/​medium sized studio, a gym with several basketball hoops, two weight-​lifting/​machines room and a swimming pool.
I’ve been to a few YMCA in SF and this one seems to be the best for yoga classes that range from beginner to early intermediate levels. You kinda have to pick and choose until you find the yoga instructor that is right for you. I found Lorna who teaches the Friday 6:45pm yoga class (I know, tough timing) but I love her class so much I come back almost every week!
There are certain times during the day that the wellness studio is not occupied by a class and I often take advantage of the space. I usually skip rope (they have some!), lift weights, and practice a few yoga poses.
It’s also a big plus that it’s near Lake Merced. I can take a short jog there and back as a warm-​up or I can jog around the lake and come back to lift for a more intense workout. I don’t like feeling like a hamster on a treadmill… those things scare me haha

I like this place better than 24hour fitness on ocean. I rarely have to wait for anything here, and the people who work here are nice and considerate. My first week here I bothered the trainer Brian for a good week just to teach me how to work out properly. The guy was nice he didn’t seem to mind helping me out on learning the most basic aspects of working every machine.
Thing here is, I don’t notice a lot of egos. Everyone comes in, works out, leaves. You don’t have people here spending 30minutes in front of the mirror flexing and checking themselves out while hogging up the squat rack in doing so.
I really get the community feel, everyone is more than happy to spot and I’ve had members just stop and tell me ways to better my form when I was obviously struggling. This is a good place to go to, and they offer a wide variety of classes from group biking, dancing, Zumba, yoga, and etc. They also have a full sized basketball court.

I really wanted to like this YMCA. I’ve moved and need to join a gym and haven’t found one I like that is close by. I was spoiled by the Palo Alto JCC, a brand new, huge facility with every amenity. I’ve also liked the Club One’s, but none are near enough.
So I got a 3 day pass and tried a zumba and a yoga class. They were ok. The facility, however, is old and kind of shabby. It is laid out in a manner that suggests that it’s trying to do too many things: gym, offices, child care, community center. There is nothing nice about the exercise room, the locker room, the weight/​cardo area. They are serviceable at best. Machines are not state of the art and the second time I came (9 am on Friday), it was hard to park. It looks like some of the classes are way too crowded. Even the schedule is confusing with classes grouped by room, so that you need to look in different places to see what is available on any day. How stupid is this. Why not have one master list that says which room it’s in?
All in all, this is not the place for me. I prefer to pay more for a nicer experience.

I’ve been going to this gym for a year now and I really like it. Why?
Pros:
–Parking! Even if the lot is full at peak hours there’s always street parking
–Very friendly and helpful staff
–I never feel self-​conscious — It’s a pretty mixed crowd of people in shape, out of shape, young, old, which is nice
–good rates
–clean
Cons:
–Wi-​fi is spotty in certain parts of the building but now I just use machines elsewhere
–I can only speak for the yoga classes on the weekends but they tend to be crowded

Clean. Towels are provided.
Classes are spacious and not extremely crowded.
People are not fighting to get into the classes.
Staff is friendly and they weren’t pushy about trying to get me to join.
If I didn’t have a membership elsewhere that already I paid 2 years for, I’d join YMCA.
P. S. Parking lot can get full but there is usually plenty of residential street parking.