Asheville YMCA

Fantastic experience: Great pool, equipment and friendly staff.

Fantastic experience: I've been a member since 2022 and absolutely love the atmosphere. Everyone is so nice and helpful at both the Asheville and the Black Mountain YMCA facilities. I love the aquatics department , the machines in the gym but mostly the members and staff.

Fantastic experience: Just love the vibe, cleanliness and condition of the facilities. Staff are very friendly and approachable. We also love the variety of availability activities. Keep up the great work, and thank you for creating a wonderful community asset.

Negative experience: This is a great location with a charismatic, helpful, and respectful staff. All the equipment and amenities you need to make small or big changes to your wellness routine are at arms reach. The staff is warm and welcoming, the gym and equipment are well kept, and the reps are knowledgeable, attentive, and eager to help you get the most out of your experience. They also have a variety of relevant and engaging classes and programs. Happy to be here! Update 9/6/2024 Oddly, soon after posting this wonderful review of what started as a warm and wonderful relationship with the center, I began having problems within the facility, first with members constantly hovering over me in a bully-like fashion in the locker room and then with staff treating me poorly. I voiced my concern to management as a woman and physician who was focused on an important career phase and received discriminating treatment from more than one staff member since posting my first review intensifying over the last few weeks. It didn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out the connection between what I experienced in the locker room and the treatment I began receiving from the staff that slowly snowballed into something much more concerning. The situation worsened. I was then stalked and even recorded by staff members on different occasions which I found to be completely inappropriate and disrespectful, two of them whose names are Bobbet and Jen. Ironically, Jen is part of the local healing community. Despite me having escalated the issue that obviously created a pinch in my workflow and wellness routine, I was unheard. This created an even more serious concern and made me question the ethical practices of the facility and organization as a whole. These occurrences and my concerns were all voiced along the way every time something occurred over the last few months up to now no one did anything about it, not even show honest concern with the exception of one wonderful person, Eric Barsotti. It is ironic how my good intentions turned into a dangerous circumstance and that this business supposedly exists for the wellbeing of others. If I could remove all my stars for this experience I would. From a humanitarian standpoint, this was incredibly disappointing and on principle alone, I cannot recommend this organization.

Fantastic experience: Clean with great customer service!

Positive experience: I just met someone there but it looks nice

Fantastic experience: Love the facilities, staff is very helpful and friendly. Love the pool!

Fantastic experience: There are several locations, and I always find them to be welcoming, clean spaces with friendly staff and a nice variety of classes.

Positive experience: Well-kept facility. Good variety of machines. The sauna and steam room are nice.

Positive experience: Pickleball in the gym is very popular. The Y is a bit dated but still a great place to go.

Fantastic experience: Always a good experience, whether playing b-ball in the gym, swimming in the pool. Staff is very friendly and user-friendly.

Fantastic experience: Variety of classes offered / friendly staff / clean facilities

Negative experience: Way too expensive for most single people. Yea they offer a reduced rate, still can’t afford that. Boomers get a special rate on Medicare which is cool. Sucks social security and Medicare will be totally drained before I get a chance to use it.

Negative experience: It was a horrible experience. They couldn’t find my name in the system and that took about tens mins, which is crazy considering at ever other I get in in under 2 mins flat. Then we get into the gym and are shooting the basketball before we go swimming when a worker comes up and tells us that we can’t shoot the ball because it could hurt other people if they trip on the ball . And let it be known that others were in there playing games where they hit a ball with paddles, which is much more dangerous than through a ball in the corner. Then we try to go swimming. Before we go down the stairs we ask a worker where we can change and where the pool is, just like we told the front desk lady we would, and after we get completely dressed and get to the pool a worker at the pool tells up we can’t swim either. I won’t be returning, it was just horrible

Fantastic experience: The best staff❤️❤️

Fantastic experience: Great place to exercise in the morning.

Fantastic experience: Bunch of hippies working out. I love it

Fantastic experience: Great group classes and daycare is a real lifesaver!

Fantastic experience: A great place to exercise that’s accessible to many in our community.

Fantastic experience: This is a wonderful gym with a warm and welcoming staff. Love working out here and the facility is very nice and well maintained.

Positive experience: It has a pretty good pool, except if you do not have goggles the pool water really really stings you eyes. bye

Fantastic experience: Great YMCA. Back after several years to find it better than ever. Great place for kids to play basketball, too.

Fantastic experience: great, helpful,clean

Fantastic experience: Early morning classes that suit my schedule that I enjoy and look forward to! Friendly staff. Clean facility.

Fantastic experience: It's a good environment to work-out in and a good place to relax

Fantastic experience: Love the YMCA! Always a welcoming atmosphere and the equipment has is well maintained, and with a wide variety of classes and convenient locations to choose from what's not to love?!

Fantastic experience: Wonderful experience with Heidi as she enrolled myself & my granddaughter & gave us a tour. Very welcoming & knowledgeable!

Fantastic experience: Great group of people

Fantastic experience: We love the Y!

Fantastic experience: Accessible, affordable. Great group class schedule. Gym, pool, and more!

Fantastic experience: Nice staff, clean facilities, and functional sauna and steam room. Thanks for letting me borrow a lock.

Fantastic experience: Great gym with more amenities than other gyms in the area. Has a pool, weight room, basketball court, yoga studio, steam sauna, and dry sauna. Plus it’s clean and well maintained with good staff.

Fantastic experience: I love everything about the YMCA, especially the Woodfin location where I work out. It doesn't have a pool, and it certainly is short of space. But it does have a "community" feel that makes it special. It's like the Cheers of YMCAs. Everybody knows your name! The front desk people are always friendly and welcoming. The instructors and personal trainers are great. Jessica Medlin does a great job juggling the various class schedules. I could go on and on. I proudly volunteer and the Woodfin Y and gratefully serve on its Advisory Board. It really is a welcoming and inclusive space, with a focus on physical and emotional well being.

Fantastic experience: Love the YMCA toddler swimming programs- 2 to choose! What a great way to spend time with your little one while setting the foundation of learning to swim!

Fantastic experience:

Negative experience: Weird vibes. Seemingly nice staff. Place smells.

Fantastic experience: Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. The north pool has so many swim lanes for lap swim almost all day long every day.

Fantastic experience: In my experience with downtown or Woodfin, these Y's are wonderful. Great classes, wonderful staff.

Fantastic experience: This place is amazing. Kind people who really care, great equipment, super hot sauna, great pool. Love it here.

Positive experience: The downtown Y needs more handicapped parking spaces. I believe there are 6, and anytime you go before lunch, they are all full. I have had to not go in several times for this reason.

Fantastic experience: The Asheville YMCA is a wonderful organization that offers facilities at multiple sites They offer an array of classes for young and older at all locations. They offer workout rooms & equipment, swimming pools, basketball & racquetball courts, sauna and steam rooms. Give it a try. ring the family. The YMCA of Asheville.

Positive experience: Downtown Asheville YMCA is never a regret. They have literally everything, except... I'll explain. No hot tub. For leg day no hack squat or calve machines, just leg press. They have sauna steamer for locker room. They have most machines, cables and free weights, squat racks and bench presses. Largest dumbbell was 105 pounds, I was able to use it for Dumbbell Flat Bench Pullovers for Chest and Back training that day. The basketball courts and pools are well above par. The staff is off the charts friendly and into their careers.

Fantastic experience: The classic Asheville gym.

Fantastic experience: I love the YMCA in downtown Asheville! I especially love personal training as it motivates and encourages me. I’m much stronger and more capable than I was a year ago. I like how many rooms there are too, so I can often find an uncrowded space to do my solo workouts in. I get gym anxiety so this is the biggest perk to me. It would be nice if there was always a room like this (sometimes classes book both studios).

Fantastic experience: FIVE-STAR ACROSS THE BOARD - EVERYTHING THE Y DOES IS FOR THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY !!

Fantastic experience: Good equipment, friendly and helpful staff

Fantastic experience: Fun classes! Welcoming, encouraging, and motivating. I've been enjoying trying many new things, and feeling myself get stronger, and more agile.

Fantastic experience: I the it is great the number of classes they offer and the variety of disciplines. There is something for every fitness level. I'm a fan of Greta's Cycle class.

Fantastic experience: Clean facilities, friendly and knowledgeable staff

Fantastic experience: The Rock Steady program is fantastic and everyone is very helpful in the facility

Fantastic experience: Great place! Wide variety of equipment with a Friendly staff and clean facilities.

Fantastic experience: The Woodfin Y is a great place for a quieter workout. Great staff and management❤️

Fantastic experience: The YMCA is a wonderful place for people that want camaraderie, support, diversity and inclusion.

Fantastic experience: wonderful welcoming atmosphere and space. Variety of classes and space for your own personal workout

Fantastic experience: I and my family have been members at the Asheville ymca since 1993, mostly attending woodfin street downtown, often Reuters location, rarely woodfin and Candler’s Ferguson to find the evening or saturday class I need. Staff are always great, with enthusiastic and careful certified instructors. I started doing HIIT, athletic conditioning, TRX and sometimes yoga and pilates classes three times per week in 2015 and LOVE the motivation that group classes give me to show up and work really hard. What i like most is how i feel at the end of class having done what i need to do! I also make a point to donate each year to the kids’ summer camp program.

Fantastic experience: Great place

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Fantastic experience: Good bunch of pickleball players.

Fantastic experience: Great Place!

Fantastic experience: YMCA team members are willing to help you on anything.

Fantastic experience: I love the friendly staff and the clean, well maintained facility!

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff. Salt water pool. Super clean.

Positive experience: I’d give it a 5 if the nooks and crannies of the old men’s bathroom and showers got cleaned more thoroughly.

Fantastic experience: Thee sauna is my go to along with fabulous water zumba!

Fantastic experience: My ideal gym! I love the diversity of classes and equipment, options and locations.

Fantastic experience: Inclusive, supportive, clean, Covid sensible with great community vibe. Machines are in good repair and there is everything one could want available.

Fantastic experience: Can not express how accommodating cheerful and hospitable Jada at the front desk is. She is all about customer service! The Y should be thankful to have her.

Fantastic experience: The Asheville Y is such a positive community. I really enjoy the classes - I've never been a class person until I joined this Y. Tim in particular is a positive influence on the whole environment and a great class instructor.

Positive experience: I come to this ymca almost everyday and almost always have a good experience. They have some very nice staff, however some of the gym equipment is outdated and some newer machines should be implemented. Overall I give it a good 4/5

Fantastic experience: I love the classes because they make me do things I would not do if left to my own devices. It's great to have the chance to make friends and also to be able to visit other Ys when traveling

Fantastic experience: Great place to have your workouts. The only place in town to get a good handball game, too. In fact, if you play, cmon down and meet some of the other seasoned players.

Negative experience: The old mean women that work at this Y make me want to cancel my membership. I always try to be nice when I come in and am always met with a stale gaze, and bad vibes. This Y definitely needs to do a clean out of all of its front desk employees. The WORST YMCA in the area for sure.

Negative experience: The November pool schedule has put an unacceptable restriction on the ability to swim during what has been the busiest time for paying members to use the pool. Instead of allowing the working people who have jobs from 9-5 to swim, the YMCA has decided to rent the swim lanes out to a swim team of non-members who have no affiliation with the YMCA. The pool is also routinely closed because the YMCA cannot staff the facility appropriately. Amenities are constantly out of order such as exercise equipment, sauna, steam room. When a member is found to be violating a rule it will normally go completely unaddressed. However, when it is addressed management chooses to punish all members of the gym rather than confront and individual member who is behaving poorly. Within the past couple of months membership fees were raised AGAIN, this time claiming it was to ensure that amenities remain functioning and to return to normal business hours. The rates increased but nothing else was done, equipment is consistently broken and the YMCA still closes early. This building is the most accessible and complete athletic center in Asheville. However, it is managed so poorly that it is a constant roadblock to any wellness plan. Asheville would be much better served by this Y if it were under new management, or if it were sold to a gym franchise that cares a little bit about its members.

Fantastic experience: What do I love about the YMCA? Smiling faces! Inclusive programming and pricing! Ever since I moved to Western North Carolina 20 years ago, I have been involved with the YMCA. As a mother of 8, the family plans were my go to, and this meant that I could bring my children to swim at the Corpening Y in Marion when they were little. Now that they are all grown up and we live in Swannanoa, we enjoy the many facilities and programs on this side of the mountain. I am truly grateful for all that the Y has to offer! - Melissa Henry

Negative experience: I had been a member of the YMCA franchise all my life throughout the country. This location is not where you want to go if you are a male. We had an account for our employees, and a female was outside taking pictures of company vehicle complaining that they were harassed. Obviously someone we had never seen before, looking to prey on local small Buisness members of the gyms. We filled charges and ordered to look at the cameras. Nothing was ever done about this. And they told us to not worry everything is fine. Of course this is not a situation that is fine. We have employees that were scared to even go back on the property after this incident because nothing was ever done. One our membership was cancelled they continued to try to bill our company account. if you are a male make sure to walk and work out with your head down.

Negative experience: Obnoxious policy about locking up your purse. I understand not wanting to let people leave a bunch of bags on the floor but a personal item should always be allowed. The Y has started to feel like a police state. Also, too many TVs everywhere and bad hours on Sundays. Not everyone goes to church, folks!

Fantastic experience: I love the variety of class options, racquetball courts, and access to all kinds of gym equipment. The staff is super friendly and very inclusive. I highly recommend this location!

Fantastic experience: I'm grateful for the Financial Assistance program allowing me to pay based off of my income. It is really great for me to be using the gym. I go swimming about 3-4 times a week and it's great for my mental health. The staff are always awesome and knowledgeable as well.

Fantastic experience: I love the Y and for me it’s a perfect place to practice spinning in my Cyr wheel. The classes are fun too. The trainers are very friendly and supportive. They want to see you grow through your training and make you feel special. I also like running into people I know.

Fantastic experience: Clean spacious facilities with a wide variety of programs and activities. many branches for one membership charge I really enjoy swimming laps in the pool and playing pickleball. Sometimes I enjoy dance classes. Very friendly professional helpful and polite staff.

Fantastic experience: Loved it! Staff friendly, facility clean and overall cozy atmosphere! :)

Fantastic experience: Great, cozy YMCA. My favorite in Asheville.

Fantastic experience: It is a wonderful place to meet people from all walks of life!

Fantastic experience: Great Facility! 2 pools, great fitness room, basketball court all well maintained. Friendly & helpful staff

Negative experience: Pretty cool Y only thing I must say watch your clothes someone stole my shorts there’s def thieves here like who would steal a pair of shorts someone wore nasty crackers

Positive experience: the staff here is helpful, the classes are diverse, and they've got saunas and steam rooms. its not perfect but for the price it's wonderful.

Fantastic experience: Overall great gym! The staff is always helpful, the place is clean, and there is a wide variety of machines to use.

Positive experience: I've been a loyal member for years and encouraged plenty of friends and family to joined but the limited service hours is starting to erode my love for the Y along with the limited services (steam room cuts off 45 mins before closing) and limited classes while the membership cost have increased.

Fantastic experience: Excellent staff a facility

Fantastic experience: Overall great gym! The staff is always helpful, the place is clean, and there is a wide variety of machines to use.

Fantastic experience: Love the water aerobics in the warm pool taught by Dee. A great workout!

Fantastic experience: Friendly, clean, new well maintained equipment, best racquetball around I Provided a 10 out of 10 rating.

Fantastic experience: Chris from the South YMCA helped get me signed up. He was awesome and I'm so grateful for him reaching out and making my experience so good. But it doesn't stop there. I drove to the downtown location after our call and officially joined. The woman that works there was great and took the time to show me around. We shared a few laughs and she was really cool. The other two people working there were also really great. I now work out six days a week, lead a healthy lifestyle and I see and feel so many positive changes everyday. Thanks YMCA!

Fantastic experience: The YMCA buildings in Buncombe county are the best centers I’ve ever experienced. Great for camps, parents night out, swimming lessons, team sports. a climbing wall, and a few other awesome features. Everything is inclusive in the membership fee.

Fantastic experience: The employees, especially the ones at the front desk, are all so kind and friendly!

Fantastic experience: This is an excellent facility. They have hired some amazing people in both the pool area and the exercise area. I particularly like the water exercise with Dee.

Fantastic experience: Update- changed from 1 star to 5 star. After having a terrible experience with two staff members harassing my fiancé, the management was extremely understanding and helpful. Within two days the policy was clarified and updated to more appropriately meet member needs and societal norms. Very satisfied with the immediate and helpful response. Original Post- Dress code is subjective and honestly discriminatory. If you’re a guy you can wear basically whatever you want, take your shirt off, have spaghetti straps, anything goes. But for girls the two older ladies working the desk have very subjective policies. They will randomly tell you you are not allowed in the gym unless you change, While letting other girls wearing the same outfit walk right in… The policy states that the dress code is up to the discretion of the employees, but their discretion varies from day to day. They should have a strictly defined dress code at least.

Fantastic experience: The YMCA is my Sanctuary....

Fantastic experience: Great values, great services and amenities, great people!

Fantastic experience: I loooove the Asheville YMCA. I've been a member for about 7 months now. My only regret is not taking any of the classes. However, i think that's a testament to how many amenities are already provided. The weight rack is great as I can get my lifts in. And there are more than enough treadmills and cardio machines to use. I love that there are machines for a variety of skill levels too. I think that is so helpful for people who are just beginning to get into fitness. While I don't use the pool too often, I love that it is there for me to use when I want to. My favorite amenity is definitely the racquetball court. I often begin my workout with a match with my boyfriend. It's a fun way to bond before doing our separate workouts. I love finishing off my workout with the sauna! And the friendly staff is an added bonus. I don't talk a lot or interact with others when I workout, but I love the friendly staff that smile and say Hi and Bye, it really tops off my experience.