Downtown Family YMCA

Fantastic experience: I have been very pleased with the Downtown YMCA. The staff, classes, equipment and atmosphere is wonderful.

Fantastic experience: An especially good place to have your children, if you are looking to have an experience for your child, which is nuturing. A large gymnasiium with activities. A swimming pool for lessons in swimming for age appropriate children. Additionally, the outside playground with activity centers. Art projects are often the favorite for my grandchild. Reading is such a good example and the Y Staff read to my granddaughter daily. LOVE IT. Today we worry about how much we spend. However, this daycare is affordable for the working parent and there is NO COMPROMISE on the quality. It is AWESOME

Fantastic experience: My son has been in the preschool program for about a 1 1/2 years. We have loved the pre-school. They have excellent staff and a great program. They have always gone the extra mile to make sure my sons needs are met as he has had some behavior issues. It is a good feeling knowing your child is well taken care of and that they also have their best interest in mind. It has been very easy to work with them. They have been a blessing.

Fantastic experience: We have recently enrolled my son in this daycare. After having two friends who also have children in their care that recommend the facility it was a no brainer to put our son here. They got him started with less then a weeks notice after I got a quick job offer. It is the cheapest in town with no waiting list and the longest hours of care. While it isn't a brand new building, the playground area is nice and the classrooms are filled with books and toys. They also have an onsite cook and meals are included which really saves on providing a lunch and breakfast every day. My son hugs everyone goodbye each day and freely walks into class and hugs me bye without a blink and smiles every time I say the word school. It is his first time in full care at almost 2 and I am amazed at how swiftly he got in the groove and the teachers worked with him. Working and living in the downtown North Chatt area makes this location so convenient. Plus once he moves up they have a potty training center which will be a huge help at home.

Fantastic experience: My wife has Stephen Clark for a massage! It was her best massage ever! Highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: I love the 2 indoor swimming pools.

Fantastic experience: Best-run YMCA I’ve been to. Great staff. Great trainers.

Fantastic experience: Very friendly staff. I especially love the ladies who teach the aqua aerobics.

Fantastic experience: This is an excellent gym!

Fantastic experience: The classes are extremely approachable for all fitness levels. Each instructor I’ve taken from is quick to show modifications so everyone can get the best workout for their body. The classes are usually a lot of fun and I leave sweaty and exhausted (in the best way). Lastly, and probably most importantly to a mother of 2, having the 2 hours of child watch is the best gift. My kids love it and the staff in there are AMAZING.

Fantastic experience: For Mindi Blair/ Shawnna Evans in turn up classes.

Fantastic experience: I’ve been a member since 1984. The Y has been apart of my family for decades. I try to go every day.

Fantastic experience: We're glad it's a nice and quiet community place to work out. Basketball for our son, and the free garage parking when parking is full is a nice touch.

Fantastic experience: Love, love, love this place! Clean facility, great staff, flexible schedules and large selection of classes!!

Fantastic experience: Very accommodating and helpful. Facilities were clean and awesome.

Fantastic experience: This is one of the best YMCA locations in the Chattanooga area! The children's playroom has age appropriate equipment for the smaller/ younger children and creative space for the larger/ slightly older children. The locker rooms here have the most complementary amenities and features (towels, irons and ironing board, blow dryer, etc.) The space, services, and staff here are all phenomenal!

Fantastic experience: This has to be the nicest YMCA I have ever been to. In fact, one of the nicest gyms I have ever been to. We were in for the Ironman event and they were incredibly welcoming and generous, letting us use the pool for free! Great people and wonderful facility!

Fantastic experience: I love the YMCA. My children and I go 4-5 days a week. There is something for everyone to do. I workout, my daughter plays in childcare, and my 2 sons play basketball in the gym. Some days, we go for a swim together. I highly recommend getting a membership, especially for families that want to stay active!

Fantastic experience: Fantastic Y. Facilities are great. Staff are friendly. Got free access as an Ironman participant.

Fantastic experience: Incredible staff that was very helpful as I was in town for Ironman event. Pool and locker rooms very clean! Overall a great experience!

Fantastic experience: Racquetball courts are great and have a friendly group of local players of all levels.

Fantastic experience: This is an amazing branch to attend! The staff are happy, friendly and ready to help! The changing/locker areas are always clean, and there are towels at every turn! My youngest son is in the daycare program (which is a blessing to have that availability) and all three of my children enjoy coming to swim! I recommend the downtown ymca to ANYONE.

Fantastic experience: Good gym . Locker bit on the retro minimalist side

Fantastic experience: I have been a member here for almost 6 years. I love to lift weights, and this gym has great equipment. They have plenty of dumbbells, and they are constantly updating their machines. There aren’t many places that update and keep up with their equipment like the downtown ymca!

Fantastic experience: Great location. You get to know people by name. The facility is clean, always supplied with towels and spray to clean machines, if a machine is broken it is quickly fixed, always have someone on the workout floor to help you. They have group classes, racket ball courts, basketball courts, punching bag, and all kinds of workout machines. All the staff at the downtown location is amazing and always so nice and helpful. I've been going to this gym about 3-4yrs and I love it.

Positive experience: This gym is awesome! The staff is friendly and amazing. Only holding back one star because the whirlpool is out of commission at least 30% of the time.

Fantastic experience: Editing my review because I've been so pleased every time I come into this Y. I had some issues with my membership when I would try to use it in other cities, and they kindly worked with me to solve the issue and gave me a card with a number to call in case I had any more issues! It is always clean here and I love what they've done with adding the stretching & core area. Never had an issues finding a treadmill or cardio machine. Sometimes the weight floor is crowded, but if you find a better time to go besides right after work, you won't have issues!

Fantastic experience: There's so much variety in their offerings - something for everyone, no matter what shape you're in. And always a warm welcome at the door!

Fantastic experience: This is definitely the best YMCA I have visited in the US. It may not be the newest but it is definitely GREAT! It has an awesome gym with good cardio section and it has a separate cardio room. It has few additional areas for cardio and weights. Then you have few "rooms" for "wall tennis", swimming pool is great. There are two basketball courts and many areas for meetings and chill time. I don't know about women's locker room but men's locker room is so huge, it has sauna and all those things, so many lockers, provides towels, separate showers, chill area with TV and small kitchenette inside locker room. It is the best! Go and check it out! And yes, staff is so nice and kind!

Fantastic experience: The YMCA is amazing for our community and the staff is SO GOOD to my daughter & me. I've been involved with the Y (in some way) for most of life and some of the best people I've ever known work for this organization. I'm incredibly grateful for the support and kindness I receive every time I walk in the door!

Fantastic experience: I love this place. Great exercise, very convenient, and great hours of operation.

Fantastic experience: The facilities are clean, the staff is professional and the trainers are awesome. My trainer Jonathan is very professional and encouraging. Many options for all age and skill levels. The ladies who greet you at the door make you feel welcome. YMCA is awesome!

Fantastic experience: I Love the Downtown Family YMCA! The staff is so friendly, kind and helpful. I have been enjoying the exercise classes.

Fantastic experience: I love this place. The staff is professional and friendly. The equipment is fine and the leaders that be seem to at least try and stay up to date with new IT. I've always loved the YMCA and have no inclination that those feelings will change. Thanks for helping so much in the community; that includes my families lives. John I.

Fantastic experience: The downtown Chattanooga YMCA rocks! They have two pools, hot tub, great weights and cardio machines. The exercise classes are the very best. We attend three yoga classes a week. The Women's changing room is super clean. The staff is awesome. They know our names and chat with us on every visit.!!! Best workout facility in Chattanooga!

Fantastic experience: A great place to work out. The facilities and staff are great. Thanks

Fantastic experience: Very clean facility. Great classes and a variety of times.

Fantastic experience: Wonderful huge gym! Very clean, wonderful staff. Excellent class schedule!

Fantastic experience: Great place for the whole family. Friendly for the special needs community plenty of activities and things to do.

Fantastic experience: I use the pools mostly. They are terrific for aerobic exercise.

Fantastic experience: I love this location. Have visited multiple times to use the pool and have enjoyed it. Locker rooms are clean and lifeguards welcoming. My niece always has a blast.

Fantastic experience: I appreciate the numerous fitness classes that the downtown Y offers. I can typically find something in the time slot needed to fit my schedule. While I don't participate in the community involvement activities, I think they are a great idea.

Fantastic experience: This is a excellent all around site. Great gym facilitiy with all the free weights and machines you will ever need. A very well rounded fitness class schedule and wonderful aquatic facilitiy. What sets this establishment apart from most other gyms is it’s family friendly environment, wonderful place to take the kids swimming during the cooler days of winter and early spring. They even offer a comprehensive training program to get you started on the road to fitness. The best part is this is a nonprofit organization that does so much for the community. It’s truly a beautiful thing.

Fantastic experience: I love Lynn's water class.... Staff is courteous and professional

Fantastic experience: My child has been a student in the daycare and pre-K programs since 2015, and I'm so impressed with the quality of education and the care, love, and support she has received from all of her teachers during her time here. They care for the wellbeing of the whole child, which is really so special. They know my child nearly as well as I do, and would do anything for her. I also personally dealt an incident this past December where a man entered the building being threatening towards me as I was coming to pick up my child, and the front desk and office staff handled the situation perfectly, keeping me and her safe while also complying fully with the police department. This YMCA staff is like family, and we love them!

Fantastic experience: I'm very impressed!! Came for a quick workout between an event and ended up spending a few hours here! I worked out, then showered (didn't bring anything to shower with but they had everything). After that I ate and worked! They have quite a few lounges and areas as well as tables, work stations, complimentary coffee everywhere, etc. Great staff as well!

Fantastic experience: This ymca has very friendly staff. The building has 3 stories, 2 pools, a gym, juice bar, daycare with playground, family locker room, women's shower, mens shower, 2 lounges, several activities. I had no idea that ymca offered date night, childcare, lots of excerising classes and more. There is so much to do here for the entire family, you could spend day and night here. And the membership is very affordable.

Fantastic experience: Great Place, GREAT people, best gym in Chattanooga.

Fantastic experience: Clean, friendly, will kept equipment and tons of classes (free) with membership!

Fantastic experience: Great staff and facilities! Friendly judgement free environment with all the necessities provided.

Fantastic experience: I have been visiting with my daughter and had the opportunity to workout at the YMCA downtown. I am currently a member of the Y in Ohio. The staff was very helpful and welcoming. I was totally blown away by the size of your facility! All of the machines were clean and in working order. You have so much to offer! We are planning to relocate to Chattanooga by the end of the year and I am very excited to become a regular at the downtown YMCA.

Fantastic experience: Best YMCA in the Chattanooga area. With a large running track and multiple floors.