YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County

"I love the youth farm initiatives and many other community programs this YMCA does. My main issue is with the pool and workout facilities. It is extremely difficult to get a pool reservation and the new reservation system has made this even worse. You always have to share a lane with other swimmers which makes it impossible to practice certain strokes. The cancellation window in the system is also two hours before, which many people miss. It should be reduced to 30-60 minutes before, as sometimes you show up and the pool is half empty because people couldn’t come, but they also couldn’t cancel their reservation to give it to some one on the wait list. I wish they would either increase their pool hours or expand to add another pool to their facility. I have been to several other YMCAs and all of them don’t even require swimming appointments, you can just come as you please. Some had more than one pool. They all also had swimsuit drying machines and lockers with digital locks built in, which this one does not have. Many people are only members of this YMCA for lap swimming in the pool. I just hope they can find a way to invest in that a bit more as there is obviously demand between lap swimmers, open swimmers, swim teams, and summer camp."

"There’s not much to do at the ymca other than the basketball gyms. My 8 year old can’t utilize anything other than the gyms that are always packed with older kids, and the pool whenever there is availability, which is Never. The YMCA in Kingston has gone downhill. Used to be an outlet for my kids and I, but they took anything out that families can enjoy together such as the game room. Now there is minimal pool Hours and capacity which makes it impossible to get a time slot for my family of 5 to be in the pool at the same time. Absolutely waste of money for the membership."

"This Place opens up whenever they feel like. If the wind blows in the wrong direction this place will close. They Sent out an Email saying they would open at 10 only to never opened at all. if your employees do not like coming to work just say so! mind you, every other gym was open. And the roads were fine. Ended up being a line of cars and people at the door waiting for them to open to no avail. A lot of people were upset. Went to PF and got a pass for the day. For the amount of money this place isn't worth it. on top of that the machines and equipment are outdated. Only real major benefit is the pool and ball court.Its pretty dusty, meaning needs a better clean. Inside the lockers are nasty ,the weight room mirrors are broken! so on and so on. Hadn’t been there in years and figured to give them a try. Definitely will not be renewing"

"This facility has been improved dramatically over the past 2 years, including: Men's and Women's Locker Room renovations, New Gym Floors (3 gyms), New Entrance lobby, New Parking Lot and Landscaping, Total new Pool with: new filters, lighting, climate control, pool surface. Brand new Steam Rooms."

"The YMCA of Kingston has never looked so good after a massive overhaul of upgrades in 2020! I knew the pool was being replaced (which is now state of the art), but I also was impressed with the brand new parking lot and accessibility, 3 brand new gym floor surfaces, and brand new locker rooms. I grew up using the Y, but the Y was never a state-of-the-art facility it is now. And it is always better to support a charitable organization over a for-profit gym in my opinion!"