Boulder YMCA

"This review is only for the pool, as it the sole reason I go there. Their pool has been closed for nearly 3 months this year cumulatively. They rarely give advance notice and, if they do, it is usually not in time to plan around it. I understand construction is necessary and parts need to be replaced sometimes, but I try to take time out of my day and off of work to get in a quick swim. They simply are not set up for that flexibility or they just don't care. However, there are few alternatives in Boulder. Boulder Rec is similar. Elks may be worth looking into. edit: I let my membership expire and I now get day passes at the Boulder Rec Centers. Their scheduling is great, facilities are clean and maintained, and staff welcoming. They are everything the Boulder YMCA is not. I understand it is the difference between a subsidized business and not, but the Boulder YMCA's decrepit locker room and inconsistency just can't compete."

"This review is not based off of the facilities but of an extremely uncoordinated hiring system. I was hired on the spot in December for a front desk position I was extremely excited about. The manager seemed just as excited to have me on board. I followed all of the hiring instructions in a timely manner. After a month, I was told my references were sent follow up emails from HR. None of my 3 required references received the follow up emails. This was after they had all already filled out pretty lengthy questionnaires. After expressing this to the manager, I was met with a well, good luck. If you were so eager to hire someone in the first place, wouldn't you urge HR to resolve the issue? If this was a case of a changed mind, I wish they would have just been honest. I turned down several jobs in the 5 weeks I waited for this one I was formally offered, to fall into place. I was really excited to be a part of this organization, but won't be participating in anything ymca related after being treated like this."

"This review is in regards to the awful experience we had with the Y Riders program last summer. Our 6 year old still refuses to go near his bike after the week he spent there. We requested a refund, but were ultimately denied. Here was the email sent to the YMCA: After talking with our son yesterday post camp, it seems he did not make any progress in the camp and even after we requested some more assistance, he received little help. We decided not bring him back today (Friday) as it seems the majority of his week was spent sitting around in a parking lot with not much to do. My husband drove by in the morning yesterday and saw most of the Y-Riders kids just sit around and draw with chalk. Our son mentioned that they did this most of the day and that each time he tried to ride the bike, he was just on his own, trying the same thing over and over again with no actual instruction on how to work through these issues. We are truly disappointed in this experience and do not feel what was advertised about this camp, such as "low teacher to student ratio" or "100% success rate", "very small classes", "individual attention to cyclists" was even close to being accurate. Other issues of note for the camp this week: 1. The camp staff did not seem to remember our son nor recognize the parents day to day. On Tuesday when we asked how our son was progressing, they did not seem to have any idea who he was and could not provide an update about his progress, and when my husband came by again later in the morning, they again had no idea who he was, despite having talked to them specifically about helping our son today. 2. Camp staff seemed generally overwhelmed, and two different staff members voiced concerns directly to my husband about there being too many kids. They also mentioned there was no organized curriculum - no plan to run the day, which is especially disappointing for the price of this program. I do want to note that the first day of camp seemed to go well when Brittany Vella was teaching. Our son had a good time. But it seemed that the rest of the days when Brittany was not there, it was not well organized. 3. Thursday during the pickup was absolute chaos, and the staff was not doing anything about it, kids running and screaming everywhere and food all over the floor, toys thrown everywhere, etc. This does not seem like a safe and well-organized environment for kids. 4. At no time during the pickup this week did anyone check my ID. Anyone could have taken my child out of there. This is unacceptable and extremely concerning, and a larger problem that should be addressed immediately. We will be requesting a refund because the class description did not match the experience. And we hope that this program will be evaluated and improved to make it a better experience for others."

"We spent the day here for a craft fair. We were one of 100 booths for a Christmas arts and crafts event. The place seemed to be clean, the bathrooms were clean and kept up. It seems as if the place was going through a renovation period… I’m not sure ? If I lived in Boulder or close by I would probably go back and use the facilities."