Sussex Family YMCA

"It is an ok gym, for the lack of other ones, an old outdated facility in desperate need of all kinds of upgrades to bring it up to date, or better yet take this one down and build a brand new state of the art gym - this is what this area needs, maybe not the 95% of the members though who are old and easy to please with next to nothing. The pool, which is what my family uses the most, is small and is always busy, either with swim teams or other popular aquatic activities, which makes it rather hard to utilize it for recreational swimming. An Olympic size pool is what a beach town like this needs, in case there's a debate as to what to open here next, instead of the countless stores and overpriced outlet malls. As a cheap upgrade idea for right now maybe get some ping-pong tables, for those who love the game. Thanks"

"I don’t recommend this “camp” and have probably spent more time trying to address issues than my kids attending the place. You’ve led parents to believe this will be something fun for your kid(s) and coincidentally don’t receive the schedule until right before the start of camp- yet, you prepay or leave a deposit from back in Feb. counselors did not watch the kids, and this is after my eldest (who is almost 14) witnessed counselors on their phone, deny permission to a younger child to visit the restroom, allow the kids to remain in wet clothes the entire day and had no clue two small children were with my eldest daughter and watched by her for half the day. Additionally, they charge you a deposit and a monthly membership fee and even when you attend for ONE week within the month and then 3 days into the next month, their concern isn’t your child but the money! For 3 days they wanted to charge $95 for an additional month, after keeping a hefty deposit and they tried to not refund me another $95 for this month but when I said I’d dispute this with my Cc company- oh, well now she was able to waive the fee for that one month…"

"My boyfriend and I have been members of the Y for over a year now, one of the main reasons we signed up is because we liked that we could visit any YMCA! My boyfriend decided to try this Y out, since we regularly visit the area but he was told their not accepting nation wide members from June 1st - Labor Day but was given no actual reason why (we're assuming due to influx of people in the area but that was never actually said) They made sure to offer a day pass for $25 or a 3 day pass for $60 though... so you want to say that a MEMBER that pays $72.00 a month can't come work out because you're not accepting nation wide members...but you'll let us buy a day/3 day pass. Make it make sense please."

"My two kids attended swim camp at the Sussex YMCA last week and they had an amazing time. The camp was very well-run and the staff was friendly and professional. In addition, both of my children attended basketball classes here in the Spring and the instructors were great. We have been very happy with the programs offered to our children."

"I'm a YMCA member visiting from out of town and training for a triathlon. I wanted to get in some swim time (without an ocean freeze) and went to the Sussex Y to do just that but was denied entry. I was told I had to pay a daily fee despite being a YMCA member since I was in a "resort" town. My understanding is that YMCA's share reciprocity but evidently NOT Sussex Family YMCA during the summer months. I see this as nothing more than a MONEY GRAB and find it TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND DOWNRIGHT UNETHICAL FOR A YMCA. I found it ironic at the front desk, front and center, the SUSSEX YMCA proudly displays their "PRIDE" T-SHIRT with the words "PEACE - LOVE - PRIDE - YMCA FOR ALL" but obviously NOT for those who are fellow YMCA members visiting from out of town in need of a pool. ANYTHING FOR A BUCK!!! SHAMEFUL. JUST SHAMEFUL! In response: JUST so I understand, if I pay for a daily pass or a monthly pass I'll be admitted but as a YMCA out of state member I won't be, CORRECT? How does this limit the amount of people during the summer months? It's still a non-sussex Y member regardless. ALSO, is anybody that walks in off the street allowed to purchase a day/monthly pass? I stand by my statement that this is nothing more than a MONEY GRAB BY THE SUSSEX!"