Palo Alto Family YMCA

"Really welcoming staff and front desk folks. Programs conveniently available mostly (and otherwise, I'm too tired after school anyway!) How about add a chess club/place?"

"The staffs are nice but the rule is not good. I come to the gym mainly for sauna and hot tub. I have been using my sauna suite to help me sweat during 15 minutes. At Ymca here, they don't allow it and it doesn't help me at all. It is suck!"

"Friendly and helpful staff. Clean and modern facilities. Not crowded...most of the time you can get on a weight machine/stationary bike/elliptical with no waiting. Reasonable membership fee compared to other fitness gyms in the area (Equinox!)."

"Palo Alto Family YMCA is a safe place to improve overall health for all age groups. The great staff is always willing to help."

"I strongly do not recommend you or your family coming here. I have several reasons that you should avoid this place. -YMCA staff is vague and unhelpful, as they won't do much to help the members and won't make even small changes. -The service is quite pathetic, coming from my own experience and others as well. Emails are very slow. -The wifi is not the greatest, often disconnecting randomly and not working properly. -Swimming pool smells strongly of chlorine and a few of the life guards are inappropriate and like to stare at minors who swim, such as them following minors around and staying near them. -Gr**ing happens in the swimming pool as well, mainly to underaged kids. If you don't believe this, just contact the Palo Alto Police, and there are several reports of it. If you don't want your kids to experience anything unsettling or uncomfortable by the actions of the staff, please avoid the YMCA pool. -If you end up deciding to buy a membership here, note that there it is very crowded during the afternoon and evening times especially. Lot's of classes going around in the pool, so it is better in the lap pool. -To end it on a good note, there are lots of machines here and the facility is mainly clean most places."