The YMCA at Essentia Wellness Center

"We’ve attended swim lessons at Hermantown and are members for 2 years. Today a substitute swim teacher Barbara combined 2 swim lessons due to staff shortage. 3S and 2P were combined in one group. There were 11 kids in one group. This is appalling and unsafe. This is not what I expected from YMCA. We will have to reconsider continuing our YMCA membership and definitely find safer alternative swim lesson locations. I will have to see how their lead Lilly responds."

"Our favorite branch in the area. Excellent services and facilities, great schedules, and very clean! My only complaint is the overwhelming swim lesson pool use at times - many pool room features closing at once to accommodate lessons leaving the room inaccessible to other users. Be sure to check schedules before arriving."

"Review for gym junkies/lifters: Clean, spacious environment but LIMITED free weight section and only one of each for machines/benches - so during busy times you will be waiting! Younger demographic at this facility, some that sit on their phone on equipment. 4pm-6pm are usually very busy times. Parking is no problem here vs the downtown branch."

"Good gym. It costs $5 for a day pass and $20 a month for a youth pass (ages 0-17). I only go here for the basketball court which is closed half the times I go for soccer practice or volleyball league. The pool is nice. The gym has a bunch of machines. Customer service is very good, but they have given me wrong information about the courts being open and then when I show up they are closed. The staff also gets mad at you very easily for doing simple stuff like dribbling a few times in the hallway. Overall this is probably the best gym in the Duluth area. I would recommend going to check it out for only $5."

"Very nice place to relax,everything is nice except sauna’s door handle.hot!for sure they’ll improve it soon.I love it coz there’s also a coffee shop perfect to end or to start the day."