Oakland YMCA

I’ve been using this Y while temporarily located in Oakland. The most succinct word to describe it is trashy. The men’s locker room is disgraceful; shabby, poor maintenance, broken fixtures, a non-functional steamroom, etc. The pool is decent although the water always seems a bit cloudy for some reason. The other facilities are also decent but certainly not better than that. Front desk staff lacks any sense of welcome. They don’t even make eye contact unless you actively engage them. I give three stars mostly because it’s there and accessible but, lord, it could be so much better with competent management.

During my stay in Oakland I signed up for 1 month at the Y. Very happy in my decision. So many squat racks / shells means I never really have to wait to do my most important workouts. The facilities are clean and the lifting room is bright and spacious. Highly recommended.

YMCA is been run by kids.Nonprofit organization is a fake organization!

Best value gym in Oakland. Spacious and has all the equipment you need at all skill levels

My favorite Y in the US: lots of space, natural light, never gets too crowded (same goes for the pool). Bonus: the staff is SUPER friendly!

I'm a personal trainer at the downtown Denver Y and spent some time in the bay area with friends and decided to visit a Y for a quick pump. The facilities are top notch. Equipment was up to date and plentiful. I only ended up using the weight room, but it had such an array of equipment types and availability that even if fully packed I'm sure anyone could find themselves a meaningful workout. Staff was helpful in looking up my profile in Nation wide and the location is of the facility is mere blocks from Oakland's downtown offerings. Give it a visit if you're in town.

Gym areas are very clean and have good natural light. Free weights area has a double height (picture below). It does not get too crowded and there is enough room between machines. Staff is friendly and helpful.

Not sure why there's any negative reviews for this place, there's a wide range of equipment and the gym was clean and well maintained - there were no homeless sleeping in the doorway!

I signed up on line and when I arrived at the gym, two front desk ladies were having a conversation and I was just standing there waiting for their attention. I decided to say hi how are you I’m new here sorry to interrupt your conversation but can someone help me?They replied with an upset face as if I was interrupting their private time.I was smiling and being very positive the entire time and one of the front desk ladies asked to take my picture then gave me a key fob and brush me off to continue having her conversation with her co worker. I said oh ok thank you so much have a great day to which no one replied anything back and pretended I wasn’t even there. Not even do you want a tour? It took me 10 minutes to find the locker rooms.Besides that is a big facility and the members are polite and tons of equipment available.Basketball court pool huge locker rooms. Plenty of showers lots of strength and cardio. FYI there was no music playing over the speakers so bring your headphones.Like the gym vibe from the members.

So glad to be back at the YMCA of the East Bay! Water aerobics; Zumba classes; Tai Chi etc! Come join us.