Member Testimonials
Love it
Lap swim schedule is very accommodating and pool is clean and well equipped with kickboards, pull bouys and fins if needed. It’s well staffed with kind lifeguards giving me peace of mind knowing my life is well guarded. Showers are better than most but could still use a little more pressure and volume. It is also equipped with a steam room and sauna for a bonus. Other features include a play pool for kids along with a lazy river along with a decent separate sized pool that is heated warmer than the lap pool used for swim lessons, water aerobics and has whirlpool style jets with seating along one side of it if you’re looking to relax and get a whirlpool type massage.
Very nice , clean facility and all the staff is amazing
Early hours
I'm a senior and there are so many programs for the older person from which to chose. I take the 102 pickleball class on Wednesdays and the instructor is terrific and makes the class so much fun. I take an exercise class on Fridays in the heated pool. I get loads of exercise in eighty degree water temperature. I also am doing the strength training circuit three times a week and walk the track when I have extra time. Everyone is so friendly. I always look forward to going.
What’s not to love. The facility is great and the staff are too. My only complaint is sometimes during the winter pickleball seems to take up too many of the courts. I know pickleball can be a money maker but I have walked in at 14:00 and found 3/4 of the courts taken up by pickleball nets and 6 teenagers playing full court basketball on the remaining court.
Friendly staff
Helpful front desk folks
Variety of older adult programming
My grandson and I love the heated therapy pool
I personally wish that there were some older adult exercise programs in the afternoon. I am not an early riser.
The facility is clean and spacious. Equipment is easy to use.
Great people, equipment, facilities & parking.
Water could be hotter in the locker room showers!
I've been very impressed with the Baldwinsville YMCA. The facilities are always clean and fully operating. They post a schedule and stick to it. The front desk staff is competent and always very friendly. The pool is particularly well run. The lifeguards are alert and always working as they should. They manage the lanes well, and there always seems to be a place for me to get laps in when I visit. Love this YMCA.
That said, the East Area (Hal Welsh) YMCA is a polar opposite. The front desk staff lacks training. The locker rooms are typically not clean. The pool is very poorly managed. They are often late with posting their schedule and it is rarely accurate. They shut down lanes for private lessons with just a couple minutes of notice and boot the swimmers in the lane. The pace clock has been hidden behind the flags for months, making it completely unusable. The lifeguards seem to have a poor work ethic. Often times you First name removed see 3 or more of them sitting in the office, while 1 is on duty, and only 1 of the pools is open. Just seems like very poor staffing.
Love the location of the Y! Very convenient for me. Only negative is that the facility is looking 'worn', areas need painting and womens locker room faucets in sinks aren't working properly.
Nice facility / great staff/
Excellent
Clean facilities, friendly staff & environment. Good quality equipment. Easy access. A great place for all ages!
Group exercise, eFit, chair yoga, DWC, great community! Classes for seniors. 😁
Everyone is so nice and place is very clean.
Classes
Pickleball
Strength circuit
LOVE the water classes! Only drawback is they are not offered in the middle of the day :(
Staff is very friendly!
Variety of activities and equipment, pool, sauna, track, basketball. Nice people working there
I like the classes that are available. Especially those emphasizing functional fitness. There is plenty of equipment to use. The facility is always clean.
I use your pool. It’s very nice.
The facilities are well maintained
The person working at the Y are always friendly and courteous. You know like the rest of us they have bad days in their personal lives, but they never let it show at work. Also the cleanliness of everything.
Friendly ,helpful staff, well maintained facility
I enjoy the pool and the Triathlon swim program
I am SO not a gym rat. Tried the overcrowded, judgy, Fayetteville Y last year and stopped going after a dozen trips.
The Manlius Y has proven to be so superior both in terms of amount of folks and comradery (Yeah, I still detest exercise).
I have been working with Elana in a personal training capacity, and she couldn't be more positive and encouraging to this sloth who apparently needs to have constant accountability.
iNSTRUCTORS ARE GREAT GREAT STAFF HELPFULL
I usually use the YMCA in Liverpool New York and I don’t drive I take call a bus and I haven’t felt like going to Liverpool just to go swimming, so I decided to try downtown Location and I find it very convenient and the staff are great. Hopefully I can utilize the other equipment.
The place is spotless, staff very friendly. The track is awesome. Just an all around wonderful facility.
Many different exercises and activities and friendly staff members. Great for families as well as individuals of all ages.