Member Testimonials
The Downtown Durham Y is a terrific place to exercise, meet people and become more deeply engaged with the Durham community. This is especially true for those who are new to Durham, and seeking to become more connected.
Convenient location, wonderful sense of community, has a pool and a large gym with rooms for additional programming.
Warm and friendly staff!! Love walking the track. Machines work well !
It is clean, not too crowded, and has people of all ages participating.
The people. Staff and members.
Excellent facility with kind employees available to support the health goals of the working class, students, entrepreneurs and elderly.
nice atmosphere, family friendly
I especially like the indoor track and swimming pool.
I love the friendly and diverse environment of the Downtown Y. In addition, there are so many opportunities to participate in wellness and fitness activities. The staff does a great job of programming and I am a big fan of the pool! Thanks for all that you do:)
The facility is clean and the staff is friendly
Welcoming for all levels.
The location and facilities are wonderful!
The Y offers a wide range of activities. The staff is friendly and the. rooms are always clean.
Need more hand sanitizer
Proximity, hours and parking.
Having two pools. And sufficient number of life guards on duty
Friendly atmosphere. Ability to socialize while there
Great staff and equipment
It's a family environment! I enjoy working out there!
Ability to use all the branches. Great teachers and excellent classes.
Everyone is nice. It’s clean and I like the classes.
I just joined recently so don’t have much to say. The weight room is well laid out, and the equipment seems well cared for. I like the indoor track. Staff are friendly and helpful. Only complaint, and it’s kind of big, is that either the steam or the sauna room is not functioning every visit.
When they greet you at the front desk with a smile
The people!!
I have not been to the Downtown YMCA in several years as it is not close to my house. (My home gym is Lakewood.) But I like the downtown Y, and recommend it to others.
always friendly
The variety of members. Pleasant front desk employees.
Water aerobics.
Tood
The sauna and inside lap

variety of equipment & classes