Member Testimonials
Instructors are so great—I’m really impressed with the quality of the classes
Hot yoga is the best!
I like the modern nature of the gym and the class offerings.
We need more bike racks!
Its simplicity.
Group fitness classes, the instructors and the facilities combine to make Poyner a great place!
Big enough to have all the equipment I need, small enough that I can easily locate! Great staff!
Very friendly and knowledgeable staff, beautiful facilities, lots of hot yoga and pilates classes
The staff is friendly and helpful. Equipment is well maintained and the space is clean. I'm particularly appreciative of the Pride flags in the lobby this month. It feels good to support a facility allied with the LGBTQ community. Thank you!
Friendly staff, not too crowded, mostly downtown professionals on work breaks.
Updated, clean and convenient
Very clean.
I absolutely love the Poyner Y! Every time I walk in, I am greeted by lovely people with big smiles! I’m into the hot yoga and every instructor that works there is so great! They’re all very knowledgeable and extremely helpful and kind. Exercise and yoga are my mental health medicine and so very necessary for me! That means the world to me to have a place to go to feel safe and supported. The YMCA is a very special place for me anyway because I went to the Brown Branch YMCA in Lake Worth Florida every summer for years! I have so many fond memories of summer camp. Thank you, YMCA!
It’s clean and not overly crowded.
Great space. Great instructors. Friendly staff. Well kept, nice facility.
I like that Poyner is downtown where people can walk, bike, or take transit to and from it. The location was the biggest reason that I joined Poyner, with my employer discount coming in second.
I also wanted to try the lunchtime hot yoga classes and now I’m hooked. The instructors have all been fantastic and I love how I’ve gotten to know their distinct styles. I’ve also gotten to know some fellow regular patrons who I’m now friends with.
Poyner is a great example of how businesses/organizations can thrive in DT Raleigh as long as they can provide a a real service to residents. Downtown is in greater need of places like this can allow residents to actually feel good about choosing to live there and not in the car-centric suburbs.
Clean, friendly staff, not too crowded, and good music for when I forget my headphones too
Everyone is always friendly and helpful! The facility is very clean.
The yoga /pilates classes are the best!
Clean, amazing instructors, great variety of classes to take, great class times offer. Once I figured out parking was in the parking deck, going to Poyner has been easier than going to Alexander YMCA.
Convenient hours, walking distance from condo, cleanliness, and friendly staff.
I love its hot yoga group classes and spinning.
BodyPump classes with Anna on Sundays has been a blast. I've been to two of her classes--so energetic. Kudos to my regular BodyPump and MetCon instructors-always on point. Thank you.
Location, facility, staff, availability of morning yoga and cycle classes (wish there were even more)
Everything the people customer service is Everything and I have had nothing but the best customer service at the YMCA
The staff, I think his name was Matt, not sure but he was very friendly and welcoming. I was at the festival and I saw sign for hot yoga and he gave me details and parking information. I took a quick tour. This location is very far but I will try to come for yoga classes. Appreciate the staff.
Friendly, capable staff. World class facility with great equipment and plenty of studio space. Good mix of classes. Clean and modern locker rooms. Towel service. Affordability. Downtown location. These are all highly differentiating positives. Poyner Y is a real blessing.
Convenient, great staff.
Perfect yoga room: floor, lighting, equipment, space
Enough equipment, reliable equipment, no frills but also I don't feel like I'm being skimped.