Ketchum Downtown Ymca

04/16/07

Not a gym!! Pretense for their charitable

by josecitos_girl at Citysearch

After 19 years, I left. The mgmt changed 10 years ago and it's a ruin. I'm an aerobics fanatic and there are almost no classes now, the teachers are unqualified, the subs are worse. No hotline, no reliable schedule. They hire anyone willing to accept the below-market abysmally low fee the Y pays them! No manager supervises if the instructors perform to standard, or show up on time ? if at all! Plus, the A/C is NEVER on, so be prepared for over 100 degrees in the "aerobics" room. (In quotes because there is virtually no aerobics in the so-called "aerobics" room.)

Every week, there are big signs posted advertising (yet again) positions open! From membership director to counter clerks (we see new faces every month -- what does that tell you?) And weekly, members receive a "shakedown" brochure hitting the member up for donations to their latest charitable campaign. One senses that one is paying an obscenely overpriced membership fee simply to be a mark on their database.

Join Golds on Figueroa. I did. A serious gym, 5-star instructors, free parking, friendly staff, friendly members, half the price of the Y, no negativity, no donation shakedowns

• Pros: Nice views from their many windows
• Cons: NOT a gym -- a charitable foundation that uses "members" for their "shakedown database."

09/14/06

Bad policy

by cherithspicer at Citysearch

I called to put my account on 'suspension' due a terrible accident I have been in and won't be able to go to the gym for a couple of months. I was told they will still charge me $10 a month to hold my account. For what? As a member for two years I would think that is service they would offer to members to accommidate life circumstances beyond my control. What happened to customer service??

08/23/06

Convenient Location, but unhelpful employees

by john_m_dykstra at Citysearch

I joined the YMCA because it was across the street from my work in Downtown. The fitness room is pretty big. Not cheap at $58 per month plus $150 initiation fee. I agree with the other reviewer and say that the employees at the Y really don't care too much about the members.

Also, be careful. I hear there are people stealing things in the locker room. I heard that a someone clipped off a member's lock with a lock clipper! Not good. I'm probably going to quit and join another gym soon.

• Pros: Location, Big Facility
• Cons: Unhelpful Staff and Security Issues