Hollywood YMCA - Los Angeles, California

Katherine C.

I’ve been a fan of this place since 2014, and when Covid hit they closed it and remodeled/reorganized it. Everything they did is garbage, and if anyone is donating to them anymore, those donations appear to be wasted.

It’s in a beautiful historic building from the 1900s, and they’re using the best and biggest workout room with historic ceilings as a gosh darn storage room. Storage room!!!!! For dusty chairs and junk!

How is that helping or serving the community? The person running this place is a scammer!

I was always proud to support the YMCA and particularly this location, but please YMCA management, look into the person in charge of this location and fire them! It makes me disappointed and honestly angry to see what this location has become.

Oh, and the kids center? Just a packed up room that’s only open on Saturday mornings? Come on. A big fancy room for kids and parents with no kids in it With no programs going on

What a scam!!!!! Fire Merton Harris. Fire him!!!

Evan

A fantastic place to work out. Plenty of equipment, clean facilities, friendly (and competent) staff, two full basketball courts, and a pool. It's never crowded, except occasionally on weekends when youth leagues play there. There's not much more you can ask for.

You won't find a better membership price in the area, but using their parking garage costs $1. That may not seem like much, but if you go 4/5 times a week, it can start to add up. Highly recommend!

Another O.

I almost don’t want to leave a review so the secret doesn’t get out 😂 but this is such a great family gym. Everything is new and renovated, the staff are lovely, it’s always very quiet.

We’ve also been taking our toddler to swimming lessons here for close to a year now (Linda the swim instructor is very lovely) and our toddler loves it plus the classes are small and not overcrowded. Highly recommend.

Zen R.

I always look forward to coming here when I am traveling my son. The family shower rooms are very accommodating. They are spacious and clean. The water extractor has been inoperable for quite some time. The staff is very welcoming and professional.

Jeffrey (.

Extremely friendly staff. A couple swimming pools and typical gym equipment and life cycles and treadmills. Not very expensive and in walking distance from where I live which is important to me. But really nice staff. Really really really nice.

Frank Z.

Of the five YMCAs I've been to in LA, this is the best, and rivals every "premium" gym out there. It's firstly huge, with four (!) weights areas, not to mention additional space for functional training and cardio. Never crowded for weights and machines. Machines are brand new, and the staff are so friendly, showing me around the establishment and even walking me to the parking lot when I got lost. Lockers are clean with both sauna and steam room facilities. Parking is just $1 for 3 hours with validation at the apt building next door. Plus you get access to nearly all YMCAs in the country, which is perfect for working out while traveling.

SILENT D.

Glad it’s open again after all theses years use to go to the teen center I lift some weights here now

John R.

The classes and fitness trainers here are excellent, exceeding the more expensive gyms in the area.

After taking the Strength class taught by Jacob, I purchased a set of training sessions with a him and in only three months my increases in strength and cardio fitness have been dramatic.

I’ve been out of the gym for 5 years before this, and he has made my return to training unintimidating and inspiring, working as a true partner to my health.

Moreover, Jacob’s full spectrum knowledge of how the body works - from muscle building, strength and cardio fitness - has helped fuel my gains in such a short period of time.

The reviews are all correct that this is a true community gym - all the staff here from the front desk to Adrienne to Simone and the management are effective and generous.