North York YMCA

Oof, my experience here was quite, quite mixed.

As a young lad, I can't tell you the countless times I came here to attend Summer, March Break, and Winter Break camps; which were all quite well organized and fun. As I grew older, I started to volunteer at the location, putting in multiple hours helping out in the multiple programs that are available. Overall, it was fun ... _then_.

Sigh, okay, I got a monthly membership. Expected a lot because of my past childhood here. Some of my closest friends got their memberships too. Let's break it down.
- The Swimming Pool: Very deep, however, the lanes were often filled and I just ended up bumping into random people a lot. Organization by the staff on duty could be better. But hey, it's a public pool.
- Training rooms: Okay, first, you guys need to know that there are 2 gyms. One mini one near the main entrance, and one main one in the sub-level 1 basement. The mini one has equipment such as bikes and rowing machines, while the basement had the full 'loadout', with connected rooms for Squash and Badminton. Both places were okay, they both closely resembled an organized gym.

Now, the reason why I deducted a star.
The staff.
Some of the staff are often impatient, and won't do their jobs half of the time. Not all of the staff are bad of course, but there are those few 'bad apples'

Until the staff quality improves, 4 stars. Good establishment overall however.

The staff are all very friendly, great service. Volunteers take extra steps to offer you the services they have, and I found this place very helpful for my future needs.

Staff are very friendly and looking to help your every needs if necessary. Equipment is good and the people there are usually very friendly and helping. The change rooms are okay, however the sink counters are usually covered in water. The facilities are kept quite clean and in good condition. The swimming pool is standard and there is always a lifeguard there. Parking is usually a problem as once it gets busy, the underground parking lot is usually full. The parking spots are usually pretty tight, as there is barely enough space to open the door. All in all, it’s a good gym to go to and has enough facilities for everyone.