South County Ymca At Narragansett

Honestly, out of all the YMCA locations I’ve been to, this one is by far the worst. I don’t understand why every other branch is newer, cleaner, and has better hours. This location always has something broken. whether it’s the only water fountain in the gym or pieces of gym equipment. The large workout room smells terrible, especially in the winter. It feels like there’s poor ventilation because it gets extremely humid and damp, which makes it uncomfortable to work out especially when you need proper grip or traction. On top of that, this branch has the worst hours. It makes no sense that they close so early on weekends, when most people actually have time to work out. It’s frustrating seeing how much better other nearby branches are. For example, the Westerly location is cleaner, better maintained, and even has a sauna. This branch seriously needs improvements if it wants to be comparable to the others.

So I grew up with the South County YMCA which I would frequently refer to my 2nd Home. After all it was always just a few blocks away and I used to walk or ride my bike there and go exercise or shoot hoops etc with friends when I wasn't at Wrestling practice or Cross Country. After Graduating college at URI, focusing on career and having Kids this place is again begun to fill a place in my life. I have a big family and I imagine that more of my family members and/or friends will continue to ReDiscover it over time. It's amazing occasionally even when I travel the YMCA is there. My oldest Daughter had an awesome time at summer camp this past summer. I can see why it has its own song, haha. Thank you! Thank you! Very grateful to all the staff over the years and everybody who contributes to this place that really does continue to make the community better for having been here:)

The gym is okay and fine for working out if that is all you are looking to do. We signed up looking for activities for our 2 and 4 year old to do. The child care room has tons of toys and the girl working there was good. We had been looking into swim lessons for a while and keep getting a run around. Each time they make it sound like they are almost ready to start lessons and then follow up with a need for staffing to get it going. We signed our four year old up for a ninja obstacle class. The description stated it was a six week program however it really was only four weeks. We received email confirmation that the class was at 10:15. When we arrived the person at the front told us we were late and the class was just ending and started at 9:30. We showed the email confirmation which they didn’t really have an answer for. We stopped by the class and the teacher apologized and offered to stay late and let our son do the course with him. This gym seems to hire good employees however they are completely incompetent when it comes to planning/management. We were with them for less than a month before canceling our membership and deciding to drive to the Westerly YMCA. They seemed to have way more for kids activities.

They completely shut down the locker room for an HOUR to clean them, in the middle of the day. At any other workout facility, they are not shut down, patrons can still get in there. I only have a specific amount of time and days to be there and i am sure there are others, and shutting it down, shortens my workout. Common sense would be to clean in sections, block off showers, clean them then open; block off bathroom, clean them then open them, etc.This would allow people to still be able to get in the locker room. And due to shutting them down, the family locker rooms get filled up and are also not useable. Sometimes people don't have the luxury to wait or change times. I have an autistic child that i need to pick up. Maybe add a few more machines to the 30 minute room.

Great facility for a good gym workout or a good swim. Well planned pool usage provides multiple times for lap swim as well as water exercisers. Front desk, gym staff and life guards are helpful and professional. I needed help with something last week and found the administration and front desk staff to be OUTSTANDING! There is now a larger space in the YMCA with a variety of popular strength training equipment, useful for all ages. I never needed to wait for a piece of equipment. I have not had this experience with other facilities in the area. I now appreciate the high ceilings and open space since we are aware of the importance of ventilation thanks to covid. Staff and members are vigilant about cleanliness of the equipment. Members wear masks and maintain physical distance at this time. What a great place!