The Y On Granby

LOVE LOVE LOVE this place! It’s one of the best gyms I’ve ever been attended. I’ve never been apart of the YMCA before, so I don’t know how they usually are, but this place is awesome! Friendly staff, really nice child care for my kids, and a very clean and spacious facility.

I love their cardio area, fit quest machines, and mat area. It’s very spacious! The free weight area isn’t cramped either. I enjoy being a part of their fit quest program. I wish they had at least two computers for fit quest though. That would be helpful when it’s busy. They will fill out your completed forms for you but I prefer to do it myself. I enjoy being able to keep a close track of all my workouts.
I haven’t been in their pool yet but it appears to be popular spot for families. Cool slides for the kiddies. They also have swimwear water extractors in the locker room. Now that’s convenient! :)
Looking forward to trying out some of their classes.

Y on Granby. I’ll start by saying I was not happy to say the least. There was a problem with my payment for month of February 15 2015. I was expecting a payment receipt that never came. Then on 02 19 2015 I received a call from the manager Margaret Anne who seem like she was read a script when talking. Not even listening to what I had to say. I informed her I would look into the matter and call her back. Knowing full well there must of been a error. So until I could get the matter resolved I had my son do a payment. Didn’t know I wasn’t going to be given a chance to get it right. A aggressive associate had my son pay (3x what the payment was) my balance off when he called in to do a payment, just to keep balance at bay. I know the other day I was in their community a store manager asked me what gym I go to. Informed her the Y she said they have a terrible reputation in the community. She said they were nasty to community people (knowing that meant the black people). I know this manager business for 25 years or so. I told her that they were ok. She said ok (like wait and see for yourself). I’ll say no integrity. Poor company representation. The lil man represent the big man. By the way my son said he didn’t want the money back but they will never ever get his business. He just the demographic the Y is looking for. College graduate, business manager and recently engaged to very up standing young lady. Wow Y keep going this way (sarcasm at it highest).

It’s small but it has enough to get a good workout in. It has a really nice outdoor pool that’s great for kids. The only reason I gave it three stars and why I choose to drive a little further to the Blocker YMCA is because the staff does not allow you to drop weights on the floor in the upstairs weight room. If you lift weights, your going to have to drop them down after a good set and you just can’t do it here. They should have built the weight room downstairs.

This is the latest addition to the YMCA of South Hampton Roads, and wow! What a place!
This facility is two stories, with an outdoor pool/​water park, gym, cycle room, cardio equipment, weights, and group fitness room. The childcare area, «Stay & Play» and «Interactive Zone» for the older kids are staffed with friendly faces and have plenty of activities to keep kids occupied while their caregivers have a little time to themselves. Only downside is the hours for childcare aren’t great if you want to participate in some of the group classes.
The facility is new, so it’s still fresh and clean, with that «new building» smell. There are family changing rooms as well as men’s and women’s locker rooms. There are vending machines with junk food and sodas, and a nice lounge area in the lobby with some complimentary coffee.