West Chatham YMCA - Pooler (GA)

4 /5 Terry Shaughnessy: Overall this is a very nice YMCA and gym. Cant say enough about the facility, equipment. And community involvement. That is why I hate to write this part of the review. Something has to be done about the men’s locker room, saunas and shower area. It is quite disgusting and rarely gets cleaned. Standing water and the same trash in the dry sauna is there for days. Same piece of gum has been in the black mats in the shower stall for weeks. This means the mats are not removed and cleaned. In public areas I see staff cleaning and members wiping down equipment after each use. But the men locker room is awful!

2 /5 Kay Krochets: This Y caters to the daycare/before & after school programs more than members and their families. My 3 kids and I couldnt ever use the gyms bc the programs used the kids one and obviously adults used the other one. The pools are disgusting and are ran with summer daycare kids. Plus, the big kids room is just a TV. We are very strict on what our kids watch and for how long so we hardly ever worked out bc of that. I also dont love how parents walk into the baby area. Doesnt seem sanitary or safe. We cancelled our membership.

1 /5 Cheri Cobb: The lack of management care here is honestly disappointing. Several machines have been out of order for months with no signs of repair or replacement. It’s frustrating to see no one regularly disinfecting equipment either esp in a shared fitness environment. I’ve been a loyal member, but it’s clear this facility is on a steady decline. With Planet Fitness opening nearby, the timing couldn’t be better. If this were my business, I’d never let it fall off like this, it’s very sad.

3 /5 Frank MacDonald: I work out here 5 days a week and there is an overwhelming amount of people that crowd the gym during peak hours. Saturdays and Sundays are usually brutal as well as weekdays after about 4 pm during the colder months. I would recommend coming very early in the morning on the weekdays. Beach season is upon us and that seems to be thinning out the regular crowd though. The locker rooms are sad, as well as the shower facilities. The hand scanner is broken at the moment. Ive been to Jacksonville, FL and Sumpter, SC YMCAs over the last three weeks and both facilities were much more updated than the Y both here in Pooler and Rincon. These just seem to be extremely old facilities. There is also no keychain tag access here. On the upside, the staff and trainers are great, the other gym goers are cool for the most part, the classes are great and extremely popular(so pre-register), there are clean towels to use, and lemon/cucumber water to drink. They have military and family rates. Overall, for the price and access to other YMCAs while travelling (using the Nationwide Plan), its worth it!

5 /5 Cml: Tami and Jennifer and the front desk were so helpful for my family. Everyone is so friendly and they are really assisting my child with our goals and making us feel totally welcome!!! It is a pleasure to join such a clean and friendly gym. Very refreshing and I look forward to be apart of all of the things the Y has to offer