Marin YMCA - San Rafael (CA)

3 /5 Souza Edward (Ed): Facilities are plentiful and everyone wipes down religiously but this place is the most crowded gym I’ve ever joined. Sometimes you can’t even park in the lot, so you’re out on the street. After one month I knew it wasn’t the right place for me. I have a friend who has gone there for years and he just works around the crowd. I can’t do that. So I found a better place.

4 /5 T Sc: Great sauna, just improved with new sauna unit (mens side) and some new cedar seats! The treadmills have a wireless phone charger too so that is a great detail!!

2 /5 Anthony Scaglione: I don’t understand why they close the entire basketball court for pickle ball. There is already very limited time you can go shoot around casually without a full court game going on. I think they should make full court games stop for 15 minutes between games so people can utilize the courts for practice. Also this gym is pretty expensive for being a YMCA what is meant to be a community center accessible for EVERYONE!

4 /5 Alex Brown: This is a good YMCA. I’ve been a member at several locations over the years and this location is up there in terms of facility cleanliness, friendly staff and activities they offer. I became a member for the basketball courts, the sauna and the hot tub. I did my weight training at another gym. I played basketball on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 6 am and there was always a turn out of between 10-20 fellas. The run was competitive and the basketball gym itself was really nice. I’d recommend this YMCA for sure.

3 /5 Karen Scheder: My membership is free with my supplemental Medicare plan and I’m grateful for that. When it’s not busy, I can get a decent workout in and while I haven’t attended any of the classes, they look good. The gym is not large and during moderate to very busy times, it’s difficult to get on the machines in a timely manner. My problem lies with the black mold and dirt I see in the ladies showers. Since I can carve some of it off the grout in the shower stall with my fingernail, I’m pretty sure it could be remedied by a thorough cleaning. My fiancé claims the men’s showers are clear of mold. The shower heads are really old, as are the soap dispensers, so I bring my own products.