Reviews of Laurier Brantford YMCA (Gym)

John Wang

Excellent facilities, friendly and helpful staff, plenty of equipment.

mahdiyya khan

Amazing study space on the top floor for Laurier students.

Ben Ramprashad

Pool was beautiful, even had the whole lane to myself on a Sunday afternoon. Change room could have been cleaner

MoonSoul Hive

Looking forward to joining. I think it's great that they let people that need a support person with them where ever they go letting that support person stay.

Sharavanan Govindarajan

Great place for family

Keri Forbes

Staff seem friendly. The gym is very clean.

Angela Miller

Had a great time at my first yoga class, the instructor was great!

kushal modha

new facility but childcare staff seems to be neglectful. Rather than playing with kids they mingle among themselves. swimming pool is nice but small.

Kristen Galera

They have a great facility!

Big H

Nice modern facility. Unfortunately the staff does nothing about those noisy aggressive types who constantly slam weights down over and over again or scream into their phones for an hour, disturbing everyone else! When we suggest putting up signs all over the gym about noise or damaging the equiptment, like other gyms? They look at us like huh?

Eli Rubio

It's convenient and they've come a long way since the basement days.

Katherine Timon

WARNING!: Don't use the water extractor in the women's change room, it damages your bathing suit Otherwise, great facility, well maintained, clean, and doesn't feel crowded.

Baljinder singh Maan

Superb place to workout and playing

NBA Mix

Great place awesome staff

Mary Boudewyn

Love the Aqua Fit class

Jonathan Cowper

Nice new building, but definitely not a family friendly facility. Went with our family to check it all out for a couple hours, and found we needed to give way too much information at the front desk. This included taking pictures of our children and everything. Afterwards we went to check out the pool, and found it downsized for lane swimming. Since the entire facility is made of concrete, it was really cold every where. We checked out the gym, and it looks massive. Overall, we got the feeling this wasn't really a public or family facility, it was more a Laurier Student building, and the outside public would be tolerated. I think we will be sticking with Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre for our membership.

Stu Gooden

Quality of the facilities are great, but the customer service and communication - not so much. Staff provide inaccurate/incomplete information for general inquiries such as swimming. There seems to be a discrepancy when it comes to serving non-YMCA members. I understand desk staff are young University/high school kids, but they need better training when it comes to knowledge of programs and providing the public with all the information they need. Disappointing.

LKD

Amazing facility Excellent gym equipment selection(two floors) Basketball courts Pool Childcare Juice bar Big locker rooms

Joe Schacher

Im here for the pool so I wont comment on the gym. The pool is clean, pretty quiet, not too much chlorine. There is a good amount of lane swim time and space. They have some simple equipment for use: flutter boards and pull bouys. I hope they keep a lane open during classes. Hot tub is a problem and is often closed...not sure why. The sauna is usually ready but never gets very hot. The adult change area is well worth it for the steam room alone. No kids around makes for a relaxing experience. And no wet towels to drag around because they provide them.

desi jaat

Is it open. ?

vishal murali

I really enjoyed working out there.

Darcy Bates

Its Awesome

Lokesh Kumar

My heavenly abode of physical fitness

Laura Manfredi

I used the pool for the first time today. It is very clean with friendly staff! I wish they had some space to lay my baby to change in the family changeroom other than the small bench around the lockers.

Sabrina Nelles

Always friendly, clean, modern atmosphere and never too busy.

Pardeep Singh

Love this place

PR4B

This is a great place to come to staff are amazing great place to work out, swim and play basketball the only con I have is that the basketball courts ate very dusty making alot of people slip and can be dangerous really recommend they start waxing the courts

Bomberry

Great place for everything Recreation

Cheshire's Wonderland

Full pf great people

Heather Allan

Too expensive

Destiny Shackleton

Great facility

Dmytro Tsurko

Totally the best place ever! Massive gym, pool, sauna and much more! Also friendly staff and very clean and organized

Shawn Watson

Facility is incredible with state of art equipment, basketball gym and pool. Staff are super friendly and are always willing to help. I would reccomend this gym to anyone!

Deborah Hill

Refreshing

Rob From the Internet

Fantastic facility. New, clean, and never packed.

Roula Makkar-Berger

Nice new gym. Not friendly for family of toddlers as structure parking is far away. Accessibility doors were not working (doesn't help when you are trying to get a stroller in). Some of front desk people didn't know how to answer some of my questions. Hoping things will work out better when they get their head in the game in the next few weeks!

Jeff Vincent

Very nice new facility with a variety of activities for everyone. Membership is high for the whole family so we just pay per use instead. Lots of classes and programs offered. Pool is very nice for an early morning swim to start the day. Wish they were open at 5:30 on the weekends too.

Michael Gardiner

Was told there would be rock climbing, there's no rock climbing.

Pablo Naveas Farías

Great infrastructure and staff

Irfan James Nawab

It's best gym ..

Toxic Media

The best thing going for downtown brantford but you'll find Everyone down the road getting high instead

Annette Shaylaina

I drive my daughter and grandchild to swimming lessons. Is there a public bathroom? I had the car seat and coats did not see bathroom.

Parker

The pool area needs a clock and hooks but other than that 5 stars

Vatsal Ratiya

A brand new building with a great swimming pool and two large workout areas with new equipments. The group fitness classes are great too. The best thing about this YMCA is the Spa, a great place to relax after a hard workout. Go there everyday.

Aditya

Cancelling membership isn’t easy. Got my membership canceled in October. However I’m still paying for it. Don’t know why they are still charging me money. Have been sending them emails still no response.

Lee Milne

Very clean, friendly staff

Maria Rose

Awesome gym!

cheryl

Beautiful gym, great service, wonderful employees.

Maxwell

I went there to check it out the past Sunday 18th, the female staff working on the front desk was very rude, not nice and friendly like the old YMCA at all, was considering to get a membership there, but she ruined my feelings about YMCA, I'm going to others.

Cameron Sherry

Good work out

David Newton

Great new facility and helpful staff. Just joined excited about

karen m

As a senior with 2 arthritic knees I've been waiting for this pool. After having read some of these reviews I'm not sure I want to bother with it. I am slow and have water exercises to do, and usually find any pool with lap lines is often being used by rude people that think they are more entitled and I always end up leaving. Seniors rates would be so welcome to those have worked hard for so many yrs, and now living on a fixed income. Just not feeling too optimistic now but will reserve my decision after trying at least a couple of times. ????

AJ Hallman

Went there yesterday for swimming with my boys and just loved it. It is super nice very clean, very spacious and friendly staff. They have lane pool, a smaller pool and a whirlpool. Very enjoyable for the whole family. The only 'complain' is that there's no parking ON site. There's a parking lot across from the YMCA but I believe you have to pay and a few 2 hour parking spots on the side of the building. Definitely coming back:D

KYGENN

It was my first time there queit a bit of choices for what to do i love the gym and swimming

Jody Clement (Jodene)

Just started going and the pool is never open or they close it early...so disappointing

Randi Scott

The Brantford YMCA is the nicest looking location I have visited and I have visited a lot of YMCA's in my lifetime. The pools and workout areas are very modern, neat, and tidy. The staff are very personable and the hours of operation could not be more accomodating. I would be happy to give them 5 stars but I will only give them 4. This is why: There are no weigh scales in the change rooms where they would be most handy to track your accurate weight. You have to get dressed and go up a floor to the workout area and weigh yourself fully clothed. This is an easy fix and has been mentioned to the staff. Another peeve is the lockers. They are almost all half lockers which is way too small. In the winter if you walk to the YMCA you better not bring your coat or you'll need two lockers and hence two padlocks. This is another simple fix but it hasn't happened yet.With these two minor problems fixed I would say this particular YMCA is the best in the world.

Jana Melinda

The facility is new, spacious and convenient for those in this part of town. Pros: - You get 2 hour free parking on the streets or 2 hours at the parking garage (you get 2 parking tokens from YMCA) - Huge swimming pool with a small pool and sauna nearby - They provide useable towels and disinfectant bottles throughout the facility - Good selection of workout equipments - There are countless emergency call buttons located throughout the facility to allow for quick response - THRIVE program, which is new here, is included in the membership and is worthwhile to check out - Big gyms and basketball courts for use or rent - The fitness instructors are very friendly and fun. They make the classes fun and interesting. - There are a number of chairs and tables set up on the ground floor that allows you to see what is going on inside the swimming pool Downsides: - Not enough classes are offered during various parts of the day, some of is due to the fact that the rooms are being used by Laurier for classes. - Most of the lockers are half sized, only like 30 of them are full sized, which makes it very difficult to store your stuff in the winter with a bulky winter jacket. - Some of the staff are a bit ignorant, slow or oblivious. There were a few times I had to wait a while just to get parking tokens. Also, when I first signed up, the staff didn't even offer to show me around the place when it was obvious the place wasn't busy and it is very confusing to find your way around the first couple times. In addition, a comment made by a staff was rude and uncalled for. - Parking time limit is very restrictive when it comes time to attending classes followed by workout followed by waiting forever for parking tokens at the front desk. - There is signage in the middle of the building when you pass through the gates. But after you exit the change room, you have to go into the stairwell to see signage indicating where fitness centres, other studios, etc are. On the second floor, there is no signage on that level to show where studio B is as it is more hidden and not as obvious as studio A. - The walls are so bare and all you see is concrete. Would be nice if they showcased some local art here and there There is a Healthy Rabbit food and smoothie bar but it is not operational at the moment.

Angie G

I've been a member of the Brantford YMCA for quite awhile now. The new facilities are pretty great. The pool is a wonderful addition and I find myself swimming laps more than hitting the gym these days, but that still counts right? If I had to give any constructive criticism it would be that the ondeck sauna never gets hot enough(but not sure I should be sweating too much while wearing a chlorine soaked bathing suit anyway so maybe for the best that's more of a warm room than a sauna), and the cardio room gets too hot. Also the free weight and weight machine gym seems small and cramped while the cardio room is big with lots of unused space. But.. That aside it's an amazing addition to the downtown area of Brantford with top notch gym equipment and quite possibly the best basketball court in the area.

Saad Mahmood

It's a okay in my book!

Edward Copping

The weights are heavy and the water has chlorine in it. Not sure what else you want. The gate at the front desk is a little slow but that's like the only problem

Canadian Adventures

Very nice, new facility

R.M. Burthom

The staff are very nice and helpful. They answered all my questions. Changerooms are nice and clean. Equipment to work every part of your body.

JustAnotherMonday

The Gym has so much diversity to it. A nice symbol of hope for Brantford, Ontario.

Melissa Evoy

Terrible new facility,, I have been to the ymca in Kitchener and Waterloo and both are wonderful to take kids swimming! Unfortunately this new ymca in Brantford is terrible, the staff is rude, the swim area is small and thay ID you before entering the building! I think I will continue to use the Wayne Gretzky Center to take my children!!!

Frank Martire

Excellent facility, recently became a member.

Erich Rother

Nice upgrade. It's a little confusing without getting a tour of where everything is. Reception could have been a little friendlier

Christopher Killeen

I really enjoy going to the gym! I've tried Crunch fitness last year, and this coming year I will be trying out the YMCA. Plus it's really close to where I live which makes it easier to get to. It has all the amenities i need for a gd day at the gym, a pool, a sauna, steam room, gymnasium, and friendly staff to help you out if needed!! The rates aren't that bad either!! $41 bi weekly for my son and I with 2 guest passes a day which Crunch Fitness didn't offer unless u paid for the most expensive plan!!

Mazigh Massyles

Very rude people, I don’t really know from where they came from, they don’t know anything about fitness or something else but doing their jobs destroying the community and company and proud of it

LnJ

Nice facility for swimming, exercising, playing basketball, events, etc. for kids and adults. Also very friendly staffs.

A. Morrison

I'm so happy to see a facility like this one again in brantford. My whole family is happy that it's so close to us. The staff are quite proud of being able to work there. Yay Brantford!

J. Seiveright

Went swimming on Mother's Day with my hubby & son. Since it was our first visit, we were given 2 free complimentary visits!! (The memberships are very reasonably priced!) Not only that, they were giving out 1 month memberships to Mom's! The staff was also very helpful, polite and made sure to explain how to get around the new facility. There was a kiddy pool as well as the large pool. My son isn't quite confident at swimming yet so the kiddy pool was perfect for him! The one thing I noticed missing though was driving boards - there is no diving. Otherwise, all-in-all it was a great time and we really enjoyed our time at the new YMCA facility!

Johm Wildman

The exercise machines were great in super condition. Staff were helpful and friendly

Gord Pite

This is my workout space, pool, hot tub and sauna.

Andrea Rock

The place is brand new and love the hours for swimming.

Cooper Zhong

Trash website

Mike Doohan

My second home. ????

hari krishna

Clam and quiet.. Need more equipment !

Kelly M

Great to finally have an indoor pool in this part of town. The building is beautiful and staff have been friendly and helpful. Just wish it was open later on Sundays!

Harry L

Great place for Pickleball and Badminton... member or non members are welcome

Spencer Fallis

Great facility, have only used it for swimming so my review is only limited to that portion. Pool is warm and clean. Change rooms are clean, safe and very modern. All staff are friendly and helpful

Gary Ferris

Great new location and facilities

Frank Quinto

Excellent facilities and staff!

Sabahat Kazmi

Excellent services, friendly staff,clean and taking care of PPE . Bestest experience ever!

Madan Lal

Good equipment and swimming

clinton sherry

Brand new good price to join looks good.

Max (Abir)

So good and new and clean.

Lauren

Great place for studying on the 4th floor. Usually pretty quiet.

Hot Zone Training Consultants

Super clean. Open concept. Lots of glass and concrete architecture.

Lawrence Horton

This is a new facility, we love coming here to swim, the free parking is great right downtown.

Diana Ferris

Love going to the gym. Staff are so friendly. Covid restrictions are great. Feel very safe going in.

Craig Johnson

Great facility. Friendly staff

shari savory

A place to chillax

Shirley Boutilier

It mach my pp

Gagan Brar

Great service, friendly place

Jacob Swyers

Great gym however the hours are horrible especially on weekends. Really wish they be open longer on Sundays. Or even do what gyms like anytime, fit4less and crunch are doing and implement a 24/7 access to weight rooms.

Gareth Murphy

Amazing place!! Great staff. Great gym. Very clean.

BETTE WHITE

This gym has swimming pool lap pool sun gym work out space but if you won't a personal trainer whether or not your on asstance it cost $50 and up just for a hour. Bring in your I'd and your government assistance check stub to prove your on assistance and you well get a discount. They accept credit cards / cash / preautherized payment from any of this and your bank what ever works for you. They pro rate there prices which Is good It's location is good but there is no place to safely store your ebike or bike the hours of operation are very good People whom go here.

Meegan Galloway

Wow so nice big clean and downtown Brantford. The staff seem bit confused and slow to do anything. Pool is nice too

Terry Careswell

If we are hosting basketball tournaments at the YMCA there should be enough seats for the fans. A lot of our guests had to stand for the entire game.

Ron Allman

I really like this new facility. Spacious and clean. Friendly and helpful staff.

Mandeep Ghotra

We went to public swim and my nephews were visiting, the front staff didn’t inform me earlier that I could only watch 2 kids if they were unable to pass swim test. We wasted our afternoon, had to get out the pool in 10 mins and leave. Poor customer service and pool lifeguards are helpless.

Wayne Marzec

Excellent well worth it

David Hawkins

Everything is nice and new but lots of issues that need to be worked out.

J. S.

Very large and spacious facility. Went to multiple gyms before but nothing close to this facility. This place has huge gymnasiums, fitness rooms, weight room, swimming pool, and the best thing as a customer is that it isn't as crowded. I hate when the fitness rooms and weight rooms are clustered and when machines are not available but never had any of those issue at this location.

C “Charly” AndMCallan

Great place!

Pd Petrie

Very average, small lockers, problems with thieves in locker room( don't leave locket unattended for a minute)., no seniors rate, parking 2 hr not enough. Poor layout of equipment.

Stephen

Great family place to have fun and workout

Rick Esselment

We have a family membership and all love it! We take the kids friends on weekends and they all have a great time. Clean, bright and friendly.

Traditional Azerbaijani cuisine

I wish they had a weight scale in adult change room

Mike Mitchell

clean facility, friendly staff

Mark Duper

Amazing place, the one worker/janitor is just so rude he’s always yelling at everyone for everything though only thing that brings it down

Christina Han

Excellent facility!

Cyle Causyn

Great place for family and health

S K

It seems like a great facility I'm even considering joining

Richard Mitchell

State of the art facility.

S Shekhar

Very clean and maintained

Mohi Ahmed

Beautiful facility

Wes Genereaux

Nice pool here

Suze

Amazing

Alexander Chirpac

Amazing new gym not even 5 years old at the time of writing this. Has been closed through the entirety of covid and can't wait for it to open up again

marcinxtctest

Very good atmosphere. Helpful staff.

Anthony Zebertavicius

Very modern and has Olympic size pool.

Ayman Khalil

Love it

Jordan Gatward

Easy and very informative friendly staff

Rachael Murphy

Monique at the help desk helped me register my son for a membership. She was very kind, patient, and super helpful! Thank you for the pleasant experience :)

Alltrade Shop

Great for open gym basketball

Paul Barber

Nice facilities but not community friendly when it comes to membership fees

g.l.p gacha loge playz

Love this place. Modern. Clean. Friendly staff.