It's an awesome place! It's too bad you have to go so far when you live in Albany. There's a Y in…read moreAlbany, the one in Albany should have all the same amenities ESPECIALLY since it's around the hospital, I'm sure you would get a lot more members because of the hot tub, pool, sauna etc... people who have health problems could get more use out of it, and they wouldn't have to go so far.

This gym is perfect for families! The community and staff are incredibly friendly and supportive…read more The classes offered are numerous for all age groups and highly engaging and challenging! It is a clean facility with wonderful people and tons of opportunities to work on your health, fitness, and general well being while supporting any stage of life that you're in! We couldn't be happier.

Mega points for being reasonably priced for a couple and having three pools: one indoor and two…read moreoutdoor (one of the outdoor pools is for the kiddos). The indoor pool is on the small side, but it's also (as far as I know) the only indoor pool that doesn't require an apartment lease or hotel room booking within the city of Albany, which makes it the biggest indoor pool in town. The gym facilities also look pretty extensive, but I haven't actually come for the gym yet -- I'm in it for the swimming. The staff I've interacted with have been universally nice and helpful. My biggest complaint would be that the indoor pool closes so early, I assume for staffing reasons. Also, keep in mind that they require you to reserve your lane ahead of time for the indoor pool. I like the policy, since it saves you from going to the gym, getting changed and showering only to realize that there are no free lanes, but if you like to be more spontaneous about your workouts the JCC pool might not be for you.

Hello Albany JCC, it's nice to meet you…read more My kid is taking swimming lessons at the pool here. What is nice is that they let you try this out for one session without becoming members. There are a heck of a lot of services and activities associated with the JCC. The largest would seem to be the nursery school, the gym and the pool. If you had a nursery school aged kid, and enjoyed to lift weights and swim for some good low impact cardio, you would probably never leave this place. But that's just not me.