All the staff here are really welcoming and have great communication. They even let us play in the additional gym with my three little ones due to bigger kids on the main basketball court. Heidi had an excellent Zumba and fitness class that really got into. They're members made us feel right at home. Thank you Niles for treating us so nicely. Respectfully, The Joaquin's read more

Niles-Buchanan YMCA - Hidie and her excellent students as well as our family. - Gyms Near Me - Niles, Michigan

I am a regular at the Niles YMCA, usually going in the early morning. In comparison even to the St Joe YMCA, their sister, I like this Y better. The indoor track is 1/10th of a mile so its just long enough to not be a constant turn. The cleanliness of the place is the big winner for me. The majority of people using the facility follow the wipe down rules and the staff always have clean towels and full sanitizer bottles throughout the place. I also do an occasional private personal training and have always had a great session. My trainer helped me go from not being able to run 30 seconds without dying in September to running the YMCA 5K Thanksgiving Turkey Trot in 38 minutes two months later. 100 lbs down and still pushing hard, thanks YMCA. read more

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Needs updated equipment and could use a remodel in the free weight area. Some of their equipment is so old, it's a safety hazard. The benches are very wobbly and unstable so if you are pressing heavy be careful. Also the equipment is very limited, not much space in free weights. Definitely could use an update read more

This YMCA is clean and nice. I don't like how they have it set-up though. They have machine weights outside of the weight room, which is fine. However, they have them pointed directly at the treadmills and ellipticals so when you are doing your reps you are staring right at someone walking on the treadmill. If they set up the machines diagonally facing the wall it would be much more appealing to use. ALSO, if you're a lady, when you walk into the gym/rec areas it is like walking into a male prison and these men haven't seen a woman in 3 years. They gawk, hoop and holler and some just might hit on you. If that's your thing then, okay. But if you'd like to workout without the testosterone sniffing you down then you've been warned. :) However, with that being said- The workers are friendly and it is very clean! The nicest YMCA in the area! read more

I enjoyed this Y until I tried out the new health center at Andrews. Now I realize what I've been missing. The Y is dirtier, fewer group fitness options, less-maintained equipment, and less friendly staff. Plus, the Y is expensive! read more

We used to live in Niles and my kids will go to the YMCA to swim with their friends almost everyday in the summer it's a good place for kids to stay off the streets and out of trouble read more

I have just encountered the worst customer service I have ever experienced here. I don't go to the Y that much, but when I do, the staff is always nice and respectful... not today! I brought my 6 year old sister here today. I am a member and she is not. I asked if it was necessary to pay the $5 fee for her to get in since she doesn't have access to many things in the building. They said I did, so I ran back to my car to get my purse. I got my sister all signed in and paid for and then the lady insisted I was not a member. I asked her if she had spelled my name correctly and she didn't. No big deal, right? So then I go up on their (beautiful) indoor track and ran awhile with my sister. After that, I wanted to go use some of the equipment. I didn't see the sign where you supposedly weren't allowed to have anyone below the age of 11 in there. One of the staff came up (very rudely) and said "Um excuse me? She's not allowed to be in here. Or in the weight room". I was appalled by the way that she had said that so my immediate reaction was to defend myself. I said "She is not hurting anything. She is standing out of everyone's way. I did not want to put her in the daycare since she is so much older than the kids in there." the lady said "it doesn't matter, she can't be in here. That's the rules." I totally get that. But it's what she did after this that utterly pissed me off. I asked the lady calmly why I had to pay the fee if she didn't have access to anything. The lady rolled her eyes at me, turned around and walked away. This is so unacceptable. I asked a simple question and got nothing but sass back from the workers today. I am writing this review because this cannot go unknown. I was so appalled that I left right when that lady rolled her eyes at me. Other than that, the Y is a very nice building and it used to be a comfortable environment for the most part. Other than the fact that you have males constantly making googly eyes at you, acting like they've never seen a woman before. read more

Be VERY careful you know what you are signing up for. I decided to cancel my membership because my job has become extremely demanding and I don't have time to go. I was told I had to give a 30 day notice to cancel my membership and because that fell just inside the beginning of a month, I was told I'd have to pay for the following month, too. So it cost me $130 to cancel a gym membership. That's right, they wouldn't even pro-rate for the 30 day notice. Unbelievable....... read more

I am retired, (age 74 years young) and for the past four years my supplemental insurance has a program called Silver sneakers, which many y's , gyms, and other exercise establishment s recognize and allow seniors to come to keep active. The Niles YMCA allowed silver sneakers until last winter. At that time they announced they could no longer allow it because it did not make money from this program. They said at that time for seniors to continue to use the Y they would have to pay full price. The silver sneakers previously paid a portion to the Y. The Y did not offer any other option for the seniors, so they were just out. Also many seniors spend a part of the year in southern climates, but the Y still wanted full payment. The Niles YMCA decided the money was more important than than the seniors who supported it for all these years. The seniors who's names are on those plaques would be disappointed in how it is being run. Sad senior RB read more

Was excited to try out this facility as it looks very up-to-date and modern from the outside and entry and good options in the area are few. And it does have a lot of different activity options, and if I was a swimmer primarily, this would definitely be top pick. However, my first workout was extremely disappointing--the archaic elliptical machine not only did NOT connect to one of the four or five small TV's (seriously, only four or five TVs for the entire cardio room, which is big),or the Internet or have a screen of its own with scenery, it didn't even have a headphone jack. Nor did the heart rate feature work and the pedals tilted you forward so you were always leaning. It simply had red dots indicating the resistance level. It was like a machine from gyms I went to in the 80s. Decided right then I didn't want the membership. Plus, like the other reviews, letting gyms do an automatic payment is ridiculous to get stopped and you have to pay for 2 additional months after you quit (like the sign up fee wasn't bad enough, you also have to pay an un-sign up fee!) read more