It's a great facility with wonderful amenities and lovely staff. The locker room is always clean…read more The towels are always fresh. I love that there are three floors of equipment. There's a beautiful court, yoga room, studios, bikes, pool, punching bags. And Ruby is amazing. I've been a member for nearly a year and a friend has joined in the past several months. Both of us continue to rave about this gym. Thank you, the Club.

This is a very shady gym, and honestly I'm not surprised it's turning into a ghost town. My dad…read morepays over $170 a month for this place, and somehow they still can't consistently keep the hot water running in the showers or pool. The locker rooms are gross, a lot of the equipment is outdated, apparently there's a jacuzzi that's been out of order since covid and the only thing this gym really had going for it was the basketball court. I first came here back in 2022, then again in 2026, and the difference is night and day. In 2022 the place was packed. Fast forward to 2026 and it looks abandoned. Either people got priced out, or everyone found a better gym. The funniest part is how they handled their guest pass policy. When my dad signed up, he was told he could send guests even if he wasn't physically there. I had already used the guest pass once before while I was finishing college, and they took all my information down. Ever since then they've absolutely spammed me with texts and emails trying to sell me a membership, even after I told them I didn't live in the area. It was way harder than it should've been to stop the marketing, which honestly doesn't inspire much confidence if you ever wanted to cancel a membership. I recently moved back and figured I'd use my second guest visit. I walked over for a leg day because they have one machine I actually like. The woman at the front desk asked for my dad's information and then asked if I could call him to confirm I had permission to use the guest pass. I explained he was currently out of the country. She disappeared into the back for a few minutes, came back, and suddenly said, "Actually we've changed the guest policy, so even if your dad called, we still couldn't let you in." ...Wait, what? You literally just asked me to call him. So I asked when the policy changed, and she said, "Maybe about a week ago." The whole interaction was awkward and honestly didn't sit right with me. Maybe it really was a brand-new policy, maybe it wasn't. Either way, asking me to call my dad for approval and then immediately telling me his approval doesn't matter makes absolutely no sense. The irony is they spent months blowing up my phone trying to convince me to buy a membership, but the second I tried to legitimately use the guest benefit that came with the membership my dad already pays for, suddenly I couldn't get through the front door. If you're spending over $170 a month, there are far better options. The YMCA down the street has a better value, and if you're willing to spend a little more, Equinox offers amenities that this place isn't even close to matching. This gym feels like it's circling the drain. Poor management, inconsistent policies, dirty facilities, and prices that make absolutely no sense. Save yourself the headache and spend your money somewhere that actually values its members.

I started working with Mae about 6 weeks ago as someone who was pretty new to the gym, and she has…read morebeen great. She immediately made me feel comfortable and never intimidating, which made a huge difference for me starting out. She does a really good job of explaining what we're doing and why, so I actually feel like I'm learning instead of just going through the motions. Every workout feels challenging in a good way, and I've already noticed myself feeling more confident in the gym. If you're new or just want someone knowledgeable who makes the process feel approachable, I'd definitely recommend Mae.

Signed up for membership here since this location is a quick walk from home. It's nice, but the…read morespace is a little small, esp for the area. At times I had to wait a bit for a machine to free up, which was annoying. But the space is clean and everyone seems respectful, so I wont complain too much. I just need to figure out which times are less crowded. It would be great if the app displayed that info - like Planet Fitness. Will I return? Um yeah. I'm paying for a membership, and it's up the street. Another positive: based on the reviews I was nervous of passing out from lack of ventilation, and the temp was actually perfect. It wasn't stuffy/hot at all.

Newly named Wilma Chan park. Was once Madison Square park. Lots of concrete…read more Big circular area with painted lines. Highlight is concrete. Would like to see it become a skateboard park. Some tents and homeless. Needs more than just a new name.

This use to be Madison Square Park and renamed to Wilma Chan Park now. Unfortunately, even with a…read morename change to honor the former alameda county supervisor Wilma Chan nothing has changed about this park. I feel like they should have just torn it down and rebuilt something nicer in her name. This park takes up a whole block and it's mostly concrete in the middle and grass on the sides. There's a really small play area for kids that features a dragon with a sandpit, small slide and a couple of baby swings. The one basketball court looks so lonely since there's enough space to add at least a half dozen more around it. Theres some benches scattered around the park but you will be sitting in the sun because there is no shade except under a few trees that were occupied by homeless people. This park might be a social gathering place for some older Chinese people because I heard the sound of mahjong being played in an area with a row of tents. If you are looking for a park to take your kids, you're better off going to Lincoln Square Park a couple blocks away.

Jefferson Square Park is literally shown it's dog days. it under maintained, paint fainted, dead…read moregreens. probably closed to the public during the pandemic. street parking only baseball field, basketball court is still physically present. not sure if they are in playable condition dog parks didn't have any dogs, just dozens of fat pigeons. just a few benches around. no picnic area.

I love training at this park . I really get to clear my mind here and the sounds of traffic from…read morethe near by over pass are therapeutic in a very urban oaklandish kinda way. The city could do more to keep it clean especially since the Oakland police station is right there, we know these guys are lazy as hell though. Who are we kidding . Maybe one day they try to keep that park clean and actually do some good for oakland .

Small neighborhood Park. I believe it used to be part of a school - that is next door and now…read moreconverted to residential living. Two very old palm trees and some green grass and play area. Not all that much to see and very dark at night with horrible lighting. Don't be mistaken there is no parking lot - what you see next to the park is for the residents that live in the old school building next door. Not wheelchair accessible. There are a bunch of stairs leading up - so I suppose that could be on a list of things Oakland could put some money toward. Wheel chair ramps are so expensive and the excavation here would be intense. Living in Oakland sometimes you think that the people in office are from the moon. I'd like to see the mayor come here with a baby stroller or elderly family member in a walker. Seems like they only care about street sweeping tickets - I'd rather see them ticket people blocking fire hydrants - call it the ghost ship ticket. I suppose daylighting crosswalks is the latest money grab from gossip on the internet.

First and foremost, this gym is huge. It has an amazing amount of equipment spread over multiple…read morelevels. It doesn't matter if you want to do cardio, weights, lifting, barbells, dumbbells, stretching, balancing, they will have the equipment for you. They also have a decent schedule of classes. What are the coolest aspects of this gym is the basketball court. It fills up routinely with pick up games and it's not hard to find other people to play with. This gym is the parking. I typically end up parking on the street, and the area gets pretty dicey. My car was broken into one time. It's important to not leave anything in your car or people will come break in. A lot of people don't know this, but the YMCA offers low income programs that provide subsidize memberships. It's not free, but they help out with the monthly fee in part.

The Oakland YMCA is better than the Berkeley one, but there is still plenty of room for…read moreimprovement. Let's start with the pros: it's in a good location, it's a sizable space, and they have a lot of cardio machines. I recently had to wait for a machine, and that may have been the first time I've experienced that here. Now for the cons: 1) Like other East Bay YMCA locations, there is no towel service. I have exercised at YMCA locations all over the Bay Area, and I've noticed that on the Peninsula and in San Francisco, Marin, and the South Bay, members do not have to bring their own towels. I get that it's a luxury, but I wish the holdouts in the East Bay would get with the program. 2) There is no hot tub. (This is something the Berkeley YMCA does have.) 3) Machines and other things are out of order for extended periods of time. (See photos.) 4) The water pressure in the men's locker room is lackluster. 5) They renovated the men's locker room last year and it is certainly nicer, but I don't understand why they insist on those mats that feel slightly less painful than stepping on legos. (See photo.) 6) The staff does not answer the phone - at least not consistently. Earlier this month, I called three times over the course of a week to ask about something I accidentally left in the locker room and to check about holiday hours. All calls were during business hours, and no one ever picked up. I left a voicemail the first time and never got a call back. Am I going to continue using the YMCA? Yes - it's a 10-minute walk from home, and it has the basic gym necessities for me. I'm unlikely to recommend it until they start putting in a little more effort, though.

Pool was great. temperature was a bit chilly only 74°. i was able to water jog on the outside…read morelane. like that, it's olympic size pool, and it's very deep, so I can jog without touching bottom and ease up on my joints

Friendly staff with good maintainance on all the equipments and facilities. I really appreciate it…read morethat they also offer the dancing classes during the weekends for me to attend!