Kirkwood YMCA

Reviews

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  T K

  Sep 7, 2026
  1.0
  First time coming to that location and most definitely will not come back. Lifeguard on duty was rude. Front staff couldn’t let us know that pool was closed for the next fifteen minutes. Facility itself is very outdated and could use remodel.
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  Cathy Ramos

  Sep 4, 2026
  4.0
  Lived in Kirkwood growing up, about 2 blocks from the Y. It's changed a lot, but overall quite enjoyable.
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  Anna Curran

  Aug 29, 2026
  2.0
  I’ve been to the Maryland Heights and Brentwood YMCA and compared to those this YMCA is honestly not that great. The room with workout machines smells like pee. Almost all of their other amenities were closed off, and the workout area is in a dark dingy basement.
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  Tony Crunk

  Aug 9, 2026
  1.0
  Last week, our son was enrolled in a 6-hour/day, week-long “basketball camp” (so-called) at the Kirkwood YMCA. In fact, the “camp” included no actual training or instruction in the game of basketball; there were no actual basketball coaches on site. Instead, for one of each day’s six hours, “campers” were given basketballs to goof around with in the gym. I assume that if “campers” had been given some saxophones instead of basketballs to goof with for this hour, the Y would’ve felt justified calling this a “music camp.” When I spoke with the Y’s Director to voice our disappointment, she was defensive and self-justifying. She told me that I misunderstood the nature of the program, that this was a basketball “camp,” and not a basketball “clinic” or “class” – a distinction lost on me, but a fine example of the kind of jargonish doublespeak that poor managers use to either rationalize or obscure their own poor management. Most importantly, on Wednesday, an incident occurred in which one of the “campers” began behaving so erratically as to endanger their own safety and that of other “campers” – a crisis situation that the staff was so untrained and/or incompetent to contain, that Kirkwood law enforcement finally had to be called in to do so. This is the last engagement we will ever have with the Kirkwood YMCA. This program was dishonestly represented; when called on it, management was defensive and self-justifying; and staff incompetence put our son’s safety in serious jeopardy. I would strongly urge any parent to think twice before sending their children to this facility for any reason – you will simply not be able to trust that your children are safe there. -- Tony Crunk, 8/9/26
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  Christina Laney

  Aug 9, 2026
  4.0
  After the renovation, the facility is almost unrecognizable! A basement, elevated track, co-ed sauna, and pool- so lovely in proximity to the Farmers Market in K-Wood.

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