Sewickley Valley YMCA

About

Clean sports and wellness center offering classes and fitness equipment as well as a pool and a sauna.

The Sewickley Valley YMCA features multiple pools. The Lap Pool is generally maintained at approximately 80 degrees Fahrenheit (26.7°C), while the warmer Program Pool is typically kept at about 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30°C) for lessons and recreational use.

What are people saying (AI review summary)? This location receives highly polarized reviews, presenting both strong positives and significant negatives. Many members praise it as a family-oriented facility with a great location, updated equipment, and a variety of programs including swimming classes, sports, and a Kid Zone for childcare, which allows parents to work out. Positive aspects highlighted include clean showers (in some accounts), a warm pool, basketball courts, and the overall value for a family-friendly environment. However, a substantial number of complaints revolve around staff conduct, describing micro-management, harassment, arbitrary rule enforcement, snooping through personal belongings, and a general lack of professionalism and respect, particularly from front desk staff. There are also severe concerns regarding the handling of children, with reports of staff blaming parents for children's emotions, overreacting to minor injuries (even involving child services), and an inability to manage crying babies in childcare. Conflicting reports exist regarding facility cleanliness, with some noting dirty showers, pools, and equipment, while others find the facilities updated and clean. Issues with membership discounts through health care providers have also been mentioned.

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Amenities

• Accepts Credit Cards
• Accessible Entrance
• Accessible Restroom

Reviews

Listing Reviews

May 11th, 2024

Dan

I would stay far away from this place if you could. The lady at the front desk treated me and my pal with straight disrespect. She was completely unprofessional and just simply rude. Disappointing for a grown lady to treat a couple of respectful teenagers with nothing but inhumane hatred. She ruined my day with her disgusting behavior. Absolutely will not be going back to this place until there is some major changes👎🏽

September 3rd, 2025

daniel allen

If you’d like to come to a place where you will be micro managed and harassed by the staff at every turn then boy oh boy this is the place for you. They will do everything they can to make sure that you have plenty of opportunities to loose your membership in the following but not limited ways like: placing rules on you that others don’t follow, making up policies on the fly without warning and posting it on the website for you to find yourself, snooping through your personal belongings (if you put a lock on your bag they will assume you have something their policy doesn’t allow), making sure that you get multiple talking to’s about when you fail to adhere to any little thing you do, and much much more. Have children well you can also expect the following. If your children show emotion that isn’t happy you will be blamed and judged, if your kids get scraped and bruises…expect child services to be at your door after they ask your very young toddlers leading questions and embellish the answers. Got any concerns of your own that needs raised, go ahead and bring it up with the staff, so they can turn it around and blame you, your parenting, or your children. Have very young children that need to be watched like a baby. Well if your baby cries then get ready to end your workout cause they are unable to handle a crying baby for the limited 1.5 hours they will watch them. So if all these things sound like your cup of tea then this will be your heaven. Come use their dirty showers, their equipment that you hope a member wiped down after they were done, their limited weight room, their dirty pools and hot tub, and bask in the judgement of the old ladies that watch your every move and go through your stuff and lie about why they are doing it.

June 29th, 2024

Candace R.

Been coming here for a couple years. Great location & family oriented place… Great equipment, classes, staff and instructors! My kids absolutely love the warm pool! My husband and I totally enjoy being able come out & drop the kids off at Kid Zone - knowing they are in good hands - and just go hang out together, having fun and working out! 🤩

May 20th, 2025

Drew Andersen

Nice updated facility. Co-ed sauna, steam and whirlpool. Clean showers. Newer equipment. Nice staff

January 6th, 2019

Tim pgh

Really nice place for the whole family. They offer all types of programs such as swimming classes and sports. They have a daycare type thing for the kids during weekdays that makes it a lot easier to utilize the other parts of the gym. Kids so far love the basketball courts and swimming pool. We go atleast a few times a week and have always had a really great time. Oh yeah they also do birthday parties with reservations and can reserve the pool for a whole hour. Update. Have to knock it down to four stars because I've gotten 5 emails from my health care provider upmc through my employer and it directed me to the YMCA because of a decent monthy membership fee discount but they don't seem to work with the insurance company even though I have emails stating I should receive a discount. Non the less it seems worth having a area the whole family can enjoy. There is worse ways to spend 77 dollars a month.hi