YMCA-YWCA Westhills

Beautiful facility. Hours are a bit restricted, but the kind staff, pool, steam room, and sauna make up the difference in value for the shorter open-hours.

Weight room has 4 squat racks, 2 smith machines and a separate section for dumbbells. Not large, but everything you could need.

Lockers are included in your membership. Everyone gets a key card that provides a lock to any locker. Locking your stuff in a locker using your key card claims that locker to your card until you unlock it. I thought that was pretty neat.

Nice gym, clean with good selection of machines and free weights. Lots and lots of cardio machines. The only thing is there isn’t a ton of floor space if you need to stretch or do anything in a mat. Also the mats are shorter than I needed but other than that great gym.

The gym (reason I got a membership) is not great. If all you want to do is run on a treadmill or lift some weights I could see it being a good option. Their weight machines are super limited, usually super busy so very hard almost stressful to get a machine. It is not enjoyable. I found there was barely any leg machines especially and the 2/3 they have are always busy. I use to love my time at fitness world where there was always something open and great selections. The Y is just not set up properly.

The pool is nice, clean and overall great location. The issue, you have to sign up for a full membership to do any swim lessons with your kids. Meaning something that should be reasonable in cost, ends up being thousands of dollars. It’s no surprise this business is failing and that the city of Langford, and its residents, are having to foot the bill and buy out this location. Absolute joke.

Nice facility.... however. The staff at the front desk are unfriendly. This is the first Y I've ever been to where you aren't greeted, nor spoken to as you leave. The staff bury their heads in screens or chat with each other. I used to work at a Y as membership services.... I would have been fired for this nonsense.

I was denied storing my kids small diabetic backpack in the staff room by the pool. So if someone swiped it i'd be screwed for my son.

The booking of the upstairs gym is ridiculous. The Y's website sucks, their own staff admit this (maybe change it?). People booking the gym all day for only 1 or two people in gym so others can't use it is the dumbest idea ever. Maybe try open gyms or specific activities... crazy ideas hey.