Shepherd YMCA Firehouse — Local services in San Diego

This is a slimmed down Y, so while you won’t find a pool, sauna, or much athletic space, it could be exactly what you need. After you grab a free coffee by the entrance, you’ll walk into a clean and modern facility that was converted from a former firehouse. I features all the typical set of cardio machines, weights and studio spaces, but the real gem of this gym is the luxuriously-sized PRIVATE bathroom facilities. Instead of a traditional YMCA locker room where everyone basically showers together and are forced to indulge old men in their neverending stories, you’re treated to your own room with handicap-accessible shower, hair dryer, and shaving mirror. It feels almost like a resort. All the other California YMCAs I’ve visited provide a piña colada scented soap in their showers but this one was a more subdued scent I couldn’t so easily identify. If you travel a lot, this location is part of the national membership program, meaning they will not limit how many times you can visit when your membership is from another region. (I.e. Austin gives you like 3 weeks, Orange County...

I love this YMCA. It's a little boutique Y in the La Jolla Village. It's a wonderful location, a tiny location, inside, though, there really are great classes and enough of what you need to make it a great gym. The staff is very attentive. Instead of having group showers and changing rooms, they have four bathrooms. Three of which have showers and you can lock the door and have your own beautiful bathroom for a while and take a shower and whatever you need. It's great coming out of that Y after a class or a workout and being in the Village where you can wander and walk along the beautiful nearby ocean cliffs and the water or go to any of the many stores and shops and restaurants or browse in what's always and happy and positive atmosphere. It's a very positive atmosphere at that gym and also the general community....

This is a wonderful YMCA. It's like a boutique hotel, rather than having group showers in the gym, this location has three individual showers that are quite beautiful. The staff is always friendly and they have really good classes although there aren't many available. It's a wonderful location and really helpful to leave off right there in the Jolla Village, with Burger Lounge and other good restaurants and stores in lounges all right there in the beautiful walk along the cliffs and ocean. There's lots of 2-hour parking but at times it's difficult to get a spot, other times extremely easy. Watch carefully the parking rules each time. To avoid...