Somerset Hills YMCA

Price is more «luxury gym» than YMCA, but they don’t have towels nor a hot tub. There isn’t any competition in the area, budget gym or otherwise, but you do have the convenience of multiple YMCA locations scattered around New Jersey.
From the outside it looks huge, and it is. There are several different studio spaces for classes of all kinds, three pools, and childcare facilities. Unfortunately the actual space dedicated to workout equipment is on the small side. There is only one squat rack and only two benches. Get rid of a few treadmills for a second rack, please! There is a small space off in the corner where you can deadlift, but other than that you have to position yourself awkwardly among different piece of equipment. On a busy day you could find yourself waiting 15 minutes for the piece of equipment you want, and that’s with everyone being courteous and moving quickly/​not dilly dallying.
The locker rooms are clean and spacious and the lockers themselves look ugly but they are perfectly functional. This location does have a sauna; it’s large, clean, and hot. Each locker room also has a separate kid/​family changing area.
If you swim or can take advantage of the other amenities here, it’s well worth the price tag. If you can’t make use of any of the additional services or you are seriously into weightlifting, the value won’t be there for you.

The Somerset YMCA is a beautiful facility located just off Rte 287 — for me convenient from both work and home. My main interest is the gym equipment and there is more than adequate variety in cardio and resistance equipment. The free-​weight area however is not adequately sized for the number of patrons who use the space. On crowded days it’s very difficult to get space and on less crowded times it’s possible but still requires some maneuvering.
That being said– I enjoy the convenience of the facility and the staff is courteous and helpful.

pretty good. everyone is very friendly although a locker room update would be good! The Madison YMCA had a much better kids area btu this is great for adults who simply want to work out to use the pool.

Very expensive, horribly overcrowded. With only two bench presses and one squat rack this gym is a total joke. Parking is beyond awful you have to park a mile away to find a spot on most days. Also they keep reducing the amount of guest passes available. It’s down to three passes per year, which essentially makes it useless. The only reason this «gym“exists is because they have a prime location, and they know it so they abuse the patrons who don’t have anywhere else to go

For those of you not familiar with the Somerset Hills YMCA, this is the location commonly referred to as Mt. Airy. This location isn’t as convenient for me as the Riverwalk location but I do venture down here when I have some extra time and want to use the sauna. As far as the actual building goes, it is absolutely massive. They have everything: a huge gym, swimming pools, basketball courts, classes and even a café. The gym is pretty big and they have a ton of equipment — much more than the Riverwalk location. It seems that is location gets the new equipment before Riverwalk does — I noticed they just got new elliptical machines here.
The only minor knock I have on this place is that the locker rooms are pretty dated. Judging by the rest of the building, I would think they would be a little more modern and new. But, it still gets the job done. Also, be warned that on a Saturday this place can get incredibly packed — almost to the point where it is tough to find a parking spot. I guess this is mainly due to the fact that they have so many different activities going on at once. Other than that, this is a very nice gym.

This is the gym of all gyms. In my opinion, the best in NJ. Multiple indoor pools, a gazillion classes all day long.
CLEAN like you can’t believe.
Whats better than doing the elliptical while watching deer munch on grass right in front of you?
You want spin class? They offer about 10 a day.
Something for everyone.
They even have a coffee bar.