Vanderbilt YMCA
New York, NY, UNITED STATES
Adult Admission Price & Policy
First visit: Free. Subsequent visits: $30.00 each. [May, 2015]
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Guests registered at the Vanderbilt YMCA's onsite accommodations [(212) 912-2504]: Free.
Note: Arrangements between hotels and pools change and we’re rarely notified when they do; if you’re considering making a reservation at a hotel based on the information in this listing, we recommend you contact the pool to make sure the deal is still an offer.
Note: Arrangements between hotels and pools change and we’re rarely notified when they do; if you’re considering making a reservation at a hotel based on the information in this listing, we recommend you contact the pool to make sure the deal is still an offer.
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Full-Size, Year-Round Pools & Boards
Location
Near the United Nations and Grand Central Station, in Midtown, on the east side of Manhattan.
New York City (All 5 Boroughs)
40.753382, -73.971001
Teams That Use This Facility
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Facility Notes
Be sure to check the Y's website ("website", above) for any special pass promotions.
Non-member visitors must present valid, state-issued, photo ID and are limited to three visits per calendar year. The YMCA reserves the right to restrict day-pass usage at any time.
Bathing caps are required and are sold in the gift shop; "loaners" are not available. Towels are provided; padlocks are not.
The front desk now opens at 6 AM on weekdays, and 7:30 AM on weekends, which makes it possible for out-of-town visitors to participate in early morning swims, which used to be impossible because the front desk opened too late. [March, 2017]
Facility Reviews
By far the best pool I've found for out-of-towners in New York. Pool 1 appears always to be open and dedicated to lap swimmers.
Rating: 6 on a scale of 10. Cool, narrow, crowded, best for laps late at night or mid-afternoon.
Its one drawback is that it gets very crowded at peak times. As a New Yorker, I can say it is one of the best run lap swimming facilities in the city. The lanes are speed-graded by posted times, the temp is 80º - 81º F (27ºC), and the pool is open for laps all day. I'd give it an 8 or 9.
Very nice place. Not too crowded on a January Monday evening.
[January, 2014]
[January, 2014]
The pools are on the lowest floors; the large locker rooms are above that; the aerobic machines are at street level; and there's a great weight room one floor up from the street.
I just enjoyed two mornings here. The YMCA E-mail contact allowed two free uses on one pass; needed to show the front desk a copy of that e-mail.
[March, 2017]
I just enjoyed two mornings here. The YMCA E-mail contact allowed two free uses on one pass; needed to show the front desk a copy of that e-mail.
[March, 2017]