Vanderbilt YMCA

New York, NY, UNITED STATES

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Facility Overview

Facility Name
Vanderbilt YMCA
Address
224 East 47th Street, Midtown
New York, NY 10017
UNITED STATES
Telephone
(212) 912-2500

Adult Admission Price & Policy

Drop-in/Casual
First visit: Free. Subsequent visits: $30.00 each. [May, 2015]
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Local Hotel(s)
Guests registered at the Vanderbilt YMCA's onsite accommodations [(212) 912-2504]: Free.
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Affiliate
YMCA: Call.

Full-Size, Year-Round Pools & Boards

Pool 1
25y x 40f, 6 lanes, 4f depth, indoors, 80º - 82ºF (27º - 28ºC) [the East Pool].
Pool 2
20y x 20f, 3 lanes, indoors, 86º - 88ºF (30º - 31ºC) [the West Pool].

Location

Location
Near the United Nations and Grand Central Station, in Midtown, on the east side of Manhattan.
County/Region
New York City (All 5 Boroughs)
GPS
40.753382, -73.971001

Teams That Use This Facility

Masters Swim
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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]
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]