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| - I joined Gold's about a year ago I guess. Overall, I can say I'm pretty happy. I only spin at this gym so my feedback is pretty limited.
The pros:
For all the classes they have, the price is ridiculously cheap. You are not going to find spin/boot camp/yoga/any of the other million classes that they have for cheaper than what you get them for here. It's really a bargain in that regard.
The teachers are all pretty nice. I've had teachers I've certainly liked more than others but all of them are trying hard and want you to have a good class.
It's pretty convenient if you work downtown. Located close to a bunch of bus stops. Close enough to the trails for biking to. Have not tried to drive/park down there. Imagine it'd be a nightmare.
Seems like a lot of people say the men's locker room is gross. I find the women's locker room to be quite clean. It can get crowded around 5-ish but to be expected. I've taken a shower there and thought the showers were clean and had great water pressure.
They let you suspend your membership for up to 6 months. I never go to the gym in the spring/summer/early fall so this worked great for me. They were super nice to me about it.
I find the staff to all be really, really nice. Like so nice. They always shout "Have a great night!" when you leave. They're just nice people.
Unlike other commenters I've had no problem with their billing system. It's always what they tell me it's going to be and they told me upfront about an annual renewal fee which I was charged. No surprises for me. Sorry others have had that experience.
The drawbacks:
The class schedules change often based on attendance. Starting in January they had a 5:30 spin class Monday through Thursday at 5:30. As of Feb 1, that has changed to only Tuesday and Wednesday. This is slightly annoying because I went to cancel my membership in December citing the fact that they had cancelled almost all of the 5:30 spin classes. They convinced me to stay by telling me they were adding all the classes back. Which, to be fair, they did...for a month. The classes weren't really well attended and I get why they cut them but still its hard not to be mildly irked. But you can still get in the spin room when there aren't any classes so I just DIY a spin classes which is fine. Plus you're off in this room by yourself, it's like have a private gym! And, when I tried to cancel my membership they lowered my monthly fee significantly. If you've been going there for over a year, tell them you want to leave, they will give you a better deal.
The spin room had 5 new bikes and the rest are old. Riding the older bikes is positively miserable. But, since so few people go to spin classes it's not that hard to get a new bike. But having so few people results in classes getting cancelled. Chicken/egg situation, I suppose.
Oh and I guess it'd be nice if the gym was open until 9pm on the weekends. I'm forever frantically trying to get down there before 7 on Sunday to get an hour workout in.
Anyways, yeah. I like Gold's. I'm sticking with it. I'd recommend it to a friend.
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