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| - Not that expensive for the all the amenities. Actually a really good deal compared to other similar facilities, but perhaps people think it's expensive because there's nothing similar in Madison. Speaking from personal experience, Princeton Club far exceeds the quality of 24 Hour Fitness, Golds, or Ballys for about $10-20 less per month. You really can't compare Princeton Club to places like Madison West YMCA or Harbor Athletic Club (I think Harbor might actually be shut down by now)...these other places are not open 24 hours, are about a quarter of the size, and have machines twice as old...so it doesn't surprise me that a membership at Harbor is $20/month.
In my experience, Princeton Club is always clean - including the main area, the track, the outdoors roof area, the basketball courts, the racket ball courts, the pool, hot tub, and tanning beds.
The lack of yoga thing is weird, I agree. I don't do yoga, but it is absurd if the only reason they don't offer yoga is because it's "sexually explicit". That's almost comical in 2010. Considering the origins of yoga, Princeton Club's policy is A) insulting, and B) really shows a lack of education.
Oh yeah, there are some REAL big douche bags that workout around 5-7PM. You know, the 30-40 year old unmarried men that wear Ed Hardy, cover themselves in Axe body spray, and talk about "banging broads" like they did in college....oh wait, no, they never did that in college either...
Anyways, overall the pros outweigh the cons. I come in, get a good workout, get a tan, run some laps, beat my buddy in racquetball, grab a protein shake - seems like a good plan to me.
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