I joined Gold's Gym back in August after gyming at the YMCA downtown. For the price of the membership which includes parking (even if the times of free parking are limited) you really cannot beat it. Their operational hours make it easy for people to gym in the morning, and late in the evening if they so choose to.
Some of my favorite aspects:
*Free tanning
*The Cardio Theater
*There seem to be many classes to take (I myself do not use them but I always see them listed)
*Gold's staff is always very friendly
*I have never waited for a machine
*Hours of operation
Things that bother me:
*The water in the shower is usually cold in the morning.
*The locker rooms are always messy.
Dirty floors, messy lockers and just in general it doesn't seem like it's kept up regularly. This honestly is my biggest complaint.
My true gripe is with the training staff Gold's has outsourced which is located on the second floor. I feel like I'm stuck inside an infomercial every time I speak to one of them, or worse, when they come up to me as I'm working out (which I don't appreciate). I understand their jobs are sales jobs, but I hate feeling pressured to buy a program at a place I'm already spending money at. Don't make me feel like I'm doing nothing to achieve my fitness goals just because I don't want to spend another $400 a month a trainer. It actually deters me from going to the gym because I don't want to deal with the annoyance.
Overall this is a great gym. I do have my issues with it, however, I don't necessarily know if it would be enough to make me go anywhere else. I definitely would suggest trying it out.