I had a hard time deciding between Life Time and Village. Village is the nicer gym in terms of being cleaner and more upscale. However Village's main issue is a pathetic free weight section. Anyway, Life Time is offering no costs whatsoever to join and then $103 / month. This certainly beats Village who is charging $550 to join and then $150 / month.
So far Life Time has been a good option. They supposedly spent $1 million renovating the place in the past month. I really cannot tell what they renovated, but there are a few new machines here and there. I also know they are resurfacing the basketball court. They raised the monthly dues by $10 to cover the renovation.
My biggest issue is that this place can feel too crowded at times. I basically shift my routines around and everything is ultimately available. Otherwise I wish they would do more to clean the bathrooms. I also wish they would offer water coolers with ice water similar to Village.