We have a family membership at $175 a month. If you are firm and are willing to play the game, you can get no joining fee. After your visit they will constantly follow-up until you're a member. It's was hard to swallow the increase from $75 a month (me, wife and 2 kids camp fees at LA Fitness but there is NO comparison on the facility). If you consider they offer parents night out every Saturday, your about the same you would pay a babysitter for the night and at break even if you use it once a month. Also, free towels (less laundry) and much wider availability in kids center really makes a huge difference. The kids are very happy and want to go which means I can get a good workout in without any problems..
It is always clean and the staff is amazing. I am pretty hard to please so that is saying something. One word of caution, avoid the spa; they upsell everything. The staff is a different cut from the rest of the facility. After several treatments, and cuts I have stopped going. Advertised prices are never what they are and some of the gals there are rude. It't not worth the hassle.
FYI: They are upgrading the facility this month with even more space, and apparently a bunch of new equipment. Not sure its needed, I have never waited to use equipment there. Just hope it does not raise the rates even higher.