Pulse has made quite a few changes recently and all for the better. I used a Groupon and worked out there for a short time about a year ago. It was a decent place but really didn't have anything unique. It's a fairly small place, intimate, ok machines, etc. Honestly, I didn't think they would survive in a very competitive marketplace.
However, in the last 6 months or so, they have made major changes and I am totally sold. They brought on some new trainers who are all great and really care about your progress. Don't get me wrong - I start hating them about half way through my workout - but they are some of the most professional and knowledgeable trainers I have seen (and I have seen a lot). The guy running the training operation is a former Marine and one of the nicest guys you will ever meet.
They also have a new approach to training and have re-configured the entire gym around that approach, which is quite different from what you might find in the other 10 gyms in the area.
This is not the place to half-ass it. They won't allow you to. I was traveling one week and didn't make it in and they were calling my cell to find out why I hadn't scheduled my next appointment!
If you are committed and you want to work with some great people, I strongly recommend you check out Pulse. Kudos to the owner(s) for going from a smaller version of your standard gym to something very different and very effective.