24 Hour Fitness

Pros: Any "Pros" aren't good enough to justify treatment I received.
Cons: Dishonest, Unprofessional from club personnel to phone reps.

I have been lied to from the day I walked into the Meyerland 24hour fitness in Houston, Texas. I purchased a membership via website for $150 / 90 days. The first day in the club I was sold a full membership and told the amount I paid online would be ...

Pros: Many locations. Affordable if you resist the salesman and get a lowered price.
Cons: Dirty, smelly locker rooms, high emphasis on sales, unfriendly front desk staff(sunnyvale ca).

The Nautilus chain (now its 24 hour Fitness) was not so bad about 15 years ago. In fact, this gym in Sunnyvale on Fremont Ave used to be the best of the chain. In the last ten years, the chain and this gym have gone way downhill. The only focus of the 24...

Pros: OPEN 24 HOURS, Many Clubs
Cons: Horrible experience to train there.

I have trained, worked out, and found comrarderie at many gyms across Southern California. You name it, and I have a membership there: Gold's Gym Venice, World's Gym, LA Fitness, a few private owned gyms, and yes - 24 HOUR FITNESS. I myself am in the ...

Pros: Can't think of any.
Cons: BAD Customer Relations Management!

I was a member at 24 Hour Fitness since 1997, and I am writing to give a brief detail about an unexpected situation that happened to me at club 304 in Houston recently. I have been living in New York City for the past three years (where I cannot take ...

Pros: Cheap, many locations, my trainer
Cons: Customer DISservice Reps, old clubs, Club is filthy (Lynnwood, WA)-showers will make you puke!

Pray that you never have to call their Customer Membership Disservices number. The Reps are combative, ill informed on policies (or trained that way), rude and on par with collections agents. When you call their main membership number, you will find ...

Pros: no pros
Cons: PLEASE READ THIS REVIEW IT IS IMPORTANT TO YOUR HEALTH

I recently joined this mess of a gym and was told that there was a no hassle policy in reference to members entrance into the club. I asked a manager during sign up(The only time they are smiling.) what would happen if I forgot my club card but had a ...

Pros: Lost weight, steam room, pool, parking lot, friendly people.
Huge Locker rooms and clean showers.
Cons: I wish there were seperate steam rooms and sauna.

I lost weight, I can sleep better, there is a sauna and steam room, pool, classes, color coded equipment which is clean, child care, huge,HUGE parking lot, friendly staff, whole floor devoted to running and step/ bike machines, I've met a lot of friends, you get the point.

Pros: INEXPENSIVE
Cons: RARELY: a popular machine has remained broken for 3 weeks before being fixed.

I reside in San Diego, and I have been a lifetime member of 24-Hour Fitness for maybe 7 years. I payed probably $850.- for the first three years, and then I had a guarantee of only $99.- per year for every year afterward. For years now, I have been paying only $99.- per year.

Though lifetime memberships now cost alittle less: $700.- for the first 3 years, and then offer a guarantee of only $49.- per year thereafter, I am nevertheless satisfied with my own closely similar deal.

I consider myself to have such a wonderful deal, that I have great difficulty understanding how 24-Hour Fitness can offer such deals.

Furthermore, I cannot help but conclude that anyone complaining about this, will complain about almost anything. / And I do not work for 24-Hour Fitness, nor have I ever, nor do I have plans to. So, I have no biases. I am simply telling the truth as I see it.

Pros: Huge, unlimited activities
Cons: None that I can see

At least the Ultra Sport one in Irvine is totally worth it.  Can't imagine what else you would want.  Again, this one might be and perhaps is the largest one, but if the others are similar, you can immerse yourself in unlimited fitness activities.  Lots of machines and amenities and not over crowded... the benefit of Ultra as well as the extra activities available

Pros: Clean, uncrowded, exclusive, great service, great price and has every amenity known to man.
Cons: Restaurant food is too expensive. Not much of a con

I've been a member of 24 Hour Fitness for 9 years and have visited locations all over the country. I have most recently been going to the Ultra Sport in Irvine. The facility is incredible. I read a review which said it has no tv's on the equipment, that it's too crowded and that it's not very clean. I found none of these things to be true. They do have individual tv's on 80% of the equipment and the for the other 20% you can watch huge flat screens. This club had no more then 10-20 people working out at the same time in 150,000 sq ft of facility The bathrooms were very clean. The club has 3 aerobics rooms, 3 squash courts, 2 racquetball courts, 2 basketball courts, indoor track, climbing wall, personal training area, boxing room, pilates reformers, tons of weights, tons of cardio, 5 lane lap pool, sand volleyball court, restaurant, day spa, pool, bar, executive lockers, jacuzzi, steamroom, sauna and lounge. The place is incredible, especially for the price.

Pros: Great equipment, multiple locations, outstanding amenities, qualified trainers, and superb operating hours.
Cons: Products are a little pricey, and the facilities can get a little crowded.

I joined 24-Hour Fitness about two months ago and hired one their personal trainers to get me started. Since that time, I've lost over 25 pounds of fat and gained 10 pounds of muscle. My blood pressure and resting pulse rate both went down, considerably. I'm off many of the medications I had to take before joining 24-Hour Fitness, and I receive multiple comments regarding my improved appearance. 24-Hour Fitness provides the equipment, schedule, trainers, and products necessary to lose weight, improve cardiovascular fitness, and increase both muscle mass and tone. If you join, get a trainer for at least two sessions, and get serious about your workouts. Also, I recommend using a location with a sauna, steam room, and hot tub in order to reward yourself after grueling workouts.

Pros: There is always available equipment, machines, floorspace and weights. Their stuff is really brand new.
Cons: It may get crowded, but it's never a bad work-out. The music can be loud.

My Club: Hillsdale
1825 - A Hillsdale Avenue
San Jose, CA 95124
(408) 723-2639


Honostly, this gym is a big motivator. The members there really work-out and burn, burn, burn. It's contagious. I get into my work-out faster, stay there longer and keep reaching for that little bit extra.

The staff and management are expert, too.

The club is a cultural mix of everybody and everone's friendly.

Pros: Great Staff, New Equipment, Great Atmosphere, Great Trainers.
Cons: Only a 2 Lane Pool, Closed Thanksgiving and X-mas

This is the first gym I have went to that I felt comfortable with the person selling the membership. As a female I felt that I could be open with Cliff through the whole enrollment session. He is just one of the nicest people I have ever met. I thought these guys were supposed to be pressure salesmen? As far as the gym goes, I love the Spin class they have, and I love the trainers. A large part of the gym is used for cardio equipment and for weights, but they also have a pool and basketball court. I love this gym and its more affordable than those ones that have half the benefits! Ill stay here till I die.

Pros: ALOT of locations in ORANGE COUNTY, CA.  The people are pretty decent.
Cons: Some locker rooms can be very dirty.

I have visited several different gyms in Orange County.  The 24hr fitness in Huntington Beach at Bella Terra is one of the newest and nicest gym around.  Just be advised that there are a lot of Asians there.  The South Coast Metro location is very big, but it feels a little dark.  The Costa Mesa location on Adams has the stinkiest locker room of all - the floor is carpeted.  The one on Culver is small and convenient, but the floors are the dirtiest of all.

However, compared to Bally's, 24hr is a lot better.  The Bally's in Huntington Beach is really dirty.  The one by South Coast is clean, but it's just one large rectangular room.  And lastly, the one in Tustin is just old and dark.

I guess that if you are buying a 3 year prepaid membership, you need to figure out what locations are convenient for you.  Initially, I had bought a Bally's membership, but after moving, I realize how inconvenient Bally's was.  So I bought a 24hr membership.  Since then, although I have moved twice, I have still been able to find a convenient location.

Pros: Price, great pool and hot tub, lots of new equipment, large gym.
Cons: Interior needs update, staff could be a bit more eager to serve.

Regarding the 32nd and Camelback location in Phoenix, AZ, our friends told us to join as they really like this club. As for me, I like the babysitting service and the pool. Both are excellent. My wife does the spinning classes and uses personal trainers. We did the 3 years up front for $600 per person plus 5 training sessions for $100 for a total of $1400 for three years. After the three years, it is $150 per year to continue. On average this comes out to about $15/month per person. Now that's cheap. I like the no monthly option. Although this particular location is an older location, the equipment is nice and there is enough room for everyone. The management was liberal with their free passes to let us try the gym out (we got over a month at no charge). I think they did their part so I signed up.