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24 Hour Fitness
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- Hours:
Mon. 4:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Tue-Thu. 12:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Fri. 12:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Sat-Sun. 5:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
- Good for Kids:
- No
29 reviews for 24 Hour Fitness
Glancing over gym reviews, I think a major complaint for most people is cleanliness and perhaps, occasionally, a funky odor. "This gym smells like sweat!"
Gross, sure, but, come on... "duh." If you work out late in the day or in the evenings, you have to remember you're working out after A LOT of people. That's several hours of facility use. It just won't have that spic and span feel. Not that late in the day. That's partly why I prefer going to gyms in the morning. It's fresh(er) after a more thorough nightly cleaning.
I have no complaints about this location's cleanliness. It's generally well kept, but if you've got doubts, 24 Hour fitness is usually great about having a spray bottle of cleaning solution and paper towels handy for pre and post machine wipe downs.
Don't come expecting the high-end gym amenities found at Equinox. There's no towel service or dedicated staff ready for machine wipe downs as soon as you get off. It's no fuss, self service. They've got a good amount of cardio machines, an ab area, and an adequate number of stations for weight training, free and cabled. There's no pool like the Bellflower location, but you don't have to deal with the crowds here. This 24 is located in the middle of a business plaza, so it's not nearly as crowded as Bally or Bellflower 24.
Parking for me is a cinch. The Oceangate Parking Structure is accessible off Daisy (same street as World Trade Center, opposite side). It's free before 7am and (I think) after 8 pm. The sign reads that gym visitors are not supposed to use the structure between 8 am - 3:30 pm. There is also metered parking on Ocean, but be careful because LB meter maids do not hesitate to ticket.
As an added bonus, I got my 24 hour membership from Costco for $299, prepaid for 2 years. That's about $12.50/month! No start up/initiation fees!
We have been coming here for about one year now and have never had any problems with the crowds, theft, or sleazy people that others have had.
Our secret is that we go after 8pm. This place empties out after 8pm. I have never had to wait for any machines. The sweaty stinky smell has subsided by this time because the place is empty.
A lot of machines seem to repeatedly break and take forever to fix, which is a bummer.
I do not use the locker room except to wash my hands, so I've never had a problem with it.
My wife goes to Yoga on Mondays and she says it is the best yoga class ever. So if you are into yoga, check it out.
One of the more inconvenient 24 Hour locations to attend if you live in the area. Since it's situated in an office plaza with only garage parking, you're pretty much restricted to night time workouts, unless you want to pay for parking. I believe between 3-5, you get 2 hours free parking.
The place is small, musty, and the equipment needs to be updated and/or thrown away. The one good thing about the place is that they always have ESPNEWS on their CRT TV screens.
This is one of the grimier 24's I work out at. Unfortunately its the one closest to my house, so you'll find me there 3 days a week.
The machines that are down stay down for too long. this particular branch seems short on repair fundage. Leaky and broken drinking fountains always and check this, there is no scale in the womens locker room! It broke, so that means they just got rid of it all together. annoying. Parking can also be a pain in the ass if you dont bring coins for street meters. the parking garage charges $12 an hour! INSANE!!
you have to check out any weights lower than 10 lbs because they get stolen... ghetto! either way, i gotta get my sweat on, so I really have no choice but to grit and bear it.
on the flip side weekends are dead here. so I love to workout here on those days. Also the yoga classes and spin are great and not too packed.
oh and btw the photo someone posted is not the same location! lol
This 24 Hour Fitness is like the fat, older sister. Unattended, bad-mouthed and in dire need of attention, but she'll always come through when you need her.
I've been frequenting the Magic Johnson location in Compton (Holla!) but I'm REALLY getting tired of the attitude every fucking staff member (well, except for the sales people, cuz, y'know, they HAVE TO be nice) has. It's like, damn, can you please just scan my card without giving me a once-over or completely ignoring me? I'm an asshole, not an invisi-Bitch.
The Long Beach location is attitude-free and it's CRUISE-Y. I typically hate cruise-y location: bars, coffee shops, all of West Hollywood, church, etc, but I like that about this joint. The 'mos here are ruthless. They'll stake out a strategic corner in the gym and scope your shit out from the time you clock in 'til the minute you kick rocks. Once they've deemed you un-fuckable (A. I'm more than 25 pounds over weight. B. I'm not a twink/I have actual body hair. C. My workout jams consist of Death From Above 1979 and Trentemoller remixes, not diva anthems), it's smooth sailing and you can actually enjoy the comical procession.
"Oh, my god! Gay people check each other out at the gym?!"
Yes, they do...and it goes a little something like this:
Individual A carrying only a workout towel, maybe a bottle of water and a scrawny satchel of clothes goes into dressing room to "change" into his outfit. Individual B follows after him. Individuals A and B stand maybe two or three lockers apart, which is enough space to grill each other with "come plow me" eyes. Individual A undresses slowly, reavealing that he is wearing a jock strap ("Why?" you ask. "Because it's fucking hot", he'll say). Individual B makes it obvious that he is interested in the trouser treat and will proceed to "shower". Individual A pretends he didn't notice Individual B and goes out into gym to workout, making sure to use a machine close to Individual B. This same charade is repeated at the end of the workout, followed by a forced conversation of "oh-do-i-know-you-from-somewhere-yeah-i-think-i've -seen-you-at-the-Falcon-come-munch-on-my-boy-persi mmons", jumping into his compact car and driving up to Ocean & Cherry, all while bumping Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" on the way home.
Anywhozzle.
It's a gritty, ugly gym with County Jail-style showers and broken down equipment. The equipment that does work is actually pretty new and the crowd is quite comical. The fact that it's located in downtown and accessible to anyone getting off the 710 makes it a key location in my books.
Come have a laugh with me some day. I'm the one chuckling to himself on the Eliptical.
this gym is great if you wanna go after 9pm it's empty. Go anytime between 3-6pm good luck getting any cardio machine. I'm not complaining, I figure most gyms are this way - just sayin'
As for the equipment, some of it looks like it's still from 1992 and at times their cardio machines are broken for days at a time. It wouldnt kill them to install a few fans or something to air out the place so it doesnt feel like a giant sauna.
So, bottom line, if you wanna work out and not be circled like pray while the hawks wait for you to finish your elliptical machine go at night.
(tip: at night after 2am they never ask for your pass, so bring a friend and walk right in - how safe and free is that!?!!)
If you are looking for a gym to get your work out done and not have to deal with crowds then this is your place. If you are looking for a gym where you have ultramodern equipment, an army of trainers, super luxurious lockers, a sauna/showers where you can cruise and "play" (yes I'm including those folks) or just pretty people to look at while you pretend to exercise...then this is not it and better look somewhere else.
I love the fact that i walk to this place and that i get to do what i need to do without having to pull teeth and wait for a freakin' bench or cardio machine.
Yes i would like for this place to be a bit more cleaner and ventilated but unless you are willing to pay $80+ every other gym is going to be like this.
I've noticed their yoga classes are pretty popular so it may be worth checking it out.
Do I have to give it a star?
I was a member for about two years. Thought it would work out cool because some of my colleagues work out there and it was on the way home from work, so I could hit the gym on the way home. Was happy with things at first, mostly because I was pleased with working out again after a long absence. Then I started noticing how the women's locker room always smelled really bad and broken machines stayed broken not for weeks, but MONTHS! Some of the weight machines had parts that would move around in ways that indicated that parts were loose -- friggin' UNSAFE PEOPLE!
I went in one day to find a sign on the door stating that it was closed for 24 hours for recarpeting. Cool, no worries. I go in the next day, and the next and the next -- it took about 6-7 days for them to reopen. When they did, the work crew was still ripping up the old carpet, throwing all sorts of dust from the carpet glue (it is an airborne toxin, you morons!) into the air while there was no ventilation in there.
So, I wrote the company a letter, sent a copy to the CEO. Got a phone call from corporate, was told that they would look into things and offered me a free month for the days I missed working out. My account was never credited, and nothing changed in terms of cleanliness or maintenance. My colleague who still works out there says that it still sucks.
Haven't these folks heard of staph infections or breathing issues caused by airborne toxins? This place is a lawsuit just waiting to happen. Now I have a more costly workout option, but guess what? I look forward to it, which is not what I can say about 24 Fitless!
Wow, have my attitudes about this place changed since a year ago. Now I'm in agreement with Jake X: this place is indeed a "shithole." On top of it being grimy and outdated, it's also a site of rampant thievery. Over the summer my bike (that was properly locked up on the rack outside) was stolen. The surveillance camera's at the complex caught the crime, but were so distorted they didn't help one bit. The gym's indoor cameras were "broken" that day, so no help there either. I'm so over the crappy quality of 24 Hour Fitness gyms in Long Beach, I finally just canceled my membership this month. After experiencing the beautiful, clean 24 Hour gym at the Irvine Spectrum, it just feels as though us LB folks are being short-changed. Not cool.
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4/4/2008
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Your gyms sometimes creep me out. I go to the one on Katella and the one downtown on Ocean so some of this is directed to one or the other.
(Katella 24) Why do you have fat trainers? I'm sure whatever Internet diploma or mail-in certificate they have is completely legit, but some of your trainers look really out of shape, sometimes worse than the people they're training.
(Ocean 24) Why do you zero trainers? If I used a trainer I guess I'd rather have a fat one than none at all.
(Ocean 24) Why do I have to hunt for a locker that doesn't smell like a sneeze? Obviously physically cleaning the lockers is too much to ask, but could you at least spray them with febreeze? I'll go in, pick five lockers at random, and get hit with the scent of old, moist cheese. After scrutinizing every minute detail of the one locker that I can trick myself into believing is reasonably sanitary, I throw my stuff in, then worry about it for the rest of my workout.
(Ocean 24) Why are there exposed holes in the wall and ceiling? You can see the mildew. It's gross. Just walking around is like playing Russian roulette with staphylococcus.
(Every 24 ever) Why do you need so many hand dryers? The only people who use the hand dryer are old men. And they use it to dry their balls. I know there's this huge generational gap and it goes something like: under 30, don't shower; between 30 and 50, shower, then towel dry; over 50, shower, then walk around aimlessly for half an hour completely nude while having some weird yelling conversation all the way across the locker room then drying one, if not all, of the following under the hand dryer: underwear, balls, ass crack.
This is so weird. And yet it seems you install hand dryers specifically for this purpose.
Here's my final creep story for the Ocean 24. First off, I must be the only person under 30 who uses the shower so maybe I deserved this. I walk into the shower, inadvertently glance down, and see the blackest, hairiest gorilla arm ever. The crazy part is that it was attached to a white guy. This trips me out so I linger for just a bit too long. When I look up, the guy is staring right at me. So now I'm a little embarrassed and immediately walk to the furthest shower in the opposite corner. While showering, I hear a faucet turn off, footsteps pad in my direction, then a faucet turn on. I peek over...and gorilla arm has turned off his own shower that was working just fine and had no observable defects, then walked across the entire empty shower room and choose to shower in the one stall neighboring my own. I look up and gorilla arm is giving me the incessant creep eye.
This final incident pushed me over the edge and I will never use the Ocean 24 locker room ever again unless it is completely remodeled and sprayed for creeps.
Katella gym, other than being too crowded, you're pretty good so I'll give you 4 stars. Ocean 24, you need to step your game out cuz you gross me out. You get 2 stars.
Man I love this place. It's small, but has all the equipment I need. I train mostly with free weights and rarely have to wait. Cardio machines are always available when I'm looking for one. It could be because I go early in the morning (anytime from 5-7am).
There is a good crowd there that early but not too busy. I think I like going at that time because everyone else is half asleep like me. I don't go to the gym to socialize so this is perfect.
The water fountain is usually warm so I smartened up and started bringing my own water. Some of the equipment is shoddy, but that shows character. I don't go to the locker room because I leave my house with the gear I train in and go back home to shower after I'm done. Parking is free in the garage at the time I go in. Look at other reviews to see what times they start charging.
So why 4 stars? Because I can get a great workout! No douches, no waiting for equipment, and no hassle. So what, some weights are old, so what the water gets warm, so what the locker room stinks, don't use it!
I've learned to live with the weaknesses and appreciate it. I've been to the one on Bellflower, and I definitely like this smaller 24 Hr Fitness better.
I recently joined 24 hr fitness....Costco has a deal $289 for 2 yrs which comes out to about $12 a month...what a steal! This is a great place to go.
At first the place can be hard to find....enter either on Queen Mary Way or turn into Daisy Street. You get a parking ticket and use it to exit the parking structure. The place is actually located underground. From 3-7pm they validate for 2 hrs and after 7pm and on weekends it's free.
I like going after 8pm where it's pretty empty. One side has some older weight equipments and another side has the newer machines including the Hoist weight machines which are really cool! They also have all the other modern equipment....stairmasters, ellipticals, etc. There aren't too many TVs and there's usually no music but if you bring your own ipod it's all good.
Overall a clean gym with fairly new equipment and a quiet place to work-out if you go during the right times
So after reading the reviews for this particular gym I was a little wary. The lady sold me when she told me I could get any location membership for 31.99/mo. This is the only one I go to since I live nearby.
It's a small gym but also not very busy. I've gone between 10a-12p and it's totally dead while at 9p-12a it's got at least 15 people in it. I like that it's never too crowded and that it has those Hoist machines. Those are really cool. I haven't really noticed the machines not working. I've seen maybe one or two out of commission but not too bad. Their only ab machine has a wiggly seat so that's a bummer because I'm afraid to use it.
I've heard they have good classes and the locker room is small but has a sauna that also isn't usually busy. Overall I'm content.
The only thing that bugs is their lack of employees. No one is really there to talk to about anything, AND they have like 2 trainers that aren't ever there.
Topping my 2nd place winner of my list "least desirable 24hr gyms that I've experienced" is the Long Beach's downtown Active location. The locker rooms are kept like they've never been sprayed by a multi-purpose cleaner in their life! Seriously, be warned about showering and getting ready at this gym...
The equipment is slowly getting outdated & alittle rusty and the size of the gym itself makes this location one that you completely avoid during the after work hours. I mean, I will wait for a cardio machine for a good 10 minutes but anything after that, I'm pretty much leaving the joint. Plus, with the beautiful Long Beach strand just walking distance from the gym, it makes me not want to even step foot into this location. I understand that it's limited in terms of the building size, but I do think that they should re-invest in some of their equipment & locker room facilities, which might bring back members to this gym.
Some good highlights; the group exercise classes they offer are great (which gives them that extra star rating). Michelle's Saturday Spin class is so much fun but so jammed pack. Her class is worth the drive to downtown Long Beach but anything else that this gym offers...not so much.
Please LB Active, clean up, shape up and people will come back.
THIS GYM BLOWS. it sucks. 24 hours a day. it smells, too. the urinals are death. comon, how much does a urinal mint cost? holy crap.
don't like the meat gazing going on in the men's locker room. some guys just don't want other dudes checking out their package. comon.
the equipment is frequently broken. the locker room stinks. did i mention the locker room stinks?
their is some good scenery here (ladies, of course).........i might say. saved this place from a one star rating .
and the manager is a total jerk. i inquired about the light being very poor he told me they were trying to save money. bull crap. cheap skate.
go to carson 24 hour fitness.. 100% better maintained
$2.50 for 20 minute parking. Total workout = $7.50
Did I think it was worth it? Absolutely. I couldn't do that everyday, but I was desperate and wanted a clean facility without having to wait for machines. There's even a dry sauna in the women's restroom and separate changing stalls. A sign on the wall says, you must wear your towel in the restrooms. I wish we had that in my local gym.
Aside from the expense and confusing parking directions - btw, you're not going to find a street sign, just look for the address on the building! - I love this gym, but would try to make it after 3pm for parking validation.
Really, the biggest pluses for me are how close it is to where I live and some of the instructors. Teresa's spinning class is worth the cost of membership alone, and I get a great workout in Maria's kickboxing, too. Most of the staff are nice.
But come on. The equipment is beyond horrid. In today's spinning class, five bikes were out of commission. Some of them have been out of commission for the last couple months, it seems like. The bikes that do work sound like a herd of squirrels being stabbed to death when you lower the resistance knob.
The working cardio equipment is rickety and rusted and some of the machines make odd noises when you use them, and the non-working cardio can be on the outs for days, if not weeks. It's clearly not being maintained well.
This is just inexcusable to me. It's a GYM. If nothing else, you should have good, clean cardio equipment. It's like a restaurant with crappy food. The service might be great, but if you can't get the reason d'etre right, why bother at all?
But out of convenience, I keep going - I just try to build my gym-going schedule around those classes I like and avert my eyes as I walk by the sad, broken-down cardio equipment on my way to spinning.
While we're on the subject, why is it so hard to find a nice gym in California? The best one I've ever seen here is the Gold's in Simi Valley. Every gym in the OC I've been to so far is kind of depressing, even the expensive ones. I'm sure there are some fantastic ones for which you have to pay through the nose, but honestly - is it really too much to ask to have a decent, clean, well-lit gym with good equipment for maybe $50 per month in dues?
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11/4/2008
For what it is, I'm pretty satisfied. I used to belong to the Belmont, which is nice, but I missed… Read more »
This is the worst 24 hour I've ever been to. I've seen the manager laugh, walk away, and refuse to change the channel when asked, the towel rule is never enforced, and machines are sub-par and/or broken. The spin classes aren't so amazing either. No I don't want to hear the instructor singing away to the song while I'm trying to get my sweat on and no I don't want to spin to Bobby Brown.
Three And A Half Hour Fitness
This is a nice little gym. Lots of cardio machines, fancy weight machines that run off of compressed air, everything looks new or barely used, no crowds . . .
Too bad you can only go there from 3:30 to 7:00 (Mon - Fri) without paying out the ass for garage parking. I got there at 3:00 and left at 4:15 - paid $5.00 for parking and that's WITH validation (otherwise it would have been $10 according to the guard). There seems to be a small amount of street parking with meters nearby. Somehow I don't think I would want to park in downtown Long Beach on the street at midnight just to work out there. Maybe it's just me.
If you are unfamiliar with the area, finding this 24 Hour Fitness can be difficult. Parking costs money (unless you go late at night), there really is no visible sign that indicates its location, and navigating your way into and through the parking structure can be difficult.
Once you find your way into the actual facility, you will find a typical active 24 Hour Fitness. The equipment, dumbbells, cardio machines, and machines are basic and older models. There is sufficient space on the workout floor--so that you are not bumping into someone else while working out.
The gym and restroom were always clean when I went; HOWEVER, the A/C was *NEVER* on when I went. It can get obscenely hot inside the gym--and I went during the dead, midnight hour. I don't want to even imagine how hot the gym gets during peak hours.
If you are within driving distance, my suggestion would be to go to either the Carson sport facility or the Lakewood active facility: the parking is easier, there is more equipment, and the A/C at both locations is *ON*.
Although this gym is small, it's at a great location. I just started working in Long Beach and looked up the closest gym. Thankfully it was a 24 hour since I already had a membership. All the cardio machines look new and there was even a machine I had never seen before (located by the treadmills) and boy did it work you out. I went around 11:30am and it wasn't crowded at all. Around noon more people start filing in but they've got 20 treadmills, about 15 bikes, 10 elliptical, etc so I doubt you'll ever have to wait for a cardio machine
There's also plenty of weights and weight machines.
The girls bathroom was clean so no complaints there. Too bad there's no pool but then again, the beach is only half a mile away.
gag alert!!! so after not going to this gym for several years I decided to perhaps renew my membership once again, however, that plan quickly fell through as soon as I stepped through the front door and the pungent nasty stagnant air of sweat hit my nostrils. Seriously, this place STINKS...and to the point where I seriously thought I was going to gag...ok so either my standard has gotten up over the years or this place has gotten down, because I can't recall if this place used to be be like this 5 years ago, but everything looks dilapidated now (along with the people that work out here...ok thats a bit mean but whatever). I felt as if I was going to get a skin infection the moment I touched any part of this gym. When I asked the manager if they have made any new upgrades over the years he just shrugged and said "nope...nothing's changed" Well nothing will change in regards to them getting me to sign up for membership again. This is one of the worst 24 hour clubs, which is pretty sad because it is right in the center of downtown LB, which has been so gentrified in the past few years, that the only thing that remains ghetto is this crappy gym.
I still continue to go to this gym because it is relatively cheap and close to home. Overall, it sucks. The customer service is horrible and they do not maintain the equipment. There are many old rusty machines. I hate everyday working out at this shithole.
This gym despite being a lot smaller then gyms that I typically go to is great. It has plenty of cardio machines and the weight machines use compressed air, well, not all of them. You will also find the normal weights there as well.
The bathrooms are nice and clean and they have a sauna! Good times, wished it had both a steam room and sauna, but what are you going to do?
However, the best thing I like about this gym is there are zero crowds. I have never had to wait for anything in this gym
After using the gym for the past two months on a regular basis I noticed that for me, TV is a big plus during workouts on cardio machines. This 24 hour fitness has 4 TV's total and require you to have your own FM transmitter radio to tune into them. The TV's are only tuned into either ESPN or CNN, if you ask to change it to another channel - the answer is NO. Yesterday morning, I noticed that ALL four of them were on some sort of sports channel. I hope they change their TV channel policy (since I know for a fact not every 24 hour fitness has this ridiculous rule) and consider upgrading to LCD's or plasma's.
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7/17/2008
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It's small, but doesn't get nearly as busy as the Bellflower Sport location. If you show up after 5 Monday-Thursday night, you may have to wait for machines. There's a parking structure. No pool though. They offer an array of classes throughout the week.
i started going to this gym in April because it was next door to my work and i had finally decided, why not?? oh and if you decide to sign up, check out their deals online, because they're usually better than what they will tell you inside. i signed up when they had all these signs saying FINAL DAY for whatever deals they had... which wasn't impressive when the guy told me about it, but i had checked out their prices online and mentioned it to him and he said you only get that deal if you tell them you saw it online. so do that!
i parked for free because i had my parking card from work so no complaint there. i went every day at 6:45am and it wasn't too crowded.
there are i think 3 TV sets, but the machines that i wanted infront of them were usually full so i never got into watching tv while working out.
to me it seemed like they had a lot of "out of order" equipment and they were out of order for a long time.
the air/ventilation/circulation in there sucks, but i blame that on the building management because it was the same for our office.
but the showers... i asked the girl working the front desk one time how often they clean the showers and she said every night, which is totally a lie. i'd go in one day and there would be a big clump of hair on the wall and then it would be there the next day and the next... they dont check the drains either... one of the showers was draining VERY VERY slowly so after a few minutes you'd be in a giant puddle of water which was really disgusting to me. i dont know if anyone tells them about these things, but i did and nothing happened. another suggestion for them, clean the shower curtains! there would be mildow on them which would make the shower stall stink...
i dont have anything to compare this gym to because its the only one i've been going to so i'm not sure... but i guess it was good enough for me to go for 9 months
It's been years since I've belonged to a gym, as I'm quite the proponent of outdoor activities. I like to run, and I like fresh air, not recycled sweat air and nasty machines every nasty ass has been sweating on. But there isn't much of an outdoor fitness scene in Long Beach, and I'm not comfortable roaming the streets in the dark, so I gave in. And I'm pretty happy I did. This location is small, but it works. It is clean, and it never really gets that crowded. The peak hours seen to be 7-8ish, and the best day that I've been is Thursday; people are pretty much over working out by then. I love the Hoist machine line; its primarily what you will find me crushing iron on, as I'm still too much of a wuss to venture to the free weight area. They have an assortment of elliptical machines, which Im told are all essentially the same, but its nice to have a selection. I would complain that they always have 3 or more treadmills out of order, but thankfully I hate treadmills. It is so not the same as running outside people. Parking has never been a problem for me as I arrive after 7 and it is free from that point. But I can see how any earlier than that may be a pain, cause they validate only from 3-7 M-F. But what are you doing at the gym before 3 anyways? Get a freaking job you meathead.
This 24 Hour Fitness puts the other Long Beach location to shame. It is sparklingly clean, well organized, and has some of the newest and best equipment out there. For example, they have Keiser air resistance machines, the Hoist ROC-IT line, and the Precor AMT. The free weight area is fairly large and has enough benches to go around. Even the locker room and bathrooms are clean. Everything here still seems new even though this location has been around for awhile. Perhaps due to its location downtown it strives for excellence with the corporate clientele. I wish the 24 Hour Fitness on Bellflower would treat its clients like the executives here, but of course, that's not realistic. This downtown gym is not very crowded, but Bellflower is always packed, and it's full of amateurs that would probably break all of the fancy machines here within a week. This location was a breath of fresh air, and the nicest location I've been to to date, not counting when I went to the grand opening of their California Fitness center in Taipei. If it weren't for the ridiculous parking situation, I'd give this location 5 stars and I'd come here all the time. But alas, they only validate parking for a few hours in the afternoon, and only Monday-Friday. I don't understand this, as Gold's Gym downtown has no problem validating parking for 2 hours any time of day. Oh well, yet another reason why this location is not overrun with people, I suppose.
