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24 Hour Fitness
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550 Showers DrMountain View, CA 94040
(650) 941-2268
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- Hours:
Mon-Sun 12 am - 12 am
- Good for Kids:
- No
150 reviews for 24 Hour Fitness
150 reviews in English
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Review from Nee D.
San Jose, CA
5/23/2012 2 Check-ins Here
It's not the cleanest, but it sure was convenient for me between school and work. The location that it is at is pleasant. Especially the days when I forget certain items I need for the gym (IE socks, yes, I forget them often) There's a Walmart nearby and just around a corner! ... But why is is across the plaza from 24 SUPER SPORT?
The ladies locker room isn't the cleanest, nor does it smell close to good. Granted locker rooms won't smell clean, but this smell, I can't explain, and I've been to gym locker rooms a plenty! The locker room isn't very clean either.
Gym equipments? The stairmasters, whenever I wanted to use one, a lot of them had a sign taped onto saying that it's temporary out of service, on more than one machine! So sometimes, it's just the treadmill for me :(
Swimming pool? It's crowded with old people when I'm there, I know you can share a lane, but the looks they give me, I tend to not want to share a lane with them at all.
The sauna room, the old ladies in there yell at me to rinse before I enter... I'm in a bathing suit, dripping wet from the rinse I already took, but they yell at me to go again. So, being the horrible younger generation I am, I say, I am rinsed and make my way up the seats to get one likely near them to annoy them :)
This is the first gym I went to where the elderlies were extreme meanies!
The guest service worker in the front, the perky little Asian girl is always nice, I've even seen her with a clip board in the ladies room actually hunting down ladies who walks in non-chalant like they don't have to check in. LOL
I have experienced that one day where they couldn't except my payment with my new card, I had to change payment form because my VISA card was replaced. So it was one of those manual print receipts and written card and I couldn't purchase a vitamin water... what a bad day to remember my socks and not make a trip to walmart... I could've bought vitamin water there. -
Review from Dani S.
Los Angeles, CA
5/13/2012
OMG! I've never been to a 24 hr fitness location that's sooo filthy, smelly and disgusting that I wanted to vomit!
Eating too much good free food while traveling for work in the area. This gym rat had to burn off some calories! Came to this location and was completed disgusted. The locker room was not only super tiny, but smelt like rotten fish. The machines were all very old and dirty.
What a sh*thole! -
Review from Lindsay S.
San Francisco, CA
4/12/2012
I went to this gym because it was very close to my house, but I was pretty much in pain the whole time.
I mean, gyms aren't supposed to smell good, per se... but the women's bathroom smelled like a barn for the entire year and a half that I went there. Seriously. Like goats lived in there. I'm not even sure how it's possible...
The showers were never clean. Hair everywhere, all the time, that would accumulate because no one was cleaning it up. If there was random goop on a shower wall, you bet it would be there for weeks or even months after it appeared. One time, someone left a used women's sanitary product on top of the soap dispenser. Disgusting.
In addition, the pool was always beyond dirty, the hot tub never worked, and both were closed several times because they couldn't get the chemicals in the water right.
The one time I had to deal with purchasing something at the front counter, the item was on sale, so the front desk couldn't sell it to me until the manager came in 4 hours later. That's just a super policy.
Boo. -
Review from Bethany P.
Sunnyvale, CA
3/24/2012 4 Check-ins Here
This 24 Hour is one of my favorite locations (non-super sport, that is).
One of my favorite things about it is how it has separate sections built into the gym. It's not one big open square space like the 24 Hour on E. Arques in Sunnyvale. There's a machine weight section as you walk into the gym, then there's a cardio area (which has 18 elipticals and about the same amount of treadmills) where they've recently put in some fans and flat screen TVs, as you follow the path, you go to some more weights, and a separate stretching area. They have the free weights section down a hall in it's own room, which is nice. Maybe that's why this gym doesn't seem so loud. Because you can't hear the free weights section.
The two downsides to this gym is the small Group X room they had to create because it used to be in a separate building next door, but that building was being torn down, so they had to find space within the gym. So for most classes, you have to come at least 30 mins early to get a pass, because of the reduced capacity of the room.
They also don't offer spin classes anymore. Maybe they hope people will upgrade to the Super Sport and go to the spin classes at the Super Sport that's in the same shopping center.
The best thing about this gym is my Personal Trainer, Herman!! He is SO good at what he does. He's been with 24 Hour for 10+ years, and he knows his stuff! I wouldn't trust most 24 Hour trainers because I've watched them and am not impressed with their lack of knowledge. Herman has a degree in Exercise Science and a ton of other certificates. I am still recovering from a back injury from 3 years ago, and Herman's knowledge of body mechanics has helped strengthen all the right parts of my body! Thanks to him, I can do so much more than I used to be able to. He is awesome! -
Review from Alex T.
Mountain View, CA
5/9/2012
We had a problem with 24 Hours Fitness Super Sport and went to check out its small counterpart across the road. Didn't really intend to complain about the "big brother" at all, its just sort of slipped out.
Norma and Mari provided us with an immaculate service. I rarely use this word to describe the service (where can you experience one really?!), but that was the case. They sorted out our problem even though they had nothing to do with it, were very apologetic on behalf of their colleagues at Super Sport, kind and attentive.
True service is shown not when the things go well, but when you hit the rock. They have definitely passed that test! A+ for the service! -
Review from Yun C.
1/23/2012 14 Check-ins Here
It's an older club.... and it's a "sport club" so it's fairly small! It's usually very crowded and I experienced not being able to get the machine I wanted to use right away.. and had to wait until someone finished.
They offer more "classes" here than "super sport" next door..but the classroom is actually way smaller and the classes are usually crowded and you have to come early and get a pass to get in.
Major complaint: DIRTY STINKY BATHROOMS! There are only 3 stalls, old, dark, dingy and DIRTY.... need updating or BETTER HOUSEKEEPING please!!! -
Review from Kathy Y.
1/9/2012 1 Check-in Here
I have yet to find my to-go 24 hour gym up here. I was so spoiled when I was in SoCal living next to many 24s and actually liking it.
The mountain view 24 is pretty good to me. I pretty much run on the treadmills and sit in the sauna. From time to time I'll check out a class.
My biggest concern is the sauna. If it's nasty in there, goodbye 24. I must find a clean sauna to sweat it all out at the end of my gym session.
My only complaint is the way they let you in a class. You have to sign up weeks before if it's a popular class. I'd rather have it first-come, first-serve basis. If you really want in on the class and you're not on the list, you have to wait the minute the class actually starts. Then.....! you get in! But by that time, you're shoved in the way back and it sucks being cramped at the back.
This location is also in the same plaza as super sport 24. I think having both in the same plaza lessens the crowdedness, which is also a plus. -
Review from Vanessa S.
Mountain View, CA
1/13/2012
While I've been a member here for years, I come here very sporadically. It's never been fabulous, but it's always been ok. I always figured that it's an older club with older equipment, but eventually they'll get replaced. Last time I was there, several of us were very excited to see new bikes! Nope. Just new to this location and actually worse than the old ones. Three of the four bikes I tried were broken. I think this location is fine if you don't want fancy and you don't mind trying out different pieces of equipment to find which work. I'm not willing to pay the extra for the shiny new 24 super sport across the parking lot.
Also keep in mind, the photos shown above, are not of this location and are much nicer than this 24. -
Review from David M.
Palo Alto, CA
10/4/2011
Just joined this gym and had my first workout tonight.
I went in around eight pm, I was almost expecting there to be a ton of people and lines to use the machines. To my surprise it was almost empty. Pretty close to perfect workout conditions.
The equipment was in pretty good condition, kept clean from the looks of it. I only saw one machine that was out of order which is always a good sign. When half the machines are out of order somewhere that's a red flag.
The few people that were here were very polite and cleaned machines after they finished using them.
For a first night, I had a great experience and look forward to my new membership here. -
Review from Nhung T.
Oakland, CA
8/14/2011
You can't really expect much for having a membership from 24 hours, get what you paid for. However, for a gym in Mountain View it was much cleaner and smelled better compared to gyms in San Leandro (Bayfair) or Oakland (High Street). The gym isn't that big, but have enough machines to get a great work out in. It was also a plus that even though I went during peak hours (6pm), it wasn't too crowded.
I heard the zumba Wednesday evening class was great, have to try it! -
Review from Henry L.
7/11/2011 1 Check-in Here
Not the WORST 24 I've ever been to. But it's certainly near the bottom. There's no free weights -- well, that's not completely true. There are some, but there's no bench and no dumbbells. There's a smith machine and you can slide a bench into it, but it's not the same. Not having dumbbells is also really limiting to what I can do during my workouts.
The layout of this place is also terrible. The locker rooms are tucked away around the corner. The GroupX room is also cleverly hidden in the locker rooms. You go through a door that says, "Lockers" then you'll find the GroupX room. Intuitive. Yeah. -_- Not so much.
If it wasn't for the proximity to my office, I would probably never use this particular 24. -
Review from Stephanie I.
Mountain View, CA
1/11/2012 1 Check-in Here
Good gym, but for a Supersport it feels a bit cramped and there isn't always a lot of room for doing stretches/ab work. There are plenty of elliptical machines and treadmills which is a plus and the locker room is generally clean, but again is seems slightly small for a supersport size gym.
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Review from Lora C.
San Jose, CA
8/3/2011
I used to love this gym for the Wednesday Turbo Kickboxing class with Amanda. Apparently, the rules have changed about participation. Before, you could walk in but now you have to come in to the gym in person and reserve a spot in class. if you don't come in early enough, you are placed on a waitlist.
I came in on Monday hoping to take the kickboxing class. I arrived 20 minutes early to be placed on a waitlist and when it came time for class they only let 5 people from the waitlist in and turned everyone else away including me! All the waitlisters walked away disappointed!!!
This is a stupid process. People don't have time to come to the gym an hour or two early to sign up for a class! -
Review from Cindy K.
5/30/2011 8 Check-ins Here
I've been a member of 24HR for over 8 years now. I think over the years the gym has not been keeping up with maintenance like they used to.
The entrance to this gym is off to the side and not really ideal for first timers to come in and you may also confuse this gym with the special sports center 24 right in front of it. Finding the locker rooms was difficult to say the least. There is a sad paper sign on one of the walls trying to point you in the direction of the lockers. Hint, go in where some of the more hardcore weights are, make a right and go through the door.
I've seen machines "out of service" here for weeks now and I don't know if they're planning to fix it or not. It can be annoying during the peak hours when a lot of people are here. So far I think the best day to come is on Sunday.
Took a Zumba class here. I came in 30 minutes before the class like the people at 24 suggested and I was able to get a pass. Within a few minutes I was breaking out a crazy sweat, but that went away as the class got more difficult. I'm not a dancer and I don't really know how to move my hips and chest like a dancer so this class was difficult. It was fun though to try! -
Review from Daisy J.
San Francisco, CA
7/9/2011
Why is this next to the super sport? Do they deliberately put the super sport so that normal members get jealous of all the amenities super sport users use and so therefore want to upgrade their membership?
It's ok... no cycling classes, which is a real bummer. The layout is NOT INTUITIVE, i kept walking like a dumbass around the gym trying to find the locker room... instead i kept going back to the weightroom and all the guys were like, this girl's got major issues (haha). just an OK 24 hr fitness, but I wish it had spin classes! -
Review from OE C.
Palo Alto, CA
1/28/2012
The gym is ok since I do 1hr of cardio and machines.
However, I gave 1 star because I felt very nervous and not safe to continue going to this gym.
I will try to cancel my membership here.
There is an southeast asian male (with light brown or dark orange highlight hair) with a dark complex who is about 5' 6" who stalks people while sitting at the entrance.. He always mumbles something bad when people walk by and stares like a psycho. Long story short... This place creeps me out and definitely not feeling safe here... -
Review from Joanna S.
2/24/2011 16 Check-ins Here
There's a first time for everything. This was the first time I've seen a hand dryer mounted high on a wall in the locker room, and it's used as a blow dryer.
Brilliant, or ghetto. You decide.
That pretty much summarizes this gym. it's old, the colors remind you of the 80s, the weight room is pretty macho, but there's everything you need in a gym and it does the job.
Pro Tip: With the Costco 2 year deal for $299, it only comes out to $12.50 a month! -
Review from Patrick X.
Pasadena, CA
6/30/2011
Not bad for the cost, and impressively sized considering its exterior.
I couldn't justify spending twice as much on the Super Sport, and it is never crowded around 11pm - 1am. The equipment is reasonably well maintained. There's a squat cage, but no bench press benches. The pool, spa, and sauna are definitely a plus, though the locker rooms are messy and wet.
Really, this review can't tell you much -- get a 7 day free pass and decide for yourself. Don't get conned into believing that the waived initiation fees are a limited-time offer; it's apparently been a "limited-time offer" and "about to expire" for as long as people can remember. -
Review from Kenneth D.
San Francisco, CA
5/11/2011 1 Check-in Here
Disclaimer: I have the 2-year membership bought from Costco, and I only use the membership to swim at 24 Hour Fitness SPORT facilities. My narrow experience at SPORT facilities around the bay area are the basis of my review and stars.
At 10PM, the gym was not crowded and looks to be in good, clean condition. Perhaps the staff just cleaned it. The lockers are fairly large and clean. No complaints and nothing praise-worthy.
The swimming pool has 3 large lanes, and can comfortably hold 6 swimmers. At the time, there were 3 swimmers (including myself) and no one had to have a buddy in their lane at any time. It was great because I do breaststrokes and that hogs up a lot of room. The water was lukewarm to cool (very normal, and good for laps). There was a burned out ceiling light, so the room was a little dim. Chlorine levels are a bit high, but not unusually so. -
Review from Rebecca S.
Redondo Beach, CA
6/9/2011 4 Check-ins Here
Upon first visiting this gym I was aghast at the overall state; not the worst 24 I'd ever been to, but definitely on the lower end of the spectrum (especially when you consider the fancy sport next door.... this location looks like the redheaded step child). Anyways, after reading other reviews, I noticed that it does seem to be heading in the right direction in terms of cleanliness and upgrades to the facility. I too have noticed this, as I only visit this location when staying with my parents in the Bay Area; flat screen tvs are definitely a plus.
The reason this gym gets 3 stars instead of 2 is that It has a nice pool/spa area, and hanging out in the steam/sauna room today really hit the spot. I just came back from Europe, and I swear I sweated out a loaf of bread and a keg of beer in that sauna haha. Pleasant, I know; but hey, thats Europe for ya.
Biiiig no - no about this 24: locker rooms are horrendous for a number of reasons: bad location in gym, poor access, tiny tiny, just get an overall gross vibe. You may think this is a petty complaint, but it really does make a difference considering you get neked in there, and man, that can just ruin your whole work out. yuck. -
Review from Christopher S.
Mountain View, CA
1/4/2012
Come on people, this is a 24 hour Fitness Sport location. My biggest gripe with this location is the frequency of the treadmills breaking down, the neglect of the equipment, and the fact that the old guys user the hand dryers to dry off their junk after a shower.
Positives: It's a cheap gym membership, and the gym is consistently empty on Saturday and Sunday mornings. -
Review from Jeff L.
Sunnyvale, CA
12/28/2011
This gym has always met my needs from day one. They have almost every machine and free weight you would need for weight lifting and cardio exercises. The place has always been clean since the first day I stepped foot into this gym.
The staff and trainers have always been friendly to me and have always greeted me with a smile.
One thing I love about this gym is that no matter what time you come, first thing in the morning, lunch, rush hour, midnight...the place never gets packed. You can always find some piece of equipment to workout on. For me...that is a huge plus! I have been to a few other 24 Hour's in Sunnyvale and it always seems like i loose my momentum because I find myself standing around waiting for equipment to open up.
*Btw....I'm not really sure what Henry is talking about but this 24 Hour Fitness DOES HAVE free weights and lots of open benches!! Free weights range from i think 5lbs all the way through 120lbs.* -
Review from Franky K.
Palo Alto, CA
12/22/2011
While I did get a great deal signing up at costco. That does not mean they do. It have an obligation to have well working cardio equipment.
Many of the precor cardio machines do not work as they ought to.
Bathroom is not the ritz, don't care.
But I expect working machines.
I expect better. -
Review from Andrea B.
12/26/2010 6 Check-ins Here
I chose this 24 hour fitness, as opposed to Golds or somewhere else, because it was an affordable option, and I really like group exercise classes.
So far, the classes have been pretty good, but not the best. The sauna is always occupied by a lot of old people, which is lame.
This location is always busy, so I usually try to go in the morning. The whole ticket system before popular evening classes is annoying (that could just be that the people who are waiting are irritating). I wish there were more equipment in group exercise room (no hand weights)
Huge negative - the parking lot. I always have heart attacks in the parking lot because of the weird layout. I could just be a god awful driver, but it's bad. -
Review from Cat P.
Updated - 8/31/2011
Dirty and stinky gym. Old and non-functioning equipment. Either that or supplies such as the free weights are missing altogether! Workers are nice but all i ever see the personal trainers do is yell at their clients to "move faster" and stare at their own bodies in the mirror throughout the sessions. Sooo super lameeee....
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Review from Natasha K.
San Francisco, CA
10/3/2011 40 Check-ins Here
I usually use the machines in the early morning and my experience has been mostly positive. Lots of stairmasters and ellipticals and decent showers with actual stalls. I've taken a couple classes here and I'm digging the Wednesday zumba class with Eileen.
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Review from Kes D.
10/31/2010
Cheapest option in the area.
Clean enough, but often smells like B.O. from people who missed the memo about deodorant. People who don't have the courtesy to use machines other than the one right next to you, even if there are billions of other of the same machine open. Particularly lots of creepy old men who participate in this last bit.
I'm not normally a socially anxious person, but when a creepy dude walks up and, of all the open machines, picks the cardio machine right next to me to work out like crazy on and pour waterfalls of sweat, I often cut my workout short because I'm a bit freaked out.
Agreed with Sabrina A. -- there's like *no* room for stretching. Anyone who's a health nut knows that stretching is an extremely important part of your workout to minimize injury. :(
The gym facility itself overall is fine and has lots of options in it, it's the clientele that kinda make this place not entirely the most desirable. Wish they had something up about gym etiquette. Check this list if you want a good guide:
http://thestir.cafemom... -
Review from Norma B.
Palo Alto, CA
2/17/2011 74 Check-ins Here
Positive Feedback: Great group classes, location (close to home), great hours and friendly staff!
Negative Feedback: Outdated machines, no TVs with machines, smelly, small, no towel service.
Fortunately for me I mainly come for the group classes! -
Review from Sabrina A.
San Jose, CA
10/28/2010
From the outside I thought I was coming into a nicer 24 Hour Fitness, but upon closer inspection I left not really wanting to return to this location.
Walking in the front area is nice and clean. There are a few seats to sit and wait for your work out buddy after like I did and lots of drinks and bars to browse. While I have the finger scan easy entry, my friend has to scan his card - which took forever while the staff helped other people. Not the easiest and fast check in.
The whole layout isn't intuitive. The signs to the lockers are a bit small and down a random hallway. The locker rooms are a fair sized but seemed out of date and a tad dirty. The free weights are in a seperate room which was sorta hard to locate at first and down a narrow hallway at the end. The whole place just seemed a little too spread out and not well planned. I didn't like the feel.
Some of the equipment was older, like the elpiticals while having lots a whole row were the most out of date ones I've seen in a gym. Let alone having quite a few machines in general out of order. The big screens in front of the cardio seem old too. Also, for the free weights they don't have many lower pound selections for women. Just two 5lbs and two 10lbs - not enough for a big gym! Older, not great equipment in general. Tiny area for doing abs and stretching, I mean tiny!
They do have a lot of machines for cardio and weights, you can definitely find what you need. It's just not a great gym, between the layout, outdated equipment and slow staff - this place wouldn't have me coming back. -
Review from Archie G.
San Jose, CA
12/18/2008
This is where I opened up my membership. I was getting pretty freakin' fat and this gym was right next to my work, which was making me pretty freakin' fat.
I came here a couple times and could not stand it. It's way too crowded, way too hot, and way too smelly.
This place needs to be bigger and properly ventilated. I also hate the layout.
I hate this place so much I am going to stop writing now...
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Okay, back from my workout. I can guarantee it was not here. -
Review from ella a.
Daly City, CA
2/18/2009
Here's the deal: you get what you pay for. I got in on my mom's plan a few years ago for 10 bucks a month. So I cant complain too much, but I know that some of you are paying a lot more to come to this rat hole.
I really dont look forward to coming here. How am I supposed to get on a workout routine when all i wanna do is keep my distance from this place?
1. Smells like sweaty ass cheeks
2. Pervy guys oogling you
3. Three feet of stretching area
4. Mats are disgusting, black and smelly
5. machines are old and some of the elliptical machines creak and make noise while exercising
6. The locker room is gross and smelly, the bathrooms in there are rarely cleaned
7. The group fitness classes can be a positive, but a yoga class AFTER an exercise class is soo smelly/sweaty.
Figure out a ventilation system, dammit! I hate this place, but Im not ready to switch to a decent club with high monthly dues. -
Review from Eugene F.
Campbell, CA
8/26/2008
I find it slightly ironic that this 24 Hour Fitness is located on Showers Drive. Why? Cause the locker rooms there seriously smell like a**. Poor ventilation seems to be the culprit of the mal odor; or just plain, smelly people. The strange configuration of the whole facility makes it seem like a maze. With a Group X room outside of the regular gym, another facility that seems to be in the back by the swimming pool (that I've never seen the entrance to), plus the regular gym with cardio equipment makes it really confusing (well, for easily confused people like me, anyway).
The new facility that is opening directly in front of the current facility will hopefully be a welcome change to the rank nastiness that can be had at the gym. Definitely not one of my favorite 24 Hour Fitness locations in the area. -
Review from Jeremy G.
9/6/2009 1 Check-in Here
Ewwwwwwww, this place is gross and in serious need of a face lift.
I wandered in for a quick workout and my first problem was finding the locker room. There aren't any signs to tell you that, in order to get to the it, you must walk to the back of the gym, make a U-turn, go through a door and down a long dark hallway, hang a right and you're there.
The location of the free weight room is equally as obscure. It's completely cut off from the rest of the gym and is down another long dark hallway from the locker rooms.
All the equipment is old and in need of some serious upgrades.
When your workout is over, I wish you luck, because you're about to brave the locker room and showers. (I would almost say that your real workout is about to begin) The locker room and showers feel slimy and really gross. I'm usually not very squeamish, but they left me feeling more dirty then when I entered.
As a side note, it's kinda gross to walk by an old naked guy using the hand dryer to dry his junk. Ewww!
24 Hour Fitness should gut the whole place and remodel it so it's easier to find things and update the equipment. -
Review from Michael S.
San Francisco, CA
4/6/2007
I joined Yelp for 2 reasons: a) relentless peer pressure from my friend Thuy, and b) I wanted to write a review of the San Antonio Ave. 24hr fitness that hopefully would be read someday by their management .
Summary: very cheap if your employer subsidizes memberships, but lots of broken or ill-maintained pieces of equipment. Poor air circulation. Pool is just, n-a-s-t-y. Locker room is also dirty. Friendly people working at the desk, but IMO they should re-task some employees away from pushing memberships and trainer sessions and into maintenance/sanitation/housekeeping.
This place needs air! Gasp, there are almost no vents or fans or half-dressed women waving palm fronds. Especially they need air in the 'cardio' area where a few dozen treadmills, stationary cycles, and elliptical trainers are kept.
In the cardio area there are 4 old projection TVs tuned into various news channels and big networks. I really don't care about that so much, but do note that when I travel on business, I find that flat panel HDTVs are more the norm in health clubs. Main complaint is that the first row of precor treadmills are mostly broken - they work, but on some the belts are loose (which could cause you to fall), heart rate monitors don't work, or they bang/squeak loudly when operating. I always try to use the one 5th from the window which I have deduced is the most reliable. But it's a health club and they should all work right.
As many have already noted, there are no well-demarcated areas for setting up a mat and doing basic stretches and calisthenics. What people do instead is just squeeze in a corner of one of the weight rooms or use a fire exit hallway (which also gets no air).
Pool is just wretched nasty and the entrance requires you to walk through weight lifting areas to get there from the locker rooms. So there are trails of wet footprints and wet flip-flop prints in the hallways that connect the weight rooms. People need to be required to take a shower before going into the pool area, rather than dipping in the water while they are covered in sweat. There is more, but I don't use the pool. I would advise Yelpers against using the pool, too.
Weights and weight room(s) are okay but the gym members frequently do not replace weights after using them. During busy times, dumbbells and plates are left haphazardly around the bench areas with no regard for who might need them next. True, this behavior is human, common to most gyms, and not expressly 24h's fault, but that's what they have employees for. Every now and then I see somebody cleaning up the weight racks, but it's rare. There are incline, decline, and flat benches for free weights, along with many different resistance training machines. Stick with free weights and dumbbells, I would use the cable or lever actuated weights only for spot training.
What is needed IMO: one or two more squat stations (I think there is only 1-2 now), replace the pool with a boxing, basketball, or volleyball area. Any possibility of a guy/girl friendly group sport, pickup games where people could socialize w/ each other?
Crowds: tuesday, wednesday, and esp. thursday nights are a full house from 6-8p. Those are the hours when it seems there are more young people than usual. Later than 8p on any night is a good compromise between packed and deserted.
Social: not too many females, fewer young ones, and when they're in the gym they look a bit scared or they have headphones turned up to avoid interaction. I can't blame them given the vast majority of lechy 35+ males who are the users of this gym. Unlikely that I would use this place to meet women if the situation were more balanced, but if you're really looking for a meat/meet market, go on Thursdays from 5:30 to about 8. I am far from a muscle head but I do like the more serious gym user over the person who walks 45 minutes on the treadmill watching TV and talking on the cell phone. -
Review from Irene S.
2/10/2007
It's late Friday night and I'm curled up in front of the TV after a crummy week and I am just blissfully in tears happy to be home. Doing nothing. This is what I do. This is how I roll. My attempt to decompress as of late. Netflix is throttling me and without the 'jects and Stringer and Avon Barksdale, I'm grudgingly surfing the channels: Anna Nicole Smith is a man (mildly entertaining), other news (no), Jerry Maguire (hell no). Oh what's this? The 2006 Met-Rx World's Strongest Man Competition rerun (my 3rd time -- yes, I am sick girl)! I'm thinking, damn, I really need to get my fat ass into a gym again. Kauai is going to creep up on me.
Watching Boris and Jarek and Filiou (GO USA!) tossing sand-filled kegs over 14.5 foot walls like bean bags is quite another thing from actually sharing a weight room at 24 with a similar class of beef cakes. It's kind of intimidating when you're toting 3 lbs 'bells -- therefore, I stick to cardio. Outside of the fact that MV is INSANE during peak hours, like koreans lining up for a cabbage sale at the crack of dawn, its redeeming quality is the rows and rows of cardio equipment (especially the treadmills with the mini fans).Listed in: 50 is the new 30, is the new…
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Review from Dano G.
5/12/2009
This gym exists for one reason only. To get you to upgrade to the Super Sport that is a short walking distance away.
I used to frequent this gym when I worked nearby. But now, I don't work. It was only for convenience.
It took me a few workouts to figure out that the free weights area was in the back, past the pool. The free weights area smells like ass and chlorine.
The cardio equipment is outdated and the whole place is a sweatbox anyways.
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Review from Natasha R.
San Francisco, CA
8/26/2008
Filthy gym.....I wonder if they even have a cleaning crew.
Outdated and worn out. Everything from the tile in the bathroom, to the cheesy early 90's decor, to the old big screen TVs, to the equipment.
No stretching area. Well, you can stretch in front of all the people doing weights, on a filthy floor, in a space about the size of two coffee tables.
This is by far the worst gym I have ever been to. They are building that new Super Sport and charging $70-80 a month which might be worth it. Honestly though, I have a feeling it will be just as nice as the new Golds, but double the price. -
Review from SMART C.
San Mateo, CA
11/10/2007
The sales manager was sooooooo pushy when trying to get me to join. So I got really bitchy and personal, and got him to admit that he needed me to make a sale that day or else his boss wouldn't give him the vacation time that he wanted.
To me, that's not a good excuse to force people to join a 3 year contract at a shitty gym. I had no remorse.
Oh yeah, and the other time I went to a 24 Hour Fitness was in Sunnyvale. I had to pick up my sister (or meet her) and she was in the gym area. The people at registration let me through but then a sales manager kinda shouted, "Hey you! Are you interested in gym membership?!"
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Review from Anonymous A.
Chicago, IL
2/1/2012
Worst. Gym. Ever. Terrible customer service. TERRIBLE. Rude staff. And not to mention the employees in the child care are negligent. I walked in to my son laying on the floor, crying hysterically and NO ONE came to get me. It looked as if he'd been crying for the entire 30 min I was working out. This gym is dirty, the bathrooms stink, and the managers are rude.
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Review from Richard T.
San Jose, CA
11/27/2010
Before today, it's been years since I visited this location. It was actually the first gym I ever joined. It is just as I remember it.
Dirty, smelly, wet, but gets the job done (there's a dirty joke in there somewhere).
As most of the 24 hour fitness locations with a pool do, everything in this location's locker room is wet. The equipment is old and not in the best shape. There is only one squat station, but there wasn't a line when I went. I do like that they have a standing calf raise machine as it's rare, but one of my favorites.
The lockers in the locker room are very roomy. You can fit your clothes and gym bag in there without a problem. I don't like how there is a door to the locker room since I know there are a lot of people who don't wash their hands after using the bathroom (you know who you are). Why do you need a door to the locker room? You can't see anything inside other than a wall.
