Utsav Ahuja
April 19, 2018 19:15
I've been a member of Bay Club for about 6 months now, and I had really high hopes for the club due to its upscale amenities and features. It also seemed like it was better managed than some other clubs in the area--but I was 100% wrong on that front. It looks nice, after the renovation, but there's too many issues to count and management just can't seem to resolve them (Despite multiple conversations with GM Jennifer Lythgoe and even some Bay Club VPs):
-Hot water in the men's locker room has been consistently unavailable for weeks at a time for the past 3+ months. I've reported the issue 10+ times at this point, and its clear they have no desire to resolve it.
-The men's locker room is dirty, all the time. There's used towels all over the locker room (some sopping wet), used razors in the showers at times, and its clear basic upkeep is simply not a priority for this club. I've reported this to the GM a few times now and have not seen any improvement whatsoever. To be clear, I'm no clean freak--it's just plain dirty.
-Machines will disappear for weeks at a time with no indication of what happened to them. I asked the GM to put a sign up so at least the members know what's happening--i.e. if the machine is being removed or simply fixed. Her response was she's not going to tape a sign to the floor, which is just plain ridiculous. Just put a sign up on the wall...
-When I rented a locker, they gave me a locker/key to another member's locker. Kind of defeats the purpose of a LOCKer.
-Replies from EVERYONE take multiple followups before I even get an initial reply. This includes membership services, personal trainers, tennis lessons--almost everyone I've talked to. As of this writing there's at least three people I have yet to hear back from. In one instance, I emailed him close to two months ago and have yet to hear back.
Like I said, I really had high hopes for this club, and I probably stuck with it for a lot longer than I should have as a result. It's clear to me now that this particular Bay Club doesn't really care about their members one bit, which is a shame because they have a nice set of amenities, and I love some of their instructors (Shoutout to Willi and Hillary, they are truly awesome).
My advice? Don't bother, plenty of other nice gyms in the area that actually care, especially at this price point.