Vincent Mancini
October 25, 2017 15:09
The gym is well-maintained w/regards to cleanliness and keeping the machines functioning. In the Boca LA Fitness and towards closing many times, I saw them actually cleaning the benches, the handles, etc. of most of the machines or the like. While I haven't seen them actually clean weightlifting benches, seats, handles, etc., I would bet they do because I see the cleaning crew a great deal of the time. The parking lot is well-lit and quite abundant. I've never seen seen police or security rolling around the area [and maybe that's a good thing]. The patrons are normal people and most are genuinely nice. I've never really needed to talk to staff but them seem OK. My beef is w/the sauna. Although -- upon returning after a 8 month hiatus -- they put up a flyer outside the sauna indicating that you are not allowed to put any foreign objects or liquids on the rocks, they failed to indicate the penalty for doing so. Moreover, the last 5 times I was in the sauna, I had to deal w/members spitting or pouring the contents of their previously drunk-from water bottle on the rocks, placing a vile-full worth of eucalyptus scent on the rocks, and the placing of their sweaty towels over the rocks. When I politely confront them and/or try to stop them, I either get the "I didn't know" or "Who the F are you" routine. While I'm no slouch, I don't want some lunatic following me out to the car because I reported him. Because when I complained to the manager, he told me to come out immediately and report them. I told him they should have staff members enter the sauna and check up on at least the scented garbage some of these idiots put on the rocks. Obviously they can't prove anybody did it, but they can shut it down and clean the rocks and indicate why it was shut down. They should also include some warning that your membership will be revoked if caught placing anything on the rocks. Finally and just like elevators, fire extinguishers, etc., they should have some sort of date and person's initials or signature [conspicuously available for checking] indicating the cleaning schedule of the rocks and wooded benches inside the sauna. For now, I avoid the sauna like the plague [pun intended].