| Tue | 05:00 am -01:00 am |
| Wed | 05:00 am -01:00 am |
| Thu | 05:00 am -12:00 am |
| Fri | 05:00 am -10:00 pm |
| Sat | 07:00 am -08:00 pm |
| Sun | 07:00 am -08:00 pm |
Retro Fitness Is a gym to call home and where everyone knows your name. Welcoming and inviting neighborhood gym. See you there!!
I like that whenever I go it isn't crowed. I like that they offer classes and the place seems clean. However, I would like if they could implement a rule : If you are not taking the class please do not stand at the door and watch the students inside. It's very uncomfortable and annoying to have grown men just stand at the door way and watch me in class and make comments and remarks or laugh while AT the door. It's inappropriate. I don't see this happen at the Church Ave location (maybe it does).Please tell people - No standing at the door and watching. Especially the men.
Good experience with them. Friendly environment and polite people inside. Recommended
Great place as a plus size person its hard to exercise without being scared or nervous of being looked at but everyone is friendly and everyone's mind their business their no judgements
I tried going to this gym at 4am before work and discovered that they are no longer a 24hr gym. This was literally THE ONLY reason I chose them over Blink across the street. I wanted to be able to come in any time. I am cancelling my membership and advise others to do the same. I went in the other day and they only offered 3 classes and at weird times (yoga at 7am) . I asked the guy behind the counter why they didn't offer hardly any classes and they said they were still on summer schedule. Its September almost October. In addition the gym is smaller than Blink and dudes saturate the machines. I understand waiting for an elliptical I don't understand waiting for a leg press machine. Being one of the most expensive gyms in this area I just don't get it. I've been a member for almost 3 years. With the fire last spring, dirty machines, crappy hours, This place is a "hell naw".
Edited 9/17/2018
Lmao everything that people have said is true. The gym is not great. People prefer this gym to Blink because blink closes at 10pm and this is open 24hrs. However they have horrible weekend hours. Most working people like to workout on the weekends when they are not super tired from working all day. They miss the mark there.
The pedals on all their machines are dirty with sticky stuff which is a sign that they don't clean their machines regularly.
I haven't tried to cancel, but I'm pretty sure all gyms make their money by people signing up and not coming. It's pretty much a scam for everyone, unless you're actually going to go every day. For $35 a month or $420 a year you can buy your own elliptical machine or professional weight set. I've had my membership for about a year but haven't really started going until recently.
If you're not sure about a gym membership I suggest doing videos at home. The yoga instructor at this gym gave me the foundation to start doing yoga at home, which I discovered are the exact same workouts from YouTube. Go figure. The classes make this gym better than planet fitness, blink or the cheaper chains, but it can be improved.
I only come here as a last resort because it's so close to home. The stair master has been broken for about 5 months now at least. The facilities are beyond filthy. The gym-goers rarely clean after themselves. It's run like a back yard. Barely any amenities. No towels, the soap dispensers are usually empty, the carpets in the locker areas are the filthiest I've ever seen. Despite the staff dealing with less-than-ideal circumstances, the staff are so sweet and nice and accommodating. Not really expecting from a cheap gym but whatever. Oh and not to mention that the speakers are always blasting trap music on max. It's not my choice of music but the problem is that I can still hear it with my headphones on full blast. Oh and I really wonder why they invested in wifi since it barely works- just like everything else at this facility. Mananger is also very unprofessional. I accidentally walked into the Male locker room because I was looking at my phone (admitted my mistake), well he was walking by and decided to yell at me and make fun of me so that he could bring everyone's attention to me. I apologized but was genuinely dismayed that he would go so far out of his way to shame me. In conclusion, if you are serious about fitness, skip this gym.
I only come here as a last resort because it's so close to home. The stair master has been broken for about 5 months now at least. The facilities are beyond filthy. The gym-goers rarely clean up after themselves and I have yet to see a staff member wipe down ANY surface. It's run like a back yard. Barely any amenities. No towels, the soap dispensers are usually empty, the carpets in the locker areas are the filthiest I've ever seen. Despite the staff dealing with less-than-ideal circumstances, the staff are so sweet and nice and accommodating. Not really expecting from a cheap gym but whatever. Oh and not to mention that the speakers are always blasting trap music on max. It's not my choice of music but the problem is that I can still hear it with my headphones on full blast. Oh and I really wonder why they invested in wifi since it barely works- just like everything else at this facility. Mananger is also very unprofessional. I accidentally walked into the Male locker room because I was looking at my phone (admitted my mistake), well he was walking by and decided to yell at me and make fun of me so that he could bring everyone's attention to me. I apologized but was genuinely dismayed that he would go so far out of his way to shame me. In conclusion, if you are serious about fitness, skip this gym.
Definitely not the cleanest gym I've been in, but they do a good job keeping up with machine maintenance. This gym has everything you need and dumbbells up to 120 lbs
Definitely not the cleanest gym I've been in, but they do a good job keeping up with machine maintenance. This gym has everything you need and dumbbells up to 120 lbs
Went to this gym because I am away from my home gym. The person at the front desk who claims to be the manager, he says his name is Russle Knight was one of the rudest unprofressional worker I ever met. I didn't have my gym card with and u gave him my name like I do at every other business when I don't have the membership card. He told me "I can't look you up in the system you have to call your gym." Insaid no problem can you give me the number. He told me to Google it. I said you can't give me the number. He said he would have to look it up. I said okay and told him his customer service was lacking and if I could speak to the manager. He proudly said "I am the manager" I asked for his name and informed him I would speak to someone. He said as I was leaving good luck with that.
Yes I should have had my card.yes I could have looked it up but there was.no reason for this gentlemen to talk to me like I was doing him a favor. My experience was him basically saying get out of my gym and don't come back. I was coming here to check it out for my girlfriend who does live in the neighborhood. I won't be back and neither will she. Thanks retro fitness!
I have been a member of this gym for over 4 years and I have never felt so disrespected as I did today. I voiced my concerns about the unsanitary conditions of the ceiling on the lower level of the gym (from reading yelp and google reviews I see I wasn't the only one). I wanted to know when they would be repaired because I felt unsafe and honestly skeeved out working out under certain machines because they were directly under the missing tiles. Mr. Russell Knight's response was short and some of the comments he made were inappropriate. He said; "You don't have to look at it" and when I said I am a paying customer and have a right to ask questions he then asked if " I buy smoothies" I began to do what any person in 2018 does; record him as evidence for myself just in case he attempts to deny this encounter and because of that he banned my membership. Maybe this is a blessing is disguise being that working out under those conditions gave me the heebie jeebies but Mr. Knight needs to learn how to respond with more tact.
Best retro in Brooklyn.
1. Clean no dust or dirt on the machines.
2. Friendly staff
3. Convenient parking
4. Great management.
I live across the street from this gym and I wanted to join but it is too stinky and it shows poor management. Sanitation in a gym is important and more people get sick from gym equipment than on a bus. Sad because it's so close and I need a gym.
Cleanings services have gotten much better with new hires. Now we just need better machine maintenance. Machine are down 2 long. Could be so much better. Nevertheless I am there every other day. Come on retro. We can do better
Cleanings services have gotten much better with new hires. Now we just need better machine maintenance. Machine are down 2 long. Could be so much better. Nevertheless I am there every other day. Come on retro. We can do better
In a nut shell the Retro Fitness Gym is walking distance from my house. The gym needs a lot of upkeep. The paper towel and sanitizer wipes dispensers are most times empty. There is always a leak with waste water dripping from the waste pipes in the ceilings in the basement. The TV screens on the treadmills most times doesn't work and is limited to just a few channels. The only stair climer in the gym is most times observed with a sign "not working"; it's been nonfunctional for over 4 months now. Been at this gym since its initial inception over 2 yrs now and has no idea who is the manager. The front desk receptionists are always on their cell phone and their greeting, at least for most of them are cold and as if they just dragged themselves out of bed to go to hell. I hope the management team sees this review and try to improve on the services they provide.
Not a fancy gym mostly clean. I like the early morning workout less people and greater choice of machines.
Strong smell as soon as you enter the gym, kind of a turn off. Employees need to replace sanitation wipes more frequently. Variety of machines which is great. Clean locker rooms & showers. Smoothies & protein shakes are delicious. Pleasant & helpful staff.
Strong smell as soon as you enter the gym, kind of a turn off. Employees need to replace sanitation wipes more frequently. Variety of machines which is great. Clean locker rooms & showers. Smoothies & protein shakes are delicious. Pleasant & helpful staff.
I joined retro fitness back on Long Island. The retro fitness there was amazing and fantastic. Clean, pristine, and had great vibes and equipment. Then I moved to brooklyn in September and going to Retro fitness at the Junction feels like I'm walking into a smelly sauna filled with crappy equipment and and a very broken gym. First off, if you look closely at a lot of the equipment, it has broken latches and handles and their solution to it was taping it together. I dont pay $20 a month for tape fixes. Second, the basement free weight area is horrible. The glass is broken and also fixed with tape. The weights are rarely organized (I work out at 6 am and even then its unorganized), and the lights dont even work. Just yesterday four major lights were blown out and I practically worked out in the dark. It was depressing and ruining the vibes of lifting. Moreover, the water fountain seems like it's from Capetown, South Africa, there is no water coming out. That's absurd considering hydration is key for working out. The locker room smells worse than a regular high school locker room. They dont have proper weight scales and just have one tiny 20$ digital machine upstairs which is inconvenient. You would think I must be privileged to complain like this, but I'll point you to across the street Blink Fitness, which at only $15 a month, is heaven on earth compared to the maintenance of this gym. The atmosphere, staff, and equipment is great at Blink. I was just watching UnderCover Boss yesterday and the CEO of retrofitness was on the show. He would certainly be disappointed with this specific franchise. They need to get their act together because over the course of 1 year of paying for this, the conditions have worsened. This franchise makes enough money to make the changes necessary. If they need a push, I think reporting them to Corporate will be a nice push. I love working out, and I switched from Blink to retro bc of my first great experience back in long island. But this gym has just ruined everything.
One of the inexpensive gym out there. It has a good amount of weight machines and cardio so it has a great balance which is perfect cause you don't have to wait on anyone to work out
YO!!! WHY the men's locker room floor always smells like Cheetos, wet socks, and boiled ocra Get a new rug! The tow guy overdoses with towing! Love the hip hop played, but Flatbush people like variety. And it's true the floors are dirty due to the layout. It help if the patrons had a change of sneakers with them and the main path cleaned and deodorized more frequently. If I workout on the floor my close get soiled from the floor and my skin gets irritated. I'm forced to go sister gyms. The free weights area needs to be expanded.
Cause it's always crowed. Older patrons shouldn't be camped out on the benches smh.
The battle ropes look nappy, and another set missing. Sak pase to my Haitian crew but y'all maaaaaaad loud. To the regular people they would think they was down in Tasmania respect the quiet rules. I got faith in this location, just clean more and switch up the layout. The cardio section needs to be consolidated with theater so more free weights could be used. Peace
Joined Retro gym a year ago because I LOVE THE VARIETY OF CLASSES. Many gyms don't offer classes anymore. Although, they cut back on several classes. The CLASSES I have attended were EXCELLENT.
In reading previous reviews, I hope in the future not to experience any customer service, membership/trainer cancellation or facility up keeping issues. Because I am all about a PROFESSIONAL AND CLEANLY ATMOSPHERE.
I do BELIEVE ALL EMPLOYEES REGISTERING NEW MEMBERS should also verbally notify customers of: What's included in their membership, all fees and medical suspension/cancellation guidelines.
Recently, under NEW Mgt
The gym could be better maintained. I am passing through Brooklyn so I paid a day pass to check it out yesterday. I have been to many gym so please listen to me and the other customers when we say that this gym is not clean. The room to do personal workout has a dirty floor - I was blown away by this. The trash containers could be more presentable as well. Remember, it is all about appearance. The things I liked were the amount of equipments in the gym and a punching bag in the basement. I am checking out Blink today. I would go to this gym if they improve their cleanliness and appearance.
Needs better maintenance. Very dusty. Smelly bathroom. Could be so much better. Nevertheless I am there every other day. Come on retro. We can do better
The management at Flatbush Retro there especially Russell need training with customer service. He is very rude. Customers membership is cancelled if they complain about any problems. The gym is always smell of sweat because there is hardly any air.
Oh best staff is Jarell at the front desk. Very nice guy. Yoga and Body Evolution classes are great. Russell fired Teresa that does the body sculpting and spin classes because she gave customers his cell phone number to report what his staff was NOT doing to assist the customers.
Good thing there is Blink close by and much cheaper. Bye Bye Retro
This please is so ghetto. And the machines are always broken. They are lucky that this gym is close to my home.This gym use to be 24hrs but I guess new management is cheap and don't feel like it be worth opening 24hrs.
I come to this gym regular and work out with at least 15 members. I think we are just going to get together and go to a better gym.#gym Sucks
Lmao everything that people have said is true. The gym is not great. People prefer this gym to Blink because blink closes at 10pm and this is open 24hrs. However they have horrible weekend hours. Most working people like to workout on the weekends when they are not super tired from working all day. They miss the mark there.
The pedals on all their machines are dirty with sticky stuff which is a sign that they don't clean their machines regularly.
I haven't tried to cancel, but I'm pretty sure all gyms make their money by people signing up and not coming. It's pretty much a scam for everyone, unless you're actually going to go every day. For $35 a month or $420 a year you can buy your own elliptical machine or professional weight set. I've had my membership for about a year but haven't really started going until recently.
If you're not sure about a gym membership I suggest doing videos at home. The yoga instructor at this gym gave me the foundation to start doing yoga at home, which I discovered are the exact same workouts from YouTube. Go figure. The classes make this gym better than planet fitness, blink or the cheaper chains, but it can be improved.
Needs better maintenance. Very dusty. Smelly bathroom. Could be so much better. Nevertheless I am there every other day. Come on retro. We can do better
