Erick Barrios
October 25, 2017 12:08
Been going here for almost 10 years - so I hope who ever reads this takes this into account. I am not simply writing this to spite this location but rather express my thoughts after being a member for a decade.
It was great, at first, now it's very run down and the management sucks. The bathrooms are nasty, showers are falling apart and they use cheap quick fixes to keep things running.
I usually go there at the same time every day, and one time I did not have my card to swipe in because my car was at the shop. I give the guy my phone number which always works at other La ditnesses as they can pull up your account but he tells me he needs to see my ID. This is a person who sees me come in almost daily... I was not pleased as he told me the "this is LA fitness policy..." and shows me a print out. OK, cool sorry bro, been working out here for longer than you have worked and you see me come in all the time.
Anyways, back to the gym; machines are constantly "out of order", some dumbells are falling apart, cardio equipment is super dated - specially the treadmills. It's very hard to find one you can actually run on as most of them stick and may cause one to badly hurt their knees.
The pool is very disgusting, I used to swim every morning and now I don't. Last time I went swimming, I got sick for a week! There is always algae in it.
I have been reading other reviews and I would have to agree with most of the comments about the staff. Most of them do not care, and are more involved with talking to each other and watching YouTube on their phones than to actually help their members. In addition, some employees seem to feel like they have some kind of global authority because they work there. I have referred a few friends to LA fitness because overall LA is not a bad deal but they go into this location and come out severely disappointed.
In summary, I wish corporate would send some much needed help down - this is a gym located in a prime intersection. All the new business coming into town and apartments and homes building in the area would most likely have other gyms renovating and making sure the staff is on point to grow their business but not this one! Amazed how something like this could still be going. Glad I am moving soon so I can visit much nicer LA fitness locations.