Planet Fitness – Gainesville – 13th St

First time here last Sunday afternoon, not too crowded. it’s in the back of a strip mall on US 441 on a bus line. Just remember it’s behind Taco Bell. Huge place with plenty of equipment and overhead TV screens.
The two young men gabbing at the front desk don’t even notice anyone coming or going. Four showers and plenty of lockers, that’s good. This is not ²⁴⁄₇ so check open and close times. Treadmills are the farthest back so hard to see TV screens, much less read captions. The entire place is quite clean, and their only one in town.

Pick another gym. I’m a black key member who travels extensively for work. Not only was the «manger» rude, the gym has very little equipment. No bosu. No balls. No TRX. NOTHING! Doesn’t compare with other PF I’ve been to in many states!

Staff acts like a bunch of 13-​year-​old girls who are consistently always too busy talking with each other than to help with purchasing items, getting massage coins, etc. It would be one thing if they are busy helping customers but they are typically just standing around talking to each other.

Do not go to this club. Terrible ownership and rude, aggressive management. They have too many staff worried about their own egos instead of about your fitness goals and about giving good service. They are very aggressive and rude to customers, and I have suffered harassment more than once from manager and owner. There are other gyms way better than this one that are worth the extra drive and the extra money.
Here is a summation of my very negative and misfortunate experiences there: The owner argued and tried to make me feel bad about refunding a $ 21 overpayment that was their fault. He tried for 20 minutes to talk me out of it and was very rude, even though I could have got it refunded through my credit card company myself, but he wanted to draw it out and kept me there waiting while making rude comments about it and saying things that were none of his business and making me feel bad for asking. (FYI, Do NOT attach a bank account to automatically debit your payment, as if you have a problem with them, it will be much harder to get refunded than a credit card will, and you might be leaving it in the hands of this very difficult franchise owner.)
One of the managers kept watch on me and aggressively confronted me about using the massage chairs twice, even though they are unlimited for black card members, and he aggressively accused me of pulling tokens out of my pocket and got into an argument with me. This was not because any other customers complained but was on his own and volition and was very rude. And finally, the manager CALLED THE POLICE on me for –wait for it– wearing flip flops! Yes, they called the POLICE for WEARING FLIP FLOPS, even though I was already leaving. This was because I have problems with my feet and I tried to talk to them about it. Other clubs have had no problem with it. And again, the police. This is the last place you want to spend your time and money. This is definitely not worth putting up with, even if it is only 10 or $ 20 a month plus a hefty annual fee. Worst experience I have ever had with a business in Gainesville ever.
Better business bureau has several complaints and they have an f rating.

Two female employees at the welcome desk were incredibly rude and unhelpful. Never going back

This location is an awesome place to work out with a very accommodating staff, and the locker rooms were always clean. If your looking for a good environment to work out this is the place. At least go check it out.

I loved my Oceanside, CA PF, but this place is okay. When I go early in the morning, the guy at the front desk is awesome. Any other time of day and there’s these idiots who work the desk. Thankfully, I have a barcoded key tag now so I don’t have to talk to them.

For $ 10/​month, this is such a bargain! All the staff is super friendly and greets you upon arrival and exit. The staff can be seen cleaning constantly and it shows because the place is super clean. It can get busy during the expected hours (ie the after work crowd), but I never have a problem getting a cardio machine during that time. You may have to change up your normal routine if you plan on doing weights, but who cares. I can’t imagine paying for an overpriced gym when there is this option in town!

This Planet Fitness seems brand new, and I was surprised to find out that it’s been open for a few years. It’s always clean, and the equipment is kept in good condition. It can get crowded at certain times for the weights; but if you just want a treadmill or other exercise machine you will have no wait.
I do miss my other PF which was open 24hrs. This one does have some strange operating hours. But for the price, it’s worth it.
There are so many odd reviews on here about weird guys, macho guys making comments etc… haven’t experienced this here; and that really goes against the MO of PF. Most people have head sets on or keep to themselves.

nothing special whatsoever as far as equipment and amenities go. The staff is unprofessional and pretty unwilling to help/​answer questions. Skip it.

Not a bad gym just has pretty limited hours and equipment compared to other gyms in town. The $ 10 a month ads are misleading. The limited membership is $ 10 a month plus a annual fee. If you’re looking for more than a treadmill or elliptical then this isn’t the best choice.

Moving from NYC I can’t see how anyone has a problem with this gym. It is huge, has every weight and machine, and has a jumbo parking lot. To get all this up north would be at least $ 129 a month. This gym is always clean, the staff is helpful, and they have showers. They even have TANNING. All for 10 or 20 bucks a month. I am blown away by how all that is even possible. I am very happy with my membership at this gym. Don’t forget about Pizza night and bagel morning. They also have massage chairs :)

Ive read some reviews speaking of «lunks» hanging in certain areas. Look, a cheap price will bring in cheap people. That said, whether its lunks, hoodlums, psychos, or free loathers, a low price to join certainly isnt going to ward them off. Think about how this corporate chain makes its business. How many members would you say they have paying money that dont use the facility? ~$ 10 a month isnt to much to ignore on your bank statement.
Ive not been to a cheap gym in a long time, so Ive not seen the staring jerks in quite some years.

I used to work out at this gym. It is usually not very crowded and the staff is very friendly. It has the cheapest membership monthly fees at only $ 10. If you are on a budget or live close to this gym I would use it. It is better than some of the other gyms in Gainesville that cost 5 times as much.

So. Yeah. Been a member of this gym for about six months – feelings have been all over the place. I’m glad I didn’t write a review before now because it would have been absolutely schizo. And the only reason I’m writing a review now is …
… our water main burst, so we have no water in our house, and I’m just realizing that this gym has some mighty nice showers.
(Oh, and the gym itself is actually quite nice too.)

I like this gym, it has all the machines I need and is in a great location with lots of parking. What I dont like however is that the whole ‘no judgement zone’ thing is obviously not in place as there is a whole crowd of really buff ‘lunk heads’ who hang around in front of the cardio machines near the weights, mainly talking and checking out the girls working out.
I dont like it, its uncomfortable– and its not only lots of staring, its comments too as you walk past them like ‘daaaamn girl’ Not appropriate for the gym where I like to feel I can just go work out without being harrassed! Not sure if managment is going to disband the groups of leering guys or if it is just going to make women leave who dont enjoy the constant scrutiny as they run!
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Update:
It seems less sleazy these days. Dunno if its because the lunk heads have given up or what, but Its better :)

Gym is so clean, this is like what other reviewers are saying «is not a bodybuilders gym» depending what your goals are this is perfect. Great staff, 4 tanning beds and the monthlies are cheap.
Im very impressed with this gym, I’m pretty spoiled being a member of 24 hour fitness and bally fitness, and add planet fitness to this list which I think could give those 2 companies a run for there money.

It doesn’t feel safe. There was a homeless/​crazy man screaming about «devils» and telling them to get away while pushing his cart through the parking lot when my wife and I went to check it out. There’s no way I’d let her go over there while the sun’s down. It already felt unsafe while the sun was out.

This gym just recently opened and they cater toward everyday people who are just looking to get in better shape and not body builders. Most of the equipment is cardio equipment, but there are also plenty of weight machines and free weights. If you are a serious weightlifter you would probably should not join here.
They have two plans, one for $ 10 a month that includes all of the machines, and one for $ 19.99 a month that also includes unlimited tanning and massage chairs.
Since they place is new it is nice and clean and everything works, hopefully it will stay that way. On the first Monday of the month they have free pizza night so you can try and gain back any weight you may have lost!