Equinox

Joined a few months ago because there was a good promotion with no initiation fee. My favorite class is the yoga– LOVE Raj-​she is the best! Pilates is a harder class if you have a bad back but is great if you use the machines and take a private lesson! Only negative is the limited parking, the lot is always full, so you need to allow extra time for that.

Their hours are not good, especially on weekends. They close at 7. Other than that theyre ok.

Spoiled by other Equinox locations, this location is just A-​OK for me and not much better than an average gym in the area. From the outside, this place looks like a palace and when walking inside it looks the same… only the actual workout areas are cramped and lacking in equipment. A few of the core machines that I considered standard at any gym were simply missing. The second floor is just weird. Like they had to find a spot for things and decided to put them in a random corner. In general, I still find the lack of individual TV’s pretty lame and when you pack cardio equipment in 4 – 5 rows deep like this location, expect to view 40-​min of Ellen on your next run. To boot, there were a few absolutely rude women who think the world owes them something. It doesn’t. I’m not faulting EQ for the attitude of their members, but it’s part of the experience here.
Overall, if you’re looking for classes and a pool, come here. Looks like they have a rad little physical therapy area as well. If you like to use free weights, machines (aka workout) and don’t want to watch Ellen, head to another location.

Equinox is a great franchise if you want to work out, stretch, and/​or chill with clean and modern amenities. I love the option of chilled towels whenever I go to their classes before or after grabbing some grub in their kitchen.
The staff is friendly and helpful. Parking is ample in their lot in the back with attendants to watch over your vehicles. I just wish they would have a pool and even more space and types of machines/​equipment.

Love this gym. The classes are terrific. All the instructors are first rate and really care about the members. The ladies, who clean the ladies’ locker room, keep it very clean and there are always plenty of clean towels. The people at the front desk always welcome me with a hello and a smile. That said, the people at this gym are very rude and inconsiderate. I recently took a Wednesday morning bar class with a sub. I preregistered and arrived five minutes before class. The instructor told me to take my place at a mat. I took my place and after a few minutes a member started yelling that I took her mat. I told her the instructor told me to go to an empty mat. An older Asian lady, that was with her, started yelling and touched my arm. I moved to another empty mat and another member came running into the studio yelling get off the mat. The instructor said that she put 29 mats on the floor and that there are 29 people on the list. I asked her to show me an empty mat because l had been kicked off two mats. She pointed to a rolled up mat in the corner of the gym and then made a general announced to be kind to one another. When l said I can’t believe the behavior she said «let’s get over it.»
I am going back to the late afternoon classes which are less crowded with nicer members and caring instructors. Too bad, since the gym is expensive, l should be able to take a class without being humiliated.

Been coming to equinox for a few years now. Really love this club, much more then just a gym, more of s a lifestyle here. They have a nice snack bar with fresh juices and healthy smoothies along with food. Take advantage of the tanning deck during the summer by the pool. I think it really blows away the other gyms in the area. You get what you pay for with equinox.

Love this gym!!! I feel like I’m going to the spa every day. The classes are excellent, the trainers are amazing. Gym is very clean. Love that they offer Kiehls products for showering. This is as good as it gets!

my top two favorite equinox locations!
I’m usually here on weekends. so not sure what it’s like during the week.
on weekends when it gets crowded there are parking guides. they tell you where to park. they don’t park car for you.
steam room — 5 stars. always hot.
pool — 5 stars. 25 yards in length.
out door sun deck — biggest kept secret!
showers — 3 stars. they don’t close bottle tops and it gets messy. some showers have weak pressure.
staff — on weekends seems understaffed in maintenance crew.
love this location!
wish — facial lotion with sun screen, please! love kiehl products which equinox provides in locker room: body wash, shampoo, conditioner, body lotion, and facial lotion.

I’ve been to probably 20 different gyms over the past two years and I’ve never been as impressed with a gym as I was with this one. I came early on a Sunday morning with my roommate who has a membership. The location was extremely clean and I saw multiple workers wiping down machines, refilling towels, and putting away equipment.
The gym had an ample amount of cardio machines so there was no waiting. The pool area, yoga room, and all areas of the gym were well organized. All of the equipment seemed well maintained and the snack bar even had a nice selection of products.
I will definitely be getting myself a membership for the new year.

I don’t why this location has 4 stars since it isn’t that great.
This place has 3 floors. The 1^st floor has a playroom, cardio machines with TVs overhead, 1 – 2 squat racks, a stretching area, bench presses, dumbbells, etc. The 2^nd floor has some treadmills, bikes, other weight machines, a room for classes, and the locker rooms. The 3^rd floor has the pool.
Every time I came here, it was on a Saturday in the late afternoon so the gym was pretty empty. However, here are the cons:
— Towels. Everywhere. People also don’t return their barbells/​weights and leave them on the floor. This location could hire some more maintenance people to help tidy things up. I know in the SoHo location, they hire people who specifically rack and organize the weights.
— The showers and steam room closed 30 min before the actual gym closes. Again, I’ve never experienced this in SoHo.
— Pretty much no service throughout the whole gym. I’ve had this problem in other locations but that was because it was underground.
And here comes my biggest issue. I came with a friend so he could use my free week trial. Apparently there weren’t any sales reps that day so the front desk person automatically thought it was okay to let him use my free day pass. I didn’t even realize she was going to assign him the day pass and thought she would just let him in since we went through the hassle of coming here. But nope, she said he has to either use the day pass or he can’t use the gym at all. We ended up leaving.
We came again the next day to see if he could use the free week trial and this time, a different front desk person just had him show his drivers license, fill out a form, then said we were good to go. I thought it was weird that we didn’t have to see a sales rep this time but didn’t question it. I just figured the person the day before was more strict. At the end of our gym session, we both receive an email saying he was given the free DAY pass. NO. NO NO NO. We ask the front desk guy about this and he tells me to call them back the next day to reverse it and assign him the week pass.
Overall, I don’t think I’d return to this location. If I wanted to have a bad experience or deal with incompetent staff, I’d go to a cheap gym. Makes me wonder what they do with everyone’s membership money.

I really love it here, more importantly the classes are amazing and push you to do more. Seriously within a week I was able to fit back into my hospital work scrubs. It’s never really crowded, the machines are clean, new and up to date. Also, it is extremely clean here, seriously, someone is always cleaning. The steam room is cool, the people are nice, the food is delicious and the atmosphere is great !

I used to be a member at LA Fitness until I came here. A friend brought me and I thought I wouldn’t join because it is pricy but after spending a week working out at equinox I signed up. It’s clean and not over crowded. You can see that everyone who is a member is dedicated to working. The showers have khiels shampoo/​conditioner/​soap. Also, when you are working out there are always staff walking offering towels and there to help you with any questions. I have been a member for almost 5years and it is definitely worth the money

Equinox while it is on the pricey side of gym memberships (one can get one ranging 30 $ a year to 200 $) is as good as it gets in NYC.
I do find the people who frequent the gym serious about working out. This isn’t a meat market gym as some others can be all about socializing and checking out the opposite sex while working out …
Cardio machines are clean and spaced out ok. People are still lined side to side close to one another but you do have decent waking space between the rows.
Free Weights are generally ordered in the right places.
There is always someone cleaning the locker room — brushing the hair away, wiping the floor of water or sweat. Its also good that the locker room is tiled and not carpeted. Showers are equipped with lithos body wash, shampoo and conditioner if that’s your brand of choice too!
I do prefer the lockers at wall at as they have the high tech lockers with a personal combination. At great neck you have to bring your own lock to lock your locker. I noticed most people don’t lock their belongings.
I’ve taken a lot of classes at the gym from yoga, to Pilates to cycling to cardio… Even a rough boot camp. I’ve not taken the aqua aerobics ones yet. Every teacher is always accommodating. I’ll definitely leave more tips on the classes when I get to them!

Pros:
— on site free parking, with free valet
— day care center for kids
— sun deck
Cons:
— every mom in Long Island comes here
— super crowded from 8am-​1pm
— not as clean as their midtown location
— more gossiping than working out
— lots of snotty women

I had a fantastic Thai Yoga session with Evans Resilien at the Equinox in Great Neck, NY. He offered to try it on me and it was so therapeutic and made me feel so much better. He stretched me every which way and it was just what I needed to loosen up my muscles and body. I am all aches and pains since I was in a rollover car accident last year. I highly recommend Evans for a massage and/​or one f the Thai Yoga sessions. He is easy to be with and has a great touch.
JH

I was a member of Sports Club LA in West LA which was taken over by Equinox a few years back. It was the BEST club I had ever joined. When the takeover happened, we were a little taken back, but then I LOVED Equinox. I recently moved to NY and was interested in joining again, but some friends told me that I would love LA Fitness (they obviously do not know my taste preference). I joined and went once. Well, luckily, for me, I met with Elyse at the Great Neck Equinox. She was so sweet and so helpful. I joined right on the spot and I will tell you I am so excited to be back at the gym and part of the Equinox family again. I can not wait to attain my winter goals and Equinox motivates me!!!
I am going to try working out at the Woodbury location today, I will see how this one is! I am so very excited!

The club is pristine and the staff is super-​friendly. Also, during peak hours, it’s not out of the ordinary to find lots of empty spots on the cardio machines. The trainers are very knowledgeable and not pushy like at other gyms. Yes the parking lot is crowded, as someone else here griped, but that would be my only complaint.

This afternoon was a trying time at the pool, again. The middle lane is designated as Fast but a male walker and leaping swimmer were there when I arrived. The swimmer was slow and won’t follow the etiquette to let me go, even after I explained to him. Soon all three lanes filled with at least three people. It’s very frustrating. I normally won’t get out of the pool to complain because it cuts into my time — 20 min is all I need. But I’ve a little more time on hand so got out of the pool. The phone on deck didn’t work. I had to go to the spa room to find a staff. When I returned to the lane, the male walker (who’s good, yielding to us) left and was replaced by a female walker. Another swimmer from right lane asked if she’s swimming or walking, she replied that she’s doing both. In fact she’s walking only. I ran into her every full lap and touched her butt — she’s walking — and has the gut to stay in the FAST lane. Where is the common courtesy?!
Finally the club manger came up but nothing happened. He said the walker won’t move, there’s nothing he could do. Really?!
The other day I saw an asian female spitting. So I asked the club if they could put up a sign indicating spitting is NOT allowed. A female staffer dismissed me out right: «oh she’s probably just letting the water out …» Did sucking deep into your gut and spit qualify? The club replied that they can’t put up that sign. There would be too many signs to post. He has a point. The world is flat and people come with their own set of traditions and cultures.
It seemed the rule breakers get the better deal. Why do we follow the law, I often wondered.
Will the club enforce the rule they set? No walkers in fast lane, and slow swimmers yield to fast swimmers or they move to slow lane. If the club feel they’re powerless to regulate, then they shouldn’t be in this biz in the first place.
Music is always too loud in the locker room. Parking lots is always too full — yes, they’ve half a dozen valets working seven days a week.

Customer Service here Sucks! for the amount of people pay here there should be at least 2 people checking in ppl at rush hour not one! When I went in I had to talk to a manager and they made me wait because the manager was «working out» excuse me? are you on the clock and working out? I have been on Equinos all over NY and never had I have to wait because the manager was «working out» it felt like I was getting the ran around!
Also the classes here are too packed and the locker room was dirty for equinox standards there wasn’t a maintenance person around. Also there was a nail on the floor of the shower because the towel hanger broke off MEGA LIABILITY!
The parking has 3 parking attendants why don’t we simply build a bigger lot?
the only star I gave this place is because the instructors that conduct the classes there are extremely professional and that what keeps me coming back

Pricey but worth every single penny. The gym is super clean and ultra-​high end. I love all the machines and the weights area. The only qualm I have is a slight lack of parking during peak hours.