Adcope Athletic Club

I don’t even know where to begin as there are just so many things wrong with this gym. To be honest, I am completely unsure how the health department hasn’t stepped in to address some of the more unsanitary issues I noticed.
I was a member for only a couple of months. It’s a bit deceptive with their marketing tactics of what they have to offer. Sure they offer a pool, hot tubs in the locker rooms, an indoor ‘track’ and more. What they fail to tell you is the list of things wrong with all they offer.
STAFF: When I initially joined Adcope, I had inquired about taking some initial measurements to track my progress. I was told they don’t do that. I inquired about fitness /​weight loss challenges and was told that they don’t do them as there isn’t much of a ‘community’ vibe and people just workout and leave. The girl even said she was leaving in two weeks and ‘didn’t mind being honest’. Basically, if you need anything that normal gyms offer that involves a staff member, don’t bother. You’re on your own. Fine, I can deal with that but there are bigger issues at hand.
A couple weeks later I inquired about personal training. The male staff I spoke with handed me a flyer and told me to email him. Way to upsell! (Not). Potential sales opportunities lost. I took my personal training $$$ to another gym.
Staff was rarely around and when they were, it was staff social hour at the front desk. Not at all helpful and I was often left wondering where management was.
FACILITIES: I could spend forever going on about how outdated the equipment is. I’m pretty sure most of it is left over from Jane Fonda’s workout days in the 80’s-90’s. And the ‘track’??? It’s no track. It’s a path of carpet surrounding the weight room that is almost always blocked by teenagers or equipment not put away. Don’t even bother. You can get better laps in running around the parking lot.
The swimming pool is always cold and dirty. You can see numerous complaints about this on here and their FaceBook page so they are aware of the issue and do nothing about it. The cardio equipment has gunk built up in the crevices and you practically have to pound on the buttons to get them to work.
Most disgusting of all are the hot tubs. They claim they clean them on a ‘weekly’ basis. However, in all of my visits I never even once saw the women’s hot tub clean. It was dirty and murky and even had a distinctive odor to it. Staff even had notes about these things written on their clipboards hanging in plain sight at the front desk (see the pic I am uploading). So even after numerous complaints over several months and their own written documentation, they still do nothing to address the issues. Someone needs to get the health department involved.
I could go on and on but you get the point. Adcope is not a place to get healthy. It’s a place to flashback to the 80’s, chase staff around for answers, and potentially get sick from its unsanitary practices. Avoid it and save your money. There are much better (and cleaner) options throughout the LC Valley.

I am new to Lewiston and here for work. Decided to find a gymn so tonight I walked into Adcope Athletic club. As I approached the front desk I saw a young man who appeared to be the clerk talking to a patron of the gymn. Every other word was f… this and f… that. He stared at me as I walked up to the desk and promptly turned away from me and continued his vulgar conversation with the patron. He completely ignored me for close to a minute. It didn’t take me long to figure out that if this individual running the desk was treating me in this manner, imagine how I would be treated if I was an actual member. No thank you! I recognize there aren’t many options for working out in this area but avoid this place. I also recognize the gymn might actually be decent but gymn management should know you’re only as good as people’s perceptions and first impressions are what people remember. The ads say this place is under new management… can’t imagine what the service was like before. Btw, there’s no option to give zero stars but I would if I could!

This gym has gotten new equipment and is free if you are staying at the Red Lion next door.

Good enough for a hometown gym! I pouted a bit when I pulled into a closed down Gold’s gym parking lot, so this was a huge relief! Weights are spread out, but decent selection for the space provided.

Ok. My review for Adcope has to end up going down. There haven’t been any new machines added since last time I wrote my review. The place has suffered from the Red Lion not allowing routine maintenance to be completed. The hot tubs and steam rooms have been out of order more often than in order. Unless you want access to an indoor pool and racketball courts, Golds gym is a better choice.