LA Fitness

It’s a god damn LA fitness. Of course it’s going to be busy. Go Wednesday-​Friday and you’re good to go. The facility is really nice, great outdoor pool and volleyball court. Locker rooms are kept clean. Cheap monthly rate. All in all, I’d definitely recommend.

This gym is awful. I have had only disappointing experiences here. The building needs a long overdue interior update. It is dirty and gross. I don’t need my gym to be a palace. It could be a shed with the bare necessities. However if I am tied to a gym with a monthly contract it would be nice to see a little effort put into it. 1. DO NOT CARPET ANY PART OF A GYM. The amount of salty sweat that has been ground into that carpet is disgusting. 2. The space is poorly set up. They would be better off gutting the place and starting over again. 3. The ventilation is non existent. I could maybe look past all of this and at the gym as an inexpensive, get the job done local place to work out if I didn’t find the staff so goddam unpleasant, cheep, snakey and only looking out for my next dollar. There has been one, and only one front desk associate that has been a great example of kind, caring and customer service. The other front desk associates should give all their hours to him. The person who had me sign up was plenty nice and friendly up until I handed over my contract with my signature and from that moment on has been an unpleasant, salty bitch. As a gym competing in this area they should be all over their costumer service. Make it a place that I am excited to walk into, see a smiling face and get my workout started. A place that I am excited to start or finish my day. I have canceled my contract and will never go back or recommend this gym to anyone under it’s current management and physical state.

This LA Fitness location is now closed (10÷16÷13) and has moved to a new location at Lincoln and Jefferson.

This places smells like ass. Not just any ordinary ass… like a geriatric person’s ass. Sure the equipment has all been updated since the former establishment… but the carpets haven’t been changed or walls haven’t painted since they moved in. And this place is a maze! There are lots of hallways and separate rooms and everything is so cramped. I hate this place.
There is 1 ab machine.
There are ANTS in the group fitness area — doing downdog while you’re dodging ants on the floor around your fingers is quite dangerous… which, by the way, the group glasses aren’t closed off… so people are sitting there watching and walking by… while you’re trying to focus on the instructor…
Which brings me to… yes… get some new instructors, will you? Maybe that know what they’re doing! For real… the instructors here are older than your grandma. And I swear, I took a Zumba class and we were just running from wall to wall… WTF?
And the locker rooms… So. Nasty. It smells like people have been pissing on their CARPETED floors for decades. And maybe fix a sink or two so you have more than 1 functioning sink… and leaky toilets that flood the floors? Really? Come on! You guys are a HUGE corporation! Get your shit together!
The only reason i had joined was I kept getting these offers to come back since I was a member at Bally’s — turned LA Fitness… when I was in there, they said they’d ensure that they’d give me access to the new LA Fitness that they were building in Westchester, which is on the way to and from work. Alas, when the gym was finally built, I was denied entry stating that I needed an upgraded membership and to pay an additional enrollment fee and more a month. I went back to the guy that signed me up… to no avail. Such bullshit, so I cancelled.
I’m so glad I joined Gold’s!

DO NOT SIGN UP FOR LA FITNESS. BAIT AND SWITCH AND SHADY BUSINESS PRACTICES. ESPECIALLY STAY AWAY FROM PERSONAL TRAINING!
I would give this gym 0 stars if I could. I wish I had seen the horrible reviews on Unilocal before getting tricked and swindled by this place. They straight up lie to you about what the contract says, do not give you a chance to read the contract before signing it, and trying to cancel your membership is a nightmare. I am currently in a dispute with them, and I will update this later on. But I just want to warn everyone out there right now: STAY AWAY FROM LA FITNESS ENTIRELY UNLESS YOU WANT THEM TO SUCK ALL YOUR MONEY AND LIE TO YOU. They are all complete scum.

The only two positives of this place is the view and, at least when I went which was around 5:30, there weren’t too many people there. All of the weights were still on the rack and everything was neat and in order. Besides that, this place is tiny and it feels crammed. The décor is disgusting, the locker room is gross. I don’t think this place has had a makeover in decades.

This place definitely has its pros and cons!
The pros include the beautiful location and the people that that work there. The staff every time I have been there have been really friendly! Much more pleasant than any of the other La Fitness’s or the old Ballys. The other big pro is that they have racquetball courts!
Now for the cons… as other people have stated and not lied about, the bathrooms are terrible! Dirty, smelly, humid and why is the toilet so low that I feel like I am back in Korea crapping into a hole in the floor but yet the pisser is so high I almost feel like I should be on my tip toes to take a leak and I’m 5’10. Also there is no circulation so it is dank and humid with fans that feel nice… sort of but they are just blowing stale air around. I don’t understand why you cant vent this place some how… seriously cut a hole in the wall and install a vent with a fan!
This place has great people, great courts, standard machines, terrible hygiene, but ironically all the weights are in order on the racks which is really surprising and nice! I really like this gym and the potential it has… it just needs a little work to be a gem!

Nice neighborhood, and that’s the only positive about this gym. Everything else is below standard. The building itself is in disrepair., the gym layout is illogical, the place is dirty, the carpets are disgusting, the air is stuffy, broken machines never get repaired, sink in the women’s bathroom has been out of order for two months (that is if you are brave enough to enter the bathroom). There is absolutely nothing good about this gym except the location, very close to my home. But the price of convenience is too high, I need to find another gym…

I have been a member of Bally’s LA Fitness since 1994. I say that to show my loyalty. In regards to this Marina Del Rey Location, it needs help. The facility if old. The bathrooms are atrocious. At least the equipment was upgraded a few years ago.
I also had a bad experience there today. I signed a friend up for a VIP pass
It’s a a complimentary 2 week pass that is not a guest pass (
) or requires a $ 15 drop-​in fee. The front desk person didn’t understand so he brought in a manager. She said we had to pay $ 15 guest pass fee. I said that this is not a guest pass (which is a 3 day non-​fee pass anyways) and that it was a VIP pass. She then asked if my guest was a local resident. We said he wasn’t but that shouldn’t matter — it doesn’t state anywhere that he has to be.
Basically, she said my guest could work out today but that he couldn’t get a VIP pass. She basically didn’t care about supporting the current loyal member (me) by following the rules established by corporate and instead only cared that she wasn’t going to be able to convert my guest to a paying customer membership.
I didn’t want to escalate the situation (although I did mention that there was no mention of local residency with either guest or VIP passes on the LA Fitness website where you claim them)…so we just continued with our workout today.
This is an opportunity for management there to improve their customer service and focus on customer loyalty.

Love this place. Gave me motivation to start working out regularly again. Gorgeous view, room to breathe and nice people.

I have been a gym member for about a year and a half.
I really have enjoyed my time at this gym. I feel like the staff is really friendly and helpful. Most of the time I just went in and out. I mean is that not the purpose of a gym? To go work out and leave?
I feel like most reviews for gym have these incredibly high expectations. I would almost be bold enough to say impossible standards.
I have really enjoyed my time here. Unfortunately, I moved from Brentwood to Venice. It’s a bit of a drive for me to make it to the gym.
At L.A. Fitness they allowed me to sign up for a program where I was able to bring up to 2 guests every visit and take unlimited amount of classes a month.
I really found a passion for Pilates.
Judy at the Westwood branch is amazing! If you have time to take her class I promise if your willing to make the commitment she will re transform your body!
Another thing to note when I exited the program it was extremely easy. No one made me feel uncomfortable or stressed. I think that is really important. Especially coming from a position in customer service. Thanks guys I appreciate it.
[[As an overview from my perspective]]
1.) Tons of Locations: I would take friends to the gym with me in Tempe AZ, Cerritos CA, etc.
2.) Equipment was always clean.
3.) CLASSES: They have a variety of different classes. I took beginning dance, yoga, Pilates, spinning etc. They were all fun and it was a good way to get your bang for your buck.
4.) Sauna room: I didn’t discover this until the tail end of my membership but this room is key. A great way to relax after a run.
If your interested in these things listed above I would highly recommend giving this place a try.

If I wasn’t coming with someone who had previously been here, I would have just gone home or to another LA Fitness. There’s no actual LA Fitness sign anywhere, except for the flyer on the door. I walked in and thought to myself «Where am I going???» Because the minute you step inside, you start going up and down stairs, turning left and right. Man will I regret coming here, I thought to myself.
First thing I did was visit the restroom, which tell you the place is old. As I walked by the machines to get to the restrooms, it was so stuffy! They had a fan blowing, but that was useless!
After traveling down the maze some more, I get to the machines, which I find are BRAND NEW! Yes, that’s right… everything was new (ok I didn’t check the treadmills, just the machines near the weights). I had never seen a Smith machine so new, and not squeaky! And their weights… oh my! Not only is everything organized, but they have 7.5lbs, 12.5lbs, 32.5 lbs dumbbells and more! How nice and NEW! I was impressed, if you can’t tell.
My boyfriend also ended up spotting some actor from the 80s! It figures that he’d be here, and not in Hollywood (ha!).
We had no problem parking. And we even went for a 3 mile jog around the marina. I am totally coming back here one day!
And the staff was nice, too!
Come back here if you’ve written a review before… you’ll probably love it!

This LA Fitness location is a bit of a mixed bag. LA Fitness was in a bind and had to find a new location quickly and took over the old Marina Fitness. It’s my understanding this will only be temporary and they will eventually move to a big, new location.
Positives:
Nice staff
All new machines/​equipment — literally all new when they opened
Great view of the water and marina from the top floor
Good clientele
Negatives:
Old building
Old locker rooms/​bathrooms
Can be kind of like a dungeon in the cardio room downstairs
Overall I think the positives outweigh the negatives here!

I’m a somewhat newer member to this gym, and when I signed up I was already familiar with LA Fitness. Paying $ 30 a month and got a deal on no sign up fee. Hours of operation are good, they are open until midnight Mon-​Thurs.
It is a very small location in regards to other gyms, but for me its very close to home. The equipment seems pretty new and the Cardio room has plenty of machines which is nice. When I signed up I honestly just said to myself, this is perfect and was very happy with the decision.
Jeff who signed me up was very cool and helpful in getting me started there. He was polite and knowledgeable, and gave some great input and tips on the hours and the location overall. Jeff gets an A+ for being a good guy from me, and he seems like an asset to the operation.
But the killer for me… honestly lost 2 stars for this alone… (drum roll)
The bathrooms are awful !! Literally worse than I remember them being in high school, they are gross and old and smelly. Giving them the benefit of the doubt, they might get cleaned once a week!!! Now I am a guy, mind you — but even to my best opinion it was sad and gross. I really hope they see this review, maybe decide to hire someone to actually clean them a couple times a day. It’s not like the 2 guys at the front counter were doing anything at 11pm!!! Sorry guys, but you don’t even say «goodbye» when I leave… So go do something!
I guess 3 stars is still an «A-​Ok»… so this is not a bad review then right? Cause I am happy with the place overall… but if your used to a big gym, this is not the place for you. And if you have to sit down on the toilet seat when you pee, I suggest you high tail it home cause you don’t want to use the pottie at this place!

I have been a member of a gym for many years (mostly competitors). There’s nothing worse than working all day, and looking forward to getting to the gym when you’re off, only to find the gym packed, no available equipment, spinning class full, etc. So, your one-​hour workout just got extended to two hours, because you had to wait your turn for the equipment you needed.
I have been coming to this gym since early 2011 (before LA Fitness took over in June 2011). A lot of members from the old gym were skeptical about the new régime, and didn’t want corporate America coming in and taking over their neglected ‘Mom and Pop” gym.
Like it or not, LA Fitness did come in and take over. All I have to say is «Thank Goodness»! LA Fitness replaced all the old, dated, and broken equipment with brand new state-​of-​the-​art equipment, painted the walls, etc. I mean, ya, it’s an old building, which presents its own set of challenges, but short of tearing down the the old Marina Fitness facility and building new from the ground up, these challenges aren’t going to go away. However, I do understand LA Fitness is woking on a brand new facility in the area. LA Fitness could have easily closed everything down, until the new facility was ready… but, instead, they replaced all the equipment and presented a number of new and different fitness options to members that weren’t available before.
Some of the many things I like about this club are:
— No waiting for machines or equipment (maybe I shouldn’t publicly announce this)
— Friendly staff and members
— The GM is one of the best, I’ve seen — He has integrity, he genuinely cares about helping members achieve their goals; and he is extremely knowledgable about fitness and training, and best of all… the GM focuses on customer service. (nobody knows what this is anymore!)
— And… Free Parking with no time limit!!!
Say what you want, but this is a great fitness option for the price… if you are serious about meeting your fitness goals, that is. If your objective is something other than fitness… maybe you’re not the right fit here. Just sayin’…

i’m done.
i really tried to stick it out. i spent the last several months coming to their new spot, regardless of its’ shortcomings. then, i asked them to change my ONE club membership to another location closer to me since we moved 7.6 miles away. i figured it would only be fair since the ONE club i signed up for, which i used to spend 5 minutes walking to, closed down and moved 2.8 miles away (see previous reviews). i thought it would be fair.
apparently, not quite an even trade in LA Fitness’s eyes.
what they thought was fair was upgrading me to the ALL club for an additional $ 99. i don’t need more than ONE club. i thought my business was worth more than that. i thought that when they inconvenienced me by closing the ONE club i had without any discount or, for that matter, some apology for said inconvenience, that they would be inclined to work with me. sadly, no. the icing on the cake was that after i asked to cancel my account at the front desk, they fiddled around on the computer for a couple minutes, then handed me a paper to MAIL in to complete the cancellation… WTF??? i opened my account in person, pay electronically via my bank account, BUT, i have to use snail mail to cancel my account. seriously?
sigh.
fin.

I hate this LA Fitness. The equipment is always dirty… and the worst part is the scummy people who sell memberships there. If you want to find a capital D. for dbags in LA… this is where they can be found.
I have never argued with somebody so much about what a free pass means when I wanted to bring my friend to the gym.
I have never argued with somebody about how it’s not a better deal for me to put down a one time payment of $ 250 and pay $ 30/​month versus paying $ 40/​month with no committment… since I was only staying 8 months.
Hate this place. I had no choice since there are no other gyms around.

*** CLOSED: 27Jun 2011 for remodeling. ***
I’ve complained for years that this location was
in need of a makeover. That day has come, or
has it? I’m confused! Here’s what happened:
I show up to workout today (28Jun’11) only to
find a completely empty facility w/​sign saying
«Closed as of 10pm 27Jun, but Open 28Jun at
14 045 Panay Way, Marina del Rey, CA 902 912».
They removed all equipment & chairs overnite!
(Panay location is the Marina Fitness Center.)
Why move an established location like a thief
in the night to remodel it? That is suspicious.
There was no notice … nothing. So I drive to
Marina Fitness Ctr to find they’ve got all new
LAFitness machines, but hey, it’s drabby too
and lacks central A/​C. (ugh) So what gives?
I was sweating like a Hebrew slave up in ‘er!
When I asked if Marina Fitness Ctr will become
a new LAFitness, or did it temporarily move just
to refurbish old location, no receptionist knows?
It’s all weird. I worked out at Marina Fitness Ctr,
but I’m not happy how the sudden move occured.
*** Someone really got some explaining to do. ***

After two weeks during which every available water fountain was broken, they fixed BOTH at ONCE. I couldn’t believe it.
When I realized that’s how low my expectations of this place had sunk, I was happy to see that their lease is ending at the end of June.
I can’t wait to try the Fox Hills Gold’s or the Slauson 24 Hour Fitness. Both of those average more than one star on Unilocal,so – in comparison – they’re probably going to be fantastic. They probably also don’t make their EMPLOYEES pay for fans when the A/​C breaks (annually).
In fact, I really should Not wait to try them. LA Fitness requires a one-​month notice for membership cancellations. Otherwise, I’d be paying for time spent working out at a gym that doesn’t exist.

Even though I have been a loyal membership holder of the LA Fitness in Marina del Rey, I would only give them 2 out of 5 stars.
Most of the equipment is dated and often times out of order. There are only a total of 6 (SIX) televisions in the gym. All cardio equipment is downstairs and do NOT have individual televisions like a lot of other gyms have.
All weight machines are on the second floor and for three summers in a row the A/​C in the building was out… which meant 90F+ in the work out areas! A bit ridiculous but since I already put $ 400 down and have a $ 20/​mo rate and the fact it is a 10 minute walk from my house in Marina/​Venice, I have continued going here.
I try not to dwell too much on the negative facts and just focus on doing weights here and cardio elsewhere (ie. running on the beach!)