Planet Fitness – Melrose Park

Nice clean gym happy they got rid of there manager she was a horrible rude bitch!!! There staff member Flo and Ashley are just wonderful

I use to think this was a good facility until I visited the Planet Fitness on Indianapolis Rd in Indiana and realized that they are all owned by different people and it depends on which owner invested the most for their clients.
Every morning I go in the televisions are turned to Telemondo. The music sucks in the gym. The ceilings are usually leaking and the areas around the machines are roped off meaning you can’t use them. At least 3 or more machines are out of order. Women’s locker room is always missing soap.
I went to the one in Indianan and it had way more machine options!!! Including the stair step machine and I love that machine! It’s ALWAYS clean. The music is awesome so if you forget your headphones it’s ok and the tvs are playing a variety of things to keep you interested while you work out! I’m not going back to this location at Melrose park after seeing what my monthly fee could ACTUALLY get me.

Im a black card member. Which means i can bring a guest. But when i brought my guest the lady behind the desk wouldnt let him in. She keeps saying only for black card holder. And i kept saying i am one, as im showing her my card and she says he can only come if he pays $ 20. I dont understand why i couldnt being him in with me. This was the only location i had an issue with .She was a larger lady there. On sept 16. Around 3 o clock i dont think she belongs there. i couldnt workout

I’m a member of Lifetime Fitness & UFC Gym. This isn’t my gym, I came here as a guest with my Mom. This is my Mom & Sister’s Gym. I only experienced this place once, however it was pleasant… I was a member a few years ago at the Planet Fitness in Naperville, and I left due to the location, closing earlier than I’d like on Sundays, and sometimes the temperature in there was unbearable. If you’re looking for a gym that has everything but the bells & whistles, this is your place. I will mention that Planet Fitness has a bad rep… candy on the counters, pizza night, bagel mornings, etc. I’m not sure why that is but you know, everything is ok in moderation. If you’re coming here to cut your workout short and load up on carbs, your fitness program will probably not work well for you. This place is nothing fancy, and I don’t mean that in a negative way, it has the basics of everything you need for a decent workout, and very affordable. As with most gyms, if you want more… they come with additional costs. I’m not sure what the extras are here but it seems they have them.
I came in on a Sunday afternoon — plenty of cardio machines open. This place is well lit, clean, bright, and the temperature was good. The locker room was clean too, you just need to bring your own lock. I was able to get my 30 minute cardio workout in as well as 30 minute arm/​shoulder workout. We were pressed for time so I had an «express» workout.
I recommend this place if you’re looking to get a workout in and not looking for a pool, sauna, spa, etc. It has what you need for a healthy lifestyle, and is very affordable as well!

Though this location has been open for more than a few hand full of years, it’s seen more than its fair share of people who come to this gym regularly.
Beginning my casual gym experience at this location, which has helped me snow ball into looking amazing with rock hard abs, toned arms and legs… Thanks Planet Fitness for making gymming affordable, and looking great in the mirror, Priceless.
Oh, he I think it’s time to change out the belts on the treadmills and also change out the removable parts in tanning beds for new ones (they’re more than well worn)

I am a bit surprised at the reviews for this location. The gym is clean, the equipment all works and is maintained and the staff is always pleasant and accommodating. They do keep the no judgement vibe also. TI do have the black card but stopped tanning so I may changee the membership I have but even with the tanning it is only 20.00 a month, My only concerns here is the parking lot. At night it is a it shady in that area and for a women it is a little scary walking to my car. I also wish they did classes once a week.

If I could give a negative review I would. This company as a whole is complete garbage. I cancelled this gym membership bc I have an Xsport membership and have had one for years. I signed up for Planet Fitness bc it was super close and the tanning was included. I decided since I no longer fake bake that I wanted to cancel. I went to cancel on February 27,2015. The employee working said in order for me to cancel I needed to pay March so I said ok and gladly paid thinking they weren’t going to charge my card again. WRONG they charged me in person as well as on my credit card. I have been trying to get a refund since March 1, 2015 when I noticed the double payment. Whenever I call to speak with the manager he’s never available. They don’t ask for my name or number to call me back they want me to come in. This is an inconvenience to me as the customer. So I take the time to go in every 2 weeks and he tells me oh I’m waiting on the District Manager. I’m so pissed a refund should not take this long. I work in the accounting department for a billion dollar a month company we do refunds the same day or next day there is no 2.5 month wait period for a refund. Absolute garbage!!! Do not waste your time or money coming joining this gym. Go join Xsport express for $ 10, but I recommend the all access pass for $ 39 its way better than this crap hole gym that just gives customers the runaround.

I won’t be returning to this location. As a visitor, it would have been nice for the staff to give me a run down of the layout, but as soon as they punched in my number, they walked away and contued conversing with each other. The locker room was trashed, toilets were dirty, and no toilet paper on the rolls. Very unimpressed.

Worst planet fitness I’ve been to and I have been to plenty of pf all over the country. The staff are lazy and not friendly and not helpful. They don’t do any work and they don’t clean up the gym like the staff in other gyms. The weights are all over the gym and not in one place and are not in the correct spots if they somehow magically reappear on the racks. The people who go there to workout are mean and nasty and dirty. The stupid kids take the small weights and workout in the heavy weight section taking up all my space, so I have to move the heavy weights across to the light weight section to workout. Annoying!!! The night staff guy is extremely lazy and does no work at all. The water from the fountain tastes FOUL so you are either forced to buy from the cooler or bring your own. I have been a pf member for years in NY but here in IL I will have to switch gyms.

This gym is ok the staff is ok and the tanning beds seem to be clean most of the time. My main problem is that they have put me into a tanning bed that has been broken the last three times I’ve been there. Every time I have alerted the front desk person that the bed shut off on me and still it hasn’t been fixed. If you’re not going to fix it then stop putting people in it common sense. The manager never seems to be there so I guess it makes sense why nothing gets taken care of.

You can’t beat the price. The staff is nice but you often have to wait to check in or ask questions at the front desk. I have had numerous times when I have had to wait long periods for a treadmill during peak times. I’ve even done other workouts and left before one became available. They have one good tanning bed but the others are old and you often wait for the good one.

Even though this is the gym that I live closest to, I don’t like it! You have to wait to check in, you have to wait for the massage tables. And then after I get on the massage table, they only give me 10 minutes. I should be able to get more than 10 minutes because I’m a black card member and I’m paying for it every month. There’s also some machines that are broke and have been broke for a while. I work on my abs a lot, and both of the ab machines are broke, so I have to go in the 30 minute room just to work on my abs. They also don’t have a 12 minute ab area, but the other planet fitness locations do. In the ladies locker room, people are leaving their locks in the locker so nobody else can use the locker. There’s a sign that clearly says don’t leave your lock on the lockers overnight or they’ll be removed. That rule is NOT enforced. They can go sooooo much better!

Out of the 10 Planet Fitness locations I’ve been to this is the worst. The equipment and men’s locker room are both very dirty and not maintained properly. The bathroom stalls are always out of order. Only one hand dryer works. I’ve have seen equipment out of service there for over 3 months. The ceiling is leaking. Did I mention that I don’t think the equipment is ever cleaned thoroughly? The place is always overcrowded. I am shocked that the standards of Planet Fitness do not come across all locations. Some of the staff is great but majority clearly don’t want to be there. The location hours on the weekends are horrible. The parking lot has trash in it every time i go to there. Over-​all it is a run down, dirty location that needs vast improvements to get up to the standard of other Planet Fitness locations I have visited.

Good trainer, clean. one problem is they need to keep up maintainance on broken quipment. Some of the machines I Pod chargers are broken or some equipment is out of order.

I really like this location. A few of the customers who like to have a loud convo while they’re both on the treads AND wear entirely too much perfume in a gym need to realize they’re there to work out, not socialize or impress anybody. But the workers are very cool. The place is ALways clean. The music isn’t blaring. (I’m failing to name the P.F. locations where the aforementioned items ARE obnoxious). The dude behind the counter even watched my gym bag tonight when I found out my padlock key was M.I.A. For the money and the value of the equipment and cleanliness of the joint, I only wish they were open late on weekend so I wouldn’t have to travel to either the Elmwood or Cicero locations. (Oh, darn… I mentioned them after all).

I really love this gym … I haven’t run into any problems yet. It’s the very first gym I have ever signed up for. The staff are all extremely friendly. The prices are cheap … I pay $ 20 a month for a full membership with all the extra’s. The gym can get pretty busy though if you go during peak ours, especially in the evening. I like going during the night. I show up at around 2 am and it’s empty, which is perfect for me. The machines are wonderful and there is a big selection. Everyone is non-​judgmental, and you don’t get all the unwanted staring. I am by no means a skinny, tiny person and I feel very comfortable coming here. Splurge and get the black card, you get free hair cuts and tanning! They even have the options of stand up or sit down. I really do like coming to this Planet Fitness, and I am going to be very sad when I move and have to switch locations!

I love planet fitness but this location is just ridiculous ! I came here with friend of mine on Monday evening, what a disappointment, front desk staff taking care about personal business texting on their cellphone, entertaining girls ! I really don’t care about this but what really got me was the fact that the air condition was off, sweet Jesus it’s summer 90 outside and they got no AC I asked this one guy to put AC on I was told he would do it so I went to run after 10 min I came back because I couldn’t breath it was super extremely hot ! And I asked him again what’s going on with AC I was told they can’t go lower now manager needs to approve this I asked for manager I was told she was gone and there is nothing they can do about, I told them I will complaint about this situation one of the guys (short Latino kid) told me I don’t have to be here in very rude way with nasty attitude ! I was like ok and I left, very unprofessional front desk people (with this skills he should be flipping burgers at McDonald’s not working front desk) I don’t remember his name but started with O. As much as I love planet fitness I do my best not to come back to this location very bad experience, nothing like this one I go in elmwood park

The price is great, but you get what you pay for. Sometimes I have to wait to be checked in or to go tanning bc the people at the counter are busy flirting with the guests or are using their cellphones.
I frequently have to wander around the gym looking for paper towels to wipe down a machine. I love how they have signs posted that inform guests that cellphones are limited to the lobby, yet they don’t enforce the rule. If you go in the late afternoon it’s almost guaranteed that half of the people on the treadmills are talking on their phones.
Great deal, but be prepared to be annoyed.

Cleanliness, good number of machines, and friendly staff makes this place absolutely worth the very low Planet Fitness member fees.
The gym is pretty spacious, does as good of a job as they can at temperature control, and keeps the music at an enjoyable level (you can block it by your own headphones without making yourself deaf, if you don’t like it). The locker room is nice as well, although cost-​saving is apparent there with weird toilet seats and lack of «fancier gym» things like soap in the showers or towels.
I do wish that the management staff had the power to choose intelligent TV stations to have on for the local audience, instead of being so corporate. It sucks that the two sports channels that they have on at all times won’t ever include Blackhawks or Bears games.
While I’m not a fan of the irony that is PF (no judgement zone where a loud buzzer judges those making noise while weightlifting), this place works if you just want a place to get your workout in, without things that might jack up your per month $ commitments.

Came here on a visit with my Friend as guest, this place is pretty much double the size of my home gym which is nice and they have a place for hair cuts which is pretty dope! I’ve been here a handful of times and If I lived closer I’d switch!!!
I’d def make some more guest visits! ;)