LA Fitness

For an LA Fitness, at least this place is relatively clean. Too bad it doesn’t have amneities like the larger LA’s do like a pool, hot tub and sauna. It is a decent place to work out however, and like I said it is fairly clean.

Not my favorite gym. I think if the location was better I’d like going to this gym more but it’s in a pretty shady part of Tacoma. It has some pretty good equipment and some great weights.

I am a military service member. With that being said, last I checked I fall under the Soldiers and Sailors Act. No need to worry about all that legal mumbo jumbo though. You want to know why? because La Fitness DOES NOT CARE! I went on orders last year and was unable to use my membership with them. Due to me being on orders, I requested my account to be placed on hold. I was informed that all was good and I would not need to worry by the wonderful receptionist at the front desk. So, I leave and come back to find out that my account was in fact never placed on hold. I go down to this location to find out what was going on and was informed that I never placed my account on hold and sorry but you will not be refunded. I offered a copy of my orders and still they refused to help. So I then informed them I wanted to cancel. They printed off a wonderful form that I then had to mail off at my own expense. Silly me I did not get a tracking number or anything; I just sent my cancelation form through regular mail. Well, guess what guys… They kept charging me. I called back in Jan 2016 to find out what was going on. Now, after weeks of correspondence I have been informed that I should be grateful that they canceled my account over the phone. However, as for my refund I can kiss it goodbye. The reasoning behind this is because they do not have proof. Yup proof. The copy of my orders… not good enough… the multitude of comments, emails, and phones calls made… not good enough. So, in other words if you are looking for a good 24hour gym as a service member or even as a civilian, stay away from all LA Fitness locations. They will rip you off at every possible opportunity.

Scary. Don’t feel safe walking to the car. They won’t let you cancel membership over the phone. I need to drive down and cancel in person. Scam artistsz

This is a pretty basic and small gym. Very affordable prices but it does not have all of the amenities that some of the larger La fitness locations have so you get what you pay for. The equipment is a little older but everything works just fine and it’s not ever too crowded. I’ve been going here maybe three or four years now and I haven’t had any staff bothering me about personal training or being pushy about things like that which for me is a major bonus! Nothing fancy here, just functional.

This place is just out to take your money. I was under the impression I was done with them in October of 2014. Come to find out they have been charging me every month for $ 100. I have sent letters, emails, and left voice mails. I never hear back. I want my refund. Do yourself a favor and stay far far away

Last night as I finished up with the gym and approached my car I realize my key was locked inside including my wallet. After recently relocating from Bellevue to Tacoma my vehicle did not have the roadside assistance on it that I have carried for the past 25 years. An oversight by myself and the insurance company. I knew there was probably nothing LA fitness could do to help me out but I thought I would try since it was 7:45 pm at night and starting to get dark. Truly not expecting anything from LA fitness other then the slim chance that someone had AAA or a tool or anything but the response I got was «you were looking for a magician?» Really buddy sarcasm?! Being a female in a sketchy part of town being told this by a younger male was quite frightening! How about just some fake empathy?! Again it’s not LA fitness’s responsibility to take care of my problems however I am a paying client at their establishment. I would like to think that LA fitness cares about its clients. I would hope this young man is not a reflection of the company’s values. I most certainly wouldn’t want this guy on the front lines of my company! Crude!

Only been to this location once to scope it out for my boyfriend. My «home gym» is the LA Fitness on 156^th.
The staff is nice and everyone looked to focused on their workout to bother anyone. It is on the small side but the equipment looked to be in good shape. There’s no sauna or pool (as the photo may lead you to believe).

This is a smaller club. I feel it’s kinda warmer in there than others I’ve been to.
My real reason for 2 stars is the kids klub. I dropped off my 2 year old for less than 1.5 hrs… came back and she told me «I pooped»…which she did and was all over her hands and part of her shorts as if she was trying to pull them down.
I had to dig the feces out of her finger nails and couldn’t put her shorts back on.
I told the girl who was running the kids klub «Amber» that this happened and she only replied with «she didn’t say anything»… (my daughter just turned 2, and half the time she doesn’t tell her own parents much less a stranger if she has a bowel movement) I feel if Amber was playing with the children or even in close proximity she would of smelled it, but she was at her desk.
So be aware, there may be feces on the toys as Amber took this news nonchalantly.
I did call to complain to the manager who was apologetic, but that still doesn’t ease my guilt that I left my child with someone who was non attentive, irresponsible and who doesn’t take her job seriously.

I will never go here again in my life. I come from California to visit and was so surprised at how horrible this club is. They had me pay $ 15 to enter this so called gym and when I gave them a $ 20 they didn’t have Change or any money at that, and told me I could go warm up by running to jack in the box to get change. I don’t even post reviews I usually don’t have time but this was well worth it. Sorry not sorry. As someone involved deep in managing customer service this was the worst place to have an experience.

Smaller than a lot of the LA fitness gyms around. I personally only come here out of necessity. I usually love to do cardio and lift, but haven’t done that here in awhile. The layout feels crowded. And the women’s bathroom only has 3 stalls (?!).
However, I do enjoy their group x classes. Particularly the cardio kickboxing and Zumba! Body works is fun too, but thought I’d be breaking out into more of a sweat.

I’m not a meet anymore and I got charged with them still. FRAUD. when I cancelled I notified my bank because they still had my card number but yet somehow they mad a personal transfer. That’s fraud. It’s a nice gym. The trainers are great. But that is just unprofessional. That’s sloppy! Thumbs down

My first time being at this gym and it’ll be my last to! This place is a freaking dump! Equipment is outdated, weights don’t even match. They have 2 – 3 different kind of weights. You have to walk around the whole gym just to find 25lb plates. The smell is atrocious! Between a mixture of cigarettes and bleach. All the machines and benches are really close to each other, so it’s pretty claustrophobic. The only plus is it’s not that busy, and I’m pretty sure why. So if you’re looking for a gym that’s not busy and you can get in a get out this is your gym, but I definitely will not be going back.

BEWARE: WATCH WHAT YOU GET YOURSELF INTO. Horrible!!! Customer service was just the worst. Facility looks like your local rec center w/​weights. And just after you’ve realized you want to cancel your membership. They do very sneaky things. Adding hidden fees, you can only go in to cancel then you have to mail a letter, which takes weeks, only to find that they will charge you again for the next month thus prolonging your membership and making it difficult. They absolutely make you a member for life when you route through bank acct. Impossible to cancel!!!

Weirdest LA Fitness I have been to. I paused in the entry way because I was confused by the smell of alcohol and residual cigarette smoke… thought I was walking into a nightclub. The color scheme when you walk in is white and yellow tiles with blue, red, yellow and burnt orange walls and such.
If you pretend it’s 1993 the ambiance is not so unsettling. The place is clean and the staff was friendly.
Back to the «bar» smell… I was by the mirrors on mat doing some floor work and it smelled like it was soaked with beer and it just got musty. I moved to the aerobics room mainly to avoid the smell.
The equipment was older. Surprisingly older. An old 35 pound free weight weighs the same as a new one but this place does not fit the current LA Fitness franchise experience. If you’ve been to different locations across the U.S. like me, don’t expect the same vibe.
Don’t get me wrong… you can get a great workout in if you know how to use a workout facility properly. If your serious about working out you’ll be fine here. I would come back if it was convenient but that’s about it.

Things have gotten worse, from a car break in perspective.
Staff can’t do much about it though, as la fitness doesn’t want to pay for security cameras.
Club is still pretty clean, given how old the place is.
Still a gym for the serious lifter.
I’m going to avoid this place in future.

Nothing spectacular about this gym. Plain jane. Not many amenities to enjoy but seems they will be remodleing. Pro: Not many people go to this particular one which makes it more comfortable. Cons: WAY to hot. NEEDS air circulation. MUST get some fans going!

So far so good. The showers are better than the bigger locations, not boxed in and claustrophobic. No sauna, no steppers., still provides yoga and Zumba classes though. This was something else before it was bough out by LA fitness.
It is very colorful and reminds me of the late 80’s and early 90’s.
The equipment is older but looks well maintained and cleaned for the age of the equipment.
I think there is way too many equipment choices but I hadn’t seen this place packed. The machines are almost up against each other.

So far so good. I signed up for a membership and loved the idea that I could go to other locations outside of Washington State, since my boyfriend and I travel a lot. Unlike other gyms, they are located in places that I frequently travel to and have a variety of amenities.
Although this location is smaller than most, I like that for each type of equipment they have more than just a couple. This location is great for people who use more weights and standard cardio machines. At this location you don’t have to wait in line for your turn. It is not as busy as other locations.
I don’t mind older equipment. They seem to work just find and are not ripped or falling apart.
The only thing this location needs is a sauna!

I use this LA Fitness, like others, because it’s closest to my house. Unfortunately, it’s bare-​bones in terms of amenities, has an atrocious, dated color-​scheme, and unlike all other LA Fitness locations I’ve been to (six others). I try to use other locations whenever possible, this one mainly for the cardio machines. The Nautilus-​type machines are difficult to figure out how to use, and they don’t have a lot of them. They are crammed together, like basically everything else in the club, giving it a claustrophobic feel. The most spacious room is the «Aerobics» room where they hold classes. That may be the only upside— the classes are not full (at least when I peeked in on a weekday morning) as they are at other clubs, there were maybe three ladies in the room.
Locker room is much smaller than most clubs, including narrow cubbies. For a normal workout – it’s fine. They keep it pretty clean, always enough spray bottles. They’ve been out of Purell hand sanitizer in both machines for a bit now, though. The front desk people are friendly more often than not.
Come here for a workout, but don’t judge LA Fitness on the basis of this club. The Ballard Signature Club is amazing!
Oh, and NEVER sign up for their personal training programs (see my review of the Kent LA Fitness for details on that).