Equinox

This place is a brothel. Avoid it.

by Vomiaouaf

The place is a brothel. Not a single time without some kind of sex party going on in the men steam room or sauna. Circle jerks, guilty & panicked looks on the face when you open the doors, it's like an organized mafia with the ones who participates and the one who play the guards by standing next to the door in case staff walks by.

Staff is aware of it, doesn't do much, no patrols, one employee is actually part of it (and obviously denies, with his coworkers believing him over random members). Makes you feel just awesome to pay nearly 200 bucks a month for a dirty sex club that compares to David Barton in terms of ultimate sleaziness and pure gross behavior reigning in there.

• Pros: Haha. No.
• Cons: Sex club hidden in ultra-expensive gym.

Great gym, in my opinion

by sweetepy302

I love this gym for several reasons. The cleanliness is way above every other gym I visited (Crunch, New York Sports Club, New York Health and Racquet Club and Club H). The maintenance staff is constantly cleaning. I can understand how others might be annoyed by this, but I'd much rather have staff cleaning around me than wondering when the last time this shower/machine/whatever was cleaned. I've also found the front desk staff to be pleasant and professional.

The space is great. There are several specific stretch areas and its easy to find the equipment that you're looking for. Its below ground so there's no windows, but I think the lighting is fine. I also appreciate that it never feels overly crowded (even at peak hours). I've never waited for a treadmill or bike, nor have I ever waited for a shower/"getting ready station" in the locker rooms.

The machines are well maintained - I can't remember seeing any "out of order" for more than a day or two. They're high quality machines (touch screens, ability to transfer workout summary via USB - for treadmills/bikes/etc)). The only thing they don't have is individual TV screens (which would definitely be nice!). There are plenty of flat screen hanging from the ceiling.

The class schedule is adequate. Plenty of staples - yoga, pilates, cardio, sculpt, etc... There's a few interesting/unique ones - parkour, zen combat. I like to take a lot of classes and would appreciate a bit more variety (ala Crunch), but am totally fine with the variety available. Also, instructors have all been top notch (obviously I haven't taken every single class available).

The pool is gorgeous, and one of the main reasons I joined. Actually long enough to swim laps (25 meters or close to that). Ironically I haven't actually used it to swim laps yet, so I can't comment on how busy it gets.

My favorite part of the gym is the locker room amenities - its the only gym that I visited that I would have felt comfortable using the steam room/sauna. The soap/conditioner/shampoo is great quality. They supply most other basics - razors, shaving cream, cotton swabs, cotton balls, hair spray, hair gel, lotion... might be more than I'm forgetting.

The down side is the price. Its definitely the most pricey gym that I checked out. It all depends on what you are looking for in a gym. Personally, working out is not all that "fun" for me. I go to the gym because I want to stay healthy/in-shape, not because I enjoy running on a treadmill/lifting weights/whatever. The luxuriousness and the amenities of this gym help get me there on the days that I just don't feel like going.

• Pros: cleanliness, shower products, space, amount of equipment
• Cons: price, no individual TVs on cardio machines

Are you kidding me? Equinox and their EGO

by IANY

Are you kidding me? They think their facility is the best in the city. Their equipment doesn't even have individual flatscreens, they don't have enough classes for their size, their spinning bikes are ancient, no windows, and their attitude is incredibly poor. I was told I should join because a lot of celebrities use the gym. Hmmm... last time I checked, I was looking to join a gym to stay in shape. $173 a month and you can get cheaper depending on specials/corp rates to $130 but I have to tell you that both the NYSC and Club H close by are 100x better and for 50% of the cost. Get over yourselves and how exclusive you think you are.

• Pros: location
• Cons: facilities, equipment, staff, classes

Not Overly Impressed

by GomezR

A decent gym that has it's aesthetic appeal, however the staff is just not very friendly and there are strange spotlights all over the place that makes you feel you're in a gym/museum. Maybe just a little too busy for my tastes.

• Pros: Decent Equipment
• Cons: Unfriendly.

Bad customer service

by endersabbott

The daycare center, classes and trainers are pretty good. While the place is clean.. it is annoying that there are ALWAYS people cleaning under your feet... in the elevator, in the lobby, under the equiptment,in the locker room! I had SEVERAL negative experiences with the membership staff. They will call or email all the time until you join... then you can't get them to answer a question or return an email. And when they do... it is with less than standard warmth. Join for the facility... but not the front staff.

• Pros: classes, childcare center, trainers
• Cons: bad customer service, constant cleaning