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Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the San Francisco Bay Area? Now You'll Know.
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Decided to get in shape? You have many options, one of which is to join a health and fitness club. We'll help you weigh the options and costs...and give you ratings of local fitness clubs.
From Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine
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Whether or not club received a checkmark for quality ( ) |
What percent of customers rated club "superior" on our survey for "overall value for your money" |
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24 Hour Fitness
3839 E Castro Valley Blvd Castro Valley, CA
510-733-6448
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34 ratings |
How does "24 Hour Fitness" rate compared to other health clubs in Castro Valley , CA?
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Curves
20273 Patio Dr Castro Valley, CA
510-582-2451
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How does "Curves" rate compared to other health clubs in Castro Valley , CA?
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24 Hour Fitness
3839 E Castro Valley Blvd Castro Valley, CA
510-733-6448
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34 ratings |
How does "24 Hour Fitness" rate compared to other health clubs in Castro Valley , CA?
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24 Hour Fitness
40910 Fremont Blvd Fremont, CA
510-226-6900
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28 ratings |
How does "24 Hour Fitness" rate compared to other health clubs in Castro Valley , CA?
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24 Hour Fitness
2072 Addison St Berkeley, CA
510-548-4653
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20 ratings |
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24 Hour Fitness
359 Sun Valley Mall Rd Concord, CA
925-674-8412
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47 ratings |
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24 Hour Fitness
373 Gellert Blvd Daly City, CA
650-756-3303
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24 ratings |
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24 Hour Fitness
2632 Somersville Rd Antioch, CA
925-753-1553
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13 ratings |
How does "24 Hour Fitness" rate compared to other health clubs in Castro Valley , CA?
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24 Hour Fitness
21271 Stevens Creek Blvd Cupertino, CA
408-777-2908
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30 ratings |
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CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).
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As You Can See Below, Some Health Clubs Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Health Clubs.
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Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote
Another Club: Not cheap, but a good facility with pool and nice weight room; staff helpful if..........
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Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote
Another Club: Instructors for classes frequently fail to show up. Front desk never informs members of cancelled..........
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: Gold's Gym is a great deal and a great place to work out........
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Subscriber from LARKSPUR, CA wrote
Another Club: I have been a member here for just the past few weeks and find it..........
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Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote
Another Club: OK if you want only high power military style programs. In spite of promises when..........
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: This place is overcrowded. The courses tend toward militaristic training almost exclusively, and the music..........
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Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote
Another Club: My only real concern is the incidence of theft from lockers. It happened to me..........
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Subscriber from CUPERTINO, CA wrote
Another Club: Doesn't have variety of equipment of other places. Spa usually works. Doesn't have pool........
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Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote
Another Club: I have belonged to this club for three years. I am completely satisfied with it...........
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Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote
Another Club: Machines are varied, updated, and usually accessible. Cleanliness is impressive........
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Subscriber from REDWOOD CITY, CA wrote
Another Club: Had an unbelievably bad experience with these people. Lots of my friends are members, had..........
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote
Another Club: Excellent place to go for exercise and meet nice women. In my experience I have..........
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: Good equipment, clean facilities, and friendly staff. Definitely worth the extra cost over 24 Hour..........
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Subscriber from CUPERTINO, CA wrote
Another Club: "The Y" is a friendly, reasonably-priced fitness facility. I use the weight room and pool...........
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Subscriber from LARKSPUR, CA wrote
Another Club: I joined Curves for the first time in January. It has been a wonderful experience...........
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Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote
Another Club: I love this place. Fees also very low -- so it's a great value. Super..........
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: 2 pools, one with view over SF, great free core classes, good hours of operation,..........
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Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote
Another Club: Good value for the money. However staff provide improper information as to what equipment to..........
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Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote
Another Club: The hot tub and pool are too frightening to use. Compare the pool to Milpitas..........
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Subscriber from SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote
Another Club: Excellent basic gym.......
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Subscriber from CUPERTINO, CA wrote
Another Club: We were attending the all-woman Right Stuff on DeAnza Blvd. This was closed, and we..........
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Subscriber from MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA wrote
Another Club: Poorly managed - similar to Mountain View facility. Poor maintenance, but a little better than..........
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote
Another Club: I've been going to this site since it was a Linda Evans fitness center. The..........
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Subscriber from SAN MATEO, CA wrote
Another Club: Best swimming pools in the area........
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote
Another Club: Good for my needs which is a cardiovascular workout and some weight and resistant training...........
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Subscriber from DALY CITY, CA wrote
Another Club: great place.......
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Subscriber from EMERALD HILLS, CA wrote
Another Club: Good classes. Dirty facilities. Good price........
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Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote
Another Club: Bally closed Walnut Creek facility, so I was forced to Pleasant Hill. Not my kind..........
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Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote
Another Club: They really should change their janitorial service and get cleaned better. They are also missing..........
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Subscriber from FOSTER CITY, CA wrote
Another Club: Great pools but too expensive. Should have lower rates on some classes for members........
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Subscriber from ALAMEDA, CA wrote
Another Club: thisis a case where the whole is worth more than the sum of the parts.......
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: I love my health club! After more than a year with 24 Hour Fitness going..........
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Subscriber from MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA wrote
Another Club: They moved group exercise classes back into the main gym this year. It meant spinning..........
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Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote
Another Club: Everyone is very friendly here, no pretensions. They have a complete set of weight and..........
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote
Another Club: High quality club at a high price........
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: Great trainer for seniors.......
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: Small facility, but not crowded at 6 a.m........
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Subscriber from ORINDA, CA wrote
Another Club: I downgraded the quality of instruction based on an experience w/ a trainer who pushed..........
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Subscriber from RICHMOND, CA wrote
Another Club: This facility has just completed a major renovation. They spent a lot of money on..........
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Subscriber from REDWOOD CITY, CA wrote
Another Club: I was disappointed by the quality of the personal trainer I used, the unavailability of..........
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Subscriber from CUPERTINO, CA wrote
Another Club: Safety and security of parking lot is unacceptable especially after dark........
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Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote
Another Club: This is THE place to take your family if you have young children. My wife..........
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Subscriber from SAN CARLOS, CA wrote
Another Club: Wonderfully run facilities with courteous staff, fantastic (well-kept) equipment and lots of great classes........
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Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote
Another Club: Friendly staff, typically not crowded, clean locker rooms........
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Subscriber from SAN RAMON, CA wrote
Another Club: Classes are available for all levels of fitness and all age groups........
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Subscriber from CONCORD, CA wrote
Another Club: Plenty of room, a redecorated facility, nice clients and staff. We feel comfortable there; we..........
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Subscriber from ALAMEDA, CA wrote
Another Club: We go to the club because it is close to our home. They have done..........
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Subscriber from CASTRO VALLEY, CA wrote
Another Club: I have worked out in gyms over the world and this is one of the..........
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Subscriber from SUISUN CITY, CA wrote
Another Club: A good variety of equipment, but could be better maintained, and organized on the floor........
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Subscriber from DALY CITY, CA wrote
Another Club: THEY HAVE A VARIETY OF CLASSES TO CHOOSE FROM.......
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