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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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Number of ratings |
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" |
Sample cost profiles |
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Couple |
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Weights Only |
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Spa of Los Altos
371 2nd St Los Altos, CA
650-948-8898
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How does "Spa of Los Altos" rate compared to other health clubs in Los Altos , CA?
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24 Hour Fitness
21271 Stevens Creek Blvd Cupertino, CA
408-777-2908
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30 ratings |
How does "24 Hour Fitness" rate compared to other health clubs in Los Altos , 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 Los Altos , 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 Los Altos , CA?
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24 Hour Fitness
373 Gellert Blvd Daly City, CA
650-756-3303
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24 ratings |
How does "24 Hour Fitness" rate compared to other health clubs in Los Altos , 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
2632 Somersville Rd Antioch, CA
925-753-1553
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13 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 DALY CITY, CA wrote
Another Club: THEY HAVE A VARIETY OF CLASSES TO CHOOSE FROM.......
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Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote
Another Club: It's loud,smelly and disgustingly dirty. The showers are in a poor state of repair, lockers..........
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Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote
Another Club: What a nice place. A friendly staff is primarily concerned with helping me get healthy...........
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Subscriber from SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote
Another Club: Excellent facility but expensive!.......
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote
Another Club: Child care is the top reason for my going here. Convenient and staff seems trustworthy...........
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: The best place in San Francisco for a serious workout. Not a party place just..........
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote
Another Club: Very good value for me. I only use the machines, no group activities........
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Subscriber from REDWOOD CITY, CA wrote
Another Club: Not the fanciest gym, but clean. Extremely friendly staff. Lots of equipment, no waiting........
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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 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 PALO ALTO, CA wrote
Another Club: I continue to appreciate this very welcoming and friendly workout place. There is new computerized..........
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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 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 EMERALD HILLS, CA wrote
Another Club: Good classes. Dirty facilities. Good price........
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Subscriber from SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote
Another Club: Excellent basic gym.......
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: introductory personal training sessions were not well targeted to my needs.......
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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 FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: Small facility, but not crowded at 6 a.m........
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Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote
Another Club: Currently remodeling.......
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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 SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote
Another Club: This club is now owned by Meridian Sports Club. Music is too loud, weights are..........
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Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote
Another Club: As far as gyms go, the place feels like a dump. I haven't been going..........
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Subscriber from BIRMINGHAM, MI wrote
Another Club: Very clean, and considerate people. Their trainers are great and their equipment is newer and..........
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Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote
Another Club: Too many TVs.......
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Subscriber from MILLBRAE, CA wrote
Another Club: Large but small as many areas separate from each other so that there is no..........
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Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote
Another Club: The women's locker room could be cleaner. There seems to be a problem with the..........
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Subscriber from SO. SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: Not a lot of weight machines. The personal training staff is excellent........
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Subscriber from FOSTER CITY, CA wrote
Another Club: Excellent fitness classes and massage therapists........
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Subscriber from PACIFICA, CA wrote
Another Club: PAC lost its lease and was forced to move to smaller, cramped quarters. A good..........
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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 GREENBRAE, CA wrote
Another Club: I can't rate the quality of instruction since I haven't received any since I first..........
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Subscriber from ROHNERT PARK, CA wrote
Another Club: Nice, clean, friendly place. Rarely need to wait for machines. When machines break, they are..........
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Subscriber from MARTINEZ, CA wrote
Another Club: Parking is grossly inadequate........
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Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote
Another Club: Good value for the money ($99/year), but bathrooms and locker room could have better cleaning...........
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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 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 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 BERKELEY, CA wrote
Another Club: pARKING IS PRIMARY PROBLEM.......
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Subscriber from SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote
Another Club: This facility is consistently working to make the members' experiences better, even though it is..........
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Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote
Another Club: Instruction related to swim lessons only.......
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Subscriber from NEWARK, CA wrote
Another Club: Equipment could be kept in better repair........
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Subscriber from CUPERTINO, CA wrote
Another Club: Crowded. Extra charge for many of the classes........
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Subscriber from NOVATO, CA wrote
Another Club: Used on a trial basis. Gym is cramped, not enough space for the equipment (which..........
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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 SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: The cleaning is deteriorating severely. The staff is too pre-occupied talking to each instead of..........
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Subscriber from MORAGA, CA wrote
Another Club: Owner prides herself on keeping the place clean and on friendly staff - she knows..........
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Subscriber from ALBANY, CA wrote
Another Club: The facilities are adequate, but more machines would be nice. That said, I'd rather they..........
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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 LIVERMORE, CA wrote
Another Club: safe and knowledgable instructors. I would recommend this club. Women's locker room shower area could..........
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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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