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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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Healthworks Total Fitness
487 Entrada Dr Novato, CA
415-883-9353
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How does "Healthworks Total Fitness" rate compared to other health clubs in Novato , CA?
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Meridian Sports Club
1530 Center Rd Novato, CA
415-898-2582
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15 ratings |
How does "Meridian Sports Club" rate compared to other health clubs in Novato , CA?
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Meridian Sports Club at Rolling Hills
351 San Andreas Dr Novato, CA
415-897-2185
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32 ratings |
How does "Meridian Sports Club at Rolling Hills" rate compared to other health clubs in Novato , CA?
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YMCA
3 Hamilton Lndg #140 Novato, CA
415-883-9622
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How does "YMCA" rate compared to other health clubs in Novato , 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
3839 E Castro Valley Blvd Castro Valley, CA
510-733-6448
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34 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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24 Hour Fitness
40910 Fremont Blvd Fremont, CA
510-226-6900
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28 ratings |
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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 FOSTER CITY, CA wrote
Another Club: Excellent fitness classes and massage therapists........
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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 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 EMERALD HILLS, CA wrote
Another Club: Good classes. Dirty facilities. Good price........
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Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote
Another Club: Too many TVs.......
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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: best gym in the city for serious weight training, state of the art equipment and..........
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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 OAKLAND, CA wrote
Another Club: Nice facility, expensive........
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Subscriber from SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote
Another Club: Totally uninterested in the desires of the clientel.......
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Subscriber from MARTINEZ, CA wrote
Another Club: Parking is grossly inadequate........
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Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote
Another Club: this service is somewhat expensive, but it is a good facility, which has just had..........
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Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote
Another Club: I've always hated going to the gym. I love this place so much I actually..........
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Subscriber from ALAMEDA, CA wrote
Another Club: functional gym; nothign special. high turnover among instructors. None fo the staff seem very into..........
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Subscriber from DALY CITY, CA wrote
Another Club: they put up signs for member action and don't enforce it...why bother?.......
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Subscriber from EMERALD HILLS, CA wrote
Another Club: I really like going there. Everyone's friendly and helpful, and the locker rooms ,bathrooms, workout..........
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Subscriber from CAMPBELL, CA wrote
Another Club: this facility is really a Club One address (see http://www.clubone.com/?action=cl1pub_club_home&ClubID=301) Or check the following: Club..........
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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 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 LAFAYETTE, CA wrote
Another Club: well run operation.......
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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 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 SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote
Another Club: OK if yoga is what you want. Too much emphasis on yoga, shortchanging other classes..........
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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: This facility is consistently working to make the members' experiences better, even though it is..........
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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 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 SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: Dressing room too small and aquatic aerobic classes too crowded........
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Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote
Another Club: Personal trainer quality is hit or miss........
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Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote
Another Club: The staff is very helpful and friendly; it's a pleasure to go to the gym..........
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Subscriber from ALAMO, CA wrote
Another Club: I went for a free 6 week membership which included a personal trainer, who did..........
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Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote
Another Club: Currently remodeling.......
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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 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 PALO ALTO, CA wrote
Another Club: Senior Staff person Michelle is responsible for extraordinary level of friendliness and social involvement available..........
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Subscriber from LAFAYETTE, CA wrote
Another Club: Too many services require extra payments.......
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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 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 NEWARK, CA wrote
Another Club: Equipment could be kept in better repair........
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Subscriber from POINT RICHMOND, CA wrote
Another Club: A very good community gym. Social activities for all ages. Workout facilities are in excellent..........
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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 CORTE MADERA, CA wrote
Another Club: Really like having access to a basketball court. Makes Bay Club unique in our area...........
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Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote
Another Club: Instruction related to swim lessons only.......
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: An excellent gym. Great facilities. Good value........
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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 LAFAYETTE, CA wrote
Another Club: I love this club because the instructors for Group X classes are fantastic!!!! I hate..........
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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 CONCORD, CA wrote
Another Club: It was a really great club. It has gone downhill recently with new managment. However,..........
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Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote
Another Club: out of business.......
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: The showers have drainage problems and the many of the clients spit in the showers..........
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