Wave Health & Fitness

This is the only show in town for a gym in the Seaport neighborhood. It’s a decent enough gym, but definitely a step down from other gyms in its same price class.
On the positive side, it’s a usually clean gym, not crowded, clean towels, showers with soap, etc., steam room, and great staff.
There are some negatives, though. Machines (and TVs on the cardio) break often and don’t always get fixed quickly. The steam room was out for almost a year, with no price break for members. There are not many classes, particularly after work. For a hotel gym, the weight room is large, but not compared to other gyms in its price range. Also, while the gym has a nice, large pool, serious swimmers may want to look for other options because the pool is very often overrun with children staying in the hotel.

I really like this club! Of course the fact that I work in the WTC and it is right across the walkway helps.
It is clean, the equipment new and up to date. I love that I can get my own locker and they have laundry service. The classes are great and the PTs are knowledgeable and dedicated. I particularly like Maggie, who is encouraging, makes sure I don’t hurt myself, but still pushes me especially when I am being lazy.
They also have some spa services and a new Gravity machine which is fabulous! It totally kicked my butt, but didn’t seem like a big deal while I was doing it. I highly recommend the Gravity sessions.
Love the unlimited towels, clean locker rooms, helpful staff, free snacks and drinks and a nice selection of healthy lunches for sale.
The only reason I give it 4 starts instead of 5 is the price. I know you get what you pay for and it is downtown prices, but it is still very steep!

You get what you pay for, and if you are looking for a pristine yet simple gym that overlooks the ocean, you might want to do what I did and join Wave Fitness. I like modern equipment which is regularly maintained, I like being treated well, I like a steam room which is regularly cleaned, I like carpeted locker rooms where I have my own locker and get its contents laundered; I don’t need to carry a lame smelly gym bag AND I have unlimited access to fresh towels. I got all this when I decided to leave Bally’s is Totally Witless across the street from me and join a club which respects me as much as I respect myself. The staff are chosen for there people skills and are warm and friendly, I look forward to my chats with the folks behind the desk. There is no hidden agenda to rip you off with personal training contracts. They have it, but you are not pounded over the head with it. Other services, like massages are offered and I’ve taken them up on it a few times. Since they are hotel aspiring for the 4 star rating, they have to have a nice gym, and, did I mention? A beautiful domed swimming pool with engraved glass enclosure of ocean themes!
There are many levels of membership; I have the «Schooner» membership, which allows me access at off-​peak hours. Since I need to go in the morning now, I might have to spend another $ 25 to upgrade to «Clipper». I have many extras, like laundry and my own locker, bringing the price up north of $ 100/​per month, but to me it’s worth it.
The downside is their location and parking. They are in the Seaport area of Boston (No! not downtown), serviced by the real Silver Line which goes to Logan Airport at South Station. I drive, and its a challenge to time the 2 hour meter limit. The meters in the immediate vicinity are run by an organized extortion racket: Massport, and they are even in effect on Sundays. The club used to have 2 hours complimentary parking in the Seaport Hotel Garage, but Massport also muscled in to this since they owned the space and made it economically unfeasible for the club. Another downside is that if you regularly swim (which I don’t) the Hotel guests bring their children, and if there are more than two in the pool, the screaming is unbearable and I just need to wait it out. And one more: if its peek hours, the locker room is pretty tough to manage.
To me, in balance, this is the best gym in Boston, and the staff is like family to me.