Planet Fitness – Queens – Wyckoff

Without a doubt one of the worst gyms I’ve ever been to.
1. There are never any paper towels or cleaning spray. ANYWHERE. So everything is soaked in filth.
2. They do not monitor weight machine use, so one guy will take up three machines at once.
3. The tanning booths don’t work. Period.
4. The headphone ports on what seems like all the cardio machines are broken/​shoddy at best.
5. It’s probably the worst layout of any gym I’ve ever seen. Very cramped because of the excessive number of cardio machines (only half of which are used at a time) with small free weights area and NO floor space. Can’t put a mat down or jump rope anywhere.
This place is GROSS and useless. I mean really really terrible. There was not a single day I left there feeling like I was able to get my full workout in without risking injury or disease (or gross men staring and even making comments at me).

I found a nice watch on top of the lockers in the main lobby where the cameras are. Turned it into the front desk. Watched 2 kid employees ogle it. So, I gave them a handwritten note to put with the watch and give to the owner that he could let me know he received his property. Came back at the end of my workout and asked the very same kid I gave the watch to if anyone had claimed it and the kid said, «What watch?». I was amazed, blown away. After saying he didnt remember a watch for a good 20 minutes. He finally showed it to me. I believe he was trying to get it out of his pocket. I called the manager and he was immediately very offensive with an attitude. I was amazed again. You are going to be angry with a «black card» yearly prepaid customer for turning in an expensive watch to your front desk.?! So, finally he understands the whole thing is on video. He says he found it, he is going to watch it. He never gets back to me. I see him in the street and he is like, «What’s up?». I look in the window and the kid with amnesia is still there. And no, I never heard from the owner. Whatever you do don’t leave your stuff laying around. Especially, by the front desk.
The men’s restroom is a hellhole at times. I refuse to use the stalls. And I have used public bathrooms in the hutongs of China. They can get absolutely disgusting.
Look in side some of the treadmill cubby holes and you will find ancient pieces of gum there. The place is low to no maintenance I hardly ever see people wipe things down.
On top of it. They have a gigantic bucket of Tootsie Rolls at the front desk and i have seen a table full of pizzas for members in the lobby. Yes, why not completely destroy your hour or so worth of efforts on the way out the door.
I would only recommend this place for 2 things. 1. Get a dozen ammonia soaked towels and wipe down your cardio machine of choice and don’t touch anything else or
2. I have seen more morbidly obese people there than at any other gym I have been to and the environment does seem to be less judgemental for them although; I dont know if the Tootsie rolls are going to help their cause
Other than those 2 things, Fuggedaboutit! Myself and a good friend let our black card memberships expire after the disappearing watch incident and I doubt either of us will ever step foot in there again. Ironically enough, Im in the better shape now.

Good for what you pay. Always packed. Used to go around midnight and there’s more room to work out. It has improved since opening but still uncomfortable with how crowded it gets. Staff is great tho

If I could give them no stars I would. I certainly wouldn’t recommend this gym to anyone. The women’s bathroom is absolutely disgusting. I understand it’s a bathroom but it shouldn’t smell like a huge pile of poop and garbage. There is always tissue thrown on the floor (clean and used) and there isn’t tissue in the actual tissue dispenser where it needs to be. A majority of the lockers are always taken even if there are very little people in the gym. They aren’t serious about clipping the locks. The sprays to clean the machines are empty a majority of the time. The tissue dispensers are ALWAYS messed up or empty. How is it possible that I can go to every one of the machines and there is no tissue or spray? There is always tissue left at the machines and laying around the floor. There’s always garbage sitting on the windows where you can see the supermarket from. A lot of the time there is a humid/​musty feel. Why can’t you put on the air conditioner or something? There are ALWAYS people just sitting on the machines on their phones. If they are going to sit there for 30 minutes doing nothing then employees should tell them something. There are always weights and those yoga mats just thrown around. Clean up the gym!

The staff is super nice, a little on the dumber side but they’re really really nice. I never had a problem with them. Now this gym is not a serious gym. If you’re looking for a good quick workout you won’t find it here. It’s full of kids or «tough» guys just staring at one another. People text more than they workout. This place really is shitty but you get what you pay for. If you want a real workout I suggest joining Richie’s which is about the same price but without all the machines taken up with texters.

If you’re over 30, avoid this gym. It’s full of young kids who treat it like a hang out, constantly (& loudly) make fun of people and generally just don’t know how to behave. They should make an age requirement so that those of us who are there to actually work out don’t have to be subjected to petty insecurities and jealousies of younger kids. I was stupid and paid for a year up front. I decided to join a different gym and just swallow the loss. This place really is cheap and brings a low class, cheap crowd.

The staff are friendly and it has just about everything you need.

This a great option for budget gym if you’re a cardio person. There are always enough treadmills and usually enough ellipticals. The weight lifting machines do get crowded though.
Locker rooms are clean and lockers are functional and abundant. The tootsie rolls are the best!

Horrible service, horrible billing policies! I’d rather run outside in the snow. Would give zero stars if I could.

I joined this Planet Fitness about a week ago and have been every day since except for once (girl needs her rest day)! My favorite thing by far is the fact that it is open 24 hours Mondays– Fridays. I’m an art student with very strange sleeping habits and I’m so glad that there is something productive I can do at 3am!
Some of the other reviews complain about the busy nature of this place which is totally true during peak hours but I haven’t seen more than 5 people during super early hours. I’m here right now on a bike and it’s 9pm, and while there is definitely a sizable amount of people here, I haven’t had to wait for any machine I’ve needed yet.
I love that there are massage chairs and a massage bed. It’s not exactly what I was picturing when I signed up but they work fairly well and when I lack the motivation to go to the gym, I tell myself I’m going to a massage and I manage to trick myself into getting here. Not a bad place for $ 20 a month!!!

I pretty much go to this gym every single day. It’s a really nice set up, and I use basically all areas of the gym. The staff are very friendly and I’ve never had a problem with any of them. A pet-​peeve of mine is that by the weightlifting/​free-​weights sections people like to have three or four different kinds of weights but are only using them one at a time. It’s kinda inconsiderate to other people wanting to use just one pair of weights (*cough* me *cough*). What also should be regulated is texting while being on machines. It’s annoying for people that actually want to work out to see someone on OKCupid or texting their baby momma for twenty minutes straight on the machine they want to use.
Other than that I usually never have to wait for a machine, even when it’s rush hour (just as a heads up rush hour starts to get crazy at around 5 o’clock). People do have a very good habit of cleaning off the machines when they are done, which is great. Everything is always clean and I always see staff cleaning up and making sure everything is neat and tidy.
If you’re a female you shouldn’t really have to worry about guys being thirsty there, dudes are focused on what they’re doing which is a plus. Wear yoga pants if you want, gurl. You won’t be harassed. The most that will happen is that they’ll glance at you (guys are guys, no matter what unisex gym you use) but other than that, no one will really come up to you or say anything foul. (Trust me, I have worn shorts and a tank top here). Nothing to worry about.
Overall I’d say it is a great gym with a very chill atmosphere.

Hate it. The staff is rude. The restroom is always dirty. The equipment is worn and usually out of order. Retro fitness is where I’ll be swinging to.

Not too crazy about this location. Planet fitness in general doesn’t offer guest towels, so bring your own, also no sauna and no steam room. I am convinced they never clean the tanning beds because it’s always sticky and gross in there. But overall for $ 20, you get what you pay for lol

Membership is cheap and the facility reflects it. Today there were no paper towels to wipe down the machines. ⁴⁄₅ dispensers had nothing. Two weeks ago there was no A/​C. Last month, only one of two water fountains worked. EVERY TIME you go, the weights are not racked or you can only find one of a set. If you’re serious about working out, go to Richie’s. If you go to the gym once in a while, join Crunch (took them forever to open but it’s actually a pretty nice gym). If you have $ 10 to throw away each month, join planet fitness.
Side note: Management, I’ve brought these problems up to you in the past, in person & in writing. You’ve done nothing or seriously dragged your feet to address the issues. Spend less money buying pizza for a gym and more money on staff and building maintenance.

My neighborhood gym! Affordably priced and cardio machines are ALWAYS open. I’ve never had to wait for a cardio machine and people seem to be pretty good about wiping them down.
The weightlifting/​free-​weights section is a little bit more intimidating. There are usually a few gym dudes parked out in that area and the lighter weights are quite often MIA (where do you disappear to, my beloved 5-​pounders?!).
The staff at the front desk is pretty helpful, but I’ve rarely seen anyone walking through the gym itself (unless they’re coming through on the weekends to tell you they’re getting ready to close). The free carbs (pizza, sometimes donuts) are a little weird… but I just remind myself why I’m there and keep it moving.
Cat-​calling is at a minimum inside of the gym, thank goodness and the place is pretty clean considering how many people are in and out everyday.
Considering membership starts at $ 10 a month, I’d say that this is a pretty good deal!

This planet fitness is the grossest most ghetto awful gym ever. I’ve been going for several months suffered a lot of harassment from a rude staff. They approached me for training sessions asking that I give them money directly. They don’t let you have gallons of water but for some reason you’re allowed to walk around with slices of pizza on they provide. Best of all they only have 3 different intense cardio options. A friend and I decided to start using the stairs to up our cardio game. We used the stairs for months before one day we were told we would either stop using the stairs or have the police called on us!
The staff won’t help you with anything. There will rarely be paper towels stocked, it will be so hot and humid some days that the machines will literally have beads of sweat on them. But don’t ask the staff to lower the temperature in the gym because they won’t be able to. The bathrooms for women are completely disgusting and foul. There will be almost no usable toilets and the ones that are will probably be covered with water from the temperature in the gym.
I don’t really like to complain about the amount of equipment because honestly for $ 10 what can you really expect. But this is not a judgement free zone you will be judged, bothered, but definitely not helped by the staff and there are plenty of critics.
Avoid this gym at all costs if you really want to see gains I suggest you try a nice clean gym where people are actually interested in fitness, and seeing that their clientele reach their goals.
There is a very nice gym called blinks fitness on gates avenue just a few blocks away and the membership is only 15 dollars.

I’ve been coming here since January, and really like it.
Pros:
I mostly come in the mornings, and like the fact that there are a ton of empty eliptical machines, and most of the weight machines.
Pros:
–Cheap
–Lots of cardio machines
–Decent environment (way better than the teenager-​overrun Greenpoint YMCA)
–Bagels
–Pizza
Cons:
–Saturday and Sunday, they kick you out at 6:45pm.
–The Sunday evening desk guy could use some customer service skills when he «kicks you out»

HOW MANY CALORIES IS TEXTING?
Planet Fitness IS A JOKE! Creating a BAD culture of «GYM MEMBERS»
So this guy is on the ab machine and I ask him, «How many more sets sir?» and he replies,“10 more minutes” — so I move on and do other things — come back 20 minutes later and I ask him, «SIR! Are you done?» and he replies, «10 more minutes» — BUT!!! All this a$$hole is doing is texting guys on Grindr… so I go down and complain and the manager says, «Our staff doesn’t have the time to police the floor» –
WHAT!!! You kicked me out and my workout partners last month for carrying a gallon of water cause «Jugs of water are intimidating to members and NOT ALLOWED» — BUT! Spending 40 minutes on a machine texting IS OK! And everyone does it – I saw at least 6 people just sitting there texting for hours! I thought Starbucks was next door — but apparently Planet Fitness is like Starbucks — after ALL they do server Donuts, Bagels and coffee on Tuesday mornings!
PLANET FITNESS NEEDS TO CLOSE!
OLD REVIEW:
168 lockers and only 3 are free at 6am when there’s less than 4 guys on the floor? The people in this neighborhood feel they are entitled to a permanent locker for their $ 10/​month membership! The front desk staff is great! Even fighting off crack heads at 6am trying to go upstairs to borrow money from a member… But do you really want to be in middle of a fight at 6am?
You had to sign in with ID n name cause they didn’t have member cards from December to January 20^th, so every morning my sister spent 15 minutes trying to resolve why they had 4 people under her name… Aaaaaaaaaah!!!
They really do have pizza parties chocolates next to the sign in and donuts in the morning sometimes… So serious commitment is not to be expected!
But the equipment is not bad and is in good condition cause it’s new there… Bottom line is… You get what u pay for!

I have been going to this planet fitness for two/​three weeks. I like it so far. It has a lot of machines both cardio and weight… pretty clean… people plug in their headset and mind their own business. Most of the people wipe down the machines after they’ve used it. The gym can get a little sweaty-​smell during the rush hours.
Below are the different time slot that i’ve been to:
Weekday after work (around 7~ish) the gym was 85~90% full. You will be able to find one or two cardio machines open, but as for weight machines, you might have to wait for a bit. And the gym does get smelly around this time.
Saturday later morning (around 11~ish) the gym was at 30%. you don’t have to wait for anything.
Weekday morning (around 7~ish) the gym is E-​M-​P-​T-​Y, you do see people on the cardio machines, about 10? and probably 5 or 6 people are working on the weight machines side.
Guess there are only few early bird in the Bushwick neighborhood. For the money you spent, i would say this is a good gym.

Is there any way to stop giving out memberships at this place? The ONLY time this gym isn’t crowded is on the weekends before noon. Seriously, everyone in Bushwick and Ridgewood comes here. I’ve been in the morning, afternoon, around 8 pm and even 11 pm. I always end up having to wait for weight machines. And then people want to bring their friends and have full blown convos while sitting on the machines when people are waiting to use them.
The staff is friendly and the locker rooms are clean. But I don’t have the patience to actually wait to work out. No sir, no ma’am.