Planet Fitness – Hoboken

Decent gym, has all the things a gym needs, except a coat rack in the front for the winter when it is freezing (the «locker room» isn’t the best place to leave your jacket as it can get stolen, and you have to bring your own lock).
Plenty of space, machines or weights are never overcrowded, and generally a clean place. Although of course with this caliber gym you always get a few randoms that don’t clean the gear and leave it all gross, so TIP: clean before and after!
Cheaper than most gyms, cut out the fluff. I would not shower here personally, as it isn’t too clean and there’s no towels or soap so you have to bring a bunch of junk.
Upstairs seems to be more for the ‘gym junkies’ but there’s plenty of space for all types of gym people to coexist here, and there’s no pressure or awkwardness to be honest, which is always nice.
Pros:
Generally clean
Cheap (er)
All types of machines and weights
Plenty of space, not overly crowded
Next to a great pizza place — super tempting (maybe a Con, not sure)
Cons:
No coat rack area for the winter time
No towels

Open ²⁴⁄₅. Great staff. Never crowded. Convenient and great monthly price.
If you want something better or if you want to be seen working out with Anderson Cooper (and maybe even get the opportunity to wipe the sweat off his white face) get on the PATH train and travel into the Village to Equinox.

So today was my first day at PF in Hoboken, NJ and I will review 2 things: the gym itself and the customer service.
The gym was great. Size was good, plenty of machines, no wait, and mind you it was busy and pretty clean. The only thing I don’t like is it doesn’t have any stairmasters or actual classes, but for the price, can’t really complain. Another great thing was there is wifi which, for me, is awesome.
Now, to the customer service. Wow! I had read some reviews about the people who work there… now remember this was my first time attending. When I walked in I told them I had signed up online and this was my first time in. He looked at me, with the most bothered look and said «Your phone number?» That’s it. Didnt ask me for an id or anything. Then said my name and told me to look into the camera and took my picture and handed me my black card and went back to doing what he was doing. I was advised in the email I received when I signed up on line what to expect when I arrived for my first
*******We’re sending you this email because we’re excited to tell you what your first visit will be like. Shortly after you take that first glorious step through the doors of your home club, you’ll get:
*A membership key tag
*A free Planet Fitness t-​shirt
*A quick tour of the facility (hint: you’re gonna love it!)
*The warmest welcome ever!*******
One out of four is HORRIBLE. I had to ask about my free shirt to be told «we are out of shirts… ask for one either Tuesday or Wednesday». Terrible customer service.
We don’t go there for free. We are paying members and they either need to get new people or retrain the ones that are there who will do exactly what the email says.

Monthly fee cheap. Two floors but no classes are available because of their space. i go early in the morning and the two guys are always on the massage chairs watching t.v. No one behind the front disk. Always the same workout machine broken. The cieling downstairs are always falling apart so you will see three buckets on the floor to hold the water. They leave cleaning bottle on top of the trash cans so you can clean the machines after using them. However the girl that comes in at 6am is always friendly.

As some have mentioned before, this Planet Fitness is just fine for a simple gym. Yes, dumbbells don’t exceed 60 lbs, but there are plenty of machines to supplement your workouts. There are always plenty of cardio machines available, too. The locker rooms work for me, as all I do is lock up my non-​gym stuff. I wouldn’t shower here, but that’s your prerogative.
For $ 20/​month for the black card, I would say it’s well worth it. I use this PF 3x a week on average and definitely get my money’s worth. The black membership also gives you access to any other PF in the country and you can also bring a guest.

They’re always having their private conversations rarely say gd morning or have a good evening… often times they watch you going in and out… super poor customer service… wish they could he retrained. Specially since other inexpensive gyms are moving in.retro.

It has a lot of treadmills and elliptical machines. To get to the locker rooms on the second floor, you have to walk through the first floor where members can only do the treads and the ellips and then take the stairs to the main room of more treads and ellips and then walk a couple more steps to the locker room. Nothing really gets you warmed up then exercising to the locker room.
The place is pretty small. They do not have a section to do stretches or anything that does not have to do with moving your feet or the few amount of weights and machines that they have. If I had to compare the one in North Bergen, NJ is way better and there’s parking.
Also on the second floor I do not understand why the mirror’s are behind treadmills and where everyone else is facing while working out. I obviously need that necessity to look at myself while I sweat .
I’d come back if I have nowhere else to go.

Staff is amazing! When I went in to register everyone was extremely friendly — I had a lot of questions and they happily answered them all. They gave me a tour of the gym and gave me a list of all the classes available. I attended one class and it was great! The abs class — I got lucky and was actually the only one in the class that day so it was like I had a personal trainer! He was so nice — helping me as much as he could and showing me ab exercises I can do at my home. The only things I do not like is that they don’t have a stair master or fun classes like zumba — but for $ 10 a month I really can’t complain

They sent me an email saying I owed money when I cancelled my membership in August. It is not my fault that they cant find the paperwork and then had the gall to say well you owe for Jan and Feb which means that after I cancelled in August they still charged me for Sept, Oct, Nov and december. Crooks. Great price awful customer service obviously

You can’t really beat 10 bucks for a gym, especially when other gyms are charging $ 80+. The staff is friendly, gym is pretty clean and it’s not usually too busy when I workout (between 9 — 10 a.m.). I do have a few gripes about this Planet Fitness — there are no stair master or step climber machines, the stretching/​ab area is way too small and there isn’t a mirror in front of the free weights so you can’t see if your form is good or not. Otherwise, the gym has pretty much what you need.

Pros: the cost, it’s usually pretty clean, conveniently located. Has enough equipment to do a decent work out.
Cons: very limited equipment, dumbbells only go up to 60 pounds, mostly machines very limited free weights. Usually busy and there’s a one or two person line to everything. But I think the biggest con is the «people of planet fitness» (Google it, you’ll get a good laugh). But honestly many people who frequent this gym do not have proper gym etiquette, will take up a machine for an entire hour while playing on the phone, do not wipe down the equipment, do not put weights on the proper rack, use equipment incorrectly. I once got in a screaming argument with a lady who took up 1 of 3 smith machines for an entire hour just sitting on it like a park bench playing on Facebook. Oh and who decided to paint everything purple and yellow, as a designer they should lose their job. In summary you pay for what you get, and this is definitely no lifetime fitness or Equinox. I only give it three stars because of the cheap price.

I joined a different Planet Fitness a few years ago and ended up cancelling the membership because I was moving out of the area. That PF was decent, it was very a very large, one-​floor, set up with tons of space for stretching and if you wanted to do lunges, etc.
PF Hoboken — different story. I give two star pretty much for the cardio equipment. There is tons of that and I like getting in a good amount of indoor bike in the colder months. I don’t really use free weights as I do mostly calisthenics — this is where PF seriously fails. That, and the whole motto/​mentality of the gym as one other review mentioned (more below). Some issues:
— It is ridiculous that a gym does not have an actual pull-​up bar. Not a machine station with knee and foot rest… just a straight pull-​up bar. Really? I asked once at another PF and the reason given was because it is intimidating since something like 70% of people can’t do a pull-​up. So this is basically saying…“You can’t do one now, don’t even work and strive to do one. Remain at your current level.” Why not have the pull-​up bar and the pull-​up machine?
— As mentioned above, I don’t use many free weights and enjoy calisthenics. I already covered the pull-ups…the machine they have just doesn’t allow one to use a variety of different positions. Push-​ups are a different story… I can do those just fine, don’t need any equipment however sometimes finding a bench or other place to raise feet up can be a challenge if it’s busy. I also really like using a jump rope to keep my heart rate up in between exercises… you would think this is something that a gym would encourage as it’s also a great way to slowly build up cardio. It is not intimidating at all IMO. I took out my jump rope, checked to see if anyone was in my vicinity (and if they came near I stopped), and then started jumping. A woman from the front desk came over and told me to stop. I said okay, can I do it anywhere in the gym? She says «no» and walks away. Really? Jump rope? Unbelievable. I could understand if this was interfering with other members doing their workouts but it wasn’t in the least bit. This made me pretty annoyed, even the people that were around me rolled their eyes and couldn’t really believe it.
— When a machine breaks down, consider it broken down for a while. As in, they will put a sign on it and get to fixing it maybe within a month (my experience has been with one of the bikes).
— The cleanliness of the locker rooms is certainly nothing to applaud. The sink/​bathroom that should receive the most attention just doesn’t. Don’t think this needs to be elaborated on.
— For the more expensive membership or even $ 5 more/​month, towels should definitely be offered. I feel like I’m paying more for tanning booths, infrared booth, and massage chairs that I never use.
— No rowing machines… this should pretty standard for a gym.
Some of the good things…
— The price. There is no denying that this is probably the cheapest gym in the area. I pay $ 20 for access to all locations. It is annoying that when I go in to another location I have to wait to sign in every time, give my address, home club, state why I’m at that gym, etc. Every time. This means almost every morning in Midtown. Reason behind this?
— Unlimited tanning with the more expensive membership. I don’t tan, but good if you want to Jersey it up for the weekend. Maybe I’ll try it once. I see others using it so I assume it tans as a tanning booth should.
— Massage chairs. I’ve never used this, but I imagine might feel nice especially for legs.
At the end of the day, you get what you pay for. A gym that is a half-​gym. If you only want to use cardio equipment and weights/​machines then this might be the place for you, albeit a crowded place. If you want to do anything outside that i.e. TRX, jump rope, plyometric, calisthenics then this is probably not the place for you. They go overboard on the no-​intimidation aspect also. I’m not asking for Gold’s Gym but come on… this is a gym… there should be something around to motivate people to want to better themselves or look up to others that are maybe doing something they would eventually like to do.

Planet Fitness is not for everyone, but for someone like me who just needs cardio equipment and light lifting machines/​weights. It definitely caters to a less intense crowd and that is why I like it.
They run various promotions during the year. I signed up for $ 100 a year; anything more I probably would not have joined. You have the option of upgrading your membership to obtain access to tanning booths, massage chairs, and some select machines.
Amenities are otherwise sparse. There is a locker room for each gender with bathrooms, showers, and lockers. You do need to provide your own lock. That’s it, but then again that is all you need.
Planet Fitness is a simple gym. If that is all you are looking for then give it a shot.

Extra fees!
Monthly rate may be decent, but if you are only staying a year you’re putting off with NYSC, which
A) has 2 locations in Hoboken
B) doesn’t have as much broken equipment
C) doesn’t charge you $ 62 to cancel you membership (can you believe that added on cost? Makes $ 15/​month not so cheap anymore when you also add in the registration and annual fees!!!)
D) offers classes
Ends up being very similar in cost to New York Sports Club, and NYSC offers so much more!
You cannot cancel your account without a credit card, or that they hound you to link your bank account to their account.
Most of the staff is friendly and welcoming. Many greet you with a smile and say farewell if they are not wrapped up with another customer.
Very affordable.
They do a spectacular job keeping the workout area, bathroom, and locker rooms clean!
Cardio machines are pretty accessible outside of busy hours — weekday evenings and weekend middays.
Little things to make it better:
Fix audiojacks on some machines so sound comes out of both left and right ears of headphones.
Keep TV channels steady with labels.

I joined this place a long time ago with the hopes it would grow on me. But now, I really do hate this place. The whole vibe and motto of it is pathetic. The cancellation policy is a pain in the butt.
Why did I join in the first place? Because its absolute only pro is that it is open 24 hours during the weekday

No thank you. With this gym you get exactly what you pay for. Crap. The gym is often over crowded and filled with bros. No space to stretch or equipment such as kettle balls or medicine balls. 2 yoga mats in a small corner is the extent of what they offer…
I remained a member for a year thinking to myself «eh whats $ 10 a month». I decided to leave planet fitness at the end of my contract. I went to the establishment to cancel my membership, they rushed me to sign and hurried me out the door. When I signed the cancelation form I made sure to ask if this was the last payment they’d be processing towards my card. I was told no… LIE! They charged me again this month. When I called to figure of whats going on the assistant manager was rude and unapologetic. I told her I was hanging up to write a horrible review… and here it is. Your staff is incompetent! If i just so happen to be charged again next month I’m going in there like a mad woman.

Obviously, you can’t beat the price here. However, there are other low price gyms that offer much more. (retro fitness, blink fitness) I feel like Planet Fitness is using it’s «no lunk, no judgement» marketing scheme to cut their operating costs and the equipment they offer. The things that are missing and stuff that I do not like about planet fitness are as follows:
No Higher weight dumbbells.
No Real barbells, smith machines are terrible.
Stretching area sucks and no stretching equipment.
The locker room is not carpeted, easy to slip coming out of the shower or just walking around.
No CBS available for some reason. I like to watch football when I run and usually plan my runs around when football is on.
On that note, Fox doesn’t even work. The channel is locked up half the time.
No towels.
Seems as if they removed the soap from the shower.
This place get’s really crowded.
The front desk staff doesn’t really pay attention to you.
There is no staff walking around the actual gym.
However, I do like the free pizza at the beginning of the month. Extra star for Pizza. Unfortunately, I’ll be going back to NYSC, I’ll pay the higher price for the little things like soap, towels, and tv’s that work.

I’m dropping a star for Planet Fitness for the new payment policy. I used to be direct billed on a credit card, but was called in to the gym to update my billing. It turns out they changed their policy to direct withdrawal from checking accounts only, which I will not do. Couldn’t even use cash. I wound up cancelling my membership. Of course, payment policy alone may not change someone’s mind about membership, but I’m just not comfortable with it and made a choice that suits me.
I think Planet Fitness Hoboken is a decent gym and you can’t beat the price, however, I don’t like the new payment policy. If they start to offer options, I will certainly consider rejoining the club.

You get what you pay for. You really can’t beat $ 10/​month, especially in Hoboken, where there isn’t anything else that compares, price-​wise. It gets the job done. Machines are there, treadmills/​ellipticals/​etc, and all the usually equipment. It’s pretty standard, but nothing special. It’s a gym and nothing to write home about, especially with how crowded it has been lately…
The plusses:
Clean, friendly staff, working equipment, TVs
The minuses:
Super crowded during any «peak» hour.
Closes at 7pm on weekends which is pretty annoying
Seriously not enough room to stretch, do abs, etc. There are 4 mats (purchased by popular demand, which is nice) but they are ALWAYS being utilized

Planet Fitness is pretty consistent on quality and equipment in all of its locations — and the new addition in Hoboken is absolutely no different.
Honestly, I was thrilled to learn that PF was coming to town; I’m a non-​resident (frequent visitor) and I’ve been shelling out $ 73 a month to enjoy fitnessness at NYSC Uptown when I am here. I am well aware of the perks of having a black card, so I knew that as soon as PF opened I knew I would be cancelling that in favor of the much cheaper $ 20/​month option.
I signed up back in CT and worked out here today — absolutely no issue. No «location upcharge» — errr NYSC I’m looking at you.
Great location, nice views from most of the equipment, and lots of light — very important on those summer days you want to work out but have no desire to drag yourself into a basement gym with very little view into the outside world.
They manage to cram a decent amount of cardio equipment, machines, and free weights into a two-​floor span.
I think the only huge con of this place is that it is busy. Like, busy busy. Apparently I was not the only one lured in by the low monthly membership fees — when I work out at 2pm on a weekday I am used to a fairly empty gym, and PF was probably running at 35% capacity. I didn’t have to wait for anything, but I have walked by around 6 or 7pm on a weekday and it was quite a tight squeeze.
Pros: Black card — all access. Half price drinks. Pizza Mondays, Bagel Tuesdays (once a month.) Cheapy cheapy monthly membership fee. New equipment. Light. Nice views. Nice locker rooms. Lots of media /​TVs.
Cons: Busy — so plan accordingly.