Bay Club Pacific Palisades

For a «classy» club facility I’m a little frustrated because I’ve given this club so many chances, but it has let me down multiple times. I live nearby, and it’s convenient for me because I could just walk to the club and it would take me 5 – 8 minutes. They hiked up the prices saying that they are going to make improvements to make it a little more sociable for the members; that they did NOT. It looks exactly the same as it did when it was the Spectrum. The classes are the same, and most of the workers are rude. I’ve had encounters where the receptionists would answer the phone in the middle of a conversation. Just last week, I was working out in one of the rooms on the first floor, and a group of people started coming in to have a meeting and eating in front of me without acknowledging that somebody else was in the room, and they were loud. I would take a class and there would not be enough equipments for everybody in the class. There is only one punching bag. I can say though is that there are always equipments in the facility available for everybody, and the food in the lobby is great. But of course, you don’t need a membership to eat in the lobby.

The five stars are for Nicole Lordigyan, the most dedicated, focused and funny trainer I’ve ever had. She’s worth it. While the radical changes promised by Bay Club when they took over from Spectrum have not exactly materialized, they do have good coffee and the most amiable staff. If they continue to upgrade machines and stop sending me endless promotional e-​mails, I’d add a 6^th star.

My husband and I work out with Nicole Lordigyan and she is an excellent trainer. She watches our form carefully and our workouts are always challenging. Pus her upbeat personality and sense of humor make our workouts as much fun as a tough workout can be. I highly recommend her!

First, let me say that I have been a member at this club for a little over three years, as it was earlier a Spectrum until Bay Club took over.
I love going to the Sunset/​PCH location — it’s perfect for me on my way to work, I love the layout, the view, the just right business — and I have loved the Sauna/​Steam room. Honestly, a big part of why I remain a member of Bay Club is due to being able to Steam after a tough work out — I work long hours and that’s what gets me going in the morning. Until a few months ago — the Steam room has been in a constant state of disrepair. It was in and out of order every other week in the fall, and complete out over the holidays. Since then, the sauna has also stopped working, there’s not even a sign on the door — it’s as if these amenities just don’t exist anymore… and when I asked the staff, I was told that it may not work anymore — that a bigger overhaul would be needed and that «for now» they weren’t going to do anything…
I have been a member of Gold’s, Metro Fitness, Empire, 24hr fitness and Planet Fitness in the past and honestly all of these are cheaper gyms than Bay Club (by at least 50%), and these kind of excuses are what I might have expected from some of those gyms… I know that this might seem like a petty remark — BUT I don’t think that kind of attitude is acceptable when paying over $ 100/​month for gym membership that should include all amenities promised. I’m just waiting to see how this lacking attitude will bleed into other areas of Bay Clubs operation.

LOVE all of the new equipment and furniture that has come in since the Bay Club took over the old tired Spectrum. The vibe is rejuvenated and the club is making a serious come back! Tried my first training session and was very skeptical. As a former college athlete I thought I knew everything there was to know about working out. After a few sessions with Nicole kicking my ass, I realized I had been neglecting parts of my body (i.e core workouts). She changed the way I work out and I’m trilled with the results!

The five stars are a credit to trainer Nicole Lordigyan. Motivating, educated, experienced and intuitive. Thank you Nicole. And the Café is great too!

This is easily the worst Bay Club I’ve been to. Sad due to my new location this is the one I have to use more often than the much better SM or Howard Hughes. It is very small with only one of every machine or weight which makes you wait for everything. You would think a Palisades/​Malibu location would be cream of the crop with money put into it, but no… SO DISAPPOINTING because:
Each of the other clubs I’ve been to have made renovations, but this club looks like it has been doing nothing. Wow, free coffee and new lotions!!! That is certainly worth a monthly increase in the already ridiculous expensive rate… NOT! How about fixing the ceiling where you can see the pipes, dust and mold. Cover that up! Also, there is no stretching area! There is a corner that fits about 3 people that have to basically sit on top of each other with individual thin mats on a concrete like surface. One of the worst parts of going here. Also, the free weight area is also on this concrete like hard surface so even if you gently put down the dumbbells, it sounds like an earthquake. Maybe they will be making renovations, but KEEP YOUR MEMBERS UPDATED. There is a bulletin board with no updates on it… just more lotions. Smh…
The staff is UNFRIENDLY. I have been going there for 3 months now and not once have I received a smile or hello from one of the trainers on the floor. Maybe I am interested in buying sessions from you, ever think of that? Not only are the trainers unfriendly, but they don’t care about any customers that aren’t their clients so they’ll hog machines, equipment and push your stuff to the side. The front desk will say hello/​goodbye only about 50% of the time depending on who’s working it, but some don’t even make eye contact with you. I don’t even know who the manager of the club is because it’s as if no one even works there.
The «clean team» is almost NON EXISTENT. I rarely even see a clean team member. I’ve seen people’s towels on the ground for hours. Club members here rarely clean up after themselves and re-​rack their weights. Sometimes there aren’t even towels to use. At other locations, the towels are always available. The locker room is not well stocked and there are always missing items like tissues, etc. Items like stretching balls, rollers, different bars are all over the gym and never put back into place.
0.5 of 5 stars. Thanks for the free coffee I guess.

I am writing a review to say Thank You to Nicole Lordigyan! She is the trainer for the cross training class that I take at the gym with an awesome group of people! She is knowledgable, encouraging and really committed to make sure every member in class is taken care of. Her attention to detail and professionalism is appreciated, as well as her ability to challenge each of us while making it fun!
I also want to give a 5-​star review to Angela Taylor for her Wednesday morning Yoga class. It was unexpected that when I walked into a yoga class at the gym, it would be the best yoga I have ever experienced! It really feels like yoga therapy, with the perfect balance of restorative and challenging yoga, both physically and mentally. She creates a safe and fun space to practice!

I have to change my review because Alex the manager heard my concerns and showed me that he values his customers. I am glad we resolved our issues and I am back to being a happy member of bay club!

We’ve been using the Bay Club in Pacific Palisades and love it. My wife and I both have worked with Nicole Lordigyan as our personal trainer and she’s great! We highly recommend her.

I’ve been a member at this club (previously Spectrum) for over 10 years. We were excited about all the promised improvements, even though membership fees were increased. It’s been about 6 months now and nothing much has changed. Locker rooms are still disgustingly dirty and the TV’s attached to the cardio machines only have a few crappy channels. Oh, there are new soap and shampoo dispensers in the showers! Oh, no wait, they are the old ones with Bay Club labels slapped on that are now starting to peel off. The only good things about this club are the views and the restaurant inside.

This review is for my trainer Naz. She is super duper sweet and friendly. She always kicks my butt during my one hour training session. She’ll train your whole body parts during an hour training session. she’ll kick your butt with her HIIT (high intensity interval training) routine. If you train with her and do her HIIT routine, I suggest you to wear their heart rate monitoring belt because it’s really useful to know how many calories you’re burning. Depending on the heart rate monitoring she’ll know when to push you and when not to push.

Nicole is one of the best trainers I have ever had! She’s motivated and challenging. She makes you work incredibly hard during your sessions. You can’t go wrong using her as your personal trainer! She’s always knows new and challenging routines and not the same boring one each week!

My trainer Nicole Lordigyan gets the five stars. She is amazing. I’ve been working with her for close to a year and am beyond excited about my training sessions. I needed to revamp my workouts to include a lot more weight training. Thanks to my training sessions with Nicole, I’m so much stronger. I was in a rut and going nowhere with too much cardio and basically no weight training. Nicole has me on a program that never gets stagnant. Every session is different and challenging. She’s enthusiastic and is on top of changes in fitness routines. Nicole is simply fantastic. I couldn’t be happier with my training.

I’ve been going to bayclub (old spectrum) for years and I love taking cycling class here. But the best part of my experience is getting to work out with trainer Nazanin. My husband started with her about a year ago and got great results and and I decided to give training a try which was the best fitness decision I made. She has a great personality, loving and caring .she knows every one has different goals, and helps them to get there.

I came here hoping to really change for the better and that’s exactly what I got. Nicole my trainer helped me get the results I wanted and really made an effort to make a workout specific to my goals. She changed them up on me too so I was never bored. Really recommend going here and train with Nicole if you are lucky. She puts you to work but you get what you want from it.

This is the best fitness club on the westside with a great staff. One trainer in particular is just amazing. Lizzie Crampton is her name, she teaches Pilates and also does weight training. She is always very friendly, full of positive energy and professional in her dealings with clients. Her skill sets make her a very valuable and important part of the club. I look forward to seeing what Bay Club has planned for the facility as the facility is great now but what I hear will become a really special place to work out and socialize.

Nicole Lordigyan gets 5 plus stars! I love her!
I’ve worked with Nicole for almost a year now and cannot recommend her highly enough. She is fun, encouraging, reliable and an incredible motivator and trainer. She genuinely cares about you getting stronger and healthier. She is demanding without being patronizing. Her workouts are creative so it’s never boring and goes above and beyond her commitment to her clients.
My weekly sessions are something I look forward to every week, and am still sore after every session.

THE BAD: They replaced trevor and Dianne in one day with no warning to say goodbye as well, which dissapointed me. These were just a handfull of good people I really enjoyed. The schedule is on four sheets of paper now which is a waste of paper, anoying to look at, and unessary. Not enough classes after 11 or in the afternoon. For a club that has no pool or tennis court, I think the high price is justified because of the view. Too expensive for what it is, if I want a view I’ll walk across the street to the ocean itself. I mostly go to a gym to work out. They used to have a great jam teacher, Neda, that would give you a 1500 calorie workout, but those days are gone. She was too good for them since they only paid 80 bucks a class, so she started her own business in Malibu. The classes are mostly geared for rhe general public or senior citizens. If you are looking for an Equinox workout, you won’t find it here. They need new funner teachers, with funner fat burning classes.
THE GOOD: The view, the view, and the view, did I say the view? I noticed they finally repaired the broken tile on the outside walkway. They remo ed the rusty treadmills and stairclimbers from outside. The food and the servers have always been amazing and consistant for the last 20 years. And that atmisphere is always nice and friendly. Probably the best food you can find in any gym in LA!!! Wayne Lehrer, Matty Whitmore & Leigh Wakefird for Yoga, Lorie Allen Pilates, and the famous Karen Voight shape up, are about the only classes I go to now. I love the free taco tuesdays, beer, mimossas, and some of the new management fun events.. And if you take advantage of all of this, and of course the showers with the price of water, then I would say MAYBE it is worth the price.

Bay clubs bought spectrum out and we got a bump in monthly costs, yay! And no, nothing has changed to justify the increase except new ownership. This place needs to be updated severely and needs to be cleaned more often. Towels aren’t always readily available when you’re about to shower so they need to revamp their staff or add more. This place only gets 3 stars bc it’s close to home. Once their prices go up again, I will go back to Equinox.
I’ve been seeing small changes here and there, nothing too drastic. But small changes I’ve noticed like painting the stairs (they were scuffed bad before), new staff, new additional items in the bathroom. I wish they would redo the bathrooms, the showers specifically. It just feels really dirty. One thing that’s consistent is that the towels aren’t always there, mostly during classes. Some of the blame also goes to the clientele at this gym, they are so wasteful. I consistently see people take 3 – 4 towels and use it for a hot second and then put it in the bin. They also just leave their towels around the weights after working out, come on now! Clean up after yourselves. You are grown ass people, well your bodies are at least.