Lucille Roberts – Astoria

This location is hands down the worst. Very limited machines and theres not even a sauna. The lockeroom is in the same room as the treadmills and elipitical. You’re better off going to Forest Hills.

I joined this «gym» during a warm winter afternoon i asked the receptionist why there was a pungent smell? She told me it was because of some construction… It’s been awful months of that smell, which is so annoying when you are working out.
Also the machines are old, outdated, rusty. This is not Lucille Roberts staff fault but OMG. their members are so annoying, ignorant (racist comments), loud, smelly…
If i can give the owners of this location some advice would be to host exercise clinics to show their aging members the proper use of the equipment.
As of tonight i am cancelling my membership !!

This the worse gym ever. Employees are so rude and unprofessional including the Manager who constantly harassing members

This gym is great as in for the equipment and space. But my bad rating is for the staff. I left home and was looking a great day at the gym with my sisters. When we got there two of us forgot our cards at home and did not have an Id on hand. The lady at the front said we can’t let u in you in. I asked her to check our names in the system since when we made the card they took our pictures. So if she would type the name she can see us. She said our system didn’t show the picture with the name you have to swipe your card. I understood that it’s our fault in the first place forgetting our cards but her attitude was ridiculous. Her name was NAZ. I asked her if I can speak to the manager she gave an attitude and said «this is my store I am the manager» very rudely. Then my friend got frustrated about how rude she was and she ask her for her full name and she said why do you need my full name. This is so ridiculous. How can someone so rude be a general manager here. After readings others review about her proves it. Awful

Make sure you have quarters for the parking spots. I spent thirty minutes begging for quarters, and so I missed 30 minutes of my Zumba class.

I have been a member of Lucille Roberts for many years. I have tried different locations and so far my 2 favorites are the 42^nd grand central and 14^th street 5^th avenue. This location is o.k. for $ 20 a month you can’t get a better deal.

Ive been to this gym a few times over the years and it’s pretty similar to other lucille roberts gyms I frequent. Being a gold member, I have the choice to frequent different lucille gyms that is very convenient. I love that you can hang up your coat, bag in the same area you’re taking a fitness class. The instructors are great and like everything else, you get what you put in. I don’t get caught up with who’s taking the class or the other petty stuff that bothers people. The top floor is where they have the machines that I rarely use only if a group class has been canceled.
Lucille Roberts has never been known for their state of the arts falicities. However, their facilities are affordable, clean and the staff are cool. If it’s crowded I find a space to get my body in shape while I’m there and keep it moving until it’s time for me to return.

Just because this gym is really cheap, does not mean that it doesn’t suck.
I’ve had a membership at this gym for maybe 7 or 8 years and never cancelled it.
This is true. I don’t care that they don’t give me towels, or that some machines are always broken, or expect a nice locker room for $ 20 dollars a month. I get that if I want that I can go to another gym that costs more… I’ve gone to most of them.
I go to lucille for two reasons…
1. I HATE working out with men around. I don’t like feeling like I have to look cute when I go to the gym, or dealing with anyone approaching me or checking me out and judging me while I work out and can barely catch my breath. It’s annoying. And lucille roberts is an «WOMENS ONLY GYM».
2. It’s closest to my apt.
So back to #1… If it’s an all women’s gym, why do they only hire MALE personal trainers? And on top of it over the years they’ve hired some disgusting ones. Ones that come talk to you while you’re working out and offer to train you for free. I actually had a trainer tell me that another girl on the floor and myself were the hottest girls there… Like that’s supposed to make me feel good and not just like they hire creeps to hang out at the gym and judge us while they have nothing better to do. Or when the receptionist has her boyfriend hanging out at the front desk talking shit about people and I have to listen to it from the elliptical. I find it hard to believe that a company who is supposedly about empowering women can’t find any female personal trainers who are looking for work in this economy.
Also this place is disgusting. I will see the same piece of gum stuck to the same cup holder on a cardio machine for multiple weeks. There is no cleaner and paper towels to wipe off machines from the last person. According to the manager, they have «wipies» however the gym is 3 floors and they are only on one floor AND they are dried out and don’t clean anyway! And then on top of that they don’t have paper towels in the bathroom either. I understand that the dryers are better for the environment but then you need to get a motion sensor sink as well. To wash your hands you have to touch the filthy faucet handles that everyone else touches after using the bathroom and then turn them again after your hands are clean and there isn’t appr towel to grab the handles. Then everyone takes their poop hands after all touching the sink to turn it off and puts the all over the weights, the machines ect. And then you can’t clean the machines. You get the picture. You might think I’m being hard on them but once there was yellow rice spilled all over the lat pull machine upstairs for over an hour while I was working out. When I was leaving I told the girl at the front desk and she said, «yeah I know, someone else told me.» Great.

I really love this gym. I love the classes they offer and I love Betsy. Betsy you’re the best. My only complaint is the hour of operations. People work and it’s hard to get a morning workout being that they open at 8/​9am and they close early. My membership is up next month and I unfortunately will not be renewing the membership due to the hours. Other than the hours and not having a morning class I have no complaints. The machines are fine they do the job. The gym is clean and well maintained.

I pay $ 20/​mo for this gym and get what I pay for. The no contract thing is excellent for someone like me with commitment issues.
First off, the staff is generally nice. I know from experience that working in an all women environment can be tiring, so kudos to them.
Second off, the classes are CROWDED. Even if you use a water bottle to ‘save’ your spot on the floor, either it gets taken anyway (sometimes, not always) OR someone plays clueless and thinks it’s from a previous class. Then there are the stragglers that come in after a class has started and seem to think that the four extra inches you have in front of you seem like an plausible space. Okay, I will try not to hit your butt with my hands or kick the back of your knees in like a kung fu master when we’re doing some crazy moves.
Third off, it’s great this is a more laid-​back environment. So laid-​back I’ve seen a girl working out in Chuck Taylors (clearly adequate gym shoes), another Instagramming her literal WALK on the treadmill (wow, you’re so fit) and the greatest of all is the lady on the upright bikes sitting there with her legs crossed, in a coat, and talking in angry Russian on the phone. Yeah, this gym is great for people watching.
The only relevant qualms I’m having are about the hours. Frankly, they suck a little bit on the weekends and I wish they opened earlier (I am at work before 8, when they open on week days). Also, the ‘rush hours’ here can really blow. Overall, though, I’d say it’s alright.

You can’t hate on this gym for the amount you pay. $ 15 dollars a month, (every 6 minths it’s $ 30 because of gym maintenance fees, every gym has those) & to join, depending on the sale going on at the moment, it’s either free, $ 1, $ 5, or something in between. Not bad at all, I say.
I’ve been a member at Lucille Roberts before, and I only cancelled my membership because I personally didn’t want to continue going to the gym. So it’s not because it was a «horrible gym», because it’s not. (I go to this one because I’m closer to it. But there’s another one in Flushing.)
Sure, some machines on the third floor are not up to date – but if you use it the correct way, it does get the job done. Downstairs isn’t as small as people say, but compared to other Lucille Roberts gyms… I can see why they say that. But then definitely improved. They removed the carpet that was downstairs & replaced it with a nice hard floor. No more stanky-​ness!
The main floor where all the machines are isn’t bad either. They got more elliptical machines & removed the super old treadmills that probably existed back in 1962.
So far, the staff I’ve encountered have been nothing but nice to me & welcoming. I don’t hate this gym at all, it all depends on YOU. You make the gym experience worth while if you’re dedicated to get the job (of burning fat or toning or whatever it is) done.
And they have clean showers, that’s always good, eh?
Don’t hate on the gym just because you’re lazy or used to some other expensive gym spoiling you with free things.
–Minus one star because I think the machines upstairs should be updated.
(& it would be awesome if they played EDM instead of Taylor Swift or Selena Gomez. ._​. .again, not hating. Just a suggestion.)

Hate the hours s8nce they close at 2pm on weekends but love most of the classes. They added more machines so that is always a plus. Not a whole lot to pick from but it does its job. My gym buddys are awesome but there is so much gossiping going on like really? Lol

Lucille Roberts has an excellent deal of $ 15 a month for a gym membership… though it may sound cheap, it does come at a price.
While the gym is nicely maintained and has cardio, weights and a fitness center well separated on different floors, the problem comes mainly from the hours and amount of equipment. The hours are just very inconvenient for anyone who has a full-​time job and potentially things to do after work. It’s impossible to wake up early in the morning before work and get a work out in because the gym opens up right around when people are leaving to work or already there. The same thing goes for the afternoon/evening…it would be so much better if they had 6am– 11/​12pm hours but alas they don’t, and I think that’s really what hold this gym from being great.
Since the hours are limited, this means that most people are there at the same time and this creates a rush around machines and it sucks when you’re being rushed out of your workout because a person is hovering behind you and have the equipment signed out.
Overall, this Lucille Roberts is really nice and they have good/​fun classes, but the hours are the real problem. But hey, if you’re schedule fits then I definitely recommend it to anyone in the area. But by all means, avoid the one in Flushing.

My experience with this gym was forever ruined when I tried to go to the gym at 5 P.M. on a Saturday only to find that it was closed. It didn’t even OCCUR to me that a gym could be closed at 5 P.M. on weekends. Apparently, they close at 2 P.M. both on Saturday and Sunday. This is absolutely ridiculous; I know that it’s listed right there in the gym hours when you look up their locations online, but I guess it was so inconceivable to me that a gym would close so early that I didn’t even think to look.
In addition to this, as other guests have mentioned, you have to book your cardio-​time once you arrive at the gym and sign up for a machine. You cannot call in advance to sign up for machine, so forget trying to plan your gym time in advance. Once you do reserve a machine (if you can get one), you are limited to 30 minutes, because they say that no one needs more than 30 minutes of cardio. Okay, Lucille Roberts.
I had no issue with the cleanliness or guest services or the equipment, but I just find the practicability of this gym completely non-​existent. It simply does not function as a place where you can expect to work-​out regularly and have an impactful work-​out if you lead a busy life when you’re limited in when you can go to the gym and how long you can work out once you get there. Therefore within one month I have already cancelled my membership, and will be seeking a membership at Blink Fitness instead.

This gym may not be the cleanest or nicest gym, but their classes are good. The instructors do a great job on giving you a workout! However, if classes aren’t really your thing, I would try to avoid this gym as ellipticals and other stations are always taken after work and their weight machines are extremely outdated (but gets the job done). Classes can also get crowded fast, so you should try to be there at least 20 minutes early to get a good spot and proper mat and weights. It’s not like you pay a lot for a monthly membership so you get what you pay for.

If you like to go to the gym for fun and upbeat classes this place is not for you. If you’re just kind of looking to workout and not really break a sweat sign up!
This gym definitely caters to an older crowd — 50 and above. The classes are always packed and the instructors are boring and slow. I tried Zumba and while the instructor had good energy the room was always packed so you couldn’t move around much. The kickboxing class and the other toning classes are BORING.
I decided to try the machines instead and since I go around 11am the place is pretty empty and I never have to sign up or wait for any of the cardio machines. The weight room is big but still empty. There are only about 3 – 5 good machines and some free weights.
I had no problem canceling my membership. I called the corporate line was on hold for five minutes and than spoke to someone. It does take a while to cancel your membership though. I canceled in August and my membership is good until mid October.
I’m very curious to see what happens to this gym once Blink opens up across the street from it.

This place is a joke. I was a member a few years ago and til this date I regret my decision.
My biggest gripe is that you have to sign-​up for machines. REALLY!!! Since when does a gym make you do this. I have been to several other gyms and nowhere have I seen this absurd rule.
I am sure that some people who come here do workout but most of the ladies are there just to socialize and block the equipment and floor space. I have no problem with girls working out in groups (I have done it myself) but don’t just stand on the machine and talk.
Save your money and brain cells by joining some of the other nicer gyms in the area.

I absolutely adore this gym and the staff members here.
They are so friendly and welcoming. Its awesome to come to a gym of so many people have the staff know you by name and be excited to see you when you walk in the door. Its also great to know that the manager contacts me to see if I’m okay when I haven’t been in a while.
The classes are great, yes than can be crowded but I understand why people would want to attend! When you have instructors like Janet, Diego, Diana, and Betzy I’d want to be there too… There classes are always amazing!!!
Yes you do have to reserve the machines (treadmill, elliptical and bikes) but I don’t see what the big deal is. You write your name in a little box for the time that you would like to use the machine. I personally like that I can reserve a machine for use after I take a class, go take the class and know that the machine will be waiting for me when I get there.

The costumer service is terrible.
1.DO NOT forget your membership card because they do not have an efficient enough system. For example, there is no way to get into the gym unless you can scan your card. That means «no sign in for the day because i forgot my card.» You have to either buy a new one ($ 11) or go home. The manager was condescending and short when explaining this to me.
2. Not enough machines. Plain and simple.
3. Workers did not explain sign up for machine system so I got booted off. Woohooo.
4. For $ 17 a month it might be worth it, but costumer service is so bad — just know what you are getting yourself into.

It’s a cheap gym, seems alright. But if you’re thinking about classes… bad idea.
Zumba classes get ridiculously packed. Even if you get there early, you still have a bunch of other people there, who have attended to the previous class and will stay for a second one.
You will be able to get a spot somehow, but you wont be able to move much.
I’m not just talking about the space here: in hot days, there’s no much… OXYGEN.
Mirrors getting blurred? Not cool, but I can live with it.
Breathing heavy, warm air? Ok… I’d rather not but… whatever
MOIST FLOORS? THAT’S DANGEROUS!
I’m serious, it gets slippery and annoying. I love zumba classes but I wont risk getting injured for this.
I’ve just canceled my membership after a month. Even so, I’ll have to pay and be a member until August, so I will try the equipment and some classes I haven’t tried yet (all were packed so far, not as steamy as zumba, but crowded)
Maybe morning classes are better? Couldn’t tell
But I wouldn’t recommend it based on my experience.