Gold’s Gym

One of my favorite locations to work out!
They are open 24/​7, and even on certain holidays when all the other locations are closed (call first, subject to change).
This gym still feels new, clean, and organized. They have plenty of cardio machines upstairs, alongside a huge fitness room for classes and cycling. The weights and basketball court are downstairs along with the locker rooms.
The locker rooms contain a steam room, sauna, and a napping room. There are also showers, vanities, toiletries, lockers, blow dryers, and a station to dry your swim suit. The women’s locker room always feels clean and they always have large towels available. Small work out towels are available through out the gym. Very convenient!
If you are looking for the lap pool, it is outdoors. There is also a half mile track right outside incase you want to catch fresh air. The only downfall is the parking. Very very limited with a small lot of about 20 spaces (including handicapped). There is always a line of cars formed in the narrow parking lot with patrons waiting for spaces. This may be frustrating if you are attending a work-​out class that starts at a certain time. So make sure you get to the gym early.
If worse comes to worse, there is parking along side of the street across from the gym. Park at your own risk! Or after 5 p.m. and on weekends, you can park inside the UTHSC parking lots with a small walk to the gym. Think of this as your warm up instead of an inconvenience!
Members with children, there is no Kid’s Club available at this location. This location is targeted mostly to the students and employees of UTHSC. Of course, any Ruby level Gold’s gym member is welcomed!

I love coming to Golds Gym!!! So as this one is open 24 hours so I can sneak in my workout to lose my weight from all the junk food I’ve been eating!
Thanks to Unilocal and trying to check in everywhere I’m sure all you ppl know my bad eating and drinking habits, lol
Here’s to a great workout at a great gym!

One of my favorite Gold’s Gym in San Antonio due to the location, clientele, and equipment offered in this gym. Many medical professionals and students who attend UTHSCSA workout at this gym. They offer many workout classes and spin classes. I enjoy their yoga classes and their spin classes. This gym is small, but it has all the equipment you need. Though parking can be cumbersome, if it’s during the weekend after 5pm or on the weekend, you can park on campus by the volleyball courts. There are only 25 spots in the front parking lot. Most people wait for spots, but parking on a side street near the gym is always another option.
As a female who knows her way around the weight room, I find it important to work out in a gym that is friendly with clientele who are not intimidating.

If you’ve read even a couple of these reviews, you already know about the ridiculous parking situation, so I won’t go into that again.
Other things that make this one of the worst gyms I’ve been to include the rude staff. I don’t expect much when I walk into a gym, but a hello and a smile would be appreciated. Instead, every single employee behind the desk has acted as if I’m interrupting something more important simply by walking through the door and giving them my card to scan.
Okay, fine. No warm greeting. No biggie. At least I can get in to get my workout done, right? Wrong! The place is so crowded at nearly every hour of the day, that I’m constantly having to wait 20 or more minutes just to use a particular machine. This leads to my next point:
The equipment is severely limited here. I realize that it’s a small gym and that space is limited, but they are missing even standard equipment. Additionally, the use of the little space they do have seems to be used rather inefficiently.
Needless to say, I avoid this location whenever possible. It’s only plus is that it’s open 24 hours, but frankly, I’d almost prefer to skip the gym than to go to this location at any time of the day. The nearby location at Callaghan and Babcock is better by far, with friendly staff, ample and up-​to-​date equipment, and plenty of parking.

5* for the 24 Hour service! This is a must if you need a late night workout or simply want to burn off some energy. For the parking issue, when it’s held up with no more parking available, park in the back of the gym in the UTHSC Parking lot! If you keep going straight down the road for the parking lot, during the week before 9 PM they’ll let you through! The weekends are after 10! But that gate is closed, so you’ll have to take Babcock, Turn left onto Louis Pasteur Drive! Head all the way straight, turn left onto Floyd Curl Drive! Then the UTHSC will be on your left, go into there and at the gate just wave off the security guard and they’ll let you through with no questions, take the left, follow the road, and you’ll be inside the parking lot! Now the gym itself is great, good equipment, good cardio area, everything’s good except the free weight area it’s a bit small but it’ll do! In fact they’re doing renovations right now so that might change. As far as the staff, it’s pretty good, except the young man at the front desk who usually works late nights, I forget his name, but he always flirts with the girls, makes everyone else wait. I asked him one time for a certain piece of equipment, and he looked at me in awe, looks like the young guy doesn’t even know the gym he works at, too busy being lazy and flirting with the women instead of doing his job. He’s pretty rude to you if you have any questions if you’re a guy, but whatever. The gym is great, the pool is mainly used for lap swimming as far as I’ve seen, the basketball court is always crowded except late at night. Overall, very good gym!

It’s ok. I haven’t been to all the Golds Gyms but as a gym, this one is pretty nice. Very populated with students.
They have towel service. The bathrooms are pretty clean. There are plenty of lockers for everyone. The steam room and sauna are nice and also pretty clean.
Pool is outdoors. It says it’s heated but only certain parts of the pool feel warm. The pool toys are a little old. Otherwise, I like that the people who swim here mainly swim for exercise and are not just lounging around taking up lanes.
There is a short half mile track outside that is well lit at night. The sand court is almost always busy with people playing volleyball at night. It has a nice family friendly vibe though. I like to see children run around the gazebo and their parents taking walks around the track. Feels pretty safe.
The staff are ok. Some of the front desk people are a little agitated sometimes but generally they are professional and nice.

5* for 24-​hour gym most days of the year and having a basketball court. The equipment is still in good shape. Parking is minimal and the men’s shower area is a mess of wet towels. The average age group here is quite young — mostly in the 20s.

Fantastic gym. Worst parking of any business. I would give the gym itself five stars but due to the parking being limited to about 22 cars (23 if you count handicap) the place gets a two star rating.

I’ve been going to this gym for about 4 months and I have had a good experience so far. I come after work and it’s always neat and clean. Even when there’s something wrong, management always do their best to fix it. They have a suggestion wall where you can leave your suggestions. I left a comment to clean the pool since it was quite dirty from the storms about a week ago and I went today and the water was crystal clear. Equipment is always stacked back where it belongs. The locker rooms are always clean and always stocked with warm fresh towels and other toiletries. The reason why I gave away one star is because… you guessed it, parking. It’s not the best but if you’re lucky you get parking in the front. Parking is free at the Health Science Center after 3:00 PM weekdays and free on weekends. You must go through the main gate on Floyd Curl. The classes are awesome and challenging.

I’ve been going to this Gold’s for their Bodypump class for almost a year now. I love all their instructors! Very professional, funny, and courteous about keeping temperatures cool in the studio. The people here are great too. Lots of medical professionals!
Only downside about this location is the extremely limited parking. Virtually impossible to get a spot in their 20-​ish spot lot. You have to go around through the main entrance on weekends and park near the volleyball court.

Love the cycling class but it’s way too crowded. I go to the class on Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30pm, but you have to secure a bike by 5:45 or even 5:30…it’s crazy! Have a friend save you a seat if they happen to be early.
Otherwise the gym has fairly new equipment and lots of treadmills. A lot of UTHSCSA students like myself use this gym. Be weary going around 5pm. It’s crowded and I guarantee you’ll be waiting for most of the benches and weight machines.
One day before I graduate I’m going to take advantage of the sleeping rooms. Why not, right?

My favorite gym. Open ²⁴⁄₇. Clean equipment. Parking is horrible!!! I love the out door running area.

Great gym. horrible parking. Cleanest gym in the golds family in san antonio apart from a few. Also open ²⁴⁄₇ which is an excellent convenience for myself.

Parking is horrible! Parking is horrible! Parking is horrible! Parking is horrible! Parking is horrible! Parking is horrible!
So you think, «oh well, no big deal.» Just wait until you spend everyone of your workout out sessions LOOKING FOR PARKING TATHER THAN WORKING OUT! it’s almost criminal they can have you sign a contract and not provide parking. My wife dropped out after 2-​months. Too much trouble to come work out.

I am a Gold level member and was invited to attend a yoga class at the Medical Center location by a friend who attends that gym. She was told she could bring a guest, as she signed in several times there before upgrading to the Ruby level. Upon arrival, the girl at the front desk refused to let me sign in. We tried explaining how we were told I could sign in as a guest, and she was incredibly rude and short with us. There were a few people in line behind us, and I left feeling embarrassed. This girl had no tact or flexibility. She said the best she could do was charge me $ 15 for the class. $ 15 for one class – for someone who is already a Gold’s Gym member!
Not only will I not be returning to this location, but I absolutely will not be upgrading to the Ruby level. I see no point if that’s how they treat guests at their locations.

Yes parking is small, but this is intentional as the Gym has direct ties to UTHSCSA. Gym fee is applied directly to SOM/​Nursing students tuition, so they intentionally limit it so this population can have access (via parking in the back at the school).
Other than that, this gym is excellent. I love going in the middle of the night, 24 hours is pertinent for my lifestyle. Always clean. I wish some of the cardio equipment was updated but it’s still excellent quality. Weight room could have a few more machines but I understand space is limited.
Wish Gold’s used Passbook too check in, this would be super convenient! Other than these recommendation, I highly recommend this gym, but do understand that this location’s target audience is not the public at large, it’s the medical community including University Hospital & UTHSCSA, although any Ruby member may attend, as is my understanding.

I am too lazy to write reviews but this one made me to do so.
Gym facilities are fine and this review is completely based on my experience.
I would give 0 rating if possible. The gym as such is not so great and with so many customers, they have maximum 20 parking spaces. The extra parking in the back is available but in certain timings and days only. they make it so hard to like them. I tried but could not.
1. They charged 150 $ extra on my account when i first joined and i had to ask them every time i have been to the gym only to hear that they are still following up with corporate. They would not even respond to VISA as i tried to claim it is fraud.
2. If you are planning to call the customer care, plan to be on hold for at least an hour before you hear a voice. Especially when you are trying to cancel membership. Oh wait! you cannot cancel the membership unless you are almost dead.
3. If you are moving somewhere else, they charge you for an extra month from the time you asked for early termination, plus one month you paid when joining. which would be two months extra payment. This would have been ok but the problem is they ask for proofs which are available only after a month of moving to the new location. which makes it anywhere between 3 – 4 months of extra payment without even using the gym.
4. It just does not end there, I submitted my proof two months back and they still are charging my card. I call them up and the answer i get is that i submitted an invalid proof. The manager took my state issued driving license and said everything will be taken care of. Today they are saying it is invalid. Of all the stupid emails they send to your email id, they just could not send an email saying my proof is invalid? Oh just another thing… I have been on hold to talk to some one from customer care for almost an hour now and i am sure i will have to do this multiple times as it gets disconnected frequently and i heard sometimes that i need to call a different number as medical center golds gym falls into some other area. This has happened a lot of times… so all together, i would not recommend this gym which makes it so hard to quit and the amount you pay for this facility is really not worth the frustration and irritation. I hate it to the core!

First time at this location cause all of my regulat gyms didn’t really offer the afternoon Friday classes I like. Just thought I’d give this location a try for my Friday «happy hour» work out… I’m so glad I did! This gym is a mini «Rogers ranch» gold’s (used to be spectrum) gym. Nice, clean, same offerings of classes. Think I’ve found my new place to go work out on Fridays… if I’m not drinking my happy hour, I’ll be working it instead!

Kind of hit or miss with this location.
Parking lot is tiny, maxing out at about 25 spaces, with no room to turn around if they are all full.
When you first walk in, there is a coffee bar though… Not that anyone I know goes to the gym for that, but a guess its a perk in the morning.
Women’s locker room is spacious and there is a digital scale easily accessible. Oddly, there are also sleeping rooms available for reservation. I guess this is a medical center thing, but I’ve never seen anyone using them.
The only thing I totally don’t understand is why the upper cardio area doesn’t have a single fan. There is virtually no air movement, making it stiflingly hot and ending my workout much sooner than I’d planned. Maybe the medical center crowd is hardcore about sweating, but personally my workout would be better and go longer if this were addressed.
Will continue to go slightly out of my way to go to the Prue road location instead, unless I need to workout in the middle of the night.

Gold’s recently acquired 11 Spectrum Athletic Club locations and of course, this was one of them. I still like it though and I still like the fact that the price of my membership hasn’t changed. I was told by Simon (an employee and friend that works there) that all Spectrum members would maintain their membership prices but it would be Gold’s Gym members who would have to upgrade. Oh and btw, if you’re not a member yet, definitely get with Simon. He’s the abslute best! Thank goodness!
I love this location too. The steam room, the sleep rooms (yes, I said SLEEP ROOMS ha ha), the people, and the classes are awesome. I also like that it sits right next to the track I used to use years ago. I like that I don’t have to worry about this location being a ‘meat market’ either — I see folks of all ages, shapes, and sizes here so no feeling as though I have to go to a separate place to work out in order to come here! :)