Gold’s Gym

–Horrible wifi
–Cardio Theatre has been broken for 6+ months
–Woman’s locker room is miserably small
–Typical big box gym BS with hidden fees, random price surges and duplicate billing (which is all handled by a 3^rd party, so good luck with that)
It was in my building so it worked for a season but I would avoid it at all costs if you can.

Gym is nothing special but customer service here is some of the worst customer service I have experienced at a gym ever (which is saying a lot!)
I had been in to activate a membership 3 times over 2 weeks and each time got the run around on some sales guy not being there or something else. Finally get there when someone is available on my 4^th try (wouldn’t let me work out before that) and the guy is a jerk.
The «gym manager» Joel was incredibly rude when I was trying to activate a membership I had purchased. He would not activate it because I did not have that state issued driver’s license because I had just moved to town.
Had he been polite and explained his point and then let me point out that nowhere in the terms did it state anything about state of residency, I would have been fine with everything but he was a complete tool about things (maybe a bit of roid rage for the day). He told me it doesn’t matter what the paper says and he walked away like a complete jackarse.
I would avoid this gym and go to 24 hour close by or anywhere else that has the same machines but a hell of a lot better customer service.

The WiFi sucks in both locations, the downtown don’t even have boxes to step/​jump on.
Seriously…

Gold’s gym is a joke! I’ve been doing gym over 30 years and use to bodybuild for over 15. I do gym better than most guys! Take your chances with this gym. My experience… Not good!
This gym is dirty as hell! Trainers are standing around looking to screw the newbies… could never be me! This company was double and triple billing me on a recurring debit for over 6 months! (Pay attention to your statements people)! I brought this to their attention along with a bank statement! Their response?! A short arrogant ugly dude who proceeded to pull their statements and argue with me that my bank was mistaken! We are talking Wellsfargo people! Long story short. Wellsfargo went after Gold’s ass and got some of my money back. I fired Golds and was daring that company to take me to court so that I could get all my money back! That place is so utterly inadequate that after this they sent me an email stating that ‘we want you back’. I responded with ‘I would tell you to kiss my ass but what I see as manager, trainers, cashiers, I would be scared I might catch something! True story! Besides the dirt, pay attention to your statements! Wana M. Wilson

Great facility, great staff right in the heart of downtown!

Cleanliness: A clean establishment, locker room is usually kept tidy. Towel service included in membership with small wash cloths and larger shower towels that are always available.
Atmosphere: You have your full range of gym goers; students and hipsters that try their best, God bless them with interesting techniques. Approachable meatheads that are talkative and friendly who clean up after themselves (who aren’t loud or annoying). They’ll even spot you if you ask them.
Weights: They have a full range of machines that you’d expect from one of the most recognized gyms in the nation. They don’t have 130# dumbells that my shredded, vascular workout partners and myself would like to use, but you can’t fault them because nobody else would touch them.
Cardio: About 12 treadmills on the bottom floor in addition to sit down and regular cycle machines that always seem to have an opening. Upstairs has a cardio cinema that plays only the best movies so you can be a cardio cowboy while watching award winning films.
Staff: Very friendly and knowledgeable. They have a contracted maintenance guy that will show up whenever something breaks, he’s top notch.

4.5 Stars! This gym is great!
Pros:
1, Hands down the biggest pro is the staff here, they are the best. They remember who you are, they care about your health goals, they simply go out of their way to help you. One of the managers, Christopher, worked with me diligently and put up with all my special requests to get signed up for the 90 Day Challenge.
2. I just started working out with a personal Trainer — Eddy — and he is kicking my butt in a good way and is also super fun to work with.
3. The facility. Its not a fluorescent light nightmare with inundated weight equipment crammed into a giant room. It is very inviting and has a nice layout. They also have a cardio cinema room! What?! Awesome.
4. The small gym feel. It doesn’t ever get crazy crowded where you can’t find a machine to work out on, even around 5pm on evenings after work. Weekends are the greatest time to workout because all the business professionals aren’t in downtown and its nice and quiet.
5. They have badass bolt cutters you get to use when you lock yourself out of your locker! :)
Cons:
1. No classes offered here BUT your membership includes access to the Capital hill location which does over classes so not really a big deal.
2. Guest passes are really expensive. :(
Overall, I LOVE this gym! Thank you to everyone who works there and is always so helpful.

I am so disappointed in this place. The gym itself is OK, and most of the staff are great. I was however not told about some of the fees, and in addition to paying a sign up fee and a monthly fee, I got dumped with an «annual fee» of $ 43.00 just one month after signing up. My credit card was charged without any intimation that this fee would be charged and I did not authorize it. Disappointed because in their eagerness to sign up members, I feel that I was taken in.

All in all, I am very satisfied with this gym. I have been going here for a little over a year and my experience has been consistently solid. It is kind of a tight fit, especially when it is busy, but they have everything I could ask for (except a plain old pull up bar) but it’s all good. The staff is friendly and I have never had any problems with them whatsoever. The location is great and my monthly fee is very reasonable. The locker rooms are clean enough to keep me happy. Also for some reason the conditioner is like magic. I am able to get a solid workout in every time that I am here and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a gym in downtown Seattle.
So why 4 stars and not 5? It is one reason– there is an epidemic at this gym (at least when I go) and it goes by un-​rack-​u-​litis. Aka some people do not understand the concept of racking their weights. It is really annoying and a pain to work around sometimes. I get liking to rotate between exercises, but when it is busy it is poor etiquette to have three pairs of dumb bells rolling around multiple benches. Like there is no way you are curling all three pairs of those dumb bells at once while you are working your tris with some cables, so get it together bro. But anyways, that is a small negative in comparison to the overall great gym that is Gold’s Gym Downtown Seattle.

It is just ok at best. It is just a bit too small for a Gold’s gym.
I joined with a group-​on. It is amazingly inconvenient since they only let you sign up when the manager is present. Drop up 8am on a Monday? no Manager? 10am? No manager. They really need a better system or stop accepting the Group-​ons. Sometimes you can force them to let you work out, other times the front desk won’t even talk to you.
I did join since I had no other good options. My routine at the time was a workout with a barbell – deadlifts, squats and bench press.
Problem
They only have two flat benches and two squat racks. And one incline bench.
So even when I’ve gone at off hours, if two or three people are doing squats or benches I still have to wait. I think they have a lot of wasted space in the corners and some comfy seats near the front desk they could move to fit more benches and squat racks, but no push to do so yet.
They have a lot of machines. But at peak hours they tend to fill up quickly. The locker room is uncomfortably small for the gym and if it is crowded, you will have to dodge bodies to find a space to store your stuff and change. During last summer it was hot and rather inconvenient.
I have not tried the personal training. It is rather annoying since, like other people have commented, the trainers do tend to monopolize equipment or section off a large part of the gym, which is already kind of on the small size.
It is clean and well maintained. But its just a bit smaller than I would like, and the lack of benches for a full «gym» just seem too small.
If you live or work closeby and don’t mind the locker room or the crowding, I guess its ok.

I picked up a membership here through groupon and signed up for a personal trainer. I was set up with Vanya. Vanya is extremely knowledgeable and very thorough. He created a workout plan and meal plan for me that fit my fitness goals. I signed up for training twice a week for about two months and the results were amazing. While I didn’t lose a tremendous amount of weight due to muscle gain, I did see a drastic transformation in my appearance. I had many clothes that once did not fit into that now are lose. Vanya is an utmost professional and extremely helpful.
The only reason this review is not a 5 is because of the price of the gym. Without the groupon, the gym membership is $ 80 per month which is far too much for what the gym offers even if its located downtown. I have had cheaper gym membership for gyms that included a pool, workout classes, and basketball court. This gyms, while very clean and tidy, only offers weights and cardio equipment.
In the end if you are looking for a trainer, Vayna is your man, but if you are looking for a gym, look elsewhere.

After living in Seattle for the summer, i have to say that this is one of the best gym experiences. The customer service is exceptional. Gage is usually at the front during the week and always so welcoming. The gym is a little small but still does the job. I haven’t found it to be too crowded. People rerack their weights and reset equipment. Glad i decided to make this my gum this summer!

The downtown ymca was closed for there yearly remodeled. So i gave golds a try got online and try the 7 days vip passessy to signup its free hassle free just first last name email phone number and zipcode arrivedon a saturday to a friendly smile great energy staff. My info was in there system just name and off to my workout. Med size gym lots of nice equipment and trainers who are willing to assist you in anything workout related. Love the t. v in the lockerrooms and big roomy lockers plus nice private showers with shampoo’conditioner and bodywash. golds gyms not social like the ymca its just a no nonsense gym gear for the busy downtown professional just trying to get a quick workout and shower. The y and golds both serve a purpose. What makes golds a topnotch gym is there great customer service friendly smiles kudos to everyone who works in the front desk kudos!!!

This is a really solid gym! I originally joined planning to just stick around for a few months out of convenience since I was working in the building above it, but I liked it enough that when I moved to a new job at few blocks way, I stuck around. My work even has a gym that I could use for free, but frankly it’s not as nice or clean as this one, plus I have mixed feelings about been seen by/​seeing coworkers in spandex.
I used to do the lunch break quick workout, and it was crowded but not unfathomably so. Now I’m there some mornings around 8:30 and it’s fairly empty, which is awesome. If you get there an hour or so earlier though, I would guess it’s pretty packed, judging by how many women are simultaneously blowdrying their hair in the locker room when I arrive. Weekends are dependably empty. It’s bro-​ier than my last gym, but to be fair my last gym was all women, so most places are.
Anyway, it’s a reasonably priced ($ 35) gym that does a lot with a limited space. I subtract a star because I love group fitness classes and there are none at this particular location, although maybe that’s unfair because I have no idea where they would even put them. Disclaimer: I’m not a XhardcoreX fitness person, I just do cardio & a handful of weight machines upstairs, maybe grab a medicine ball if I’m feeling fancy. So this gym is perfectly adequate for my needs, but I can’t speak to anything more intense than that.

I never go to the gym, but when I do I get locked in on a Friday night. I tried out the 7 day free trial, because (1) I was trying to avoid work, (2) I didn’t have anything else planned, and (3) all my friends started going to the gym.
Day 1: I went with my friend to the gym, signed up and good to go! Going to the gym wasn’t so bad. My friend told me about the cardio cinema room, which is this theater you can work out in. There were treadmills, workout bikes, stairs masters. Today the projector was broken. I worked out in there anyway.
Day 2: I went with the same friend again today. I gave the front desk person my name and they couldn’t find me in the system, but eventually they gave up and let me work out. If I were gonna commit identity fraud, the gym is the last place I’d go.
I went from cardio cinema room to some machines and back to the cardio cinema room. My friend left early and I stayed behind working out. Around 10pm, I walked out of the cardio cinema room and… Gold’s Gym was empty. I managed to grab the attention of the cleaning person, but he didn’t have a key. He went to find the security guard! But he didn’t have a key either.
Finally, I called the general manager of the store who said, «you know we close at 9 right?» WELL NOW I DO.
The manager gave me direction to the emergency exit and that was the end of that.
Terrible phone reception, wifi ok.

It’s a smaller gym but despite the other reviews warning about crowding it really wasn’t that bad. And I arrived around 4:30 and left around 6 on a Tuesday. If you’re there solely to do cardio you may have to wait a little.
There’s a good selection of equipment and it’s well maintained. Patrons seemed friendly enough.
It’s located in a strip mall-​ish type of building. Sort of in the lobby. Just a note for out of towners like me who are searching for it.
I saw some trainers having people do downright whacky shit. I’m sure they’re great people so nothing against them personally, but I’m not a fan of bullshit gimmicky workouts to make people think fitness is some complicated thing.

I figured I needed a gym membership after I graduated since I don’t have access to my school gym anymore. So I decided to sign up with Gold’s since it’s literally a few blocks from my work places. Super convenient!
The price wasn’t too expensive either. About $ 35 a month. Plus, you get $ 20 if a friend joins too! But I haven’t had anyone join yet. :(
The usual front desk guy when I go (Kevin) is super nice and cool! We’re friends now actually! plus, the other workers are nice too!
The interior of the gym is super clean and organized. It’s a bit smaller than I would like but its okay. As long as I get what needs to be done. One of my favorite things they have is the cardio cinema room where I can get my cardio done while enjoying a good action/​independent movie!
It would have be a full 5 stars if there was access to all the gold’s gyms included in the membership. :p I only get access to this one and Capitol Hill.
They also have a free one week trial you can sign up for online so you can try out the gym before buying a membership! Check it out!

This place is SMALL. Both the downstairs and the upstairs weight rooms are cramped, and it doesn’t help that many patrons don’t have the gym etiquette to not get in the way of someone else’s space or equipment, even in the middle of a set! The locker rooms are just as cramped. There are only two — TWO!!! — stairmills, and no lying leg curl machines. Other than that, as far as the other important things, I think it meets a weightlifter’s minimum requirements: 2 squat racks, 1 Smith, a few cable trainers, a couple incline benches, a couple flat benches, a ton of heavy dumbbells and plates. It’s also clean, which is refreshing for a person who went to the Downtown 24 for years, and staff members are friendly. Some personal trainers are definitely more knowledgeable than others. Oh, yeah, they also charge an annual membership fee on top of your monthly fees — it was around $ 30, which isn’t too bad, but annoying nonetheless. I just don’t know where these annual fees really go, honestly. Anyway, it’s right across from where I work, so I will continue to go, but it’s really hard to get over the scarcity of stairmills.

I work nearby, so getting this gym membership was a no brainer for me in terms of convenience and location. Gold’s gave my company a discount which also helped. But enough about me, let’s talk about the gym itself.
SERVICE & STAFF: The staff is friendly and ALWAYS greet you and ask you about how you’re doing and things like that. I’ve never taken a class with Gold’s but from what I’ve observed they are engaged with the people they work with and seem to work well with everyone. They also have towel service so there’s no need to bring your own!
EQUIPMENT: They’ve got most things, though I do wish there were more pull-​up bars (all they have are the weird things that have little handlebars for you to grab onto to do pullup with). The equipment is kept in pretty good shape (the towel service helps!). There’s a cinema-​cardio room (run while watching a movie) in lieu of the standard class room thing they have at gyms, which personally I find a bummer since I’ve always liked working in those rooms. I will say in general the gym is a bit cramped and there’s not a ton of room to do high intensity things without running into people or other equipment.
LOCKER ROOM: Ventilation is a problem in the (mens) locker room, though they do keep a fan going it’s hard not to notice the sweat smell when you walk in. It is a gym, after all, and I don’t expect much, but hopefully they figure out a way to create some more air circulation. Showers have curtains, the soap and shampoos are typically kept at sufficient levels — make sure you check on those before you step in the shower though! Plenty of lockers, they’re in pretty good shape.
ATMOSPHERE: Most people are there to get in their work and get out. Not to say they’re not nice people, but exchanges are probably going to be pretty quick. Not a ton of people chatting it up in this gym. Which is good since that’s how I like it in the first place. Also there are plenty of TVs in the area to keep yourself entertained.
All in all it’s a pretty good gym, nothing really all that special, could be better, but it gets the job done.

Awesome gym! I’m so in love with this place! Clean, friendly staff, cardio cinema, and good crowd!