LA Fitness

Overall not a great experience at this location.
Positives — equipment is great there is a wide selection of machines to free weights to hammer strength.
Basketball court a positive
Huge stretch area a positive
Negatives
Not a fan of weekend hours opening at 8
Staff isn’t exactly friendly– rarely get a hello or a good bye — trainers i have seen many females vs male trainers not sure why but they aren’t great won’t waste your money for a skinny girl to teach you a hammer strength machine.
Cleanliness is brutal — as others stated people don’t wipe down after they use a bench or machine its friggin disgusting. Never seen anything like it, people leave plates on hammer strength machines… bathrooms I rarely found clean
Pricing isn’t bad I guess but never never ever pay 99 initiation fee they will drop it to 49. But you pay 49 plus first and last month’s .
Overall wouldn’t join I was highly disappointed.
Side note Cranston is a mess — dirty dirty dirty

I read a bunch of the reviews and there is a lot of mentioning the lack of cleanliness. Most people are encouraging LA Fitness Bald Hill to get on it. People, you need to read the reviews on their corporate site. They don’t care!!! They just keep selling memberships and they don’t care how dirty their clubs get. It is that way at every location across the country. My biggest beef has been the drain flies that develop in the showers. These little bugs are not just pests but very dangerous bacteria carriers. again, in the long run the LA Fitness Corporate attitude is WE DON’T CARE.

First, I will write that I was in LA fitness client about two years ago. I had a minor injury and I allowed my membership to lapse. I was going to the garden city Cranston facility at the time. When I decided to rejoin, I remembered that the Garden City location was becoming riddled with «sketchy clients».
Anyway I am now going to the bald Hill location. Absolutely much better. No gangbangers. No punks. And no beauty queen wannabes like garden city. However, I found that the shower area needs much much better attention. I purposely left a razor on the shower shelf about three weeks ago. Yesterday it was still there.
Also the staff is decent but I would also suggest that after they initially meet you, their interest is very limited. But, they’re busy people. I get that!
Bottom line, very very nice facility. Professional staff. But again the bathrooms and locker areas definitely need much more attention. And fast!
Last thing… The steam room wooden benches have months of sweat stains embedded in them. I asked an employee” how are the benches cleaned?” and her reply was «if I knew that, I would get a lot more money here»… Nice huh?
**added note: the staff obviously notices that a cleaner place is a necessity. Noticeable difference. Thanks staff!

I’ve been a member for a few months now, and I expected a lot better. While this location is a lot better than the Cranston location, it still has a ways to go. The cardio equipment is often dirty, not wiped down, towels in cupholders etc. The locker rooms are a complete mess! I’ve seen everything from food sprawled about, to stains and debri that are in the same spot for DAYS!!! The lockers themselves are filthy! Forget the urinal area! You’d think you are using the restroom at Kennedy Plaza! Also, paper towels are often empty, along with soap!!!
It seems like the main focus is just to push push push SALES! Management needs to hire staff to do 15 to 20 minute checks of all areas! Keep gym equipment clean/​sanitized, place weights back in the correct area. Oh, and did I mention CLEAN/​SANITIZE!!!
This location has the potential to be really good! However, if things aren’t dealt with soon, I have a funny feeling the clientele at this location will not be sticking around. I was a member at a gym down the street, and that place is immaculate … for a lot less. Thank goodness for month to month contracts.
Just to add. The pool is nice and so is the sauna … but I can only wonder what lies beneath …
COME ON LA FITNESS WARWICK!

If you are trying to decide between here and Cranston, let me help… This place blows Cranston away. Mostly I am talking about the quality of customers AND staff. It is a lot less crowded, the staff is way more friendly and helpful and I don’t feel like I am in the yard on Oz when I go to this gym. Unfortunately, the equipment selection is better in Cranston.

So, I have a membership here and to be honest I am kind of regretting getting one. The facility is quite nice with the exception of the locker rooms. When I joined I was told there were hooks inside the shower area so that if you are shy like myself you wouldn’t have to prance around in the buff. These «hooks» are OUTSIDE of the showers, and the door to the pool is in plain view. Everyone who comes in from the pool can see you naked. Not everyone wants to be seen naked. Even when I was in the best shape of my life, I didn’t want to be seen naked .
Why? Because some people are modest. I don’t care if it’s just other women in the locker room. I don’t want strangers to see me naked. I was talking about this situation to another woman (an older woman – probably in her 60s), and she was told by the staff that she could change in the stalls with the toilets.
Really? What the hell. Why would you want to change in a dirty ass bathroom stall? Not to mention the shower area is soaking wet, so good luck changing in there without getting your clothing soaked.
Also I was told you’d get a free hour with a personal trainer. It’s more like 30 minutes, and then the remaining 30 minutes is them trying to sucker you into an over priced personal trainer. Why would I want to pay that much money for a personal trainer, when I already paid the membership fee, plus the monthly membership fee.
So far, there aren’t enough classes at this location. I would love to go do spin, but finding the time to go when it’s just once or twice a week is close to impossible.

Different packaging & location but the same disappointing, disingenuous vibe as Cranston. As we all know the «newness» of anything wears off after awhile so, I am not impressed because a gym is «new». I would never join this location because all the other amenities are sucking up precious space making the weight & equipment area too small. I would never use their hot tub with those two really creepy guys I saw in there! A lot of «wannabes» & is very similar to your local YMCA. This LA Fitness is trying too hard and it is still a rip off.

They schedule a yoga class and then you get there and «corporate» decided to change the class to weights with no notice. This has happened twice that I know of. I will cut them some slack this time because this is a new location. They have to get their act together and do that quickly. On a more positive note, the facility is beautiful with outstanding equipment

I must say this is a far cry from the LA Fitness in Cranston as well. It’s layout it much better (no stairs to climb as everything is on one floor.) Parking is excellent. There are plenty of options for working out in RI at a cheaper rate, however, to get a pool, racquetball, classes free weights and machines in a well light (won’t mention a competitor) facility for $ 29 a month is worth it to me. The Yoga class alone is worth it once a week with Jenny. I am very impressed. Good bye Cranston.

This place is way better than the Cranston one. The staff is wayyyyy better! You get a smile from everyone you walk by. I’m so glad I gave LA fitness another try. So far I’ve been in there 3 – 4 times a week after 6pm and it’s not over crowded (YAY).