Gold's Gym - Bailey's Crossroads

Nice and new but missing some key items. Annandale and Ballston are superior for the serious lifter.Main complaints:- empty space where they could’ve doubled up on useful equipment.g.; more dumbbells and free weight stations- no spread arm adjustable cable cross or seated cable cross- no grav-assist pull-up / dip machine- almost no open mirror space that’s not blocked by stations or dumbell racks, so you can’t really be near them. They’re not just for ego, they help with reinforcing proper form, especially corner mirrors.- I couldn’t get a squat/deadlift station, even after waiting a while, and I’m not moving over to the Smith machines; sorry. I moved to doing dead-rows over in the functional area, but, again, no mirrors there.- no paper towel stations, in the event you don’t have your own towel with you- water fountain feels like it’s a quarter mile away.- didn’t see any plate machines. Maybe missed. Everything was cable and cam/pulley, which can be okay but not always a fan of the resistance curve on them.

Been to the Bailey's location for over 15 years and somehow the new location is much, much worse. So much so that I've started avoiding coming here and going to either the Ballston or Annandale locations. The layout is a complete waste of space. The space for free weights and all of the machines make up 1/4 of the gym, and are very close together. So much so that the bar for the singular incline bench overlaps with the bar for the shoulder press. A lot of cardio machines that aren't used, a huge functional astroturf area, and a ridiculously large reception area that takes up more than 3/4th of the gym.Every time I go to this location, whether it's noon, 5pm, or 9pm - everyone crams into less than 1/4th of the space trying to get on a bench or a machine. It takes forever to actually work out here during peak periods. Compared to the old location, they also got rid of several freeweight machines, a universal, bench presses (did I mention only ONE incline?), and squat racks. Not a good look since no one wears a mask and distancing is impossible due to the layout.Huge rooms on the side for classes that are taped off. Oh - and this place has 20+ wipes/trash units that are so low to the ground that you can't even see them over all of the machines. Have fun walking around aimlessly trying to find one.But on the bright side: you can stretch anywhere on the astroturf! Parking is better but awkward to get to from Columbia Pike. Also thank God I can check into other locations, even though this one is less than a mile from my house.Edit: there is a sign at the gym which says that renovations are coming December 2021. I will update this review once I've checked out the improvements.Edit 2: they took the sign away but the layout is exactly the same. They listened to everyone's complains and just didn't care. Sending an email to the "Experience Team" is a complete waste of time.

I’m a little disappointed. They closed the Carlin Springs location in Arlington which had more equipment. They closed the Van Dorn location in Alexandria which had the sauna, steam room, and a more functional space. This new location is aesthetically nicer but lacks in the availability of equipment. No sauna, no steam room in this huge facility …. That kind of sucks. Hopefully there are plans for additional amenities.

Looks great from the outside but boy…when it comes to the weightlifting area it’s really cramped. Old location had way more equipment. Don’t think they’re utilizing their space well at all. Not to mention they got rid of some equipment I really liked at the old location. Not happy, miss the old gym. Probably won’t ever go back to this spot. If DC metro golds is doing this to ALL of their locations I’m switching memberships.

This gym is asinine. The old location on Carlin springs had way more equipment. Terrible facility and culture.Things to expect:•People asking for your cable rope when there’s two perfectly good ones free•Trainers stealing your spot when you’re not looking•Dumbbells and weights left around•Creepy dudes asking girls “are you done with that” when they’re literally on their first set•0 chance to super set workouts or have a fluid momentum when it’s slightly busy bc they have nearly one of everything, one cable station, 3 benches, and 3 squat racksOnly redeeming thing is Jason greeting me with a smile every time I go in while almost everyone else is on their phones. I’m saving up just so I can cancel. You’re better off going to another gym. You’ve been warned

DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS GYM. I moved from VA to Washington State 10 months ago, I’ve made several attempts throughout the months to cancel the membership. Everyone you talk to will just try to push you off to someone else to deal with. They change managers every month it seems, I’ve spoken with 3 managers who told me my membership would be cancelled, Never happens. They tell you to talk to member services but they do nothing. I’m still being charged to this day and they refuse to do anything about it. These guys are terrible, shady, unprofessional, uncaring, unhelpful, it’s no wonder they have a new manager every week. Go with any other gym. Take heed

Called 3 times to speak with a manager regarding a $200 charge on my account and 2 of those times I've called, 90mins apart, was told the manager is at lunch call back again in another 30mins. The receptionist said to email the manager but I expressed that I've emailed a trainer there when I first signed up and that trainer has yet to reply, it's been 90 days since the email and I see him at the gym so I know he's still employed there. My trust for a reply is non-existent. I'm sure if I owed them money, they would use their lunch break to send me emails and leave me numerous voicemails to get their money.

Go elsewhere, massive waste of space.Was a long time member of the old Baileys Crossroads and was excited for the new space to open. The new gym however is a massive waste of space, really mind boggling that they could turn a huge building into such a small gym. The actual free weight/machine area take up about 1/10th of the actual building while the front desk itself takes up more space. They somehow managed to lose more than half of the machines they had at the old location. The turf is nice but takes up the entire middle of the gym the design layout is horrible. Half the building is meant for specialized classes that people pay extra for. Really disappointed to have to go to the crowded south arlington location now. Will be canceling membership.

Waste of space. Nice new equipment but whoever designed this gym was on drugs. There’s sooo potential, the front desk area and the staff desk area can be reduced. Too much turf area compared to the weights. No one uses the huge private class sections. Only one leg curl machine? Only 3 squat racks? No adjustable chest fly machine? I’m disappointed. Apparently they’re going to expand, I’ll see how that goes and update my review accordingly.

Golds has gone so downhill. They closed 2 locations to open up this mediocre one. Has way less weightlifting equipment, free weights, machines, and racks and too much cardio equipment that hardly anyone uses. They also don't even have a sauna which all of the other gold's gyms have-- what exactly am I paying $50+ a MONTH for??? The turf area is ridiculous and a waste of space as well as the massive front desk that serves zero purpose. Whoever designed the new gym should be fired.I cancelled my membership and won't be going back until they lower their prices and renovate this gym to be like the other Gold's gyms were with saunas, adequate weight training, locker rooms, etc. It's just not a function gym right now and they have almost doubled their prices in the past 2 years with no added amenities. They should lower their prices and have a separate membership for those who also want to take classes and pay extra if that's what they're worried about. The staff at this location was also not very friendly or helpful.