24 Hour Fitness

Ive been visiting about 4 times a week for the past year now... while there is alot to improve, I plan on remaining a semi satisfied customer.Parking is a major pain. meters are 2$/hr if you get a spot.Machines are old but work. not the worst of down times but they are short a few olypic bars so the ones there are shared for benches and racks.Locker rooms just had new lockers but smelled pretty bad before construction.facility can get heavily crowded( many with poor gym etiquette) outside on work and lunch break hours. I go at 930 get a park spot and begin by 10 leave when i see herds of downtown professionals on their lunch break.Staff is decent. Friendly but disconnected. Classes offered which Ill jump in on spuratically. Oh! The weights are always incorrectly racked and Ill see the same things out of place for a few days straight.. at which time Ill do it in hopes of saving some mental energy..3.5 stars. they have heavy objects and mostly enough space to use them.

Recently moved to Oakland so I decided to sign up for the 7-day free trial in hopes of finding a local gym to work out my routine during the week.Pros: Big, seems to have most weights/machines/cardio equipment you would needCons: Disgustingly DIRTY. I've worked out in gyms in Harlem, NY, NJ, Houston, and LA, and I've never encountered a gym this dirty. I went close to 9pm in hopes of a dying crowd (it was still fairly busy), and the weightlifting area just smelled of equipment that hasn't been wiped down all day. As far as I could tell, there weren't spray bottles/disposable towels for the members to even wipe down their own equipment.Weights were all over the place, no one seemed to care about normal gym etiquette. The glass windows were so dusty that someone traced the words "Clean Me" into it!I walked into the locker room at the end of my workout to wash the grime off my hands, and of course, the locker room reminded me of a NYC subway. There was literally mud on the floor.Suffice to say, I don't think I want to finish out my 7-day trial. They need to do something about this gym.

I mean get what you pay for. Most of the machines and treadmills usually work but always assume a few are out of order. Paper towel dispensers are rarely filled so also assume all equipment isn't wiped down after someone uses them. Don't go into bathroom, period. Staff is friendly and helpful though, and the spin class instructor does a great job. for 300 total for the year it does it's bare minimum job.

An average gym with average equipment, staff, and clientele.It appears quite hard for one to find a good gym in Oakland. This one sort of fit the bill for me as I was looking for free weights. They exist, but are only accessible when you show up after midnight and before 2AM.There are two of the incline, decline, and flat benches. And there are always seven people working out. Dumbbells under 40lbs are self aware here and take regular walks down the dark aisles.The dumbbells that do get replaced are in the wrong spot. My workout involves rearranging them and it's better than simply lifting.Periodically there are classes, and the music blasts out of the room with no regards to the quiet lifters who are just wanting to get a work out done.On the other hand, parking is free on weekdays after 430. A decent selection of protein shakes exist. And the weight machines are ample.Not a good spot for weight lifters. Okay spot for machines.Edit: I lasted three months and I quit. The place only got worse as did the clientile. Weights were hard to find, people were loud, aerobics room was loud, parking was not the best. The nice thing about this place is that they didn't cling or cry when I told them I'm quitting. City Sports is a way better option.

First of all I don't agree with removing the towel service!Lots of people including myself come during the lunch hour to get a quick workout and we need towels for a shower before going back to work!Who ever decided that this is good idea is very stupid and they have the nerve to say it's for "Healthier Environment" and to save water like if I brought my own towel I wouldn't need to wash it!!!This gym bathroom is the worst, always one of the urinals is not working the other doesn't flash water good.Multiple times I found homeless taking showers in the bathrooms!I am a member in 24 Hour Fitness since Jan/2014 but I think 24 hours fitness will not work for me anymore.

Weights everywhere. There are always several machines broken. The bathroom smells like the park bathroom. There is always something wrong with the sauna & hot tub.

Grimey, grungy, just overall poor. I've been going here consistently for over a year, but I love it. It's dirty. Don't appreciate homeless people though.

This place is trash! Just filthy. Hands down the WORST kept location period. R.I.P. Old equipment from other locations goes here to die. Don't waste your $. Mark Smith (CEO) do better for the ppl of Oakland.

I go here and the gym is fine but the management is plain out bad. I was told 4 different things about membership costs and ended up having to pay 35$ more and when I asked management about that they were very unresponsive. Definitely frustrating to deal with and wouldn’t recommend

It’s best to go in the morning when it’s clean-ish, the dumbbell weights aren’t strewn about the gym and it’s less crowded. Although the entire facility could use a renovation, the lockerroom and showers need the most attention. I avoid it whenever possible.