FITNESS SF - SoMa

Imagine being in a room filled with men who will not accept that the answer is no. Best not to come here alone. Expect a workout comprised of hours of uninterrupted staring/leering. Make sure you can see behind you or keep your back to a wall at all times

Great facility with excellent lighting and ample squat racks / free weights. The layout is also nicely done, I feel like it's easy to focus here. Also the parking lot is nice to have when needed.

**Update: my gym account was terminated 48h after posting this review**[-] The gym smells (both sweat and pee)! Sometimes I hold my breath when entering. It is better in the morning especially if the cafe is toasting bread which covers the smell.[-] Towels can have disgusting stains/marks. Need to check them every time before using them. Recently, I found one with stains after drying out myself (it was so disgusting!). When I showed it to the night manager, instead of saying "we are sorry", he told that the towel service is done by some other company and it is just a stain. I had a similar experience before and already told the morning manager, but it seems it is happening again!I also saw someone use the towels to clean the dogs' area (possibly discharges!). They should add cleaning equipment for/in the dog area.[-] Showers' walls are not clean. There are people around that look like they are cleaning, but the dirt on the walls stays the same for days. There was a case I tracked. I noticed it on a Thursday or earlier. I saw it again on Friday and told the morning manager. Then, I saw it again on Monday and Tuesday of the next week! I feel like telling the manager may not help at all.[-] Showers have a common area between men and women section. Sometimes the people who clean the area forget to fully close the door! Be prepared for no privacy.[-] Water pressure in women's showers is low (my husband and I compare it to our home). Again, this is something I already discussed with the manager.[-] The hair dyer in the women's locker room is so weak. I see women bringing their own dryers. You may end up going to the windy outside (which is usually the case for SF) with wet hair.[-] I think there is no air conditioning in the area. They circulate the air with fans which either makes it cold in the winter or is not enough during the hot summer days.[-] Some of the Gym machines are not calibrated very well. I used a chest machine and felt different weights on my body, when I looked down, I noticed the seat is not screwed in the middle.[-] The gym is very crowded 4-7:30 PM.[-] They increased the membership price by $10 (about 10%) over the last year.[-] They started adding fees (~$20) when you request for gym freeze.

I really enjoy this gym, but if you’re taking part of the dog room amenities, I would go either early morning or late at night if you don’t want random people going up to your dog. My dog is friendly with other dogs, but it’s just weird to me that non-dog owning members go in there to take photos with the dogs or pet the dogs. It’s a nice amenity but I wish there was a way of only letting people who bring their dogs to have access to the dog room. Honestly tired of other members treating the dog room like a petting zoo.Edit: 1/23/23 when I signed up for this gym, the dog room was advertised as a place to leave your dog while you work out, not a dog therapy room. On their website it’s literally called “dog room”.

Wish they would go back to pre-pandemic hours and stay open until midnight. I know a lot of others feel this way as well And it would better serve people with limited windows of time to work out

Amazing space for working out.The gym is huge and they have plenty of machines that covers the crowd very well.The functional area is amazing and spacious and didn’t feel like it was crowded although there was a lot of people.

Nice big gym, lots of well-maintained equipment so you don't waste a lot of time standing around.

Wish they would go back to pre-pandemic hours. Oftentimes there are 50+ people still here during closing time. …

Love that it’s clean and that there’s parking.. but to go and have all the trainers gossiping about other people while they’re working out is a really toxic environment. 👎🏼 …

Persistent issues with the app that management refuses to acknowledge, much less remedy. Nobody wants the app. It’s intrusive, and, and always logs people out, and occasionally doesn’t work at all.You are actively alienating members by requiring this stupid app and for what?