Gold’s Gym

I had gym experience in 24 Fitness and the Gold’s. I believe I can say something on Gold’s.
Dirty, dirty and smelly! Every time you go to this gym, you convince yourself maybe you need to take a rest and come again after a few days, since it MAKES YOU FEEL DISGUSTING and want to TROW UP!!! Trust me, especially after running on the machine and take a breath, that air, ew…
The facilities are so LIMITED and old and even you want to play iron you need to take a LINE!
The staffs are pretty nice and help you out in time. BUT that’s not the reason/​tool that you want to stay here for body building.
Last, don’t expect they can give you refund, THEY GIVE YOU DIFFERENT PHONE NUMBERS based on your type of membership and you never get any answer any time you call them for refund.

This is my favorite gym in the Campbell area. I tried Right stuff, and it is definitely more of a health club rather than a gym. Gold’s Gym has recently invested in new equipment in the free weights section and it is amazing. They have changed the power racks and platform plates to kilograms but it’s easy to convert lbs to kilos. The environment is amazing to work out in and get PR’s like crazy. Definitely worth trying out this gym.

Decent gym equipment, the overall look is dated and not real clean. I am a traveling health care provider and move every 4 months to a new contract, I left this gym in Oct, it’s almost Christmas and they are still debiting my card. Yes, I cancelled. I went in and told them I moving and wanted to end my membership, they said they couldn’t do that at the desk (odd, they can sign you with no problem) They gave me a phone number to call and said leave a message if they don’t answer. I did that, left my name, phone number and originating club. That obviously did no good, so I called they gym tonight and after the usual «I can’t do that over the phone» business I talked to a woman, who after much arguing over calling that same number again or now she said to send an email (right because everything else had been so effective), finally said she would cancel it. Don’t know if this will work or not yet. Bottom line, pay month to month, don’t give them your plastic.

Good percentage of equipment is not working properly for long periods of time and the lorckerrooms need to be kept cleaner

I like this gym, has everything I need to do my lifting and cardio. So if that’s all your looking to do this is the place, it doesn’t have pools of saunas so if that’s your style it’s not the gym for you. The girls bathroom is always clean when I go in. Why I’m not giving 5 stars is I really wish they offer wifi I like to stay about 2 hours there and it sucks up all my data when I go 5 – 6 days a week. And when I go at night it does have a strong sweaty smell but guess what your in a gym. But all in all I like this gym for the price.

Was in the area for a wedding and was looking for a gym to workout for the day. (My gym is not national.) When I called one of the Gold’s, no one answered but I called another one and got my answer on the day pass situation. Just walk in. In was fast and easy to buy a day pass for $ 10 and work out. But be prepared, they have no towels. This one had lots of equipment. Cardio machines were upstairs with many TVs. There were 12 treadmills but three were out of order; but there was no waiting midday on a Saturday afternoon.
I would come here again.

My current gym, it has its ups and downs.
Ups: there are a variety of machines and equipment to choose from (decline benches, etc), and the folks who train here are pretty serious. I love that. And despite the draw-​backs (below), I get my business done here and have had great workouts.
Downs:
1. It smells funky: the old sweat smell hits you like a wall when you walk in (ala the «fried chicken» quote from Fight Club). The men’s locker room is reliably worse, especially near the bathrooms– need I elaborate?
2. It’s dirty (the men’s locker room is especially bad, but the equipment, too, is carelessly not wiped clean by its members). And not just sometimes: ALL OF THE TIME.
3. Whenever I bring up the smell and cleanliness factors, and basic things like paper in the locker room not stocked… I get told the same thing: they pay people to clean during the day, but not at night. Ew. Really? After peak hours, you’re not cleaning the place? I often work out after 8pm. Gross.
4. Several machines –especially cardio ones upstairs– are broken. The other week, I went through 3 ellipticals before I found one without a major flaw. This is common.
Come on, guys: hire some people to clean-​up once in a while, and stock basic amenities. AND tend to the floor. Seriously. I’m a longtime fitness enthusiast & want to see it do better. This gym could be so much more, so I’ll switch soon. Until then, I just resign myself to the yuck-​factor when it’s workout time & tell myself it’ll make me tougher.

Missing the old gold’s gym … now is full of douche bags trainers … front desk just looking pretty not even do they task maintaining the gym clean and neat … thinking so serously chaging my gym after 10 years… so bad gold’s gym …

I like this gym. In a way its a no-​frills gym but at the same time there is certain equipment that you won’t find at most gyms. Great for legs with a wide variety of machines and 5 squat racks. The clientele here is definitely more into fitness and possesses far more knowledge than your standard gym goer. The gym members are also more respectful here, always properly re-​racking weights and keeping the place fairly well maintained.

A review for this gym has been long overdue.
I first joined in 2013 and joined mainly for the atmosphere (as Gold’s is known to cater to the more, advanced fitness enthusiasts). For that alone, I felt that I could put up with the mediocre equipment.
Over the course of my membership, however, things have increasingly become worse. This has to be by far the worst kept gym I’ve ever seen. Much of the cardio fleet does not work or function properly, the bathrooms are always dirty (seriously, days go by without the garbage even having been taken out), and the equipment — which is anywhere from 10 to 40 years old (yes, FORTY YEARS OLD) — often breaks and goes left un-​repaired.
In terms of pricing, on the surface, it seems no one can beat the $ 15 per month/​1 club access membership. However, when factoring in then $ 59 mandatory, annual fee, members are actually paying $ 19.92 per month. I have friends who pay $ 20 at City Sport (all club access, full amenities) and $ 10 at Fitness Evolution (full amenities), where the equipment is all brand new, the grounds are well kept, and the amenities are far superior. Needless to say, I will soon be following suit.
The one thing I find that does come in handy about Gold’s is the Gold’s Passport. With the Gold’s Passport, members are allowed 10 visits per year to Gold’s Gyms outside of one’s area. I find this useful when I’m on vacation (esp. in Los Angeles). However, as the Gold’s Gyms in LA and other parts of the U.S. are becoming a thing of the past, one may reconsider the true value of this feature.
Bottom line, spend a few dollars (literally, a few dollars) extra elsewhere and you’ll find yourself much, much happier.

My gym has what I need, fare pricing and good service, nothing fancy just a good place to get your workout needs. Hours are acceptable too as I sleep when there closed. Working at becoming super saiyan, and they are providing me with a good workout environment to do so, there’s also a sense of community here. The more you come back the more you learn and grow here with others.

I had been a member here since 2000 and I recently terminated my membership here because they don’t pay attention to their gym anymore. The machines are always out of order in the cardio room and weight rooms, the bathrooms are filthy and smell disgusting and the machines are not wiped down anymore. The upkeep was much better back in the day. It’s like they don’t care to maintain their gym anymore. It’s actually become a real dump of a gym. They have leaks in the ceiling and when it rains they put bucket down in middle of gym to catch the rain instead of fixing the holes. The owner and staff have become really complacent and lazy because when you pay dues to a gym for over 15 years you expect a certain level of upkeep. The staff especially at front desk are very unfriendly, uninviting and indifferent. And the few encounters I’ve had with the owner over 15 years have been less than pleasant. He seems like he has a huge chip on his shoulder. So I decided to take my membership dues elsewhere.
There are way better and new gyms in the area like fitness evolution and city sport.

The classes are worth joining for.
I have tried taking both morning and evening group classes and I would recommend the following ones for new members looking to establish a routine:
Bodypump on weekdays, Bodycombat weeknights, Spin Class in the early mornings, and either Zumba or Yoga during the weekend in the morning as well – but be sure to check the calendar because things sometimes get switched up!
Aside from the classes the equipment looks awesome, but I always felt really intimidated walking around it. I wouldn’t want to pay for a personal training session just to learn how to use things properly, but everything gets occupied very quickly. If you are new to things you might just have to pay for a day of training in order to gain knowledge of proper technique.
Overall, the instructors and staff are always helpful and courteous, and memberships are very affordable (about $ 15-​$ 25/​month). It seems that every month there is a new incentive for signing up too! If you’re interested in joining it’s really easy to call or walk in to learn more.

This has been my home gym for the past 2 or 3 years. I switched over from 24 hour fitness when I first joined. Can’t beat the price for $ 15 a month considering all the equipment available. Front desk is typically friendly; they replaced my old sign in card for free when it started falling apart. That was nice. However, I hear they complain if you slam the weights while deadlifting and they don’t want you to be loud… it’s a gym… not everyone trains with a lot of intensity, but those who do should not be kept from doing so.
Overall, the atmosphere is great. A lot of hard-​working people. If you can beat the 5 – 8 pm crowd then everything is gravy.

Been going to this gym for a little over a year now. It’s got a great atmosphere, and lots of equipment to choose from. The fact that there gym is just a big open area I really like. There are lots of people who are very serious about the way they exercise, and if anything is just further motivates and educates people on how to get into shape and the dedication you need.
Gold’s gym isn’t for half ass lifters, if your serious definitely go sign up.

I used to hit up the GG in SF before coming to this one. So far so good. The atmosphere is energetic since people here are darn focused on getting their workouts on unlike a 24hr Fitness w/​those annoying kids who hog up a machine for god knows how long.
Gym is clean, people here are friendly, but customer service could use some team building exercises. Not too cool about how one of the reps ignored me to talk to a girl he was trying to get at or something. One less star for you Gold’s gym.

I’ve been a member of Gold’s Gym off and on for more than twenty years. But their lousy customer service and sneaky underhanded way of raising the monthly fee has finally done me in.
I love the Gold’s in Campbell — it’s close to home, everyone is there to work out not play around, and I can go in late at night and enjoy a quiet workout. But I’m tired of the attitude from the gym staff and the main office.
I signed up for a $ 10 per month fee, plus they charge $ 49 per year «membership fee.» In the last year, they’ve raised the monthly fee from $ 10 to $ 13, and last month, to $ 15. Still not a lot, but I never got notified about the last fee increase, and when I called, the woman tried to make it sound like they didn’t have my current contact info (they did), so it was my fault I didn’t receive a notification.
Gold’s can stuff the attitude — they’ve just lost a long term customer.

This gym is it!!! If your a vagina yep this places isn’t for you! I’m a girl and feel perfectly fine here everyone here is busy handling business! That’s probably my only complaint in fact lol that everyone is handling business it’s always a hard to get a place at the squat racks.
I’ve been coming to this gym for 2yrs now the only thing that changes often is staff. Other than that you have you normal New Years resolution people and summer people when they’re gone… Winter time the gym becomes an open space!
You can find me at the squat racks and free weights wall! That’s all I need! If you’re about machines this really isn’t the gym for you.
This Gym is perfect for those who are about weights and lifting!

Prior to moving to California, I belonged to a Golds Gym in Texas for several years. I was under the impression that my membership was transferable when I relocated– I walked into this location today to discuss changing my membership, as their signage outside indicated that they were charging a much lower fee than I am used to.
Met with a guy with a «manager» nametag at the front desk and explained my situation. His immediate response was that this GG is a separate franchise and they’re not affiliated with my former location, in any way. I was instructed to call them to cancel my membership, then I could pursue membership with this location– complete with a new $ 60 initiation fee. Which could not be waived for any reason, despite my being an existing Golds member. Because they’re not in the same franchise.
I guess I can see their perspective from a business standpoint, but from a customer service standpoint this was the wrong move: You’re essentially telling me that despite being a loyal Golds member for at least three years, and giving your location my business sight unseen upon my move simply because I have had positive experiences with the company, I’m going to be treated exactly like any other customer walking in off the street.
Well, you pretty much just lost me as a customer, along with the rest of my family. I was almost willing to overlook the fee, but at this point I wanted to check out the gym for myself and see if I even wanted to belong to this location– when I asked if I could get a guest pass, I was told to go home and print up a pass from the website and come back. Even though I was clearly already in gym clothes and ready to work out then and there.
That’s it. Done. Zero attempts to work with me over several large issues means I’ll be taking my business elsewhere. Thanks for nothing.

I frequent Golds Gym more than other gyms and here this is why:
There is a huge difference with the gyms such as, Ballys, 24 hour fitness and club one. They all have nice equipment but most of the time, the crowds who tend to work on the equipment (excepection of cardio machines) all take their time at each station.
The Golds Gym crowd is more serious, and more importantly quicker using the exercise stations than compared to other gyms. There is not laying around at each station for more than 10 minutes and seeing who might be watching you work out.
You know you will get a good workout on the cardio and weight machines in good time:)
Yes, it does get packed right after work between 5pm and 8pm, however, the workout stations still move quickly.
If you want no crowds, go early morning if you can wake up that early. :)
The front desk is great and they do sell your energy drinks if you want. They only take cash for that however.