Equinox

Woah woah woah… I’m shocked at some people’s bad reviews (I thought I was bougie…).
I’ve been an Equinox member for years and joined Tribeca last year when I moved in the building. I’ve been to both Soho and Printing House locations and think this is right on par with both of them — minus, of course, the sick pool at Printing House.
The classes are AWESOME! Barre, Yoga, Cycling, Best Butt Ever and so many more. They have something for everyone, not just chick classes. The machines are all brand new and I’ve never had to wait for any equipment. It takes up the entire second floor with so much natural light & it doesn’t feel stuffy like a lot of other gyms. Everything is SO clean! Trainers are super friendly and don’t try pushing their services on you. Gotta love the Kiehl’s products & smoothie bar which you can find at most Equinox gyms.
The only thing I wish is that they would let you use your rewards at the smoothie bar bc who is really buying workout gear at their apparel store? Overall, great gym conveniently located near most subway lines!

My friend invited me here for a yoga class on Sunday morning, and I was surprised that there aren’t that many of people. I have been to Equinox in midtown a couple of times however never this one in TriBeCa. In terms of facilities, they were a bit newer and better in condition I would say. But in general, Equinox is the next gym chain in NYC.
I would say doing gym in this area definitely gave me much more incentives, as it was surrounded by numerous great small cafes for brunch.

I really enjoy my neighborhood, and I find this Equinox to fit the aesthetic and vibe well.
I like the layout at this Equinox, very open and bright. It’s a natural flow through the space and I don’t feel like I’m all over the place to do my workouts.
It’s always clean, I’ve never had issues with seeing dirty towels or anything laying around in the locker room.
They also have the juice bar/​food stand downstairs along with the apparel store if you are in a pinch.
Plus, juice press is down the street a little and whole foods is right around the corner. Perfect for after my workouts.

Do you like being surrounded by a dozen trainers and their clients at all times and paying over $ 2,000 a year for the privilege? If so, you’d love this Equinox. Me, not so much.
On mornings and evenings, there are sometimes 15 trainers on the floor taking up loads of space and equipment and generally discouraging anyone from «working in». If you have any sort of day job, you’re kind of out of luck.
I asked the manager whether they have a limit on the number of trainers on the floor… surprise they don’t. He also added that they have a very large roster of trainers at this point. Hard stop. No effort to change anything.
The amenities aren’t really worth staying for and the equipment is the same as NYSC.
Again at upwards of $ 150 a month, Equinox is really not worth it and the annoyance of trainers and apathy of management was enough to make me leave.

Alas I have to leave the gym because I got a job on the UWS, and I mean upper upper West Side. I want to note that I treated incredibly well by the manager and rest of the membership team. Yeah you have to give 45 days notice, even out of contract, but it took all of 5 minutes. I would stay at TriBeCa and Equinox for that matter if I wasn’t moving jobs. Alas they don’t have any options in Queens yet. I’ve had a great couple of years at the gym and wanted to put a big shout out to two teachers — Marie Jasmine Tabata on Monday and Tracey Grossman Tuesday spin, you will never regret taking a class with either. Except maybe the day after when your body is sore as hell!

One of my favorite Equinoxes in the city (Wall Street and 44^th Street locations are good too). The place is clean, fairly large, and the staff is extremely friendly.
In regards to people complaining about the fact that the gym gets extremely crowded after work… we are in NYC and it gets crowded everywhere after work. Perhaps waking up earlier would solve that issue. I usually get in at 7am and very rarely have to fight for a treadmill. Sometimes I do have to wait for squat racks and things like that, but again, this is NYC and I’m used to waiting for anything.
PROS: Lots of TVs, good cardio equipment, good weight equipment, spacious, clean facilities
CONS: For women, gets crowded in the bathrooms on Tues and Thurs in the AM, sometimes there are wait times for things but I have never had to wait more than 5 minutes

I’ve been a member at this location for about 10 years. Lately, it has gotten so crowded during after-​work hours that a routine that used to take an hour at most now takes at least an additional 30 minutes of waiting for machines to open up. And don’t even think about trying to go during mid-​day on weekends!
Also, when I first joined, I was always impressed with the cleanliness of the entire facility. There were maintenance people EVERYWHERE cleaning EVERYTHING. Now, if you even see someone on the maintenance staff, they are likely talking to one another or on their cellphone, not doing their job.
I’ve never used the spa facilities so I can’t comment on those services.

I needed to come out of Unilocal retirement to write a review of the massage that I had here not two hours ago. I booked a last-​minute first-​time massage and was scheduled with Alexia, and I thank the high heavens that the receptionist randomly booked me with her. I didn’t even think I was particularly jacked up/​in need of a deep tissue massage, but I am so happy to have found her.
I can’t tell you how many massages that I’ve had in my life. When I am inevitably asked about what areas are troubling me, I always mention, in addition to my chronically tight shoulders and upper back, that my foot arches suck. And I have inevitably gotten disappointing and lukewarm treatments there.
Until today.
Alexia is the most intuitive therapist that I’ve had in a long time. She found every single trigger point/​tight spot in my back and feet. The work that she did on my arches particularly was nothing short of revolutionary for me. She identified that my left foot was way, way more screwed up than the right, which was completely lost on me until she poked deep into the arch to find the trigger point. She spent almost half of the session just on my feet.
Her deep tissue massage is not for the faint-​of-​heart — I was sweating and stopped just short of screaming from the pain throughout the entire 50 minute session — but she recognized that my tissues were chronically ropy and locked up and thus needed seriously tough love. She told me that she prefers deep tissue massages over Swedish or relaxation massages, and I can see why.
If you, like me, have bad feet, run on over and see her. You may not be able to walk from the soreness for a bit afterward, but it will be worth it!

Equinox Tribeca is a fairly mediocre facility relative to other Equinox locations such as in Soho or Columbus Circle. As a member for most of the time since its opening (ten years ago?) I am appalled at how little has changed at the gym. The facilities, including the equipment and the carpeting, look fully depreciated. And there is no real case to pay almost $ 200 a month to be a member at this uninviting gym, unless you plan to make extensive use of the bathroom – which is apparently the only updated part of the gym. Or if you live in 50 Murray, the apartment rental building that houses the gym.
Until a year ago, my former employer paid for my Equinox charges (RIP to that century-​old firm), but now that I have been incurring these charges, the pinch is especially hurtful. They lured me into expensive T4 personal training sessions in 2011, and would vary the trainers and rarely assign my favorite trainer to me. Once that chapter closed, they cleverly came in with a proposal for T3 sessions as being the answer, and I ‘pass’ed.
Here is the proverbial last straw. Recently, they sent me a survey where I pointed out the below-​par aesthetics and also indicated that I am not happy with my fitness, with no attribution to Equinox (I am on the road and cannot stick to a half-​decent diet or a reasonable exercise schedule). The manager wrote this as part of his reach-​out based on my survey response – «While aesthetically, we are striving to make improvements in 2015, I would appreciate your feedback on other areas. It seems that you are not receiving the fitness results that you are looking for and this can not be only from aesthetics.» Captain Obvious failed to respond to an email I shot back to him after I received his message.
I have asked for my membership to be cancelled (note: I didn’t realize they have a 45 day notice in their cancellation policy, notwithstanding my years of membership). If I wanted a basic gym of the ilk of this Equinox location, I could pay a fraction of what I am paying Equinox and go to the Crunch at 80 Leonard or the NYSC at 151 Reade. Or I could just choose to use the savings to buy more cheap Mexican dinners.
*Note* I wrote to the business manager who commented on this review and offered to help me. Several days later, there has been no response to my message. While there is not much to be done to help me, I expected at least a courtesy response or apology. Equinox wins my prize for adding insult to injury.

This equinox location is my least favorite but sadly i go to this location on weekdays since my office is a few blocks from here. Very clean and friendly staff. The main issue is that the gym is too small and gets super packed!

I am usually too busy to write reviews the last time I wrote one was to alert people of a bad hairdresser.
However, I know how hard its to find a good massage therapist. I belong to Equinox for many years now and never thought trying their spa, not sure why… But a couple week sago I was in pain, I had this unbearable neck pain and decided to try Angel. Let me tell you this guy is literally an angel! He is young, sweet, caring and very strong he knows exactly how to massage in the right places, very intuitive. Most of the times i have to guide massage therapist either they dont get it or dont follow directions. With Angel, I didnt have to say anything, is like he almost read my mind.

I really like this Equinox location and am not sure why other reviewers have said that it was «dirty.» I find the locker rooms to be spotless and although I do wish they had self-​locking lockers all of the other amenities are on-​par with Equinox standards and the showers have private changing areas, which is nice.
I also don’t find it to be too crowded; I often go at lunchtime or around 5 – 6 pm, so I’m not sure if it gets crowded later at night, but I can always get to the equipment I need.
I’m giving it four stars because I wish that they had a larger variety of classes. They have all of the basics like Pilates and Yoga but for boxing, martial arts, and a lot of the signature classes like Forza you have to travel to a different gym. For this reason I wouldn’t do a «select» membership here because you’re paying for the high-​quality instructors and classes but not really getting access to them. It’s also not quite as visually impressive or spacious as other locations like Rockefeller Center.
But overall it’s a really nice place for regular workouts with great equipment and a nice staff.

Worst Equinox in the city. It is overrun with trainers trying to sell you on their services while you work out. At any given time there are at least 20 trainers hogging up machines and «reserving» the weights for use.
It is hard to get through a work out either without having to wait on equipment or weights, or by having one interrupt you. It’s disappointing that this Equinox offers the worst experience, in being what is one of the best neighborhoods in the city. Don’t waste your time or frustration — go to Battery Park Green or Eastern Athletic.

I went in today with cash to sign up for a membership. The «greeter» immediately handed me a form requesting all my personal information. I asked him if I needed to fill this out just to get the basic information on types of membership and knowledge of the facility. He called over a ‘specialist’ named Corey, who introduced himself. I asked him if he could tell me the membership types, and he said not without filling out the card. This man could answer zero questions without filling out the card, which I would have gladly done if they had answered some basic questions. I literally walked into Equinox to give them money to join their gym, and they wouldn’t even allow me to elicit basic information about their company.
When I called to speak to the manager to discuss my experience, the guy on the phone wouldn’t put me through.
I tried to find a way to contact Mike Snaric, the listed general manager for the gym, but there is no way to contact him directly (no listed email).
I went onto the corporate website, and called the membership services and corporate phone numbers. Both mailboxes were full, and I was unable to leave a message.
I would highly recommend you steer clear of this gym. If the two people I spoke to at the front desk and the inability to contact anyone else are indicative of the type of business they are running, I would not give them my credit card information with a contract stipulating they can charge me every month.

I joined Equinox at its 2^nd ave between 74^th and 75^th an was totally in love: clean, modern, and sexy. I started working out at the Greenwich location which I also enjoyed for its modern, sleek, and sexy feel. I recently switched offices and am so bummed with the Murray Street facility. Women’s locker room is out of date with no self-​locking lockers, the spin room is painted yellow, and the overall aesthetic sadly feels like an adults Gymboree. Still love equinox, but this location lacks what I’ve learned to love and expect in a gym of this calibre… Not to mention it’s Tribeca-Shouldn’t it be amazing?
If the phrase“Equinox Made Me Do it” meant I’d spend the Summer working out in a sad, uninspiring 2 layer box, then I guess they hit the money with the campaign at Murray Street.

I love this gym! When I first visited, I was a bit hesitant because I had a preconceived notion that this would be a «snobby gym» where one might feel uncomfortable. I am happy to report that it was not and has not been my experience at all and I’m so glad! It is a high end gym that is very low key and I find that awesome.
The Tribeca gym is nicely laid out and has a nice selection of equipment and space for stretching, foam rolling, etc. There is a wide variety of classes — spinning, yoga, sculpting, you name it. The staff is very friendly as well. The training staff is great — you can see them on the floor with clients trying all different kinds of fun stuff.
The Women’s dressing room (and Men’s I’m certain) is clean and well maintained. The showers are also very clean and are well maintained by the staff. There are Kiehl’s products throughout the dressing room and showers (shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and lotion).
After your workout you can reward yourself with a cold eucalyptus towel and a smoothie from the smoothie bar on the 1^st floor.
Also, there is a spa on premises that offers a variety of services. This is really a full service gym. I’m hooked!

Equinox ROCKS and I love them to death! This is one fitness center that really got me motivated to work out. The gyms are beautiful. The service is amazing. Great machines, classes and staff. Love the cold eucalyptus towels.
The all access is the way to go. Some of my favorite locations include Tribeca, Chelsea and Greenwich Ave — which is stunning! But my all time favorite is Wall St because it’s perfectly low-​key! Love EQ! The app is super awesome also.

My experience at the 50^th street Equinox was amazing, so after relocating downtown i expected a similar experience at the Tribeca location. Nothing could be further from the truth. The location was packed, dirty, and the trainers were overly aggressive in trying to sell, sell, sell. It was so frustrating to work out there, i simply stopped going two months before the end of my year long membership.
I call to cancel, and was told that i had a one year commitment and that the cancelling would happen automatically at the end of the year. Fine, i did agree to it, and i can deal with that. But then, surprise, i get billed for a 13^th month! And after calling to inquire about it to find out why, i’m told a completely different story from the manager.
NYSC may not be the cleanest place, but at the very least you can expect to be treated like a human being and not like a wallet.

Not sure what everyone is expecting out of a gym. The complaints about this place make me want to puke.
*It is a gym, people workout, sometimes they sweat and that might smell– get over it.
*Trash might hit the floor. boo f$%^king hoo
*There might be dirt on the floor… Ohhh noo! how can I possibly workout! aww
They have 2 real squat racks which is awesome, they have a good KB selection. And the overall weight selection and machines are all you really need.
The instructors to the classes may be crazy, quirky, esoteric, whatever… that is life, people are different. It’s not rocket science, if you don’t like your body chances are a class is only 2% of that equation.
If there is someone on your precious treadmill, JUMP ROPE or do jumping jacks. When your foot strikes the running belt it pulls your foot back– does that sound like a good workout. To be a hamster on a running wheel? Do you ever wonder why your posture sucks? Do you think we were designed to move with machines? Do the people who have been running on treadmills often look healthy??? Hmmmm…
Anyways enough ranting.
For people who want to really workout, then this is a good gym.
If it is too expensive for «what you get» then good, move along nothing for you here.

I’ve been a member of Equinox for 3 years now. The other locations are fine, but this one is HORRIBLE! I was used to the midtown locations and then my office moved downtown so I switched my membership to «select» which meant that I could only go to this location — big mistake.
At first it was like any other club, but then I started noticing things like the machines constantly being out of order, the instructors being way below par for such an expensive gym and some instructors being thrown in to sub for other classes and they had no idea what they were doing and clearly have no idea or interest in that particular area of fitness.
other things I began to notice:
This location is not as clean as the others. I have gone in there on a Sunday afternoon and noticed straight up garbage on the floor — I went downstairs to the front desk to complain and was asked «do you want to fill out a comment card?» um, no, I want somebody to clean the floor up there! an hour later and I still see no cleaning staff up there cleaning the floors… I do some Turkish get ups and lo and behold my back is covered in dirt!
This location is not as professional as the others. I have seen ghetto «greet» girls in the locker room yapping on their cell phones, stuffing their faces with a giant bag of Doritos. Is that really the image you want your staff to convey?
This location is not as helpful as the others. My husband renewed his membership through the Tribeca location over a month ago and for whatever reason, whenever he goes to use the location in midtown, he’s told his account is STILL showing as inactive. I’ve tried contacting several members of the staff to address without a single email or phone call back.
The juice bar at this location SUCKS! The food is greasy and insanely overpriced, and they don’t know how many grams of protein are in their products. I asked for a shake with 30g of soy protein and the woman actually asked me if I knew if that was one scoop or two — when I told her I did not know, she said «I’ll just give you two scoops» to which I said, «well if that’s 60g of protein, I’m going to have some major gastric trouble» and then she says «well then I’ll just give you one scoop» to which I said «but I asked for 30g — can you read the side of the container and find out how many grams are in each scoop?» and she looked at me like I was insane. I’m sorry, but is it too much to ask you to do your job?
There are frequently too few hair dryers — I’ve seen lines to use them! I was told this was because people steal them! real classy, Equinox…
the major problem I had with the club was the fact that I asked the assistant manager, Dan, to handle something in a very sensitive way and he did exactly what I asked him not to do, resulting in a huge misunderstanding between me and a trainer I was using. those details I cannot divulge here, but trust me when I say it was enough to make my jaw drop — it was as if everything I had said to him was just announced to the world with no regard for my wishes.
lastly, when I made all these complaints to the manager, Cara, she empathized and took the time to address each complaint… she promised that things would be better and then said she’d give me a $ 250 credit immediately. I figured things might be a little better, but you can imagine my surprise when a week later, there was still no credit in my MyEQ account! a few days later I noticed a $ 150 credit — still a credit which I can use in their shops and spas only, but $ 100 less than what she promised. FAIL! I just felt like she probably delegated the task to one of her many incompetent colleagues. If you notice, there’s a HUGE turn over at this location — I wonder why…
Anyway, that was pretty much the straw that broke the camel’s back for me. Asphalt Green is opening up down the street (on Murray) in June and it’s a 52,000 sq ft space with 4,000 sq ft fitness facility, 25y lap pool, 80+ classes a week, steam rooms in their locker rooms, brand new modern facilities, and the best part is you can freeze your membership up to 3 months up to twice a year for FREE — and this is all for LESS than what I’m paying for Equinox.
If anyone is as fed up with this Equinox as I am, I encourage you to check out Asphalt Green Battery Park City —