Weymouth Club

For over $ 200 month basic gym membership I went with this gym solely for the daycare. But, daycare is always full in the day. Even when trying to book days in advance. This is only for one child. I can NEVER get a spot in infant and toddler room at the same time. Therefore I NEVER get to go to the gym. Waste of money. They need to expand the daycare and hire more employees. I am seriously considering cancelling and taking the cancellation fee hit.
Agree with another review, classes are expensive (even with the $ 200 membership!) no towel service, personal trainers are limited with availability. The gym really is not that extravagant for all the money being spent and issues that are present. Go to the Y.

Great gym, but for $ 205/​month I should be able to sign up for the daycare easily day-​of (not DAYS in advance), lessons/​classes should be cheaper for members, towels should be provided for free, and parking should be much, much better.

This review is of their youth tennis program. A few friends recommended it to me and I had heard good things, but I personally had a bad experience.
I signed up my son for tennis lessons. They put him in a beginner Red Ball class. I observed him in a few classes, and realized that about half or more of the students were not able to make contact with the ball.
Since my son had already taken lessons for a year at another tennis club before we moved states — and was able to drop & hit and throw & serve (not perfectly, but more consistently), I asked the Weymouth tennis coach to evaluate him to see if he was ready to be moved up to the next Red Ball level. She said she would, but never got back to me. I observed a few more classes, asked a few more times [by email and voicemail]. Still no response.
Not surprisingly, my son eventually told me he was bored of the tennis lessons and didn’t want to play the games they played any more (not much hitting of tennis balls was actually happening, more throwing tennis balls to each other and running drills).
So while I’ve already paid for a 10-​week session, I consider it sunk costs and we’ve just stopped going.

I’ve been a member here on and off for the past decade, and I just give up.
The place is cramped and dirty and they never update things. When it rains a lot, trash cans line the hallways. The new fountains in the lobby are snappy, though.
I don’t know what the deal with the childcare is, but my kids won’t go in there unless I bribe them, and the youngest sobs when I try to drop her off. All 3 of my kids love the childcare at the YMCA and at Webb’s, and have no problem separating for other things. They say it’s boring, but their reaction is really unlike them. And you have to book ahead of time, and they fill up? I understand staffing issues, but none of the other gyms in the area have that problem: they anticipate usage and staff accordingly. For $ 200 a month family membership, I’d like to be able to go to the gym whenever I want, and not have to arrange it 24 hours in advance.
The gym is small, and the equipment gets taken up by too many meatheads. The whole place is filled with too many meatheads.
They nickel and dime you for EVERYTHING. For $ 200 a month, you’d think their exercise classes and towels would be free, and that there’d be a better discount for things like kids swim lessons.
The spa is no frills, and a good deal: I’ll definitely give it that. But I’ve only had mani/​pedis there, and it’s a pretty utilitarian space. I’d go to a real spa for a massage.
My house isn’t very convenient to any of the gyms in the area, which is why I bounce around so much. But I think we’re going to stick with the Hanover YMCA. It’s a much more beautiful building, the childcare is wonderful, there are tons of machines, and it’s literally half the cost of the Weymouth Club.
I can’t possibly imagine how people think this place is worth the cost. I know it’s supposed to be good for tennis, but the costs for court time and lessons are so phenomenal (on top of the $ 200 a month membership fee) I could never bear to even go down that route.
But I will give the two upsides: their pools are nicely maintained and always a comfortable temperature; and their kids swim lessons are the best on the South Shore. The teachers are better trained and the classes are smaller than at the YMCA, and my kids progressed so quickly once we switched to the Weymouth Club.

The place is nice and clean, but that’s about it. The worst part is the lack of integrity and follow through with a few of the trainers. If ya don’t want to work with me, just say so. Or, pawn me off to someone who cares and knows how to keep commitments.
–John

So this our third and final year here. They claim they are diversifying. Every year we hear about improvements but they are just for the people that pay extra. Ie yoga, spa, restaurant. Oh a new lobby? Wow how about improving the pool area, fixing the horrific a/​c in the summer, or replacing the dirty chairs? The pools are still lacking in cleanliness and the chairs are the same dirty chairs that we saw when we joined three years ago. It would literally take them probably 1 day to rent a power washer to clean the chairs. If they can’t make that investment, what does that tell you? Management just doesn’t seem to care. We spend money on the family membership and because we don’t pay for yoga or the spa, they could care less. The swim lessons are a joke and taught by people that could care less about your child’d progression. We actually did the Y this winter for lessons based on a friends recommendation and our son improved more in the winter than 2 years with the weymouth club. If you want to pay more for an overpriced gym, then this is your place. This place is still stuck in the 80s and needs new ownership. We hung on hoping it would be better but at this point I don’t see the point in staying any longer. You should look elsewhere as well.

The W Spa experience was extremely disappointing. Pedicure was rushed paid extra For additional services; walked away with no foot massage and the experience was anything but relaxing — would not recommend

What’s with the aggressive blocking of the parking lot in the morning? Ostensibly done to allow those with young children to have spots, it prevent those with children and everyone else from parking with out driving around in circles. Useless frustrating and stupid for people who pay $ 200 a month to come here.

This place is awesome! They have everything you could ever want in a gym. Aside from the standard gym equipment they have a huge class schedule. They also have a separate Hot Yoga studio, for an extra charge, but I did a drop in and it was a decent class. The charge was $ 12 which is probably about the same as a yoga studio. I haven’t tried the swim classes but was happy to see a number of auqafit classes. This place is close by and I’m psyched to have so many options close by.

An update… they finally replaced the Olympic bars… however they are way too fat. Whoever ordered them does not regularly lift, because they would have known that the grips were too thick. Now we are all clamering for the remaining two old bars that were left on the floor. Good grief.

Just came back to the gym after a year or so. Worth every penny.

MEMBERSHIP IN THE SUMMER IS A WHOLE OTHER BALLGAME FYI
If you have LOUD SCREAMING CHILDREN then
this IS THE PLACE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, or YOUR NANNY AND YOUR EXTENDED FAMILIES IN THE SUMMER.
Last week when I complained I was given a choice to end my membership for a $ 99 buy out fee or FREEZE my membership for $ 20 per month for July & August,
To make extra money, the club offers nonmembers kids swimming lessons. The nonmember fiends and relatives can come and watch for $ 10 and hang out at the pool.
These swimming lessons are noisy and they take up almost the whole outdoor pool
Even if I want to go to the indoor pool, the swim team could be there taking up most of the lanes in that pool as well, depending on the time.
I CAN MAKE IT to the Club on Weekend Mornings & After work on Weekdays.
During these times I am surrounded by members kids, and non members kids, their extended families, nannies, and/​or spectators.
In the Adult Women’s locker room there have been young girls from the swim team taking up every single shower after their practice and making tons of young girl noise, with towels and backpacks strewn everywhere.
I was told by membership that these girls are supposed to use the Aquatics Locker Room, but it happened twice after that.
This is NOT the same Club in the Summer and anyone thinking of joining needs to know this.
Last week, the already dilapidated Steam Room was «Out Of Order» and some girls were using the sauna to dry their swim team suits and towels, opening and closing the door and letting all the heat out…
Relaxing? NOT…
I hope they redo the Crickety Slanted Benches in the Sauna and fix the Steam Room before I get back in August. Otherwise, by then, if it is still a sub par experience I will have to pay a buyout of apprx $ 160 to leave the club bcz each month that I stay my buyout increases by about $ 30 per month …

Since my original review I’ve started using the facility more — swimming, spinning, body attack, etc… over the last few years.
I think my prior review was more a reflection of my own insecurity b/​c every time I’ve gotten out of my comfort zone and done something new — a class, asked a question about a piece of equipment, etc… it’s been nothing but positive.
I’ve become a spin regular taking classes w/​many of the instructors. I will say that I think the spin room is pretty remedial and over crowded w/​bikes. Even the most popular spin instructor, whose classes you can’t use the online reservation — you have to call — hasn’t been full. They need to pull out 10 bikes so someone isn’t impaled by a bike handle.
They’ve done a nice job modernizing other aspects of the gym– time to take it to the spin studio. (I think I had the same stereo system in high school — like mid/​late 90’s)

I was a member, signed up for a year, when my daughter was under 1. After about a dozen visits, I witnessed an older staff member in the energy center violently lift a child off an exersaucer, carry the now crying child with just one hand under one of his arms near his armpit, and practically drop/​toss him away. I was shocked. It was the employee who i originally was introduced to on my tour, one of the main energy center staff women. I said nothing but never went back. I regret this terribly. I wish I had the courage to stand up for this little boy (in the under 2 yrs old area) but instead I just went home, dropped my membership to the cheapest plan, and waisted $ 97 a month until the membership ran out. I would be very careful using the provided daycare.
Edit to add: the little boy was not in the exersaucer, he was standing on the ground and trying to climb on the side of it. The staff member did as I described, then followed up by saying he is a bad kid and she had told him already he’s too big for the exersaucer. Still completely unjustified but I wanted the situation to be clear

Secondary review of this place. I like the gym itself however for 94 dollars a month the TVs on all the equipment should be in working order, that is not the case. The pool is great as are the classes I’ve tried. One thing that really put a damper on my experience thus far was a woman at the front desk. Patricia MacDonald if I recall her name tag correctly. Rude, condescending attitude as a welcome to the club? Not something that’s going to entice me to continue to spend nearly triple the dues of most other area gyms. I was actually looking to spend more and add the mind/​body package to my membership for the yoga classes. At an additional 35 a month that rounds out at close to 150 a month… for her miserable attitude I’d rather spend less money at a meathead gym… their grunting would be a welcome exchange for her miserable attitude.

I am a member for the second time in 5 years and only came back for location convenience. There is mold on the tiles in all areas of the women’s locker room-​including the steam room and shower areas. The carpet has to be the original (25 years old) and it is nasty and I would not walk on it without shoes. A lot of little kids running around. Developed an ear infection from the jacuzzi. Cybex weight machines are also very old and probably date back to beginning of the club. Usually have to park quite far away which is fine except when it is snowing, raining, freezing or sweltering. Wish I had the time to go to Boston for a gym, so many better run facilities.

LOve! Love! Love! The Weymouth Club. Have been a member just about 4 years now. I started going after having my baby when she was 3 months. The Energy Center Staff made me feel safe leaving my daughter there while I worked out, showered, etc.
I love that there is so much to choose from as far as cardio machines and weights. The classes get better and better, keeping up with whats with the times. I feel like I get 1^st class treatment every time I enter the building as everyone there now knows me and my child. Such a nice feeling :-)
Parking use to be an issue, but now they enforce ”with child only” parking outside of the Energy Center. All the parents are thrilled!!!
I have made a lot of nice friends since joining, as well as my little one. Good quality people. Totally worth the membership. Plus, I maintain my figure!!!

This gym has everything you need to get in shape and stay that way. Weymouth Club also does a fanominal job of staying on top of the newest fitness trends out there! The classes are fun and challenging (Free pilates for members, Zumba, BodyAttack, and tons more) and always changing, there are tons of new cardio machines and weights. They also have an on site nutritionist which I havent tried yet but I heard good things. The entire club was recently renovated and looks great. The only reason I didn’t give this place five stars was because I think the ladies showers are pretty outdated but I hear they have plans to re-​do them.
If you are considering joining you should go on their website and fill out the free trial membership first. The club is a little pricey but I think its definitely worth it.

I have been coming here since I was a kid and back when the club was mainly for tennis. My oh my how things have changed since then!
More recently, I was a member for about two years on and off. I always found the front desk staff to be friendly and helpful. The locker rooms are okay — nothing special. Sometimes finding an open locker can be kind of annoying. It seems like people leave their stuff in there and tie up the lockers a lot. I tried to avoid peak hours, and therefore never had any problem with parking or getting right on whatever machine I wanted once inside. Almost every cardio machine has it’s own tv and all the equipment was well maintained.
Special mention goes to the great pools and yoga classes. My only gripe with this place is the price. It would be nice if they had memberships that were specific to what you wanted to use (ie. just the pool, or just workout area).

I’ve been a member for over seven years now, so they must be doing something right.
Cons:
*most of the staff can be mildly rude and personality-​free, would it kill the on floor trainers to smile once in awhile? i’ve seen the same faces there on a regular basis for a few years now and rarely even get a nod of recognition. i find the maintenance staff the most friendliest people there, always smiling and polite
*overcrowded — do the owners have a membership cap?
*overpriced
*parking blows, the lot fills up quickly on most mornings
*huge fail in the recent remodeling of the men’s locker room. for some bizarre reason, they took out two of the sinks, removed all the soap dispensers and reduced the sink water pressure to a mere trickle.
**update: I had a fleece pullover stolen from the men’s locker room recently, so I guess that’s a con. apparently a member or staff has some sticky fingers. cold walk to the car, that day.
Pros:
*some of the staff are helpful, polite and attentive. particularly the women in the kids energy section
*the kids energy section allows up to 2 hours of supervised daycare included in your «family» membership
*equipment is well maintained for the most part and often updated
*never really a wait to use a machine, aside from the ellipticals
*they keep the temperature cool, which is conducive to working out in comfort.
*pools are good, especially the outdoor kids one in the summer. the outdoor adult pool gets a little tight because for some reason they rope off about more than half of it for lapping, even though the indoor one is an all lap pool.
*apparently they have a great tennis area, but I don’t use it myself
Bottom line: I use a gym to get in, do my workout and get out. The Weymouth Club provides this adequately for me. Wish they had nicer people working there, but hey guess it comes with the self-​absorbed narcissistic world of bodybuilding.