The Gym Brighton Madeira Drive

Really impressed. Great facilities for the money you pay. Obviously Virgin Active Brighton or LA Fitness Brighton are better equipped but they are more than three times the price and The Gym Brighton matches or perhaps even beats them on cleanliness, number of REPs level 3 trained staff and atmosphere. Improvements can always be made anywhere: I would love to see a bench press station, and if they get the opportunity to expand the premisses a mirrored studio for classes and stretching would be fantastic.

A lifesaver with 24hr opening hours. Always pretty clean and well equipped, at least for my needs — doubt I’ll go beyond 35kg any time soon! *lol* They also run a variety of classes and workshops now (weights for women, OCR prep, boot camps etc), either inside or on the beach.
Would get 5 stars if they could improve the A/​C situation upstairs (gets kinda uncomfortably hot in summer).

This is an excellent, large, spotless basic gym. There are very few classes, there is no steam room etc. There are showers.
There is a decent selection of machines and free weights.
If you are a regular gym goer this is by far the best bang for your buck. Best bit is no contracts so you can give it a go and drop if it doesn’t suit.
It does get very busy at around 4PM. There is very little Personal Trainer activity, and most patrons are young and I would guess on their first gym membership. As a result, there is no culture of sharing equipment. They just don’t know what it means to jump in between sets. Most customers hog equipment for the whole set. This can mean you have to wait a bit longer for a go on a particular bit of equipment if you go at a busy time.
Despite this, I would recommend this place, but suggest you go outside peak hours to avoid the issues mentioned.

Good value, plenty cardio and weights. No contract. Lots comments about waiting weights benches. Only busy after usual 5pm-​630pm as most gyms as its 24hours you can always avoid this time! In my opinion, great value and nice views ;) more male gym ;P no complaints!

The gym may have limited weights, but it is certainly the cheapest and cleanest gym in Brighton. For only £16 (£10 for students) a month and views of the beach from every machine on the ground floor, it is certainly the one to join.
There are usually 2 – 3 week wait lists, so make sure you join in advance!
There don’t seems to be any classes… For people looking for spin/​yoga/​aerobic classes then this is not the one to join… It is very much a place where people work out independently.

I’ve been a memeber from the start last year but have only just become a regular user for £14.99 its a price not to be sniffed at. I’ve had comments from friends about how basic it is and busy etcthis is all true but what do you want from a gym unless your a totally meathead and need to pose all the time.
The staff are friendly and sexy Matt and Kate make my Saturday with the smiles and friendly approach nothing is too much trouble for them and help when asked, thye never ignore questions posed to them. Adam and Ben are great managers there have seen Marcus a few times and he seems very approachable and again helpful and encourging. The Gym group are doing something right as its always busy, busy, busy a bit of a problem in evening but hey aren’t all gyms at this time.
Downstairs is called muscle beach as its full of the posing muscle boys of Brighton and can be off putting but i tend to go down for a laugh at how they are looking into the mirrors which i hate looking into myself!!! have seen a few faces down there and said hello but you just get a half smile back!
Started my PT with Matt and he is helpful and encourging i’ve managed to lose wieght and gain confidance in the few months he has been helping out it great to have someone help you that is intrested in you rather than themselves the whole time. He trying to get me to do the Thai pad work good luck i say! and made me change parts fo my diet.
Overall it’s agreat experince and i used to hate going to the gym but feel it is full of the oridarny people of Brighton and yes you get what you pay for but to feel safe, happy and encoraged is a good thing. My advice is to join and have fun i am and intend to continue to do so also evey single instructor there looks fit and sexy so its worth just going for a look at them (espically Adam!)

The fact that it is 24/​7, the monthly price and the lack of a contract are the main reasons The Gym is worth going to!
Lots of varied equipment, feels clean throughout, showers are spacious.
Consequently it is busy pretty much all day every day and that’s the only downfall.

If I could give this place no stars then I would!
I joined and put myself on the waiting list — They promised not to withdraw money from my account until I had reached the top of the waiting list and received an activation code.
As I checked daily I realised that the predicted amount of days I had to wait was actually slower than they had originally told me. So I decided that I would cancel the membership (which had not even begun!), and also told my bank to cancel the Direct Debit, which they did.
Then to my surprise a few days later my account showed £35.99 withdrawn by the Gym Ltd. I quickly wrote them an email, stating that it was cancelled and with the bank also and could they please refund me the withdrawn amount.
This was part of the response I got from them (!):
«All payments are non refundable under any circumstances, as clearly stated in the terms and conditions.
We hope this has clarified the situation.
Kind regards,
The Gym Group»
What an extremely unhelpful reply I think you’ll agree. Well I wrote to them a second time stating that maybe the direct debit guarantee might recover my money as it seems a mix up has happened. The reply ignored this suggestion and reiterated ««All payments are non refundable under any circumstances, as clearly stated in the terms and conditions.»… Now you think a group of this size and fresh outlook might have tried to assist me, apologise for the mix-​up or offer a complimentary month, or anything whatsoever — nothing — they did not want to know!
Fortunately all Direct Debit transfers are covered by The Direct Debit Guarantee, if a mistake has been made by an organisation or bank. So I was Okay in the end — But what a disgusting response from this ‘new’ type of gym.
So guys and girls The Gym Group will not refund you your money under ANY circumstances whatsoever!!!
Thank you The Gym Group. You have succeeded in putting me off ever joining your establishment again.

I go here ¾ times a week (early morning and late evening). I prepared for the Brighton and London marathon.
There is always equipment to use and its always clean and hygienic. Has a sunbed too :) Highly recommended!

Open 24 hours. No contract. All the necessities. Clean. These are the type of gyms that are definitely going to take off. The only negative is the dumbbells don’t exceed 35kg coz of the health and safety regs of being unattended after hours.