Icon Health Club

This is a pretty cool gym — small amount of cardio machines, but decent weights areas & classes to beat the band. They also have their own app which is really useful for booking classes & is a good little motivator with challenges & stuff on it that you can take part in.
It’s very modern and very clean. No pool but they do have steam/​sauna facilities.

I’m becoming what I call a gym-​toff, which mean’s I hold all gym’s & health club’s to a high standard. With the criteria for my gym awards, I’m not asking for a whole lot; clean, spacious and everything in working order.
Now for Icon, they only tick one of those boxes as, to their credit, they are very clean. However the gym, especially the weights area, is far to cramped to adequately workout. Now I know it’s the city centre and space is limited and also I am «that guy» who does stupid exercises requiring quite a bit of room, however for what I’ve experienced in the past and at the cost of their membership, more could be done to make the place more accessible.
Combining this with a lot of outdated equipment, besides their state of the art circuit program, and a below par steam room/​sauna area, I can’t go above a 2 for Icon at this time.

The gym itself is very good. They have amazing new machines, a great circuit programme, two steam rooms, great cycling room and in general everything is brand new and shiny. They position themselves as a high end gym and you can see that. Nevertheless, I find that the policy of a minimum 3 months subscription is not welcoming at all. I just moved to Dublin and wanted to give every gym a one month try. At Icon it wasn’t possible. The month subscription is around 60 euros but the subscription fee itself is like 100 euros. Also, no swimming pool at this gym and you have to go to the one they have in Rathmines.

Recently joined ICON following a recommendation from a colleague. Must say that I’m very impressed with my experience to date.
I was offered a complimentary pass, which allowed me full use of their facilities about commitment. I was pleased to find their equipment to be a of exceptionally standard high and well maintained,
The environment is friendly yet professional and has a great vibe.
I was so impressed that I since signed up as a member and have now completed my induction session (which was great) and I’m looking forward to my Milon induction shortly
Whilst I have only been a member for short time, I have thoroughly enjoyed my experience to date & would recommend anyone considering joining a gym to give ICON a try.

Awesome gym in a a great location. A vast improvement over the previous establishment, the Fitness Dock. Icon has a great staff to motivate and assist, a team that knows their chops, efficient administration, and a good range of equipment well laid out, and good set of class options. A super customer experience all round.
Changing rooms and related facilities are clean and spacious, and there are exercise rooms for classes as well as ample open space. There are different pricing options. There are lots of different classes, including intro sessions so you can join any time. The class trainers and personal coaches know their chops and look the part. In terms of costs, I skipped the Milon circuit one and went for the basic. A steal at the price! Week days opens at 6:30 AM first class at 7:00 AM. Sat is 10:00 AM –6:00 PM opening there is now a Sunday opening too from 10:00 AM — 3:00 PM
There are occasional social events there too and onsite DJs etc. Not necessarily my thing, but if it floats your boat… In all, a great atmosphere and experience.

Wanted to update this review as I’m no longer a member here. I found them really unaccomodating when it came to membership options with no desire to negotiate to keep me on as a member despite other competitively priced gyms in the area. I suppose they get enough fresh memberships in that it’s not worth the time. And the final straw was the news that the price would be going up after their refurbishment and name change. Eh, No thanks.

This gym is pretty decent, good selection of free weights and racks, plenty of cardio equipment (though a little rickety) and the best point is that it doesn’t have annoying staff. Membership price is really good (e365 at the moment). Definitely one of the better gyms I’ve tried this month! Downside? Weird smell!

Im not the greatest at keeping to a program, I seemed to always find a reason to not go to the gym — drinks with the girls, too tired, working late… I just didnt have the commitment. So I decided this Jan to commit to the thing I feared the most — THE GYM! I had a look around a few of the other gyms, The Ivy, Jackie Skelly’s, RAW and the problem I had with all of them was the atmosphere. Just felt there was something lacking. Maybe it was when I went on a tour with the advisors (who were all lovely) that I saw the gym staff (again who were all lovely!!) not interacting as much as what I saw in the fitness dock and I really needed somebody in push me. So I chose The Fitness Dock. I have to say I am so happy that I joined. I have toned up and lost all that horrible bits around my tummy which was getting me down a bit and I have to say its down to all the staff there. I made it very clear from the start I had no motivation and they may not see or hear from me until my renewal next jan but they had me in a program straight away, got another one 6 weeks later and I have to say, I have honestly been educated on how to keep my body! They are some of the finest trainers who know their stuff and if you allow them, they will drive you to lose that last pound!

I love exercising and consider the gym a wonderful place where I can beat out the stress of daily life and come away feeling almost angelic but definitely fired up and happy. I was a member here for six months and it was my idea of gym hell. Run down, unfriendly and with broken machines that took far too long to get fixed, coming here became a real chore.
The changing rooms are scruffy and dirty and the showers were usually freezing cold. I hired a locker for the duration and every month I’d receive texts saying my locker had to be paid for about one week after paying — highly irritating. The staff weren’t particularly friendly or knowledgeable and it came across like you were interrupting their social time if you asked a question about technique or a particular machine.
The exercise classes are reasonable and they do have an excellent Body Pump class. But it’s generally unpleasant, difficult to get on the machines and not much cheaper than the 5-​star gyms in town. I guess it must have a decent student offer or else it’s the location that sells it — that’s why I joined initially. Personally, I’d much rather walk an extra 20 minutes and get a decent service where exercise is the focus.

I was a member here for about nine months and found it pretty good. I had only been a member of two other gyms and I’d say Fitness dock is probably the best of an… average bunch. They have a great weight section, and the programs the trainers develop for you are pretty good. It costs a tenner a pop per program, and I found you’re kinda pressured into getting them drawn up every month or so.
There’s a sauna and steam room, but no pool. Avoid at peak times though, you’ll find yourself waiting ages to get at some of the machines.
It’s maybe a bit pricey, but as with all gyms, worth it if you’re serious about using the facilities.