Colony Square Athletic Club

The gym is OK.
I understand that this is a gym with members from other «lifestyles». It’s in Midtown. So the management was getting a lot of complaints about inappropriate activity in the men’s locker room. So what did the management do about it… They knocked down all the «privacy» walls. Now the locker room is one big frickin’ open space… Oh that is going to make the guys who are trying to grab a quick shower feel comfortable… right! After being gawked at one too many times I don’t shower there anymore … I will find another gym.

Really really slimes! I paid a enroll me a second time to lower my rate and after peaying month later they jacked it up.
Watch your statements.
They also noted they have not record of me be a member since 2010 which is a total lie because another party they showed me that I was.

DO NOT JOIN THIS GYM!!! Fitness 1440 took over and they are HORRIBLE… They cut the classes by half and do NOT cater to their members., BAD MANAGEMENT!!!

I enjoyed coming to this gym initially because it was close to where I lived and a good location.
My problem with this place is their «fine print» in their contract. I paid the upfront fees for a 1 year membership and was under the impression that my term ended… after 1 year (because that sounds logical, right?). You have to give a WRITTEN notice that you are going to stop all charges or they continue to charge you.
Long story short, these people have been charging me until I finally found out I had to send a written notice. I paid my balance off but still had collection agency’s calling my number all the time. Turns out I still somehow owed $ 20 that turned into $ 175 all the sudden.
I called them to explain my 1 year contract with them (which expired months ago), I havent been to the club in months and I dont live in the area anymore. The person I spoke with on the phone said that my account was indeed closed and there wasn’t any balance due at all. However, I was still getting calls from a collection agency saying I still owe the money. What a scam this place is. I will never recommend or go back here again. Their locker room and equipment is old anyways, go somewhere else.

I have been to a couple gyms in Midtown ATL. Colony Square is the cleanest one I could find. That said, it’s not terribly clean but at least they do make an effort. LA Fitness in Midtown does not make an effort at all to do anything. Colony Square is a gym you go to, to work out. There are no frills and the equipment is a bit dated but it still works. They have a great weight room with tons of variety on weight selections. The staff and the clients are very friendly and it’s far from a meat market environment. I’m thankful for Colony Square.

I am in the middle of the road with this place. I started going about 4 months ago. This may sound like a disgruntled female, but its just not as big as what I’m used to. It’s not my LifeTime, but it will do. However, it is centrally located and 24 hours, 7 days a week. The staff is cool for the most part and parking is validated for 2 hours. Paying $ 10 per month is a deal too, however, they just went up on the prices to $ 20 per month. There might even be some startup cost with that.
Another good thing I can say is that the trainers are in tip top shape, except one, but he is a work in progress and has already lost 16 pounds. Other gyms, ah hum (clears throat), LA Fitness, have trainers who look like Um Pa Lum.
Even during peak hours it is not really overcrowded and there is not much trouble to find available equipment. Being in Midtown I suspected some sideshow activity but have not come across it thank God. Its a good mix of people that come to work out here. My only real complaint is that the trainers take up some valuable space for training their clients. They placed green tape on the space and the equipment «RESERVED» for their use. During peak hours this is a hassle. I understand you have clients and you train yeah yeah yeah, but we pay our dues too so move outta the way brother. I came to get mine!
Oh and some of the mounted televisions on the treadmills do not work. Either they do not turn on, you can’t change the station or the volume does not work… and it has been that way for months! Just a few tweaks here and there and it could be a top contender, but hey its 10 – 20 bucks per month, what more do you want!?!

This gym has improved a good bit in the last 2 years. Congrats to new management for turning things around.
The equipment all seems to be working and the staff is incredibly friendly.
My only real complaint is that the shower area never really seems clean to me and it may require new tile and a rubber mat to change my mind.

The equipment is old and crappy. If it works, it wobbles or makes noise. The place is dirty and run down. Especially the locker room (beware of the dirty old men that troll around). The only reason I go here is because my workplace offers a huge discount. I would not recommend for anyone who didn’t basically get it for free, because it’s just that bad.
The only plus side is that the people that work there are very friendly.

Wow. Who drives a Hummer in 2013? Someone who works there and doesn’t care about those around them. Check out this parking job. Amazing. Go to hell Colony Square Athletic Club.

It’s ok. I spend majority of my time in the weight room, which is in a separate building outside. It’s usually messy. Weights scattered throughout. Weights aren’t usually in order. The machines could use some upgrading. A lot of the back pads or knee pads have been worn out. They have cracks and can irritate/​poke your skin if you are using it. I don’t understand they usually have plenty of employees there however none of them seem to be cleaning the place up at all. I’ve also seen trainers come in, train their client and just leave their weights in the middle of the floor; pretty unacceptable in my opinion.
It is cheap and the hours are good. The other parts of the gym seem to be kept in much better shape. Locker rooms are clean. The price is what keeps me hear, hands down.
Also there is a $ 100 sign up fee and a yearly $ 40 maintenance fee.
Update 6÷26÷16
Some changes. Membership is now $ 20/​mo w/​no signup fee. They do have a lot of good trainers. The annoying thing is they take up a lot of space and block off areas. At least 20% of the weight room area is marked off for PT. So annoying. They also for some reason never have enough clips for the free weight bars. They have like 5 bars and 2.5 sets of clips. Clips can’t be that expensive.

I joined this gym around February of this year. They were doing a bunch of renovations, so upon glance, it looked sketchy. The gym was so crowded at this point because of everyone’s not-​so-​year-​long new years resolutions, but by mid-​March, it was quiet again. They have a huge room for cardio. The best thing about working out here is that each treadmill/​bike/​elliptical has either a personal TV or has a view of the TVs on the walls. Being a foodie, I flip to my usual Food Network and watch as I get funny glares in the mirrors. Sorry.
The weight room is out a set of doors in the back of the gym. **Don’t forget to press the green button before leaving… you’ll get locked out of the doors that open to the weight room** I hardly ever see women in the weight room, but I don’t mind that. I do find myself having to wait for a set of weights every now and then, but it’s not terrible.
If you plan on showering here, bring shower shoes. They fixed up the bathroom area, but it’s still a public gym…
Overall: $ 10/​month membership for a gym that has all of your basic needs. They do have classes and personal training, but it’s a bit steep for me.

Great gym, they have everything you need and you cant beat the price.

I know, I know! You get what you pay for. But please, pretty please, provide soap in the men’s shower!!! Isnt there a health code establishments must abide by?
Also, love that 2,000 square feet of usesless «Première Elite Training» space that is NEVER used. How about some actual floor space for abs, stretching, lunging, etc. for us «non elite» types?
Also, the boot camp is kick ass. Considering the instructors are volunteers you would think CSAC would pony up and provide a decent space for the bootcampers. Its would be a win win. Right now its only a win for CSAC since they arent paying any instructors for a very popular program. If the bootcampy facility issues aren’t remedied, Im sure you will be losing paying members.
As for the trainers, uh hello? MOVE. This equipment if for us regular «Non Elite Trainees» Go use your fancy cordened off training center where I’m not allowed!
On a catty note, I adore the «redesign». Hope you didnt pay for that :(

I’m laughing at all the bad reviews from the men! Well I can certainly say it’s not a 5 star gym, BUT it gets the job done. This gym fills up pretty FAST, I find myself having to kill time to get on the treadmill. This gym is right down the block from my office so I go and the company I work for has membership. About the ladies room, its always clean unlike what the men were saying. This is the thing you pay for what you get. Its a FRACKIN gym, if you want 5 star go to a 5 star gym.

Dear Colony Square Athletic Club,
We are going to need to get you together ’cause lately you’ve been a little messy. I can forgive one of your stair machines not working for a month. I can forgive your air conditioning leaking all over my favorite treadmill last night. I can even forgive your faux brick décor but if I get cruised on one more time while I am sitting in my post workout sauna time, I’ll freak. I don’t go to the gym to get a date (well, I do, but not at the actual gym). Also, let’s get the trainers together. Some of them spend more time watching the TVs then their actual clients. But in your defense, like so many great things in Midtown, you’re cheap and open 24/​7, and that’s why I keep coming back for more. Plus your step class is to die for, just fix the stereo system already. Let’s cut the fat… you’re no LA Fitness but your quirks make you mildly endearing. So for now, I’ll lace up and shut up.
With Love,
Anna Rexia
P. S. Can I get a current US Weekly? Thank you.

So, after reading a lot of the reviews, I agree that they could use a little paint and some sprucing up a bit. That said, I’m not going to the gym to look at pretty shit — I’m going to sweat, lose weight, and get swole. To that end, Colony Square gets the job done. They’ve got most everything you could want. Sure, the layout is a bit odd, but when you’re an in-​town facility in an office building, you gotta work with what you get. I know, I own a business in a tower.
I’ve been working with a trainer for the past three months (at a reasonable $ 35 per session) and I’ve lost 32 pounds and gained muscle and strength. So, it’s working. My trainers, Joe and Tom, keep me motivated and they push my lazy ass just beyond my comfort zone. I’d never have these results working on my own.
Oh… and they’re right smack dab in the middle of midtown and have FREE parking. Gotta love that.
I’ve found most of the staff to be friendly and helpful (kudos to one of the other trainers, Japeth, who always has words of encouragement and he’s not even my trainer). There’s one guy who works there who is, how shall I put this, er, uh… he’s useless as tits on a bull. But he’s the only one and I won’t name any names — unless he really starts to piss me off.
Overall, I’ve found my membership to be much MORE than worth the price (I signed up for $ 10 a month with no contract). Great location, free parking, good trainers, ridiculously low price. SOLD!

I’m staying at the Loews and until their gym is up and running, they have a deal with this gym for their guests. The gym is okay. It wasn’t crowded and tons of machines were open. The tvs on the machines are nice, but it was extremely difficult to get into this shopping center on Sunday. All the doors I tried were locked and some kids had to let me in. It looks like you have to go in through a restaurant or a special door I could not locate. Very frustrating…

I just joined this gym but don’t think that I will be going there very often.
As other reviewers have said before me, a cheap ($ 200 per year) flat rate is pretty good, but the facilities are just basic and the locker room could definitely use a LOT of cleaning.
Only go here if your shots are all up to date and you have shower sandals (or better yet – take your sweaty self back home for a clean-​up after your workout).

UPDATE: 2 months after we had our membership canceled we realized that we were still being charged! Completely unprofessional…
I thought that this gym would be perfect since we live near by, and the price was great… but I was wrong!
I was only a member for 2 days but within those 2 days my fiancé and I tried 8 cardio machines and every one of them had an issue. Either the incline didn’t work, but it was counting my calories as if I was using incline, the volume for the tv didn’t work (one machine I couldn’t turn up, the other I couldn’t turn down). One elliptical «cluncked» no matter how slow or fast I went! My tv didn’t work at all on one of the elliptical machines, but my fiances tv worked but there was no sound! Also there was no mention of security measures taken for guests since its a 24hr facility!
By the way they have had the same $ 10 per month promotion since we moved to Atlanta in July, stating that its only for a limited time blah blah. Its Obvious they are desperate for business… Wonder why?
Jason the guy that signed us up was very nice, Plan on joining Workout Anytime,

I have a love/​hate relationship with Colony Square Gym & Fitness:
~ I love that it is right downstairs from my office.
~ I love the TVs right on each machine.
~ I love that the convenience actually gets my ass out of my chair pretty often.
~ I love that this place is cheap cheap cheap!
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~ I hate that they now «sell» the lockers so that unless you paid for the use of said locker you may be shit out of luck when you are in need.
~ I hate that the remaining «free» lockers (all 5 of them-​sheesh) appear to have broken closures and doors. You would not be the first nor only person that brings their gym bag out and lays it down next to the machine.
~ I hate that equipment will go broken– with no sign indicating that it is out of order– for weeks on end. It seems like a joke– lets all watch that poor guy get all set up on the elliptical then find out that there is a terrible grinding noise and a thumpity thumpity thump while it turns. Crappy maintenance standards.
So that’s my $.02. Now go make your own choice.

I was a member at Colony Square Health Club for two years when I lived in Midtown (literally 50 yards from the club).
Pros:
— Very cheap prices, especially if you prepaid for the year
— Individual TVs on each cardio machine
— Not overly crowded when I was there
— Free validated parking
Cons:
— No basketball or swimming pool
I would say this is a solid health club option if you live/​work in the area, and want to save some money.