LA Fitness

There are two LA’s in Buckhead, and people can get confused about which is which; even the LA Fitness website confuses the two. This location is a part of the Lenox Marketplace (across the street from Phipps Plaza) and is technically closer to Lenox Mall, but they call this location the «Atlanta-​Peachtree Rd location» while they call the other one «Buckhead/​Lenox». It honestly drives me nuts, but whatever.
Okay. End of rant.
Hands down, this is the best LA Fitness ITP with respect to the quality of the facilities, machines, and equipment. It may not have basketball or racquetball courts, but this location is worth a try if neither are a part of your workout agenda. It is a smaller location overall, but they utilize their space very efficiently; it actually doesn’t feel that small or crowded even during peak hours.
I guess the only real con is its unusual weekend hours. Generally speaking, they open later and close earlier on the weekends.

I like the old Urban Actives and this is a great option in Buckhead. The staff is OK, they really don’t seem to want to be there but what do you expect from La fitness. The clientele is good, motivated and not just your New Years resolutioners. It gets busy. Yup, it’s a gym… should be expected at this price point.

This is the most intimidating LA Fitness I have been to. I don’t mean like people are mean or anything. But these people are hardcore! It is quite different than most of the LA Fitnesses I frequent. They have different equipment — for serious athletes. They even have the heavy ropes and they have a sprinting track (the best thing I can think to call it). Wow. Not for me!!! I have used the elliptical here, but I mainly come for the classes. The room is quite interesting with glass garage door style walls. There is a platform where the instructor can stand to lead the class. The room seems a bit smaller than most gyms I have been to. The instructors I have seen tend to be on the more high intensity end, which is great for me. As others have mentioned, this location can get quite busy. This LA Fitness is located on the top level of Lenox Marketplace. You can also park levels down and walk up the stairs.

How can anyone rate this place higher than a 2? Weights are always misplaced, bathrooms are filthy and clearly never attended to, staff is either super friendly or extremely rude. Oh and don’t even try to go between 4PM and 8PM — absolute shit show. If there were other options, I would switch.

I’m a faithful user of LA Fitness and have been a member for quite a few years. The arrangement and setup of this location is one of my favorites, because it has the weighted sled and turf inside, however, although the amenities and members are awesome, the staff at the front desk rarely speaks or even greets members and the Head of personal training was extremely rude to my friend and I, and even accused one of us of training the other one. It was ridiculous. Although I like this facility better, I’ll be going to the other Buckhead location for a while. The customer service there is where it should be.

As a Buckhead resident (specifically Lindbergh), I have two choices for LA Fitnesses but enjoy this one far more than its counterpart next to Kroger. It’s smaller but the people that gym here are in and out. No «hanging» around or lollygagging like what I’ve seen in the Brookhaven one or (dear God) the Atlantic Station one. Call me 26 year old trapped in a 55 year old’s body; my head is forever screaming «DAMN YOUTHS!»
Since this was originally another gym, I can see the difference in design but like this one better. More intimate and the areas are nicely organized rather than a hodgepodge of machines.

LA Fitnesses have taken over Buckhead. I believe within approximately 1 mile, there are two Buckhead gyms, and within 3 miles, there are three Buckhead/​Brookhaven gyms. While Brookhaven is my gym of choice, for a couple weeks, LA Fitness on Peachtree Road was my gym for its convenience. After getting off the MARTA train, this location is a half mile walk or a quick commute via a MARTA bus. It is located at the same deck as Target, Dick’s and Publix, to name a few.
Parking for this LA Fitness is on the top 4^th floor. There is an elevator that takes you to the 4^th floor, or if you’re feeling ambitious, take the stairs.
This gym is two stories like many of the newer gyms. However, it seems much smaller than most LA Fitness gyms I’ve been to in Atlanta. The top floor has most of the treadmills and cardio machines, although there are some ellipticals on the bottom floor, too. The personal training area feels larger than the weight lifting area. I tend to stay away from indoor cardio other than cycling. I didn’t notice the cycle room (is there even one here?).
The weights thankfully have 2.5 weight differences. I love using 22.5 or 17.5 lb dumbbells so it’s always nice to have these options. The machines aren’t as plentiful and there is only one squat rack. I came in the mornings to work out so there weren’t too many people occupying benches or machines.
Overall, pretty clean and new in the locker rooms and gym. Not the biggest and newest gym, but passable in my book.

Was just harassed and kicked out of this la fitness by Chris Toussaint. He claimed to be a manager and accused my friend if I of conducting training while working out. He initial approached and explain he is obligated to say something if he believes people are training. While admittedly I was a little annoyed that 2 people working out together was considered personal training, I responded with «no we aren’t» and continued my workout. He sat and just stared at us for a bit attempting to intimidate my friend and I. Finally he started to walk away and with back turned said, «don’t let t happen again». At this point I was very annoyed by his lack of unprofessionalism. There were multiple people around us working out in pairs and he did not approach any of them. I asked him «do what again?» He replied «this.» Which I replied, «we aren’t allowed to workout together?» Mr. Toussaint repeatedly kept telling us he has to come up and say that. Which I told him I was fine with, but the fact he kept accusing us of training. Mr. Toussaint was yelling and making a scene in front of multiple members, which I felt was uncalled for. He then told us we would have to leave or he would call the police. At no time did we do anything that warranted the police being called. When he ask us to leave we complied and began to pick up or stuff. I asked to speak to the manager and Mr. Toussaint cockily replied that he was the manager. We got to the front counter where he asked for my friends ID cards. I told him I was on a guest pass that’s why we were working out together. Mr. Toussaint was still ride and sarcastic towards me even making a threat that his professionalism would change because I threw my guest pass on the counter and he claimed I was throwing it at him. The 2 gentlemen at the counter both seemed confused about what was going on. So @lafitness I totally understand not wanting people to not utilize your personal trainers, but 2 people working out together is against rules? There was no customer service aspect to Mr. Toussaint. He started rude and abrasive from the beginning. I would like some sort of reply or answer to this. Not only did your employee embarrass my friend and I in front of members he did not treat us with any respect.

Lots of reviews here complaining that it’s busy weekdays 5−8pm…no shit, it’s a gym in the middle of a ton of office buildings and residences, so stop complaining about that.
In my opinion, this is probably one of the nicest (up there with Brookhaven) gym in the Atlanta area. I have to say, the place has an atmosphere that is a cross between Venice Beach and upscale club. This is the only gym in Atlanta where I’ve seen equipment you don’t usually see in an LA Fitness (think weight sled and a 50 yard green).
There is definitely a buzz of energy in the air, and the crowd is mostly young professionals. Everybody I’ve seen here is super courteous and has no problem letting you work in when it is busy. Very rarely do you see the knucklehead that takes up 6 machines claiming to do «circuit training».
All of the equipment is kept top notch too. It’s all super clean, and well kept. The mens locker room is super nice as well, but could stand to have a little more room/​sinks. Showers are nice, but the shower I had last time has practically no water pressure. No big deal though.
Overall, nice LA Fitness, busy, but friendly members that share equipment.

Despite the loads of beautiful people that work out here — you can definitely tell that this is a place that LA Fitness took over (from Urban Active Fitness or something like that). The treadmills upstairs don’t have fans, so it gets quite hot. Also — not a fan of them only having air dryers and no paper towels to wipe off my sweat in the bathrooms. Also — fix your damn water fountains. They’ve sucked for 3 years now. Water just trickles out on most of them.

I never thought in a million years that I would be writing a review for a gym as working out is generally NOT my thing. Within the past few months I have been going to the gym in hopes of getting in shape for the summer. I joined LA fitness 3 months ago and have visited the midtown, Atlantic Station, Piedmont (Buckhead) and this location (across from Phipps mall). I prefer this location above all others for one main reason — TWO FLOORS.
I am a normal girl who has no clue how to use gym equipment. Walk into any exercise facility and you see all the men on weight machines and ladies on cardio equipment. I really like the setup of this location since there are two floors. The lower level has A LOT of weightlifting equipment with cardio machines and the MALE to FEMALE ratio is ⁸⁰⁄₂₀. If you walk upstairs, there is a mix of cardio and weight machines and the MALE to FEMALE ratio is around ³⁰⁄₇₀. This is a major plus for me as I don’t have to stress about the fact that a male body builder wannabe is waiting for me to finish my workout to use the weightlifting equipment next (although this is probably all in my head… excuse me for the generalizations).
In addition to the above, this gym is really clean, has a variety of equipment, and the trainers are very helpful if you have questions.

Its cheap and they are ubiquitous so that’s a plus.
But their real problem is that they are cheap. And ubiquitous. Gyms are overcrowded anytime after 11am by people who have no problem trashing the locker rooms, or doing crunches under a squat rack (which are rare and precious).
I would recommend for anyone who is here to socialize, not really serious, or just waiting on cash flow to improve to go to Golds or Lifetime (this guy).
Saunas are nice too.

I joined LAFitness in January, as one of those New Years Resolution people. I’m still here and continue to keep being here until I move out of Atlanta and my experience with LAfitness has been… satisfactory.
This particular locations is INSANE during the weekdays from 5−8pm, which is exactly when I go. It’s packed to the rafters at that time. I truly can’t get there any other time so I have to deal with the treadmills being monopolized by cardio-​hungry people every freaking day. The place is clean and all of the machines are kept in good shape. There is a classroom where classes are apparently held. I can’t say great things about the classes. I’ve taken a few including zumba, kickboxing and spin and the instructors were definitely not the best I’ve had. They all seemed a little uninspired and went way too fast teaching different things. The zumba class in particular felt like Flailing 101. Unless you’re being shoved and guilted into personal training sessions, your workout depends entirely on you, which is fine for me but the classes could be better in encouraging and inspiring people to work out HARD.
The trainers are low-​key friendly but not necessarily helpful. If you’re not training with them, they’ll pretty much ignore you. I think it would be helpful for trainers to let someone know if they’re doing something wrong, to prevent injuries – instead of just gawking and laughing at newbies. At the end of the day, this is definitely a gym a lot of people come to to see and be seen. A lot of folks seem to be having social hour and a lot of fun showing off, flirting and things of that nature. Sometimes I enjoy all the luxurious eye candy, sometimes I really do wanna sweat my entire ass off and get focused. It all depends on your motivation for that day. I’ll be eye candy myself soon, then I can peacock with everyone else: D
I feel that the ladies bathrooms could be cleaner and that management could stand to tighten screws on the faucets, toilets and stalls. They all seem quite shaky. There has definitely been a broken faucet in the dressing room for months now, I don’t think it would break the bank to fix it. It would also be awesome to have some good quality blow dryers and towel renting service.
There’s an overpriced nutrition station where you can get a smoothie or beverage. I think the biggest minus for this location is the size, but as a gym it is perfectly suitable for me. Make sure to bring a lock to keep your belongings safe.

Ventured to this LA Fitness for the first time despite working nearby. I made the mistake of coming during rush hour yesterday (getting there about 5:30) and the gym was PACKED.
First off, the entrance is at the very top of the parking garage. The lounge area is pretty spacious with lots of benches to sit/​rest on. I was pretty surprised by that since most of the LA Fitness locations I’ve been to has only 2 – 3 arm chairs tucked in a corner.
The staff at the check-​in could use more customer service training and some basic common sense though. I have condensed all of my key chain barcode membership into 1 app: Key Ring. This has worked for me everywhere from Kroger to Petco without any complaints. In fact, most people ask what app it is and rush to download it since it is so helpful. However, for some reason my LA Fitness keyring only shows the number and not the barcode but it has never stopped me from going to a gym since you can just as easily punch in the numbers.
Well, the check-​in guy made a big deal out of this. First, he tried to scan my phone with the scanner. After attempting this for the 2^nd time, I tell him that he has to key it in. He huffs and explains that he cannot accept that /​do that and I MUST have my key chain fob with me to enter.
I’m surprised since like I said, I have never had a problem with this before and regularly go to LA Fitness. I explain this to him and that I know for a fact that his system will search for a member even if they don’t have their key fob on them, and with much unnecessary attitude he keys in my number. he keeps saying that I shouldn’t be allowed to do this and other non-​sense, but by this time I was already over this LA Fitness Nazi.
The locker room and the gym overall is pretty clean. There is only 1 classroom though. There are tons of people there, and like most gyms, the clientelle can be put into 2 categories: those there for a work-​out and those trying to flex and pick up people.
I was lucky enough to grab an empty treadmill, but beware, if you want a machine that is currently in use — you better stalk it and jump on it the min. it’s empty.

I signed up for their new year special, no enrollment fee and $ 35/​mo for all clubs in GA. I like this location a lot, the equipment is modern and a lot of people my age workout there. I have always had access to equipment I want, but I tend to go really early or after the 5 PM rush. I wish they had towel service, that’s the only thing… I am looking forward to trying some of the group classes!

I am bittersweet about this location. The ONLY reason that this gym is good is because it used to be an Urban Active Fitness, thus the old equipment and layout is completely different than normal LA fitness’ thank god.
— Unfriendly staff
— why is there no wifi? are we not in the 21^st century? Every other gym offers wifi. So lame
— great equipment from urban active as well as alot of windows and open spacs. Steam room is nice to have.

I see that many of the negative reviews share a single complaint around very few classes in this location. I really like this location and have not found it to be much more crowded than other LA fitness gyms. Why?
1. Nice new equipment
2. Cool industrial look
3. Friendly staff
4. Plenty of equipment available without a wait

Really nice club. The group room is nice with mirrors everywhere and even the poles have mirrors which I like.
Zumba with Oscar here is the best on Sundays. Not to crowded.

If all you’re looking for is a machine to hop on for a few hours, then this is a decent location… if you don’t go between 5 – 6:30 on weekdays (then you’ll have to viciously stalk them until one opens up during this rush hour time.)
But if you are all about group fitness and classes, you’ll be sorely disappointed. This location does offer a few classes, but because they only have one fitness studio, the classes are limited (each class about twice a week and ALWAYS crowded). You MUST get to the classes early or you won’t be able to find an empty patch of floor, much less get the equipment needed for the classes.
I was also disappointed with the variety of classes– surely they could branch out to include a few 30-​minute class options for those that cannot commit an hour to the class alone.
Also, no pool. No raquetball courts. No basketball courts. No sports areas of any type.
AND… the reason this location gets two starts instead of three… NO wi-​fi and NO water bottle fill stations. The water fountain is awful.
That being said, $ 29.99/month is not terrible– but I sure wish I was getting more bang for my buck.

GTL baby!!! If the cast of the Jersey Shore lived in Atlanta, I’m pretty sure they’d workout at LA Fitness. If you are into weightlifting dudes on steroids, getting to subpar spinning classes 30 minutes early just to get a bike, and a whole lot of people who go to the gym to pick up a mate rather than workout, then this is the place for you. A lot of people get turned off by gyms of Lululemon wearing Buckhead Betties, but I’ll take that any day over a Situation lookalike undressing me with his eyes while I workout.
I joined this place back when it was Urban Active for 2 years $ 400 upfront. That comes out to a whopping $ 16.67 per month. This was back when I was in my major running phase, so I just wanted a basic gym for days I wasn’t running. It wasn’t LA Fitness level crowded, it was nice and new, and it was dirt cheap. Then one day I got a surprise email that my el cheapo, reasonably well kept secret of a gym had been bought out by LA Fitness. I hate LA Fitness for all of the reasons listed above. Does anyone serious about fitness actually workout there?
Granted I am locked in at a significantly cheaper rate than a monthly membership at LA Fitness, but the first thing I did when they acquired it was make sure that my credit card information was taken off of their records so I don’t get auto-​renewed when my 2 years is up in February. I asked if I could at least use the Brookhaven location for its pool. They were happy to do that if I paid an additional $ 100 for a multi-​facility upgrade because «you bought a single gym membership at UA.» Explain to me why I would have purchased a multi-​facility membership for a chain when there was only one in Atlanta. It is way more crowded and seems less clean now. I think I’ve been twice since it was bought out. Don’t even get me started on how crowded this place is after New Years.
In general, you get what you pay for with LA Fitness. There are so many great alternatives in the Buckhead-​ish area ranging from a little more expensive to a lot more expensive. The Forum, Jeanne’s Body Tech, Pure Barre, Lifetime Fitness, Concourse Athletic Club (it has a bar!), or my beloved Flywheel Sports, take your pick.