Gold’s Gym

this place is the worst establishment I have ever been to. never have I ever been so abused by customers and staff in my life! the so called «nursery» is a joke. they don’t care at all for the safety of the children or the staff, and they allow employees to play the roles of parents. they say that no food is allowed in the nursery, but people are regularly allowed to break the rules because the gym is desperate for money and afraid of lawsuits. this exposes children to choking and allergy dangers. they also allow anyone to bring any kid from anywhere into the gym. the entire place is filthy. the machines are dirty and they regularly have roaches and other bugs crawling around, not only in the nursery but around the counters were food and shakes are prepared. the staff is also remarkably rude and unprofessional. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE! these people only care about themselves, they don’t care about you or your children. your money is all they care about. you’d be much happier spending your time and money at another gym.

This place is a joke. We had a very horrible experience. I was told that we could hear no price over the phone, so we had to go in. After we went, we were told that we had to fill out a form. We said we only wanted to know the price so we don’t waste our and their time and the guy said okay.
After about 5 minutes the lady right next to him told him to tell us that we have to fill out the form before anyone talks to us about anything. That’s enough BS to have us walk out.

Ok golds gym is a legendary gym, we hear great things about this place! The one on HOWARD BEACH however has a few setbacks… e. g outside is a sign saying JOIN REGISTRATION STARTS AT $ 29.99 but when you go in its something a whole lot different. Like $ 55 different.
Also on this Unilocal app if you give a review it says you gets free shirt, UHH NO… when you do it and try to redeem your shirt the employees act like they’ve never heard of anything like that so please don’t waste your time cus I mean who doesn’t want a golds tshirt right? But it’s a total rip off so don’t bother… other than that I’d say it’s a pretty awesome gym has far as awesome goes.

I was only here to use the shower as there was plumbing issues in my house so it’s a limited review, as I only used the shower.
The gym is located on the 2^nd floor and there is an elevator as well as stairs that lead right to the entrance.
The staff was very friendly and a day pass was $ 20 plus $ 1 per towel. The towels are small though. The locker room is decent sized and has some toilet stalls, two sinks and a few shower stalls. There are a bunch of lockers as well. You need your own lock. There is also a scale there as well.
The parking is a shared lot with CVS and it can get busy during peak hours.

The gym is fine. It’s clean has adequate machines and weights and the price is reasonable. BUT THE PARKING IS IMPOSSIBLE. It is the most agitating experience trying to park for this place. For that reason I’m not renewing my membership at the end of the year.

After being a member of this gym for 3 years I have to say I am not impressed. Every April they charge all of their members an extra $ 25 «maintenance» fee. I think our monthly membership fee should be enough considering the machines are old and nothing ever gets fixed. This past week they closed the gym for 4 days to do maintenance. All they did was put new mats down on the floors and move the machines around. They even took away some of the machines that were there. My contract is almost up and I can’t wait for LA Fitness to open so I can switch.

Not living up to its hype. I came here a couple of times. I love that the Dumbbells go up to I believe 200lbs. But other than that. Location is not that good. I got a tour from a porter because apparently he was in training or something. Terrible. He didn’t know anything. The trainers… Need some training. Well just some of them. It’s dark as hell in there. I get an eye ache just trying to flex on people through good lighting lol. I wish it was what GOLDS GYM is. The Mecca of bodybuilding. This really doesn’t do it for me. Sorry.

Prices are high. Parking is low. Weights are never re-​racked and al over the place so it’s difficult to do certain exercises. The gym is overcrowded so you will have to wait to use them. The gym is cramped with too many people and machines in awkward places. Avoid it if possible.

Small compared to NYSC in glendale but the treadmills overlook the water and it makes for a great run. Small crossfit training area. Clean and alot of weights. Constantly repairing the treadmills. I have no complaints with this gym

Let me start off by saying I have been a member of this gym since they opens back in the 90’s. The places started of nice. Yes parking is horrible but it’s Crossbay.
In the last few years the place has turned in to a dump.
Weights are scattered all over the floor by members to lazy to rack them. Nasty towels and wipes are left in the machines.
No we come to the members. Typical HB Jersey Shore wannabe trash. The type that hog machines while they talk on their phones or show off their bad tattoo while they pose in the mirror.
It’s a shame that the owners don’t enforce stricter regulations and restore the place back to the way it once was.
Can’t wait until Planet Fitness opens.

This gym only survives because it is the only gym in the area. They’re idea of renovating is closing for 3 days to paint and move the machines around in different spots. Be careful of unlevel floors that cause benches to rock back and forth. They charge double for energy drinks too as if they don’t steal enough money with their membership prices. Would love to see a real gym open up in the area.

I was given a membership to this gym as a gift, it is pointless… Parking is terrible!

I have visited a fair amount of gyms to categorize this Golds as average. This gym totally depends on what your preference is. I went with my girlfriend who is a member and attends multiple times a week, she prefers weights however I prefer a cardiovascular workout. This gym is great for those bulking and toning. There are ample amount of weight sections to choose from. The cardio area is slightly lacking.
The treadmills are slightly dated. My lucky day, the treadmill I choose creaked with every step of my run and didn’t have any media (t.v.‘s or music outlets). The set up is a little awkward. The stair master is positioned directly in front the bikes, so you are high in the air and feel like you are on display moving your ass for those using the bikes. The staff seemed decent but my interaction with them was limited. I see that people were using the childcare area.
To speak to the atmosphere: the music is loud but not night club blaring and pumped fun energetic tunes, mostly dancehall reggae the evening I went. Unrelated to your workout, Golds had a good amount of hot guys in beast mode. Very diverse in race and mostly 20 – 30 something’s so wear the good leggings ladies!

This gym is an asbolute joke. I HATE itttttttt but its the only gym in the area. Nothing gets me more frustrated than the non existent parking. Everything is SOO cramped. You are working out on top of one another. The classes are SO loud you cant even hear your own music. I am praying some one opens another gym in the area.

Needed a gym to go to that was near my home. Used the 7day trial and long story short, I’m looking for another gym! The parking is RIDICULOUS! It’s so hard to get parking, and the actual gym is cramped with not enough equipment for everyone. I spent most of my time waiting on a machine at 8 in the MORNING. I wouldn’t even attempt going in the evening. I really wanted to like the place but It just wasn’t for me.

It’s a decent gym but very crowded and insanely small!

I was there to find out pricing and they requested that I need to fill out a form with my address, phone number, email, etc. just find out how much they charge!
I explained that I didn’t want to give them my information because they would start to send me spam and they said that’s exactly what they use the information for, to send me «offers».
I find really crazy that just to find out pricing I have to fill out a form.

Only reason for not giving golds 5 stars is the parking lot. It’s very hard to find a spot.
Nice clean gym with good equipment. The trainers are all helpful and professional.
The juice bar and sauna are definitely a plus.

This is not my member gym as I was visiting on a travel pass (which is great to use these for free and why I like golds gym). So I can’t speak to the price or maybe the whole gym experience. But I was here for a few hours and was not impressed. It was above a cvs and small and pretty dingy. Not much in the way of cardio and no TVs on any machines. It is located above a cvs and the parking isn’t that great either. Weight area seems good but I bet it gets packed during prime hours. Staff seemed nice and the wifi worked pretty well.

I’ve worked-​out in my fair share of gyms over the course of 30 years of uninterrupted training, and this has to be the worst gym I’ve ever had the displeasure of visiting. The main problem is the limited space. If you’re into free weights get used to working out on top of 50 people crammed into a small area. I’ve never been in a gym and constantly dodged people so many times in one workout. It’s really annoying. I’ve visited during the early afternoon when it’s not so bad, but the evening rush is miserable
As for the machines, they’re all old and outdated. If you’re so fortunate to find one unoccupied it’s only a matter of minutes before someone asks to jump-​in. It’s really hard to develop a rhythm in this gym because you’re always dodging people, tippy-​toeing around crammed-​in equipment, and praying that the area where you want to train is free.
As for the cardio, the treadmills are not bad. In fact, they’re the only modern equipment in the gym. The only problem is they are jammed into a small area just like everything else in this gym. On a high-​note the majority of the treadmills are pointed toward a water inlet which is pretty peaceful.
Another thing to consider is the absence of parking. The gym shares space with CVS. It’s a place where door dingers and dents are a daily occurrence. I actually park along the side street that always has a convenient space. Also, the locker room is super small. The only thing worse than working out on top of people is maneuvering around them in the locker room.
The only positive of this gym is completely ironic — it’s located next to New Park Pizza, one of the best pizza parlors in Queens, if not the best. The irony is that pizza and working out don’t exactly go hand-​in-​hand.
If you’re like me, you really enjoy working-​out. It’ something I look forward to each day, but something that is very difficult to experience in this shoe-​box.