24 Hour Fitness

Good body pump class sat 1030 am. People are much nicer here than OC. They actually share their equipment and not hoard. They say «good morning» and open the doors for you. So nice

I use to be a member of the Ymca in Santee and switched to 24 because their hours are more flexible coming from a gym that had state of art machines everything there was updated to this is just sad the owner of this gym I assume is cheap because the machines are outdated almost everything in this gym outdated and half the time is broken I’m just about ready to cancel my membership here

This place is disgusting. I try not to use the shower but after the sauna, I must. There is something in the corner of a stall (like conditioner some white gel mass) that has never been cleaned out. There was a big black ball of hair that was in a stall for over 2 weeks. No one even hoses out the showers let alone actually cleans one out with soap. I emailed 24 hour corporate office with no response. I have told a couple of the staff at front desk. The only thing I ever see the janitor do is empty the trash so he gets the recycled bottles. Everyone knows how filthy the restroom is but nothing is EVER DONE.

*******A MUST READ*******THEY CALLED THE COPS ON ME?*******My wife and I have been going to this gym for a long time. My wife’s membership ran out recently during her pregnancy and she wanted to use the gym to loosen up her sore body. I asked for a guest pass or waiver for a one time use until we renewed it and they tried to talk us into paying $ 20 for a one time work out or into a new membership at her 32 week pregnancy. I told them we would do that after the baby came. The manager was rude to me and got defensive because I was upset & questioning that they give guest passes out all the time but couldn’t give us one. I told the manager I was unhappy and she threatened to cancel my membership since I was telling her that Crunch Gym & Chuze Fitness are only $ 10 a month and have way more professional/​cleaner gyms w/​better customer service. It didn’t help that two of her employees cussed & smiled at me while I was trying to make my point. They made accusations & patronized me. They had no business even being in the situation w/​the manager. One customer even told the young female manager that she should have pulled me aside instead of putting on a show at the front desk. I agreed! The manager then got offended & threatened to call the police… to have me escorted after I told her I wasn’t going to leave until she responded to my questions about the quality control at the gym and also show me some appreciation as a long time customer with some customer service skills which I expect. I threatened nobody and was not in any way out of control… so what would constitute calling the police? She caused the scene! She called the police but told me that she had someone else coming for me since she obviously wasn’t trained how to deal with inconvenienced customers. I honestly thought it was another manager that could handle the situation in a professional/​mature manor with some class and respect without rolling their eyes and ignoring me. I walked outside with the police gladly. The police got a total kick out of my story.” I should have had a 6 pack for us.” HERE’S WHERE IT GETS GOOD! One officer told me he quit going to 24 hour fitness in Santee for the same reasons that I was quitting! He was on my side! Dirty workout area, bath rooms not maintained, always out of toilet paper, no paper towels in bathroom, slippery bathroom floors, smelly floors because of old mop water, un-​emptied trash, the daycare smells like old popcorn (I would NEVER put my kids in that filthy germ box!), THERE WAS FECES ON THE BATHROOM FLOOR FOR A WEEK & THE OFFICER REMEMBERED THAT FROM A FEW YEARS BACK! LOL!, there are only 2 stalls in the bathroom for a million guys to fight over when it’s busy, the water fountains shoot water that tastes like dirt, equipment always out of order, broken water fountains, the treadmills always skip and throw your back out, always out of soap, always out of paper towels in the gym area, un-​calibrated scales, …& last but not least the front desk clerks are always playing around/​not serving their customers since this particular location hires very young adults… as managers too! I will not be wasting $ 30 a month when I can pay $ 10 and have the same package deal without the «24» hours of operation. These other gyms open early and close late. They have NEWER *updated* equipment. The newer gyms have tanning beds, massagers, clean facilities, they are meat head free, they don’t hire children w/​bad people skills, and they are local. I’m actually glad 24 hour fitness showed their true colors and I will be taking my business somewhere else. My wife had told me previously that a few people that worked out at the Santee location were making her feel very uncomfortable in this particular gym… you can believe it since they will sign anyone up at this place as long as they are making money. I hope the manager & district manager sees this post and looks at the camera footage on 12÷12÷15 around 6pm. It’s a disappointment and can be used for customer service training during meetings on the «do’s and dont’s of how to treat & deal with customers. The cameras won’t lie and will back everything I’m posting. Even the handshake that was offered by me as a peace offering at the end which was denied by a patronizing employee. This place not only needs to get a new grown up staff but also needs to hire some cleaners that aren’t making minimum wage and being used every few days in my observation. «Gotta keep those numbers up even at the inconvenience of the customer right?» After 12 years of putting up with s*** (literally)…I’ll Seeya later 24! This place will be history soon anyways when people finally realize they are piss’n away their hard earned money for 7 extra hours of operation. (7) extra hours of operation + $ 20 extra a month = RIP OFF = $ 500 WASTED A YEAR AFTER THE ANNUAL FEE THEY CHARGE YOU = LESS MONEY FOR YOUR FAMILY & MORE FOR THE RICH EXECUTIVES THAT OBVIOUSLY AREN’T DOING ANYTHING TO CHECK ON THEIR

This review is for my awesome personal training session!
I just finished my assessment today and I know that it’s going to be a great 10weeks!
First of all my Trainer Malina Coyne, is amazing. I’ve had other trainers in the past who just don’t listen to what you want and make your sesh feel rushed so they can hurry up and leave. Malina actually listens to you and wants to help.
She pushes you to the best that you can be, motivates you and wants you to succeed. If you’re looking for a personal trainer who is dedicated to her clients I highly recommend Malina. She’s so knowledgable and will teach you tips and techniques along the way. I’m so excited to put in hard work and start my sessions.

I have been going to this gym for years… unfortunately, it is not what it used to be. The people at the front RARELY greet you. They are often times just carrying on conversations amongst themselves. They also don’t do towel checks anymore. Therefore, it is common for people to leave their sweat on the machines, which is a sanitary issue. Also, many people don’t have towels in the sauna so their sweat drips everywhere. This used to be a very clean facility, but I find myself getting grossed out frequently do to sweat not being cleaned up.

The facility has up to date and functional equipment, and is usually very clean. As long as you come during off-​peak hours you will have no problem getting to the equipment you need. The downside to this’d location is the janitorial services they use is rude, inconsiderate and disrespectful. They will interfere with you during your training session. Complaints to the facility staff and manager have not resolved this problem.

I have been going to 24 hour fitness for years. The staff is always friendly. The location in Santee is always too warm inside and lacks appropriate ventilation. The lockers are in good condition, the treadmills and ellipticals are always well maintained, and they have a jacuzzi, sauna, and steam room that I use frequently. I would give a higher rating, but the lack of ventilation and lack of cool air makes using the exercise equipment more challenging. I prefer the La Mesa/​Grossmont location.

I just set up membership 2 weeks ago I set up three membership in one time they charge me $ 288.92 which is good number two days ago I ask for guest passand somebody give A business card which was had three days free guest pass and I went there today to check in they didn’t let my guest in which is can happen or maybe misunderstandings or maybe I didn’tknow to process. The reason made me mad they customer service first wasn’t lady did she told me you got to talk with the Manager and I ask Her to talk with the manager or someone who responds that night basically she didn’t noting and then she threat me if you don’t leave I’m going to call security for you which it was not a big deal to she can talk with me like that. And then I leftI called the club again to get the name of that lady. someone answer and he didn’t give me the name of the lady and he hanged up the phone on me 2 timI don’t know the name of the person he answered the phone but he was so disrespectful about the customer and he didn’t know nothing about the customer service he hanged up the phone on me and he was laughing to me over the phone. I don’t say the 24 hour fitness is bad but this club the one located in Santee they have bad customer service and edito spatially the person I talk with him over the phon especially I’m talking about the person I talk with him over the phone was 11:15 pm 09-​20-​2015
I think if the supervisors know this things about thy employees it will be better for this club and customers

I moved to santee from mira mesa where they have all brand new equipment. I have been here for almost 2 years and all the exercise equipment hasn’t been replaced. The mira mesa gym has the new hoist equipment. Santee has replaced some of the equipment but i think they could replace them all.

Awesome gym! It’s pretty huge. It has a pool, basketball and racquetball court, child care and lots of machines an free weights! The personal trainer Chantel is very knowledgable and helpful! Love it.

Complete exercise gadgets. With swimming pool, steam room and jacuzzi. The only thing is mostly busy. Except early early morning. Love to work out here. Friendly staffs.

A girl who loves doing leg days dream y’all!
I’ve been here a couple times and it seems to be a somewhat large gym with a good amount of space. No one hovers over you or annoys you about the time you spend on a machine. All the benches aren’t always taken which is fu*king awesome and it’s relatively clean. They have plenty of each machine too. They have like a bajillion squat racks! Yes, a bajillion. AND they have bumper plates. Hellooooo deadlift happiness. I just wish the 24’s closer to me were more like this location.
Their locker rooms are also very large and kept clean which is nice. This is my go-​to place pre or post Cowles.
It’s even worth the drive just for leg day. Weeeee!

I just went to this location for the first time yesterday. My first interaction was with Stephanie at the front desk and she was very sweet and helpful.
I thoroughly enjoyed Riza’s yoga class and plan to return — and would even go to a less convenient location to take a class that she teaches. She is THAT good!
This location is really convenient… the fact there are so many other businesses nearby mean I can do a few errands while in the area. Parking is SUPER plentiful! Way better than most other locations (RSD & RB come to mind).
The locker room is pretty big and the lockers themselves are large as well, and some are really tall too! If you forget your lock, you can rent a locker for 50 cents.
The down side? When I got near the showers there was a really strong chlorine smell. Not sure if it was the pool or perhaps someone was disinfecting the area? Also, being a bigger club it seems to be a bit of a meat market. But most people seemed to be genuinely interested in getting a workout.

Its a gym. its not great, its not horrible, it is pretty maintained and they do have a cleaning service I see every time I am at the gym.
There are hand sanitizers and paper towels and spray to clean machines before and after working out.
My problem is that the consistency with the machines working or not working, sometimes there can be at least three broken treadmills at a time.
The gym could be a more ventilated, a few more fans could help with the problem.
I like the classes, I think the teachers are pretty good and they are a good workout for the hour class. I do think they should offer more weekend classes because they only have them in the morning until about 11am.
Ive been a member for over 8 years, probably not going to change, its a decent gym.

I walked around and took a 2^nd look here after being shown around. After seeing the Santee sport club I was on the fence about upgrading my active membership for a couple weeks. Previously all the Sport and especially «Super Sport» clubs I checked out had toxic wreaking odors worse than the Active clubs that the corporation apparently no longer gives a damn about. The stench smell of mold and overpowering cleaning chemicals that make you want to throw up were absent here.
Kudos to Santee Sport management for making sure this place stays clean with no short cuts taken. This particular club has a wide variety of fitness machines in addition to the well-​stocked free weight section. Everything looks like it is maintained well overall. However, some of it is ancient and overdue for replacement. The racquetball court looked nice. The recently re-​done basketball court was days from re-​opening when I was here. The regulars likely love it by now.
During peak hours people working out here should expect it to be VERY OVERcrowded. If I lived + worked in San Carlos, Fletcher Hills, Santee, Lakeside, La Mesa north of the 8 fwy, or maybe even Tierrasanta, I could easily flip a coin in order to decide whether or not to pay $ 10 extra ($ 25 total) for an upgrade with NO initiation fee.
However, I live a couple miles off this radius. Personally I am wiser to consider joining Crunch while I keep my 24 active membership. People living AND working nearby who like to work out OFF of the PEAK hours can reasonably expect to get a big bang for the buck at Santee 24. Despite previous negative reviews about this club I read on here, I was content with the way the staff here dealt with me. Make the time + effort to check this place out before joining to see if it will be a good fit or not.

I’m giving only 1 star, because after 25 years with them they cancelled my membership without any notice. A year went by without me knowing because I was down with an injury. I called customer service and Ashley was very rude! She told me I should have checked my statements. And yes I should have, but the $ 15 fee had been debited for so many years, I never thought to check. I asked why didn’t anyone notify me by phone, mail or email, she said it’s not their job. Really? She then offered to rejoin me at a much higher rate and start up fee’s. No thank you! Chuze and Crunch gyms are just as close and only 9.99 a month.

For the most part, this 24 Hour Fitness in Santee is a great place to work out or just chill in the pool/​jacuzzi.
Tonight I happen to use the steam sauna and noticed that it probably hasn’t been cleaned in a while. There was black scum running down the vertical sides of the 2 tiered tile benches. The flat horizontal surfaces were ok, but just kinda grossed me out a bit to see that kind of thing. I mentioned it to the checkin person and they seemed genuinely concerned. Hopefully, that will be addressed in the next few days.
Overall, I’d still go back here. They’ve got a great thing going on here.

I’ve been to several 24 Hour Fitness Centers, this one is good. Certainly not the best compared to all the other ones I’ve been to. Has plenty of machines and weights. Does get busy as with every other 24 after work hours 5−9PM.
So main I guess attractions they have is a child care center (pretty nice too, not sure on pricing), swimming area, decent showers, racquet ball court, full basketball court, cycling room, and a big group exercise room.
Also as far as other gym equipment, they have a TRX Station w/​several kits hanging for anyone to use. A plus is for anyone training for Tough Mudders or Spartan Races, they have monkey bars on the TRX station you can practice on!
Also they have 2 sets of battle ropes, and a landmine for the barbell to use. Overall good setup, just a bit cozy at times.
The only negatives I have is when I go late at night, some of the custodians vacuum right by your feet even while your working out. For example I was squatting in the racks, janitor starts vacuuming in my space then reaches around my feet while I’m squatting, DISTRACTING!
But the actual front desk guys are cool, they make their rounds and pick up and re-​rack weight, not lazy at all! Also the patrol for younger guys that just horse around the gym and hassle them if they aren’t actually working out or messing around with gym equipment.
Overall, clean well kept gym. Machines get repaired fairly quickly and are well laid. Good gym music. Ample parking. Gym serves it’s purpose!

I’m a fan of this one.
This location is much roomier than my slightly more local, «home», 24 Hour Fitness. It has more equipment, more parking and more fitness rooms.
In comparison, it seems pretty clean compared to most other locations I have been to. It does seem to get a little more crowded at times but luckily there is more room in this gym to spread out.
The locker room and showers are significantly better than a majority of the standard 24 Hour «Active» and «Sport» gyms. The lockers are wider than most and allow for larger/​wider gym bags. All the showers appear to be functional and have actual doors on them which is a rarity at most of the 24 Hour Fitness locations (at least at all the ones I have been to within the area).
Aside from that, it’s everything else that you can expect from your typical 24 Hour Fitness. It has weights, cardio equipment, plenty of machines, large TRX setup and plenty of trainers. It also houses a spin-​class room, a Group X room and a Racquetball court.
Honestly, I don’t need a whole lot of bells and whistles to get a solid workout in but this gym has enough just in case I’m feeling dangerous.