Gold’s Gym

Ive been a member for over 5 years and can confirm that the standards have defiantly dropped. The machines are hardly cleaned and are filthy! There are no cleaning/​bacterial solutions to even wipe down the machines ourselves!
Some would say that its is a bacteria infested gym and the chances of getting swine flu is probably greater. I wear gloves now, but this shouldn’t have to be the case!

Gold’s Gym has a good range of facilities including a swimming pool, segregated jacuzzis/​steam rooms/​saunas, free weights, weights machines, cardio equipment and studios.
Like most gyms it can get very busy at the peak times (Mon/​Tues eves especially) but can also be very quiet at other times, so as long as you choose a good time you shouldn’t need to queue for equipment.
The premises that it is housed in do seem to be a challenge as the roof seems to leak a bit, but they do stay on top of repairs and have redecorated at least once in the last
year.
There was a period earlier this year when the equipment and general demeanour of the gym seemed to suffer, but I understand a new general manager has started recently and he has responded to criticisms by upgrading the equipment maintenance contract and provided a commitment to improve.
The café downstairs has been empty for many months which is a shame, but I understand that they have secured a new contract for an external company to run it. It would make sense if they also opened it to the public as Hanwell needs more venues and previous attempts have failed when restricted to members only.
Recently I have seen staff less often on the gym floor, and I have had ongoing problems trying to arrange a review of my exercise plan over the last year with a couple of failed attempts.
The reception staff are friendly but can be pretty incapable if you have anything apart from a standard query.
The monthly costs seem reasonable and comparable to other local venues, although I moved from Chiswick 2 years ago and perhaps I am used to much higher prices.
Overall a perfectly adequate place to exercise at a reasonable price, just not somewhere you’d take a guest who you wanted to impress!

I have been a member here for 18 months and I have to say that whilst it’s an OK gym, the amount of equipment that seems to break would point to a very high maintenance cost for the franchisee. £45 a month is a bit steep, but it’s very handy for me as I live locally and prefer to go in the mornings before work. If I was going to use a gym in the evening, then another company would get my money. The staff are helpful but sometimes a little overly friendly.
Lastly, I noticed the roof was leaking today and fully expect to use the rowing machines for real in the near future