Advantages: Extensive facilities local to my partner Disadvantages: Membership structure fees too high (in my opinion)
In my opinion, the membership fees of the DavidLloyds in Finchley are rather extortionate considering the location is surburban and it's a longstanding community gymnasium.
Although the facilities are extensive, the membership team do not offer fee structures for possible savings based on whether members are local or have ben referred by an existing member. There is no mention of savings potential through corporate schemes either. Upon contacting the venue, (via head office since the online Enquiry Form received a zero response) an invitation is extended to meet with the manager and full prices are quoted on the telephone, with no offer to discuss savings or negotiate prices. The incentive to attend any meeting is therefore lost.
£96.75 per month, per person + £25 joining fee and £25 setup fee!!
(This is the couple membership ...
Advantages: Well equipt gym Disadvantages: Expensive services which did not live up to my expectations
that they do (or remove).
Parking can be ok but at peak times it gets very crowded. If there is a big eg Nov 5th fireworks night event on there I would walk or take the bus as parking is impossible.
The changing rooms are ok they are very open plan and they don't seem to have nice family rooms like other Davidlloyd gyms that I have visited in the past. It just means that you have to chase mobile young children around while getting dressed. Plus i have found some areas are a bit worn, just not as well maintained as you would expect for the money.
The indoor pool is ok but too deep for little ones. The childrens' pool is exceedingly cold and so my children have been blue after a very short time in there. The outdoor pool is heated but I have never been inspired to go in.
There are a good range of classes advertised, some are better ...
Advantages: Local. Plenty of cross machines jammed in Disadvantages: Noise, equipment too close to each other laid out in straight lines, poor staff and management, ex
Christina666 must be a very positive forward thinking person. I am a single male and pay £72 a month for that you get to watch the personal trainers chatting up the girls and showing off. The gym section is more crowded than any other DL I have visited 12 now. The equipment is laid out in straight lines with 10 inches between each bit of equipment. I have often seen people unable to use a bit of equipment correctly and the personal trainers just ignore it. The male changing rooms are again often crowded and very run down compared to other clubs in the chain. The pools are really cool late at night when the low level lights are on. The biggest down side to this club is the endless noise, the other clubs around the area are less like nightclubs, the noise when the cycle classes start are nothing short of a joke, impossible to hear ...
