Gyms & Sport Clubs

Are they active, or just dead in the water

Advantages: Large Gym, Free Parking, Good Facilities, Friendly Staff
Disadvantages: Expensive,

I joined Virgin Active at the start of the year as they were easily accessible being in the centre of Edinburgh with free parking. They took over the old Esporta complex at Fountainbridge late on in 2004, but in the first quarter of 2005 they still have n ...

Grahame00 06.05.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Virgin Active Fitness Club, Edinburgh

Holmes Place/Virgin Active still a great gym

Advantages: large gym space, friendly staff
Disadvantages: bagel factory

...I don't normally feel the need to voice my opinions on the internet but after seeing the previous review regarding Virgin Actives policies towards towels I thought I should attempt to set the record straight from my perspective. Holmes Place/Virgin Act ...

MikeJones84 26.01.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Virgin Active Fitness Club, Edinburgh

Virgin losing its way

Advantages: Centrally located, plently of parking
Disadvantages: Poor value for money, rip off culture taking over

...I have been a member of Virgin Active for almost 2 years, from when it was Esporta up until now. Initially when Virgin took over they brought internet access, brightened up the lounge and generally kept everything that was good about Esporta and added tha ...

santasloss 21.08.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Virgin Active Fitness Club, Edinburgh

Virgin Active Edinburgh Omni

Advantages: USED to be a great gym
Disadvantages: Too many to count! Attitude of management, feel, policies, cost

...Since the takeover of this Holmes Place gym by Virgin Active, the whole place has gone so bad. It's awful, what was once a great, friendly gym is now a barren, busy, unhappy place. The staff evidently aren;t happy with the changes and they were such a ...

cozmicstar 22.01.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Virgin Active Fitness Club, Edinburgh

Virgin Gym Omni Centre Edinburgh

Advantages: size and in town centre
Disadvantages: expensive, some incompetent staff

Large gym with up to date machines. Have enjoyed going although there is alot of waiting around at peak times. Also, I have never ever been able to book a place on a class at peak times which is very very frustrating. Only really good thing is the 25m poo ...

edinburgh81 18.12.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Virgin Active Fitness Club, Edinburgh