This is a high end gym located on Pacific in the Vancouver House complex near the Granville St bridge. I had a free trial pass, but was always curious about it. The gym is a bit unique in that apparently it's all fitness classes rather than a gym with equipment that is self serve plus classes.
I tried the pilates class, which simulated using the reformer, without actually using a reformer. It would have been cooler had they actually done this class with the reformer equipment. Nonetheless, the teacher was very friendly and approachable, with some interesting moves I had not seen elsewhere. All equipment was provided, which was convenient. The studio, however, was smaller than average so people had to be spaced a bit close. Comparatively, the boxing class, has a much larger studio, at least double the size. The aesthetic at this gym is sci-fi, very cavernous, like a cross between a bat cave and star trek. It does not seem like an efficient use of space and they could have used that square footage of the lobby area for bigger fitness studio or a bigger bank of lockers. The bathrooms have lots of showers and free amenities like shampoo and body wash. The showers have a good draining design that seems to prevent a gross accumulation of hair. However, I would rate the amenities as slightly above average as I would have liked to have seen more. Service was good but not above and beyond. I will say that they do not harass you about joining, which is nice.
My overall expectations for this gym were high because of the cost of membership and drop in classes. For the price point, I think there are bigger and better options downtown. This gym is competing in a premium class and I think they need to step it up because their number one rival offers significantly more amenities, bigger facilities, and more fitness class options for the same or possibly even cheaper. On the plus side, a gym is needed in this neighbourhood. read more