LA Fitness is one of the only affordable gyms around, but the cleanliness is unacceptable. The pool is honestly disgusting and seems to only get cleaned when members repeatedly complain or staff are forced to address it. The same goes for other areas of the facility!! It's quite literally a health hazard and they do not take it serious. Joke of a business. read more

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Worst gym ever. Poor maintenance of equipment,locker rooms and showers. The air conditioning system on the second floor has not been working for years and it's a sauna during the summer months . Don't join this club. It's a rundown place . read more

This gym is disgusting. Visibly dirty and gross. Today there was some rancid smell coming from the lobby. The A/C doesn't work in the summer (apparently hasn't for years). I haven't even stepped foot in the bathroom/locker rooms because I'm TERRIFIED of what I'd find. I would not recommend to anyone. read more

All the weights on the third floor all over the place Nothing AC is broken Try having the staff pay attention read more

The pool is horrifically filthy. Often can barely see the bottom, green stuff growing on the sides. Not safe for adults let alone the kids that have lessons there, poor babies. Do not join do not swim. read more

La Fitness shows nothing but contempt for its members. Horrible sealed widow environment on upper floor with broken air conditioning all summer long . If you have a respiratory ailment ,you are seriously at risk ! Factor in the sweat stench, with 100 plus degree temperature in the third floor furnace , it is unbearable. Now LA fitness Stamford, has well over 14 thousand paying members. Estimate dues at $40.00 a month plus personal training fees, initiation fee ect. Gross over $600,000.00 a month , just from this one location. These misers refuse to spend a few dollars to fix an a/c compressor . Not to mention the broken cables, rendering machines out of order for months. Missing ceiling tiles, no paper towels in dispensers, no soap, the list of their management failures are epic. Out of sheer desperation, members have complained to the city health department. What a pathetic look for LA fitness. The real irony is this same company is opening a high end gym to compete with gyms of Equinox calibre. LA will be charging well over $ 200.00 a month. The space is the old Fairway Market on Canal street. Charging Rolls Royce prices and providing Yugo quality. Member of La fitness since they opened in Stamford. Forced to let membership expire now. Afraid of the hot , humid , stagnant , putrid air quality . Don't want to expire from respiratory distress while exercising. This place is a bad as it gets. read more

I joined LA fitness before Christmas 2023. I signed for a year with personal trainer once a week. I choose Naya every time for my personal training. She is great. She is the most patient person I've ever met. If you don't get or do something properly she will show you and never gets annoyed. She is full of great energy. I'm also shocked reading all the bad reviews. It's actually a decent gym. It's always clean - that's coming from a clean freak! They have a swimming pool, basketball ball court and do various classes also. Give it chance and just try it and make your own decision after that! And def choose Naya as your personal trainer. read more

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Sorry to say, but most of the staff with a few exceptions are useless. They have about I would say roughly 100 machines and a good percentage of them are antiquated and are in need of some TLC. The locker room the lockers themselves a lot are broken or does nonfunctional there's a rancid smell From the locker rooms during the summertime. They have to set up mobile air conditioner units because the central cooling system does not work and the showers in the locker men's locker don't look like they clean them on a regular. read more

I am a member of LA I. Stamford, CT, and is not right, the staff cleaning while you are taking shower or using the machines . The ladies bathroom, the floor is completely wet and full of soap, so dangerous !!! someone can fall and get hurt. And this happens is 7:30 am , busy time ! When many of us , finished and need to shower and get ready for work. They should clean before customers arrive , or after closing. It's very unprofessional, when you are showering or getting change and the cleaning lady soaping and washing the floor, spraying cleaning products all over ! this is unacceptable !! read more

Without any competition around LA Fitness gets to do business with doors missing in the dirty locker rooms. Overcrowded, machines that have been there since they opened. Many Treadmills broken, dumbbells all over the place. This gym is primed to be driven out of business. (Take note EDGE) No WiFi, TVs only show Fox News and CNN but good luck trying to watch it, it's like the cable isn't connected properly. (Why even have it?) But I guess it's okay the treadmill in front of it is probably broken anyways. read more

LA Fitness - One of the missing doors. - Gyms Near Me - Stamford, Connecticut

mans bathroom have no toilet paper all time ,sauna has been out of service over a month, equipment always on maintain,The equipment is under maintenance all the time and they never repair it, but they charge you the monthly payment...they have no shame ...it was my favorite gym but no longer, read more

BEWARE- this gym is never clean in fact it's straight up DISGUSTING and the manager named ALEXA is an absolute bitch. They do not let you cancel your membership any way but in person and corporate is incredibly difficult to get a hold of. read more

Have been training here for a year now, I would say it's a nice gym, well maintained!

LA Fitness Stamford has significantly declined over the years. From dirty bathrooms, broken lockers, lack of machine cleaning supplies, a broken sauna more times than I can count, a dirty pool, to an upstairs weight room with NO Air Conditioning during the summer. I only stayed because of its location convenience to my home but now I'm looking for a new gym. Its disgusting there and staff say they are powerless to act. read more

You could die from heat exhaustion at this gym. Upstairs is never air conditioned. They seem to have two commercial units tapping into the centralized AIr Condition ducts but it doesnt help at all. The stair way feels like Arizona desert. Im surprised they could get away with it all summer. Otherwise gym equipment is good and can get really busy in the afternoons read more

BEWARE!! DANGEROUS! NEGLIGENT! On Sunday 3/10/24, I took a very bad fall on the basketball. The photo is the ceiling, which was leaking pretty bad from rain the night before. There were no signs or indications that the floor was wet and ended up on my back as a result. Although I was able to get myself up, the fall required medical attention and me having to miss a few days work. I immediately notified the staff, where they acknowledged that the facility suffers from leaks. I definitely wondered why there were no signs and why the court was opened without the wet floor being addressed. I have also emailed and called the location to receive some sort of follow up and offer of restitution from LA FITNESS. I have yet to hear back them. I am optimistic LA Fitness will reach out with a fix! read more

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I would never go to this gym ever again.. never loved this place but the manager Desiree is awful. She is rude to me every single time I go in and won't answer my questions, she pressures all of her members to give her 5 star reviews that she does not deserve, she smokes weed outside of the gym and you can clearly smell it on her and her over injected lips, she is as fake as they come and flirts with everyone, parking is a nightmare and the machines are outdated. How she got that job I can only imagine but I will not ever be returning to this gym as long as she's working there. read more

it is impossible to get someone on the phone at your corporate office, so i am sharing my experience on social media and local community forums. last week, jonathan, who referred to himself as the "operations manager" registered me for an "8am assessment with knox" and assured me that i would have enough time to attend the 9am aqua fit class (which was my sole reason for registering at this gym). yesterday, i called the gym and again, spoke with jonathan and advised him that the la fitness app would not allow me to make a reservation for the aquafit class and it did not show the assessment registration. jonathan said there was no way he could've registered me because knox only does assessments on saturdays! and, he said i do not need to make reservation for classes on the app- i just show up. i would not get off the phone until jonathan double-checked the system for my assessment registration and confirmed i was set for today at 8am. today i show up and scan my membership card and advise the receptionist why i was there. she asked me to sit down and wait as knox was not there yet. after 15 mins, i asked her if there was the possibility of knox having been replaced by someone else that is in the gym already. she said, no. after another 15 mins, i asked her if there was a way she could call knox or jonathan to find out what's the delay and she said no. i then ask her if she could check knox's schedule to see if i am on there and if someone else is scheduled for 8;30am or 9am. she, begrudgingly, gets up to check the system and advises that knox does have a 9am and that i am not on the schedule. then, she tells me that normally when members check-in (via scanning the phone), she would get an alert saying that they are there for an assessment and she did not get that alert when i checked-in. i asked her why she didn't advise me that when i told her i was there for an assessment at 8am. she played with her hair and apologized. i then, told her that i didn't want to be late to the aqua fit class and she tells me the pool is closed! i asked why i wasn't alerted about this? she shrugged her shoulders. i advised her that other gyms send text and/or emails advising members when the pool is closed. she looked at me with a blank face and says, i guess you should call before you come. i said, i spoke with jonathan yesterday specifically about my inability to make the reservation for the aqua fit class and he did not tell me the pool was closed. she said, it has been closed for over a week now. i said, why did they not tell me this when i registered? she shrugged her shoulders. i waited until 8:45am and still no knox or jonathan. i left in tears. i took time out of my schedule to tour the gym and became a member. i made time in my schedule this week for these activities. i was excited about going to this gym, although one of my friends told me that she has been told that this pool is always closed by the department of health! i spoke with jonathan a few minutes ago and shared all this with him. he had no explanation as to why i wasn't in the system, when he supposedly put me in twice! he kept talking about the pool- how there "usually" are signs posted on the front door and pool doors and confirmed that the dept of health closed down the pool! then, i realized the jonathan put the phone down and wasn't listening to me. he didn't want me to say that he hung up on me. to say that i am completely disgusted with the incompetence at this gym is an understatement. read more

Place is a dump. Broken equipment, disgusting dirty bathroom/locker room facilities, pool and sauna in constant need of repair, No WiFi, electricity out in men's locker room. Management does t care about conditions of the facility. read more

Just joined so I can only speak to the sign up process, tour and pricing transparency. During the time of touring, the facility was clean, machines were in working condition and the club looked great. What really earned the 5 stars was Dessire C. helping with the sign-up process. She answered my many questions and created a process where signing up was extremely comfortable and transparent. If you're thinking about signing up, I would recommend specifically asking for her! After signing up, her efforts didn't stop there. She checked in with me during my first visit to see how I liked the club and to take any points of feedback for improvement. Now that is how it's done! Thank you Dessire C. for creating a seamless process that wasn't rushed. read more

When it comes to well maintained and clean gyms, the LA Fitness located in Stamford, CT, fails at most metrics. Problems maintaining the minimum requirements necessary for maintaining a clean and safe swimming environment in the pool, the Men's Sauna down for repairs for weeks at a time, broken exercise equipment that takes weeks to repair with one machine still broken after two years, and a shortage of attachments for the dual adjustable cable machines. While the personal trainers are good, the staff is doing a poor job keeping the gym clean, restacking weights, and getting members to follow gym rules. It is as if the parent company wants to keep this location the worst gym in the area. read more

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Absolutely the worst gym I have attended. My major gripe is that the weight scale in the men's locker room does not work. I have repeatedly asked when they will fix it and I get, "talk to the operations manager during the day." it's over a year now and it still is not fixed, and I would have to believe I am not the only one asking! " A gym that doesn't have a scale that works to monitor one's progress??? Some of the machines are missing parts or you can't even read the instructions, (the stretching device on the first floor is so worn out you can't even read the directions on how to use!} The front desk does not seem to really care and gives no greeting when you come in or even check to make sure one is scanning their key tag. Wil cancel very soon if they can't get their act together! read more

This gym may seem like a good deal with a quick tour at quiet hours but do not be fooled. The gym is filthy, the locker room (at least the men's) is always horrible smelling, the smell also extends to the sauna - which is borderline unbearable most days do to the thick moldy air. You're better off driving to another town to go to a better gym. The only reason this gym is still in business is because the good Stamford selection of gyms are above the $150/month price point... which I am not paying because of how terrible LA is. Invest in your health elsewhere. read more

I like the price & variety but wished they would stop private swim lessons or at least put their schedule for members to be aware of. I am a senior citizen with health issues so the sauna & pool that finally both seem fixed are what I do. The manager there is great but when I went to renew my yearly membership the mgmt before this said he froze my membership and call when my health gets better and it will be all set but when I called he only froze it for 2 months an was fired so no proof of that conversation so I paid 250 for six months with no negotiation of call back from the Corporate even with the local managers support. If I didn't need the pool and could afford more with my now Silver Sneakers I would have left but they just it like I was a liar and not right at all. The quality of the gym, classes and all declined since I started there from the beginning. read more

I went back one year later to see if anything changed. Literally not one thing had changed from a year ago. Filthy, dumbbells all over the place, sauna closed with no expected date of reopening, and the incline plate machine has not been replaced. Still atrocious read more

As of 7:30am no-one has shown up to open the gym. Totally ridiculous. It's hard enough to get motivated this early only to have to run outside. A wesome!!!! read more

I need to make a disclaimer here - the way I use the gym is probably not how the most people do it, so let me explain. I live in a very close proximity to the gym (about a mile), so I just drive there, exercise, don't use any facilities, don't use locker room, don't bring any valuables with me - get in, exercise, leave. During winter, I bring jacket which I carry from machine to machine. That's it - I know this is not what the most people do or want to do, hence the disclaimer. I usually come to the gym at around 7 am. At that time, you can typically find available treadmill, elliptic or a bike, but stair step machines are in a hot demand, because usually at least 2 out of 5 are out of service. On the second floor, you can find all the weight machines, free weights and benches. Again, if you want to do bench press, finding an available bench might be a challenge. Same goes for many of the machines - but I guess this is a normal situation. For my actual gripes, here are a few. The treadmills are very basic, despite the fact the this location was renovated about a year ago. They mostly work, though, which is a plus. The weights/ machines section doesn't have any of the advanced machines - but again, everything mostly works, so I'm fine with it. I try not to interact with the sales people at all, as they are constantly focused on selling you something, mostly reminding of the used car salesman. Stamford location doesn't offer racquetball courts which is definitely a minus for me as I love the game (Norwalk location does). I saw some reviews mentioning limited parking space which is a bit strange (unless it is a middle of the day 3 days before Xmas), as in addition to the dedicated gym parking lot the shopping plaza parking lot can also be used. I can't say I recommend this gym, but you can still get your workout done here. read more

THIS GYM HAS A WEIGHT PROBLEM As long as I've been a member (2+ years) I can never find the 10, 15, or 20 pound dumbbells I use for my workout. It's not that they don't have them, it's that they don't have nearly enough of them for a gym of their size. So, it's like going on an Easter egg hunt looking for those weights every time I hit the gym -- and too often I come up empty. I've heard this same complaint from others and today I learned that "members have complained about this issue to management for years". When I recently mentioned it to management I was told, "there is no weight problem." So, it seems clear they don't care and don't want to spend the money on them. And, as a member, that's pretty disappointing to know. read more

Men's locker room has broken storage, parking is very limited,swimming pool has been reported to be poorly maintained people getting sick after swimming in the pool,wish my insurance plan covered some place else read more

This is by far the worst gym in Stamford. It's nearly $50 a month and it's horrendous. The locker room is full of broken lockers and doors. The gym is spaced over 3 floors, and the third floor has an alarm which is constantly screening it's noise and none of the staff try to fix it.it's a loud piercing sound like an a small fire alarm. The equipment is of a high school weight room, and there are no duplicated machines. Only one of each type. The staff are completely unprofessional. I've seen people walk in and not be asked to check. This happens all the time with teens and young adults who often bring their friends with them and take up most of the principle weight lifting machines . Like benches and squat racks. Not to even mention the basketball court. Finally, the air condition in the gym does not work. This gym is three stories tall with no open windows or AC. It smells like a veterinary room at a zoo in there. The amount of sweat puddles and condensation in that gym between 5pm and 8pm is considerably unsanitary. I only went to this gym because my job pays for it for free. I cancelled my membership and recently a joined another gym in the area. read more

By far the dirtiest and most broken down LA Fitness ever. Never any paper towels in the locker room, machines always broken, so many dumbbells and barbells missing,, a portable AC Unit being used, and the list goes on. read more

If you are planning to get a trainer in L A Fitness at Stamford C T be careful in this check the months of contract you have and how much you are going to pay because they made me sign for a year almost $500 a month when I said that I only wanted a contract of 24 sessions and they agreed with me that it was 24 sessions for three months and now they are charging me a whole year and, I still have 18 sections that I already pay for it and they don't let me take them cuz I stopped the payment after 6 month. I hear that I'm not the only one trapped in a year contract. read more

I recently joined LA Fitness as a "senior citizen". I was interested in using the pool to address my concerns regarding arthritic knees. I met with Knox who was so helpful in providing me with a tour and information regarding classes, equipment, etc. The best advice that he gave me was to consider personal training sessions. I am so fortunate to be working with Yvonne. She is very aware of my knee issues, respects my fears and concerns and then gently encourages me to step out of my comfort zone. I'm so pleased with the support she gives me during my sessions as well as suggestions to use at home. I'd highly recommend Yvonne! In addition, I'm going to the aqua classes and riding the bike. read more

I used to go to NYSC and they were fantastic. I moved to Stamford and noticed LA fitness was only a few minutes away. I signed up and equipment and everything seems to be maintained very well. I've used the pool and it's definitely great to not do the same routine everyday since NYSC didn't have a pool. LA fitness has volleyball every Friday and Sunday evening and last Friday I finally worked up the courage to try since I've been cautious ever since my spine surgery last summer. The crowd was very intense and was NOT welcoming at all. Tried to get in the game and felt a pushback to not play since they were playing like they were in a real professional competition. I pay for membership like everyone else. I used to play in high school so I'm sure I'm a little rusty. But to not to have that inviting feeling from the groups, after standing to the side for 30 minutes, I decided to leave. I was so discouraged and unwelcomed that I will never recommend my friends or family to join if they look forward to playing volleyball since everyone there did not have a good demeanor. Disappointed to say the least!!! I LOVE volleyball and refuse to play with those people. read more

Come by LA Fitness Stamford, this is the greatest, legitimate workout facility I've been to. The fitness specialist here are highly knowledgeable and will kick my ass in my workouts I notice gains in my body over the few months I've been at the LA fitness Stamford. Thank you so much! read more

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I am a member of LA Fitness Stamford . I have personal trainer named Luciana and she is awesome. She is very caring about her clients and is always helping me reach new goals. She gives me and her other clients 110% She explains the exercises and how they help. I give the club a 5 because of LU the rest of the facility a 3. The pool needs to be attended to I have not seen it cleaned regularly. Sometimes I feel the equipment is not repaired and serviced as it should. I love my trainer Lu and do not know if I would stay if she every left. read more

This place is a scam. Sorry but if you're having me sit with a salesman to sell me a membership I'm not interested. They also insisted on keeping my drivers license physically with them while I used a free day pass. Sorry but there's no way you can justify not being able to make a photocopy. On top of all this their free weight section is underwhelming. A big gym in city like Stamford only has 1 squat rack? Give me a break. Go to underground fitness if your serious about working out. read more

This gym is FILTHY. I went for the first time today and won't be returning. I wasted money on a membership, but honestly, this place is disgusting. The equipment is old and filthy, many even sweat-covered and greasy. Most all the machines are not ergonomically safe. The women's locker room trash was overflowing to where there was trash on the floor and tissues, paper towels scattered on the floor and there was unflushed disgusting toilet. This is the most disgusting gym I've ever used in this country read more

The trainers think they are Gods gift for the exception of one. I needed to cancel my son's membership because he was not interested, there was no operational manager on site in Stamford and spoke to William Hernández and he was condescending and disrespectful. Basically questioning my parenting and giving me grief over an Effin membership!!!! Absolutely ridicules how i was treated almost cancelled my membership too. Unreal!!! He is known for this behavior. read more

Last week I went to my locker and the lock was broken off and all my money was missing from my wallet. Went to the front desk. Their response was that this has been happening a lot. They fail to post a sign warning people that this is happening. Worst gym by far. Also the 3rd floor weight room is a free for all. You basically can do whatever you want. No workers have ever been up there. Weights all over the place, machines broken. Spend the extra time and go to Norwalk. read more