This is the friendliest gym I have ever visited. Their staff is top notch. Whoever is responsible for the staff training should get a raise. I notice that the reviews are mostly old. The people I talk to at the gym ( and I talk to a lot of people ) have few complaints. I have been a member since 2017 and have been working out regularly at various gyms for over 40 years. This is by far the best! I have a number of black friends and none has ever complained about racism. read more

New facility open less than a year (at this writing.) It took over part of a shopping center that ten years ago was half empty, but recently has had wonderful new life blown into it with a Dutch market and a lot of other stores. This location is next to the Dutch market where a Walgreens/Happy Harry's had been. So there is A LOT of parking. Even when the market is open (Thu-Sat.) The facility is spotlessly clean and from what I observe, the patrons are pretty good about wiping down after they use the equipment. The floors are always clean. There is a small bank of lockers but they are kind of small. You can put in a gym bag and a coat but it's a very tight fit. You bring your own padlock. If those are full, then there are more in the locker rooms, which have showers, changing stalls and toilets. No sauna; holds the cost down. The sink-side dryers for hands (no paper towels) are too wimpy to dry your hands. There are towel and sanitizing spray stations all over. You can grab one of those for your hands and there is NO excuse not to wipe equipment. In flu season, I'd recommend wiping BEFORE using, especially the panel! Don't forget to wipe the display, that's where ALL the hands go. The equipment: banks of ellipticals, upright and recumbent stationary bikes, some with ergometer hand mills for those who need them, treadmills, rowing machines. They have mini headphone jacks for the banks of TVs across the room (my jack didn't work on one of the treadmills.) There are free weights (some bars, some dumbbells, not a lot, and the low weights are limited in number and seem to wander off.) There are Smith machines, and sleds, plus a room with a set circuit and there are also Nautilus-type machines. And a very small area for yoga or stretching. It's usually crowded so if you do a lot of free floor exercise, this may not be the best place for you. (about 20 foot square area by my estimation.) The weight benches for free weights aren't the best I've ever seen. I like the kind that angle up and there don't seem to be many, if any, of those. It's not so convenient for doing free weights but it can be done. The free weight area is off to the side in front and not very big. It can get a bit congested there. You may not have mirror space to check your form. After working out, if you have a black card (the higher monthly subscription) you can use hydromassage beds, lounges or massage chairs which are quite relaxing. Tanning beds and a red light LED booth are also available with the premium membership. You can bring a guest, and black card can go to any other facility. It also entitles you to buy drinks at a discount which goes on your monthly bill, no cash facility. At the cost, even the higher subscription, the inclusion of tanning bed is a good deal if you indulge in those (I do not.) You have to connect the membership to your checking account which I am not keen on, but they don't take any other form of payment. Nope. No credit cards. No cash. No checks. The people working out seem quite serious and a few were dropping the weights onto the machine on occasion ( maybe it was too heavy, oops) but over all, no one was interfering with anyone else and there are so many machines, you won't be waiting. You can schedule lessons and there seem to be some classes. No daycare available. Staff seems friendly enough. Have not tried a trainer for setting up a weight routine yet. Summary: Very clean and well equipped with cardio equipment and machines. Massage beds after are a welcome perk. Makes you feel like you got a reward for hard work. Convenient central location in Middletown. Very glad they opened. A few friends joined and we meet up there which is a great way to enjoy a health break. read more

Very disappointed, I have been a planet fitness member for past 9 years, travel different states and use the gyms. This middletown Delaware location is a clean gym no doubt but with the worse people relation managment. They have been super racist towards me. I can't speak for the others, but I just moved here and 3 occasion they have stopped me from working out during my workout. Once it was for the phone call I answered when I was on the machine and I understand it was my fault and I accept that. Second time they told me I can't bring a gallon bottle with me while the others around me were using it, the third time I had a small tiny bag with me while the others had it also and they told me to remove the bag. When I pointed out the other bags they told me those string bags are allowed. Every time I walk in the gym they talk about me and eye me the whole time I'm in the gym. They say bye to everyone and when I pass by they don't care to say bye. I confronted the staff talking about me, he replied that he was informing the staff about the incident. I thought planet fitness was a "No CRITIC" "NO JUDGEMENT GYM" all they have been doing is judging me. They mess up my workout and it feels very uncomfortable to come to this gym because of they eye balling me the minute I walk in and leave. I will keep writing reviews on every incident until district manager contacts me. PLANET FITNESS VERY DISAPPOINTED I spoke to my community regarding my experience and most of them switched to YMCA because of this behavior . MMGMT IS THE ISSUE read more

Jon was cool. He treated me like family. The gym was clean and peaceful. No complaints. read more

Planet Fitness - Perfect gym - Gyms Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

The manager - Lori is both condescending and racist. I can only assume that due to the fact that I'm white, she found it ok to tell me that "all black people do is complain". Another review posted by another person can also confirm that she is extremely rude to people. The facility, however, is very nice. It has a large variety of free weights and and also has 4 smith machines, but doesn't have any free bars. There's also plenty of equipment for cardio and other machines. As a whole, it's very clean and most of the staff is extremely nice and helpful (except for Lori, of course) read more

This gym is very mismanaged. If you plan to hit the gym in the morning before work then you better call them first, every time!! They love to close down for any little reason & you will end up sitting in your car outside. So the 24/7 idea is completely bogus. Also, the planet fitness model of cleaning up after the use of every equipment is stifled by the paper towel dispensers that perforate every 8" of the roll. Stopping most all people from putting in the effort to actually clean it. Dumbbells do go up to 70lbs & there is plenty of room in the facility. The bathrooms are cleaner than most. But none matters when your locked out!!! read more

this planet fitness is going down. i've been a member for about 3 years now and it is not the pf it used to be. debris on floors, equipment just doesn't seem clean like it used to be. and i haven't seen pf staff cleaning like they used to or maybe not at all, the owners used to try to take care of their customers but now that they have a lot of members they don't seem to care. and they are still stuck on 1950's mentality ... they keep hours cut back and force everybody to cram into small space and sometimes have to wait for a bench or weights. because there are too many customers and not enough space. read more

I know Middletown hardly has any facilities so any subpar place will pretty much stay in business as long as they are cheap... Lori, the 'manager' could really use some training in 'how to talk to customers 101', she was very rude and condescending when my son was told he is ok to use the massage chair and she later communicated he was not. Please use the time you have to give your employees some training about what the gym policies are Lori, instead of standing around chatting behind the counter, doing nothing! Oh, and please brush up on your people skills (or the lack thereof), thank you. read more

Lots of equipment, plenty to use so you rarely have to wait for a machine. The staff is constantly cleaning equipment. Although still hoping for the "New Year Resolutioners" to clear out soon. There are lots of treadmills and multiple pieces of cardio equipment. Never had to wait for cardio. Only issue is that the trainer is booked up for two months, but once he schedules he set up a pretty good plan for me to follow to meet my goals. Still seems limited in the trainer department. They could use a few more trainers for the facility. The air dryers in the bathroom are lame, but you can come out and grab paper towels from anywhere on the floor. Overall, I like it a lot! read more