I just started my Equinox membership this year and have had a very positive experience so far…read more Everything is immaculately maintained, the staff is helpful, and the group classes push you to do your best. I feel motivated to keep at it! However, the membership is a year-long commitment and quite costly, so definitely something to keep in mind before taking the plunge.

This gym is fabulous. They have excellent instructors, there are many classes you can take - spin,…read morecardio, dance, boxing, Pilates (private and non private classes), yoga, and they also have a large clean pool for water aerobics. I highly recommend this gym. In addition, the roof deck is fabulous and in the summer during warmer months, they have outdoor spin and yoga classes. The Cafe serves food and beverages and is excellent and serves great food. The staff at the front desk is professional; and pleasant. The fitness staff is excellent throughout the the entire fitness club, and in all the classes. They have a great store that sells quality stylish gym bags, fitness attire, weights, swim goggles, and high quality face and hair product by a high end manufacturer. In addition, they have a spa for facials, massage etc. All I can say is what else would anyone need in a gym but this!! I highly recommend this particular Equinox gym.

Best club in the city of Boston. We practically live there. Squash, pool, amazing food and the…read morefriendliest people in Boston. Families, singles, couples, younger, older and everything in between can find a home here. "Where everyone knows your name!"

Went here for an event.. event itself was beautiful but i am not very impressed with this place at…read moreall. Service was alright, young staff so I give them some leniency.. not many food choices (again this is AT this specific event) Desserts were good. Parking was a hassle very busy area obviously we were told to park in was a disaster. Our tickets weren't working because they were "event tickets" so we had to walk through the entire garage to the office to get our parking tickets verified. Sad to say it, but I really had higher expectations for this place.

Excellent club! Great place for the squash enthusiast, people looking to learn the game, or those…read morethat occasionally like to knock the ball around. Its amenities also include a gym with weights and cardio gear, real tennis, racquets, an events hall, great locker room, and to top it off - a fantastic bar (pool table, backgammon, and darts included). This is a traditional club and the atmosphere is exactly that. The locker rooms are dimly lit, include a sitting room, and are furnished with antiques. The bar has plenty of wood panels and antique prints. But don't be fooled -- the members are not stuffy at all. This is a group of fun, easy-going, and welcoming people. Its the best place to work out in town. And perhaps the best place to get a drink.

Had a disappointing experience here several years ago. We recommended this club as a good place to…read moreplay squash near my office and did have a chance to come in and tour the facilities. Generally the staff and members were aloof and not welcoming. Ended up joining Equinox to avoid the strange gatekeeping behavior.

I'm so grateful to Pablo from the spa who helped me up the stairs with my suitcase since I had to…read morecheck out of the hotel and go straight to work, he ran down the stairs to help me, carried it all the way up the stairs to the check in desk and showed me to the coat check where i could leave it. Pablo, you're a gem. Thank you for your kindness. Thank you for your consideration. Thank you for helping me when I felt so exhausted and drained by travel and work. Happy holidays to you and your family.

Claire, from Dartmouth St. Equinox she is absolutely…read moreincredible. I got a membership with her and Claire was very welcoming and all the answers to all my questions with a positive personality.

Definitely one of the most unique Equinox's I've been too. The men's locker room downstairs is…read moresomething out of Bladerunner. I was actually intimidated by it. I actually had a hard time finding the entrance and had to walk around the footprint of the building it was located in. Otherwise, the facilities and the equipment is pretty typical of Equinox.

Totally full of themselves thinking they can charge ridiculous prices for a gym and personal…read moretraining. Wanted to charge me $1260 more than a friend of mine that signed up two months earlier. That is per year! All told they wanted to charge $3780 per year when my friend pays $2520 per year. On top of that they wanted to charge me $8160 for 48 training sessions which is $170/hr. I would have more than likely paid for the trainers because they are known for this, but when they cannot give you a similar rate to what others are paying because they think you have the money is ridiculous. Especially when you are prepared to spend $8160 on just the PT. All told that is $11940 for 16 weeks of PT and one year at the gym. That is a lot of money for anyone to put down. With this amount of money I was able to get two weeks of health spa vacations in La Jolla, CA and I am talking to several independent trainers that have made names for themselves in the area and will get 16 weeks from them. It took me a bit to find out who is who and who the best PT trainers are in the area. Certainly not at Equinox since the trainer they were going to assign me too you cannot find any information about them. So for me I am now spending ... $280 at Planet Fitness for Black Card $4320 for 48 PT session, plus 3 more for free $6400 for two weeks at an all-inclusive health resort in CA $560 for round trip tickets Total all together is $11560 which is $380 less and much more enjoyable than Equinox. Let's check the checklist. 1) Year long gym membership with access to every gym at Planet Fitness has around the world 2) 16 weeks, 3 days a week of PT training with a top trainer 3) 2 weeks at a health spa resort 4) Oh yeah, traveling to California On a related note, I was a member of this gym years ago. They played funny games with me where they allowed people that live more than a certain distance away to get out of their contract with no problems. I was well beyond that distance. Instead, they changed my address to their location at 225 Franklin Street and tried to tell me I was not able to get out of the gym membership because I lived at the same building as the gym. I had to report them to the attorney general to get out of the membership. I would not have gone back if it hadn't been so many years and my business partner and life coach recommended that I go for the PT. Just goes to show that a leopard cannot change their spots. Avoid this gym! There are better gyms out there.

Great sports club, and they seem to charge a fraction of what you would pay for some of the BSSC…read moresports. Also, having played for the BSSC in the past, I definitely feel that the Llamas are a sports club first and a social club second. While there are a few social events, they are far and few between the ones the BSSC holds, which I appreciate. I wasn't a huge fan of getting emails every other day on the next big social outing. I've played dodgeball, soccer, basketball, volleyball, and ultimate frisbee with the Llamas. Some of the sports are more competitive than the others, but they are all a lot of fun and very reasonably priced.

This is a portuguese social club in Somerville. It is a cozy place to enjoy an excellent meal with…read morefriends. The food is superb with large portions. You can enjoy a good bottle of portuguese wine or beer. It is opened everyday. Specific hours can be found on their website The upstairs hall can be rented for events. link - www.somervillesportsclub.com or on Facebook at Somerville Sports Club.

This is a very nice athletic center and a awesome location for volleyball. Clearly a multi use…read morefacility with a track ringing the courts.

BCC has several weekly tournaments to offer the chess geek who is looking for a challenge. I go…read moreoccasionally on Tuesdays for blitz games, and use to go for a month-long Swiss on Thursdays, but now I mostly restrict myself to a Wednesday-night rapid (g/30) quad (or swiss, depending on the turn-out). It is hard to find a chess club where you don't run into one of the fixtures in the chess world -- the narrow-minded eccentric who lives and breathes for the game and spends all night channeling Robert Fischer -- and although BCC is no exception, for the most part you will find yourself facing off against friendly, sociable, and very adept, experienced players. The tournaments are usually well-attended (although recently attendance has been slowing down on my favorite Wednesday night rapid), and another draw is that BCC is home to a bona-fide chess celebrity (whom I have never met personally), Larry Christiansen. All-in-all, chess players of all levels are bound to find satisfaction at the BCC.

I play pickleball and the open play here is totally unorganized and not friendly to beginner…read moreplayers.

I truly enjoy playing Pickleball at Bosse. The courts are well maintained and the price point is…read moreexcellent. There are ample opportunities for Open Play at various experience levels. The Open Play sessions are casual, yet competitive. I've met lots of folks who love to play the sport!!! We've become friendly as a result!!! I've taken a few "Skills Session with a Pro" and these sessions have helped me improve my game. Scott, Kenzie and Carter are professional in both their approach to the game of Pickleball as well as the way in which they treat their clients. I highly recommend Bosse Sports!!!