For me and my wallet, this is as good as it gets. Virgin Active, at least in my neighborhood,…read moreoffers a wide variety of cardio machines, ample free weights and weight machines, and 2 studios for all sorts of cardiovascular and holistic exercises. Additionally, there is a pool, a kids-care, and a spa (which I have yet to try). Both the men's and women's locker rooms offer sauna and steam rooms, so for those less-than-comfortable gym-goers who don't want to sit in a room, half-naked with the opposite sex, this is key. Body Jam and V Core are my favorite classes. You get your heart pumping and core strengthening from these classes. But there are tons more to check out!

The equipment is fair, the staff are helpful, however....The level of hygiene shown by some members…read moreis insensitive and archaic. My observations follow: 1.) I have witnessed members shaving their armpits and body hair in the sinks in the toilet areas, leaving piles of hair for the poor cleaner to clean up. 2.) Men using hair dryers in view of everyone to dry their privates after a shower. 3.) Toilet areas full of water and empty water bottles from members washing their posteriors after defecation. 4.) Broken toilet seats from members squating on toilet seats whilst defecating. 5.) Today was the final straw, which has prompted me to write this review...Faeces on the floor, the person responsible stepped on their own faeces and left a trail all the way to the sinks where they obviously washed their soiled trainers. I dread to think what was left on the gym equipment in the free weights area and the machines. I am perplexed that people can use a keypad with an electric sliding door to get into the gym and still find it difficult to engage in rudimentary personal hygiene. How can you pride yourself in coming to the gym to take care of your fitness and health, use gym equipment and not know how to conduct yourself in a civilised manor. I have been to gyms all over London and have only witnessed this backward behaviour in West London. If any of the culprits read this, take onboard that you are giving yourself and your community a very poor representation of how you conduct yourself in public.

Very good for the price. No frills, sauna or pool. But fine if all you want is a good workout…read more In need of a few back hyper extension platforms. These old school platforms are much better and safer than the naff back machines they have. These are great bits of kit, sadly forgotten in most modern gyms... I used to be a member of Virgin, and they didn't have them either. Good seated delt raise machine, not seen in gyms before. Could do with more than one though. Same goes for pec deck.

Huge gym located in the Westfield Mall. They are on the top…read morefloor kind of tucked into the corner. Mens locker room has a sauna and showers and plenty of lockers as well. Theres also a recovery area and a cycling studio. The weights and boxing area are upstairs. Great set up with plenty of machines that cover every body part as well the squat racks and dumbbells. Cardio machines as well. The gym is nicely set up.

Today, Gymbox once again failed to open on time. Dozens of members were left standing outside for…read moreover 20 minutes before many of them gave up and went home. Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident. It has happened repeatedly, and it has become completely unacceptable. This is London, one of the world's leading cities. Customers expect professionalism, reliability, and respect for their time. Instead, we are treated as though our time has no value at all. Many members, including myself, have raised complaints before, yet nothing seems to change. It gives the impression that Gymbox simply does not take these issues seriously. A gym that continues to charge full membership fees has a responsibility to provide the service it promises, starting with opening its doors on time. Customer service is measured by actions, not promises. Repeated failures to open on time, combined with the apparent lack of urgency to resolve the problem, show a disappointing level of respect for paying members. I expect Gymbox to explain why this keeps happening, what concrete steps will be taken to prevent it from happening again, and what compensation will be offered to members who have repeatedly lost their valuable time because of these failures. Paying customers deserve better than this.

I stayed at a hotel nearby, and visited this gym recently. I went to Gymbox earlier in the week,…read morebut I found it significantly underwhelming compared to this gym. First this gym is 24 hours, so props to that. Second, it has 2 floors, a ground floor for mostly cardio and the lower level for weight training and a crossfit/functional weight area. The price is reasonable too, but the sign-up process is pretty tedious. Because the facility is so automated, so have to enter a code to get someone to show you around the place. There's a couple of kiosks available to sign up, but I recommend just signing up via the website if possible. I didn't understand how to get into the place until I had it explained to me, since I come from the US, where they have no such automated door system in place. Apparently you enter in a code, press the OK button, and you step inside the pod, and the other side will open when the first side closes. In addition to being more automated, it also reduces the airflow from the outside, which I presume indirectly saves them air conditioning and heating, though the airflow actually might be a drawback when you go downstairs to do barbell / free weight training, because it kind of smells slightly. On the whole, considering it's in London, and the alternatives are simultaneously more expensive and smaller, this is actually a good deal. But even though the weights are re-racked (which doesn't happen all the time stateside), they were all in the wrong place. It's almost like people just put it wherever there was space, no matter whether it was even a matching or pair space for the dumbbells. But once again, for the price and location, this is really small potatoes. I could see myself going here more often if I were staying here longer for a visit.

The previous lady obviously needs help I find this gym very…read morefriendly. Premises and equipment in first class condition. No complaints whatsoever

Eden Gym is a facade. It's all shiney with good equipment,…read moreno problem there. In fact I was enjoying my sessions there untill a group of poisionous older women started to bully me. I have been quietly getting on with my workouts when a group of older women took it in turns to undermine antagonise and basically Target me. I had to report the vile behaviour of this Sub Group to management...but the problem didnt go away. The Bitches persisted. Kate the Membership manager has NO interpersonal skills...whats so ever...all she is after is your money. She did NOTHING Except glare at me when I told her about the persistant harassment I have had from these pernicious women. I went to Eden for my Whole Health....Body Mind Spirit. I had been ordered to loose weight from a Consultant so I can have Surgury. Eden Didn't support me at all. They allowed me to be continually bullied by grey haired old ladies who seem to think it's their club....and that THEY CAN SAY WHATEVER THEY LIKE TO VULNERABLE MEMBERS. The club staff seem to support and back up this vicious group of Spiteful women... As after my verbal attack which left me shaking and in tears...NO ONE CONTACTED ME!!!! DO NOT JOIN EDEN GYM IF YOU WANT SUPPORT WITH YOUR MIND AND SOUL...There is nothing " GARDEN OF EDEN"" About this "club" . The Management do not care. They only want your money

This school deserves 5 stars for calibre and effectiveness of teaching. I have watched my…read moredaughter's swimming come along steadily, with no fear or anxiety, from confident but lacking much skill, to now, with the sort of graceful stroke we all dream of but most of us never achieve even with years of lessons. Honestly - I had years of lessons and was a lifeguard throughout my youth and her stroke is far smoother than mine! The only slight down side is that the facilities at Astley Cooper could be better. The water quality is fine, but the changing rooms are grotty. And it would be nice if the pool was larger. Still, it is difficult for independent swim schools to find suitable pools for hire, and the calibre of teaching, small class size, and obvious enjoyment my daughter gets out of her swimming lessons (who'd have thought!) far outweighs this small downside.