Solid 4 stars. I really enjoy coming here for a swim as they have 2 pools: one indoor and one…read moreoutdoor pool (both are 25m long). They're part of Better Health and so I use their pay-as-you-go membership. The biggest bonus is that this leisure centre is smack in Soho/Covent Garden and thus I can combine a visit here with lunch in Chinatown or I can meet up with a friend for coffee in Seven Dials.

Let's be honest here, i have not tried the sporting facilities here. I wish i could but instead i'm…read morevisiting the osteopath. I was in pain and one of my colleagues who comes here regularly told me they are great here. The osteopath who is taking care of me (Andrew) is really nice and does listen to you and try to distract you from the pain when manipulating your body. He has also been able to give me thorough advice and even email me further suggestions. Anyway, every time i go there, i am drawn to the big glass wall and stare at the outdoor swimming pool. I realised last week that there is also an indoor swimming pool! Generally speaking, the place looks clean and well maintained and all the members of staff i have spoken to are friendly. Hopefully i'll be able to check the facilities further soon and will update this review

If you are serious about health & fitness the Southbank Club is a great place to hit your peak. The…read moreground floor is specifically designed to hold the dreaded bleep test running track. There is a small free weight area on this floor to. The main weight resistance room is upstairs alongside the CV equipment. If you like squash there are eight courts and when you've finished a sauna and steam to relax in. Southbank is a very good gym that provides everything you would expect from a top gymnasium.

I visited this gym to attend a yoga class with some friends. Upon entering I found the staff to be…read morefriendly on reception. There is a studio and squash courts on the ground floor with a lounge area and TV and another area with tables and chairs for eating and drinking. On the next level are the changing rooms and another studio. The changing areas are spacious with lockers, showers, a sauna and steam room and a lounger area. The only thing they are lacking here is a swimming pool and jacuzzi. You can hire towels for a £1 and lockers are free. The gym is located 5 mins bus ride away from Vauxhall tube / train station. All in all a superb gym which had a real community social feel to it.

Not the nicest of staff and it's like working out in a dungeon, but if you happen to be staying at…read moreRubens at the Palace for a vacay, it fits the bill if you want to go work out.

As always I booked my three day trial pass in the morning and then called the club to arranged a…read moretime to try it out. I arrived at the Victoria club at 2:15 in the afternoon and was shown around by a 21-year-old man called Rio. He went through what seemed like a set routine. I felt that he connected well with me and understood exactly what I was looking for. Sure he was trying his best to sell me and rounding me up for the kill, but he did seem to know his product. The gym itself is under ground. Inside you can find about 50 cardiovascular machines, a range of Technogym weight training machines, free weights, one smith machine, a Kinetics machine, a studio for classes, a spinning studio and a stretching area. In addition there is also an 18-meter pool and a mixed-use steam room. Good Points: The gym has been well looked after and everything looks relatively new. The staff did seem well trained and were helpful. Bad points: The gym has no natural light; They need to put in another Smith Machine. Most clubs only put in one - This is a really important piece of equipment; Although they did have plenty of mirrors in the place, they should have thought more about where they put them. For example, there is no mirror in front of the squat rack. Can you squat without a mirror? Me, no! I'd say that they need to think more about layout; There is only a steam room and not a sauna. In general this looks like an ok place. Rio offered me a joining fee of £50 and then £50 per month for the year. This didn't seem bad. From experience, I would say that this is one of the better LA Fitness clubs that I have been in (it's not the biggest). I am also at a place where I am really beginning to see the difference between Fitness First and LA Fitness. In general LA Fitness has better equipment, their sites are cleaner, better looked after and have more facilities. I'm not trying to knock Fitness First (and I know that you are here to read about LA Fitness Victoria), but its sites verge on the spit and sawdust gyms that Hulks use. In summary, I would say that this place has all the basic stuff, clean and tidy enough, very average - there is no wow-factor here. It's reasonable value at £50. I have given it a 3, but really it's 3.5. Fitness First has a club just around the corner, which I shall review in the next few days. Please watch this space :o)

Great facility. Great equipment. Sauna and locker room were clean. Staff was super helpful and…read morefriendly.

my boyfriend is a member here. He had a PT that constantly cancelled - I swear every 1 in two…read moretimes. AWFUL. and then for his PT session he would make him spend 20-30 minutes on the rowing machine despite his goals been strength training. He is not overweight. I mean you are supposed to have world class PTs. I think not! I am a member of third space which is far better and just around the corner as well as being cheaper. AVOID THIS GYM. it is also closed on Sundays.....!!!!

Good facilities clean and as I am staying at an AirBnB enjoyed the flexibility of a £20 day pass…read more Not cheap but a good option if you are in a similar situation.

I got a one-day coupon to come here, and ended up finding a diamond engagement ring in the girl's…read morelocker room. The girl took my number, but never got back to me to buy me the drink she promised. Anyway, the place is not big, but hella lot bigger than first fitness around the corner. It has got a swimming pool, steam room, and sauna in the basement. They offer some swimming lessons for kids. The kids can be annoying at times, but some of the swimming instructors are pretty hot, which attracts lots of mid-aged mums sitting around the pool. I had a great time sweating here, but it's not worth getting the membership. I'd just walk by the gym everyday, and get loads of free one-day coupon.

Really nice staff here, and a good lounge type area, but this gym still has a 'basement' feel that…read morebrings it down. It's also not really in Mayfair, tucked in behind Primark by Marble Arch. I'd go back for the large jacuzzi etc and the selection of amenities, but not one of the best!

They hung up on me shortly after they called me to question me why I cancelled after being a…read moremember for 3+ years and I began replying that my unhappiness goes back to the time when I was BULLIED by the PT "Lorik" at the Swiss Cottage branch. Yep one day the PT "Lorik" flipped when I was putting my foldable bike in a room as I had been doing for about two years as agreed with one manager when joining the club. "Lorik" had a power trip on me, he was very rude, with abusive manners kicked me out of that room treating me like an idiot and kept antagonising me in front of other members as he wanted literally to finish the job by kicking me out into the street. He didn't want to hear a single word from me but I stood my ground pretending to speak with a manager inevitably creating commotion that could have been avoided if he would have listened to me first and then involved a manager to handle the situation professionally rather than BULLYING a peaceful customer acting in good faith and as per instructions. Needless to say the manager after making up a poor excuse that wouldn't justify BULLYING anyway, told me to put back the folded bicycle in that room for that evening and the next time just bring the name of the manager I had the agreement with as they didn't put it in the system which certainly is not my fault as I actually requested it at the time just to be safe. I made a phone complaint to the support line who redacted my written complaint to water it down, then they said they'll have a word with that PT and his manager to make sure it won't happen again, they promised to get back to me to confirm this but they never did. This damaged the precious momentum and work/life balance I gained by cycling to the gym because me and my gym buddy had no other option than moving to friendlier branches for a while, which then led us to cancel both memberships because this chain it's not up to expectation and they do not listen to their clients. I listed the remaining horror story of the Swiss Cottage branch on the review page for that branch, regarding the Mayfair branch I can tell that all the staff in direct contact with the clients and PTs have always been polite and professional. The problem is that everything gets stuck at that level: - When I joined the branch manager promised to get some support handles for Calystenics/hand stands since there would be lots of space to use them: it never happened. - A machine that I really depend on was broken and a safety hazard for months, it took me a month chasing the polite staff to keep chasing their managers with the request to get it fixed and to ensure no one will use it in the meantime. Broken machine signage was ineffective, kept falling off so members kept using it unknowingly and the technician didn't have a clue how to fix it so when it finally did it, it was the wrong way. Took ages of chasing again to get him to come back and properly fix it, I emailed pictures, explanation etc basically doing their job. - After reaching higher levels of frustration not being able to train because of missing clips I had to request clips for the barbells as there were more barbells that clips and they never replenished. I guess people steal them even though that's not an excuse, I pay a generous membership swiftly so I expect to find the equipment I need. - Same story for pulleys machine handles, the machine was free and I couldn't use it because there were no spare handles, the polite staff couldn't find them in the whole club. Happened more than once. Differently than Swiss Cottage this gym was decently cleaned but there was a stench of urine in the toilet no matter how often they tried to fix it as if it was a structural problem with the urinals' plumbing. Airplane vacuum pressure toilets were really cool though!! No maintenance in the showers, tiles detaching from the wall, many soap dispensers always clogged. After members managed to force the lids open to get the soap from the top, the staff would lock it again and it must have never crossed their mind that if members force them open every day it's not because they are vandals, it's because at a certain point of the day the same dispensers always get clogged. Dumbbells and barbells left all over the weights floor, most clients can't be bothered to put them back, the staff doesn't keep up and there's no enforced etiquette either, I've seen members doing supersets on a bench and then leaving dumbbells and barbell behind. So it's a cemetery of barbells getting scavenged here and there when needed which is a trip hazard. They don't have a single straight bar where you can hang. They have dozens of handles or bars but either they're not straight and/or they're not high enough and/or they are way thicker than an Olympionic bar and/or there's not enough clearance to do pull ups and legs up. ...TO BE CONTINUED...

The Marshall Street Leisure Centre is a community gym, pool, and day spa owned by the Westminster…read moreCouncil. It recently re-opened after a major refurbishment. The 25m pool is stunning---a relic of Victorian leisure and is worth a quick glance even if you don't go for a dip. It's conveniently located on a side street, moments from Carnaby Street & Oxford Circus. As the complex is owned by the council, it is remarkably affordable...most memberships start in the 40 pound range without any sort of long-term contract or commitment. They also do day passes if you just want to drop in and use the pool. In the pricey world of London gyms this is really amazing value. However, the low price comes with some draw-backs and the centre doesn't draw the same posh crowd found at 3rd Space or the Oxford Street Virgin Active. Marshall Street can also be crazy busy after work. Try coming here at 7pm and you will queue a bit to get a treadmill or to the free weights (the free weight section is small with only 2 benches). That said, come on a Saturday or Sunday and the gym will be virtually empty! If you're looking for an affordable no-frills gym with central London's most stunning pool, The Marshall Street Leisure Centre needs to be on your sort-list.

For the gym: Staff is pleasant, nice equipment but for the love of God no one picks up after…read morethemselves here. Aren't we all adults? Re-rack your weights people.

Nice studio and facility. This was my first Barry's experience outside of the US and I actually…read morethink the workout itself was better than in other studios I've been to. However, I wasn't impressed with the instructor: he didn't give any introductions to new people and he only paid attention to a select couple girls in the class. I also went in the morning so the shower line was crazy long, so just plan accordingly. The bathroom itself is quite large though so it doesn't get uncomfortably crowded. I would definitely go back, but I'd probably try a different instructor.

If I could give this place more stars out of more stars I would!!…read more I am writing form on Ex-Fatty point of view, and I mean this in no disrespect to myself but it is a different mentality. I see exercise differently, I feel, to other people. This place gives me no option but to push my fitness boundaries and achieve personal goals. It may look intimidating, from their Instagram account. Handfuls of 10 packed HE-man esque men and woman,,, BUT this inspires me. The way I view the red-lit dungeon that you are kept prisoner in for 60 minutes is that you will always leave feeling incredible. There are moments you feel like your legs are going to fall off and your head will burst BUT when they say those magical words for the last time ... "ANNNND RECOVER.." you feel like SUPERMAN! At a 'normal' Gym I am so intimidated by the beefcakes at the weight stands that I don't go near it, where at Barry's I am running along side Pro-athletes feeling like we are in this together. I've read previous reviews and YES the trainers can be a little intense but this is HIGH INTENSITY training. There is a part in the class that you really want to give UP. Like really want to GIVE UP! Thats when they start shouting at the that lazy demon inside to .. GO AWAY! Just see it as the trainers are there for you to get the most out of your money.. without them you wouldn't work as hard.. and just to finish off with a little pearl of wisdom I have learnt whilst taking these classes.. Just remember..... IT ALWAYS ENDS!!!!

We got a complimentary pass for this place during our stay at the Dolphin Square, and I have to say…read moreI was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the facility. The fitness room has a great assortment of weights and machines, the pool is well kept, clean and inviting, and they have other cool features like squash courts, tennis courts, and a sauna. I'm not sure how much gym memberships go for in London, so it's hard to say of it's worth 70 pounds a month. However, if you need a top notch facility in Pimlico, this is the place.

The pool is lovely here but WOW the reception staff are sooooo very rude and aggressive. So, going…read morethere can be quite an intimidating experience. I wouldn't recommend any join until they've all been sent on customer service training!

I trained at Moreno Boxing for a few months towards the end of 2020 and really enjoyed the classes…read moreand found the trainers to be excellent. Unfortunately I will not be returning as their customer service is awful. As many of the other reviews mentioned they will not refund you under any circumstances and are not reasonable or trustworthy. The owners main concern is around making money and not the happiness or wellbeing of their clients. I last attended a class in November of 2020 where I dislocated my shoulder and was unable to train in the following months. Despite not attending a single session after this they charged me for the next month which I disputed. They refused a refund but offered credit. They then charged me for the following month which they eventually they did refund after a lengthy dispute. 8 months later they charged me a monthly membership fee again (£95). They claim my contract had been on hold and has since re-commenced despite having no correspondence of this. They refused to offer me a refund. I had logged in via their booking system many months ago to try to cancel my account with them. I couldn't see an option to do so, instead I requested that the system remove my details. The fact I was then charged again indicates a GDPR breach. On another note throughout Covid they pushed the rules consistently so I was not comfortable to attend the gym during certain periods. This is probably because the gym owner is a Covid conspiracy theorist.

I've been doing martial arts for years, but wanted to check out a boxing class. It seemed to me…read morethat it might be a more practical form of self-defence, and that the sparring might be more realistic than other martial arts. From the very first class I took with Carlos, he was extremely welcoming. There's no pretension, ego or hostility in his classes - not from instructors or students. As I started attending more regularly (I do conditioning/pad work once a week and the sparring class every Friday night), I realised just how committed and talented Carlos is not just at boxing, but teaching it. Teaching is an entirely separate skill to being able to box, but it's clearly something Carlos has worked on and can deliver extremely effectively. He has the mark of someone who has put in his 10,000 hours to be a great trainer. In just a few seconds of pad work or him watching you spar, he'll spot your mistakes, stop you, and make you fix them before continuing. Every time you reach a new level, he'll give you more feedback to get to the next one. I learn more every Friday at sparring than I learn most weeks at work and in other areas of my life. Initially, I was reluctant to attend the Friday sparring classes, as it meant giving up my nights out drinking and socialising, but after trying it just once, I realised that coming home, sweaty and drained from sparring but with a head full of learnings, was far more enjoyable than waking up with a hangover and nothing to show for it the next day. I cannot recommend Moreno boxing enough if you have even a slight vestige of interest in the martial arts. Check out a class and see if it's for you.