Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Equinox West 76th Street in New York
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New York, New York County, New York, US
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park
No
Phone: +1 212-496-2374
Site: https://www.equinox.com/clubs/ne...
Site: https://www.equinox.com/clubs/ne...
Opening hours
- Monday:5:30AM–10PM
- Tuesday:5:30AM–10PM
- Wednesday:5:30AM–10PM
- Thursday:5:30AM–10PM
- Friday:5:30AM–8PM
- Saturday:7AM–7PM
- Sunday:7AM–7PM
Comments (44)
I dont recommend this location. All the staff have such an attitude and if you are a woman, this is an unsafe place for you to work out.Recently, I went there around 9pm and finished my regular workout and took a shower and put a towel over my body. There was no one else in the womens locker room except a cleaning lady. Then I saw a suspicious person, who didnt look like a female, walking back and forth very slowly fully dressed with a towel on their head. I reached out to the person and snatched the towel from their head. It was a teenager or boy in his early 20s. He just slowly walked out and I screamed so hard several times, security! Not a single person showed up.I quickly put my clothes on and ran upstairs to the front desk people. When I asked them if they heard me, their response was oh, music is too loud here. No one asked what happened to me and they didnt seem to care at all. I explained to them what happened, but no one asked if Im okay or said they were sorry. My body was shaking from fear. They seemed more interested in making excuses, since they were saying things like maybe he got lost,or he might be the son of a member.The next day, a manager called me and asked if there was any chance the person in the locker room might have been transgender. The day after that, he called again to say he had reviewed the surveillance tape from the entrance area. So basically this suspicious person walked into the gym without scanning a member ID and none of the front desk people seemed to notice or care. The manager said they dont know who he was, and since nothing physically happened to me, they wouldnt report it to the police. He also said the guy was not a member of the gym--but, if you dont know who he was, how can you be so sure he is not a member of the gym only because he didnt scan his card? Also nothing happened? Seriously? The manager offered me two months free but come on!!, I dont feel safe at a gym that has such poor security and I dont feel comfortable with the staffs attitude. In response to my questions, the manager told me there is nothing to prevent people off the street from entering the locker rooms (other than the inattentive front desk people), and he also said they did not intend to make any changes to improve security.I canceled my membership immediately. I wasnt paying over 200 dollars every month for such poor service and lack of security. I feel that all women who go to this gym should know what happened and how badly equinox handled the situation.
Management and staff could care less about this location. Old bottled energy drinks and shaving razors left in the filthy showers. Shaving cream left splattered on walls. Dirty sinks and discolored towels. They have one very elderly Hispanic woman who is evidently overwhelmed with her duties. Front Desk expected me to voice my clean shower stall needs to her vs doing her job and managing communication for prompt service without involving members. She then entered the locker room to ask me AGAIN if I had asked maintenance for a clean shower. She left me with no ETA & I sat there in my towel in a gross locker room. I left immediately and will not be using Equinox. All NYC locations are clearly of low standards and lack responsible Managers. I would never invest in such a low standard company slacking.
Becareful! The gym has dark black carpets and a small step near their stretching zone and due to lack of reflectors on the step, I fell and fractured my foot.Their head manager suggested I cancel my membership or freeze it. However, he has taken no acceptance that the injury is due to the lack of safety measures in the club.For a club that you are paying extremely large amount of money for, I would assume there would be better measures put in place to avoid injuries such as this.I was told by two other members that go to this particular gym that they see this happen a lot.
I’ve been an EQX member for years and have zero regrets for paying the membership fees. The facilities, nationwide, are clean and well-maintained, and the staff are attentive and always willing to answer questions and/or assist. As a previous fitness skeptic, I’ve transformed my lifestyle and have learned to fully embrace it via personal training sessions and group fitness classes. This location is my home base and shows zero signs of aging. On the contrary, it has been well kept and refreshed over the years to maintain its appeal.
One of the best equinox gyms Ive been to in a while. This location is very spacious and has a yoga studio located in the back. The bathrooms are luxurious and always kept clean. The staff/trainers are very friendly and they actually know what theyre doing. Another unique aspect of this gym...is that it has a JUICE PRESS located inside. They provide great smoothies for pre/after workouts...and their dried goods are worth buying for quick nourishment. The staff who work during the night...are very welcoming and charismatic...and I always enjoy saying hello to them. Lastly, when leaving this location...there are a number of places that offer great food/drink at reasonable prices such the ale house right next door, playa bettys, and sweetgreens down a ways. By far, the best gym on the west side...
Ok, so as a disclaimer, Im posting these reviews for my reference. I have an All Access Membership, and I want to visit as many of these as I can, to see which one I like most/would like to go to.My interests are powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting, swimming, so my review will be geared towards that.Three floors, the bottom floor is for lifting and cardio, the ground floor is for the Shop, and the lobby, the 1st floor is for lifting, an open space with dumbbells, not that big, not too geared towards powerlifting. Plenty of cardio machines, one squat rack, a couple of benches. Enough open space to deadlift. The lobby has nice sofas to sit and work. There is a lower level, I dont remember what that had.Out of 10:Size: 7Luxury: 9.5Equipment: 8
Had a very bad experience. I was verbally abused by two huge guys within a five minute period as I was resting between sets. One was a trainer. I thought either would punch me. I tried to diffuse the situation and went to the management. They were apologetic but refused to let me cancel my membership. Not a problem. I’ll cancel via Amex. I’ve been going to gyms for 30 years and this never happened. I’m scared to go back.
My experience with this location hasn’t been anything less of fantastic. They are all so friendly and helpful. From the retail store, juice bar, cleaning staff, and member ship advisors. The equinox has changed my lifestyle.I showed this lifestyle to the majority of my friends and family. With the help of Molly Russel ( membership advisor) we were able to sing up over five people in the last few months. Equinox is a breath taking experience from the los angels Santa Monica location with the green turf, to the Miami location on collins.Im just happy to be apart of such a great thing, I would recommend this gym to anyone ( weight lifter, runner, or just someone who wants to catch a good vibe in the steam room or Jacuzzi ).
This is the best Equinox location Ive been to in NYC. Very large and spacious, great locker room and keypad lockers, nice showers. Best of all this location has a spacious lounge with various couches and chairs to chill in on the Wifi or eat lunch at from the cafe. Most of the Equinox locations are missing nice lounges like that. The other locations if they have any chairs at have them in terrible locations like right in front of the front desk or in front of the offices and they feel awkward. The only other one with a nice lounge Ive been to is the one on Wall Street.Though a complaint I have about ALL of the Equinox locations in NYC are their cafe prices. The juice bar and stuff they make at the cafes are fine. Though the drinks and the protein bars and other dry snacks they sell at them that you can get at Whole Foods or tons of other little markets etc. all over New York for 1/3 the price they sell them for. They charge literally up to 3X the price for everything you can get down the street. Airport prices! Though its not a freaking airport! Since its not far at all to find the same stuff for 3X less at a store on almost any block, why are they charging 3X more? Who do they think they are? A coconut water that is $1.69 at Whole Foods they charge $3.69 for. Protein bars that are $1 at Whole Foods are $3 at their cafes. Why? Just cause the members can afford it? Instead of getting extra benefits and treatment for being a member you get ripped off cause they know you can afford an expensive gym. Stay away from their snacks and bottled drinks!The other complaint I have about ALL of the Equinox locations in NYC is their OCD about cleaning. Dont get me wrong, I love having a very clean gym. Its great for the locker room how they constantly keep it clean and wiping down equipment and the laundry and towel service. Though they excessively clean the floors everywhere and break out the vacuum like every hour on the hour to vacuum the entire gym! I highly doubt the floor got that unclean in the last hour, and no one is obsessively looking at the floor anyways. Theyre just walking on it with their shoes on. They could save the vacuuming for the evening after the gym closes to give a full vacuuming and moping and detailed cleaning of the equipment etc. Instead almost every time I walk into any location, start using the equipment or take a seat in the lounge, its not more than a few minutes until I hear the loud and annoying vacuum come out again and cant hear the music over it much. A really obnoxious noise and intrusive to its members trying to workout or read or hear the music. And then they come up right next to you and you have to move to get out of their way as they try to vacuum right around you!
The staff is rude and they body shame people by looking them up and down before even speaking.
Always a clean club. Great staff and an amazing work out vibe. Classes are motivational and fun.
They are doing a very nice job during the pandemic. Constantly cleaning and everything is well spaced. Hardly anyone there so i feel comfortable enough.
Filled almost exclusively with entitled old people who tell younger people who are actually working out to “keep it down” - extremely uncomfortable. I was smacked on the leg and told off today by an old lady who thought exercise mats were a “quiet zone” and who found Russian twists offensive to her well being. Also, laughing at people who say this is a good Equinox generally. Layout stinks and always tripping over others.
Five stars for being back to regular hours!Edit: Back to short hours?? Why am I even a member?
New opening hours are a joke. Cannot recommend it to anyone who does not work 9-5
Don’t ever become a member at this Gym. Been a member for 4 years and wanted to speak to Mike the manager and after waiting an hour told me he couldn’t meet. Extremely poor customer centric!
Pretty, clean and spacious enough to maintain roominess at peak hours. Not the youngest crowd but were here to sweat right?P.S. none of that midtown weirdness in the locker rooms. Ew.
Great gym - enough space that even when you go around peak times it doesnt feel too packed. All the employees are very nice and friendly.
Fantastic sports club with beautiful amenities and some great classes. The bathrooms (and the whole place in fact) are immaculately clean and its a pleasure to be there.
This location is alright. Everything is located on one floor, but theres not that much room/space here. Also appears to not have as many amenities as some of the other locations.The lobby/lounge is fairly spacious though
All was great and perfectThanks for this awesome service
Best gym in the are. Wonderful equipment and service is always 5 stars. I love at atmosphere there.
Super clean. Front desk staff were so nice and helpful. Equipment is excellent condition.
Well-maintained, continual cleaning, sterile wipes everywhere, excellent staff, and a culture of strict observance of protocols.
One of the best health club chains in the city but also one on the most expensive. There are aspects, like equipment and group classes, that provide value for the cost.
Classes are the best at this location. I am so happy that I joined.
You get what you pay for. It’s great.
Very impressed with COVID protocols and adherence by members. If this isnt safe Im not sure anything is.
It’s a beautiful facility, but the equipment is a little old. If it were half the price I’d join.
One of my least favorite Noxes in the city. Tight and crowded. No light.
Dont look these guys up on Yelp.
Welcome to Equinox West 76th Street.
Always like being in New York, always going to the courts, great place and everything is there 🙏🏻
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Total reviews rating 3.7
44 Reviews for Equinox West 76th Street 2023:
Review №1
2022-04-30Pretty disappointed with this gym. I pay so much to go here and I dont think its worth it. The gym itself is decent but nothing special compared to Blink (which is a fifth of the price). The classes are nice but book up quickly. The worst part are the hours - what gym closes at 7pm on the weekend?!
Review №2
2022-01-24They recently limited hours for the month of January after already collecting monthly dues. They claim this is to help deal with the Omicron variant, which makes absolutely no sense as reducing hours makes the gym more packed, not less. Whenever I go, the gym is packed, making me question whether there actually even is gym utilization problem. To me, decision looks like a cheap money grab (fewer hours = lower operating costs (i.e. staff & heating costs) with same revenue, as gyms are a fixed monthly subscription).
Review №3
2022-04-15Equinox @ 76/Amsterdam is disappointing tbh. The equipment and staff are solid, although the place needs a decline bench press and certain members need to stop hoarding scores of free weights for their entire workout. But I have to agree that the hours are a problem. No gym should close at 7PM on Sat/Sun and at 8PM on Fridays, especially one that charges Equinox rates. Nobody should buy the variant excuse for shortening the hours of operation. Equinox just increased membership dues despite claiming that the dues would be locked in throughout your membership, and of course most gyms are busier in January/February due to New Year’s resolutions, etc. Yet Equinox thought it made sense to start closing earlier in January which defies logic. I’m pleased that the staff stopped acting as mask Nazis; for a time it seemed like their ultimate goal was to narc on some whose mask dipped under the nose. And the HVAC needs to drop a couple degrees. It shouldn’t be uncomfortably warm while working out. I maintain my membership because the other options are worse, but the limited hours of operation is Equinox’s biggest negative.
Review №4
2022-06-29Fine facility, but to still have shortened hours due to Omicron at this point in time is laughable. Be transparent and say that this is a financially motivated adjustment in operating hours and please stop using a health crisis to (thinly) veil your profit-seeking business practices. Ill happily update this to the 5 stars that this club deserves once you stop closing at 8pm on Fridays and 7pm on weekends.
Review №5
2022-06-25Overall clean and pretty location, but weird layout for weight lifting. There is no deadlift platform and virtually no space to set up a barbell. Trainers take up the majority of the available room. Would give 4 stars if they had deadlift platform and a glute drive. Yoga studio is very nice tho!
Review №6
2022-06-12Sold EQX location. Can be a little busy at morning rush hour but members are respectful and cooperative. Friendly staff, clean locker rooms.
Review №7
2021-12-05Longtime member of this club. The front desk ppl, particularly Ashley, are warm & friendly (a fairly anomalous phenomenon in NYC, if you ask me!). The club itself has a laid-back, almost lounge-y vibe. Huge fan.
Review №8
2021-10-22I love this place! The staff is friendly and helpful, the classes have world-class instructors, the locker rooms are always clean. What a pleasure it is to be a member of this gym!
Review №9
2021-07-08Clean and well-maintained, but the weight area is a bit small and can get crowded. Plenty of cardio machines, although they could use a few more Woodway treadmills - they have mostly the simpler, not as nice ones. Large spin studio with great instructors. All-in-all, a good gym, but not as good as the Equinox Sports Club on 67th and Columbus.
Review №10
2021-08-08Staff fraudulently charged my account and two months later Equinox has done absolutely nothing to remedy the situation. I have emailed back and forth, often having to reach out multiple times before I get a response. They stopped responding altogether 3 weeks ago. Equinox is actively seeking to keep my stolen money. I am a destination member. It goes without saying that this is abhorrent and unacceptable. Equinox commits fraud.