Equinox Hudson Yards

After visiting this location multiple times, my main complaint is that it’s too crowded. The equipment is limited compared to the Rockefeller location. However, it has a great view of the trains and Jersey. Unfortunately, there’s no executive lounge

Friday night was as empty as a town still under covid lockdown. Most members are usually there for show and not for working out. Many are playing with their phone. One guy texted himself back and forth 🧐 It’s just surreal. At least a third are not who they say they are. Exaggerated finances and wealth vs reality of them living in a subsidized NYCHA Building or shared group dormitory style homes. The well dressed with allegedly purchased $$$ clothing but managed to pickpocket other members. Or the knockoff handbags purchased from Chinatown street vendors but claimed to be the genuine. But the top award definitely goes to the know it all who knows nothing. Always that gossip queen at a gym but have no evidence of whatever they say. At least 1 out of 10 are there to find a wealthy nepo or grandpa to finance their lifestyle. Why work when you can just get someone else to pay for it? Too many wannabe influencers and employees from different locations working out on their off time. So yes we know who the employees and struggling actors are even if they lie about their job titles. It’s a hotel style gym with minimal amenities and equipment. Always broken and not repaired for weeks. Theft is prevalent especially around the holidays. And it’s not those perceived as looking poor or being a minority who are thieves. Maybe leave your EBT card home if you’re dressed in a $$ Lululemon and pretending to be rich. Men’s locker room is tiny. No sauna in the men’s locker room. They recently switched to Grown Alchemist. Lots of complaints about it. Corporate workers engage in forbidden steam room and sauna activities. If they’re fit and hot, those grandpas would certainly noticed. But the idea of having to suffer through minutes of seeing prego bods and wrinkles are undoubtedly a permanent eyesore. The steamy air won’t make them look better. The top awards in the steamy air go to those who manscapes, urinates, and clean their ends while leaving brown colored liquids everywhere. Group classes are at the level of Orange Theory. Indoor pool is inconvenient for members. 3 out of 4 lanes are usually roped off for classes and personal training. Hot tub is a health hazard. Cold plunge is hardly ever cold enough. Pilates room is the size of a closet. Outdoor pool is no longer heated during the fall and winter seasons. Outdoor saunas are usually broken, slimy or reserved for the unstable taking meditation classes. Front desk employees are often rude and obnoxious. Trainers have poor interpersonal skills. All in all it’s not worth the $$$ membership fees.

Crowded during peak times. The outdoor saunas don't stay hot because they aren't wind proof. Weightlifting equipment is very basic. The indoor lap pool is great, but the hot tub is full all the time.

Another location where no email or any notification has been sent out saying the entire pool area is closed. This place is a small gym very little to offer and requires a massive amount of money for monthly membership. I really don’t see what the point is to paying for this, you would want to be able to use the Jacuzzi in the winter time. I think it’s time to join Vital

Nice clean gym, but doesn’t justify the cost. It’s nowhere near as good as the “Sports Clubs” Equinox location on UWS, which is actually substantially cheaper now. They stopped the heating outdoor pool, and keep saying its a thermostat issue, but hasn’t been fixed in months. Men’s locker room is microscopic and many members seem to do all their grooming in there, so you can’t even walk without bumping into people. They won’t put a 2nd leg lift machine in, despite current one being used 98% of the time, even off peak. Lastly, they promised me I could pause my membership, still get billed, but get a time credit after the contract was over for the duration of the pause. I did this for 4 months, and then they said they stopped doing that and wouldn’t honor it