Westwood

it's a good gym but i believe the spa area has been gone from the clontarf one for nearly 2 years. i will probably join it when i move home later this year as i will be living nearby.

the overfill car park was apparently leased to them by DCC and tonight at a council meeting they voted to not lease it to them any more, so that'll be funny with the parking situation.

is it reallly 98 a month now? i had been told they upped it to 89 from 79 recently.

Its 89 a month. Im a member of the gym and lately the gym is just too packed in the evening. Im sure all the gyms are the same at this time of the year. Any recommendations of a gym close to drumcondra. I know flye fit are in the area.

People hadn't realised it was on a 20 year lease from the council. Then when it came to the end of the lease people heard about it. The public and local counsellors want the area better used.

I find for the price there are an inordinate amount of groups of young lads , they are kind of a pain cos they create a Q wherever they are and end up blocking things like the plunge pool cos they decide they want to hang out there and one of my neighbours felt uncomfortable in the Sauna.

I get that in my own gym. Young lads standing around chatting at machines. It's more a social networking outlet then a place for tough training. It becomes a pain in the proverbial when you want to use equipment there at. But if there paying customers what can you do.

Is there any other gym that has a swimming pool?

Got a members email from westwood

Lastly, I apologise for the ongoing issues in car park 2, we will have the barrier system fixed by this weekend and we will have the car park 2 covered by our car park attendants. They will be there to ensure spots are taken by members using our facilities. Anyone using the car park for the Dart station or football pitches etc. will be required to find alternative parking.

Ask your wife why the gyms are busy in the evening lately?

It's not rocket science mate, it's January. It will die down over the next few months as people get bored.

does anyone know if the spa area in clontarf is now functioning? have been away over a year but it was out of service when i left and i'll probably join again in the next couple of months when home

Yes, they sent out a lovely video detailing what the Spa area will look like and the different areas it will have getting everyone excited and then back to the usual quietness about any potential opening date.

Alot of very p1ssed off members not happy at being kept in the dark about progress and specific dates.

it was 14th march they said it would be open in the next 90 days. 2 months have passed.

They're jokers. And the membership team too. Very smug and reflective of the company. One told me that members are freezing memberships / leaving over the spa issue but that they'll be crawling back in their droves when it opens, this was 6 months ago. Laughing about it

The 'joining fee' is mostly a codeword for the sales person's commission. Absolutely negotiable, although I do believe that it is harder to haggle them at the start of a month as they have targets to meet.