Just the best Virgin Active I have been. Member si...
Just the best Virgin Active I have been. Member since 2008.
Just the best Virgin Active I have been. Member since 2008.
I went here for training and it was a pretty decent club :)
The club is always overcrowded. The managing stuff is the worst part. They have a rota system. No one is really keen or can take responsibility to resolve what you asking for. The reception stuff is not trained enough and they cannot go further than smile at you and pass you a towel.
The swimming pool is a bit dirty. There were dead skins floating in the water and it was packed and a queue for a swim. Also I had a small padlock for the locker and found that someone was trying to open it so I had to buy a bigger one. At the time, there was also a lady who complained that her sho...
Decent space and equipment. They should have female steam and sauna like the barbican one. Thry have enough space for it
Love the ambiance ..huge space to exercise. Variety of kit, and very friendly staff. The only downside is the female changing room downstairs as the shower rooms is stink , needs to scrub and clean properly the other air dryer still not functioning . As soon as you approached to the toilet the sti...
Virgin Active Barbican - a level two gym in Virgin lingo - is a mixed bag with plenty of great attributes and room for improvement.
The areas that need improvement include the weights areas (regularly in disarray with plates and dumbells littered around), the cleanliness of the changing rooms (fl...
One of the best VA in the City. I especially like two things:
1. Separate sauna that allows people to use it undressed.
2. Women's workout area away from the eyes and witty remarks of men.
Towel for free.
You need your own padlock for the locker. I prefer it from the wristband system.
Two dress...
Nice place; like the running track around the gym; more work needs to be done on the pool
Best virgin active ever. Great classes, gym floor, layout, air con, no idea why this isn t a collection club.
I would like to appreciate the great attention received by NIMAO last Saturday. She helped me and showed me all the facilities explaining everything because I was lost. It was the first time that I went to this gym and she gave me a lot of life there. Thank you
Not the cleanest, friendliest or most practical gym. Very low ceilings so only do pull ups/any jumps if you are happy to hit your head
Very nice gym with everything you need form weights to cardiovascular
Very good gym. There is all the time space at the classes. Showers clean. Towels included at the membership. I was a member at Virgin Active Mill Hill and I just hated it. Now at the Virgin Active Barbican I go 3-4 times a week.
Really is alright, nothing special, but not really that good either.
Could do with an upgrade, but the staff are very friendly and helpful.
Swimming jacuzzi amazing just price is double if they make half price could be perfect
You get what you pay for and this gym has great service. The classes are extremly good especially Adrian who does body pump classes weekly. Ive been able to use other vigin Active gyms around the uk and world wide such as Portugal and its interesting comparing. BARBICAN is used by hundreds of peopl...
Great gym with all type of equipments available & great classes. Staff are really helpful
Has good fun energetic classes , staff are friendly, haven't checked out the swimming facilities but enjoy the gym
Friendly staff, great location, dirty loos and worms in the showers
Once sign the direct debit, you wouldn't receive any debit notice in the future, very bad experience, no one can solve this. DO NOT sign direct debit!
Great gym. The showers grow a bit of mushroom but otherwise top notch.
If being served by Hwan ask for someone else. He doesn't understand simple questions but pretends he does. The first day I called to book a relaxation treatment for my birthday the following week I spoke to Hwan. He said he wouldidn't have to speak to someone else about availability and he would cal...
Great club. Would be great to have a couple of the better bikes, spin or trax, pointed at the screens if possible. Would be a great addition. Would love to be able to watch football and cycle
Very pleased. Clean tidy. Lots of facilities. You have to bring your own padlock. That's a pain. But there's a sauna, steam room and pool/jacuzzi. They are so lovely and friendly. They even leant me lost and found kit when I forgot mine once.
Wonderful gym, in particular the staff - special mention to Kostas on reception, always smiling!
I would like to appreciate the great attention received by NIMAO last Saturday. She helped me and showed me all the facilities explaining everything because I was lost. It was the first time that I went to this gym and she gave me a lot of life there. Thank you
Very good but I suppose I'm a bit biased cos I work there
Local gym and it has everything I need to do my daily workouts!
The maintenance of the showers upstairs is not good. Two showers have been out of order for well over a week and a sign on each door states that '[we] are working hard' to correct that. The shower in between hasn't been properly cleaned for at least a week, witness the stain of some lotion on a wall...
My favourite chain of gym! It has steam sauna and a pool with jacuzzi. Well train PT and good number of classes to attend
crowded, dated, dirty (floors, walls, windows, equipment, showers - entire place needs to be renovated and subsequently cleaned). there is no space to workout, and there is a dangerous track around the gym floor - seen several people run into each other - avoid!
This branch has a 25 metre pool with one fast lane and a wide slow lane. I came here most of the Summer to train for a 5 day long swimming tour in Croatia. This led to some circuit training in the Ladies Gym Room, then running on the track on the main floor and then circuit training with the men ...
Great gym, has about 1800 members a day using it so it's known as a high volume gym, but it's super large, with updated equipment and friendly staff. It has a women's gym section as well.
Frienly staff; very good equipment; good changing rooms
I've been a member for over 4 years, and there's definitely pros and cons:
Some of the instructors are great, really motivational. Some are awful, it's hit or miss.
The women's gym is a definite perk, so nice to have a dedicated area for weights.
The classes can get overcrowded, and even th...
Good gym with lots of classes, gym floor and additional services like pt, physio, etc
Lovely gym, really impressive. However, I attended a boxing class on a Saturday morning. Unfortunately, there were not enough gloves to go round so we had to pair up and keep swapping gloves. All the gloves there were very smelly and you had nothing to wash your hands with. One of the girls said...
The gym is very well equipped with plenty on space. The front desk staff are lovely. The only issue is that the pool is arctic. You need to be a really dedicated swimmer to get in. It s really really cold. I ve even tried having a cold shower to lesson the impact, but it doesn t really help.
Decent gym, not too expensive. Very good instructors for classes. Good size sauna but steam room is pretty small.
I really like this gym, I'm not sure what more you could want.
Swimming pool; Jacquiz; Steam & Suana (separate for male & female); hang out area; class are okay; friendly staff; lots of equipment.
improvements I would say could be: class choices and more staff offering you technique on your exer...
A great Virgin Active gym to work out in. Based over two floors, the internet cafe and chill out area are on the ground floor, with changing rooms, showers and access to the gym are also on this floor.
Upstairs is the main workout area, with access to an aerobic studio, cardio machines of all typ...
If you're using the ab crunch machine with just the two plates, you'd be working much harder reaching forward from the settee for your next rummage in the biscuit barrel
I'm a long time Virgin Active member. I used Barbican yesterday which isn't my home club. I stupidly left my watch and bracelet in the locker and I am so grateful that when I called today they had both items safe in their Lost Property. It's an expensive watch and thank you to whoever handed it in. ...
Brilliant gym in the city with loads of equipment and classes. Only downside I have found in my 2 years of use is some of the other members can be extremely rude.
Amazing gym, with an running track. Lots of classes and lots of equipment.
One of the best Virgin Active places. I did not come here for a general work out but some workshops at studio. I love coming to their cafe more than coming here to work out. ;0)
One of the biggest Virgin I've been too! At Virgin's high standard, friendly staff, very tidy and good equipments. The place can get very busy at peak times, especially in the weighting area where the treadmill one is barely used. I would suggest to have more benches in the weighting area and less t...
Good selection of equipment, decent facilities, quite clean.
Love this gym, plenty of space and the running track is great for sprints
Love this gym because it's so spacious and it has a woman's gym too. Staff also very friendly
Currently this gym is in the middle of a make over so it may not be the best time to review but I am still really impressed with this gym! The staff on the front desk are always very friendly and the trainers in the classes are the best that I've experienced.
The changing rooms are a little small...
Different from what it use to be... I would watch this space to see their plans
I was delighted with the service until the pandemic hit. I have ben charged 2 consecutive moths despite my membership is frozen. Why do you have this option if it is simply NOT true?
You have NO EMAIL we can contact. You have NOONE taking phone calls (last time I tried I was 25 minutes waiting for...
Quite spacious and bright! With a separate female section with weights and pretty much everything you'd need!
Virgin Active Barbican is a middle tier gym in virgin gyms (if your home club is a higher tier you can use this one as well), I only use this gym to attend group cycle class that Katherine Titterrell manages and she is the real deal. Every Monday evening is the best for me. Gym manager recently cha...
short opening times is a minus - it is a 24 hours city after all!
Great and friendly staff, from walking in to changing rooms and gym floor, everyone you encounter is friendly.
The gym itself has great up to date equipment, with good offering of classes, some however I'd thought need lower numbers allowed, the body pump classes are always rammed
Changing rooms c...
The place is falling apart, steam room broken on a weekly basis, showers just refurbished and since then now they don't have enough power, good luck in washing long hair with that tiny pressure.
Gym equipment is lacking and machines are outdated.
Not near enough proper training machines.. And the ...
Very kind personnel, well-organized and clean gym. Always a pleasure to go there.
Friendly staff, great classes and generally a really pleasant place to go!
Gorgeous high-tech gym with an impressive range of facilities; boxing studio, every piece of kit ever including some scary looking trolley systems, bike rooms, running track, Power Plates, ladies gym, pool, spa, range of jacuzzis and body scanners that recommend which of their classes is best for yo...
Old damaged equipment, one changing room is pointless as it got no access to the pool(no sign on it so you have to learn it the hard way) Worst virgin active I been so far.
Clean, modern and very friendly. Lot of machines and space. Perfect!
I ve been going to this gym for a few years and have been a member of many other gyms too, so I have a good sense of where it falls.
Now, the negative. Overall standards for operations, maintenance, responsiveness, accountability and customer service at this gym are low. It is not a premium f...
This is a Tier 2 Virgin Active gym and though by most gym standards is amazing, it really is just good compared to the top tier "Collection" Virgin Active gym literally just around the corner. The sauna and steam room is very nice (although unlike many other VAs, are both located inside the changing...
Gym itself is ok, showers are lousy; no water pressure, most soap dispensers not working (and haven t been for months), mould in many places. Staff take the feedback nicely and pass it on I m sure but the centre itself is clearly not getting the resources to address it.
Large gym with great facilities! The pool is a little small but rarely busy, it s quite cold so good if you want to get some lengths in! There are a lot of resistance machines and free weights to be found along with all the cardio machines you could ever want.
Wimbledon location is small and needs higher ceilings. They recently cut the hours they are open - which is not cool.