Li Sain

Review of The Third Space

Having been members of many premium gyms in London...

Having been members of many premium gyms in London over the last 10 years I can say a few things about top end gyms. To start of with this one is very expensive for what it is, ok it's in Canary Wharf and so is Virgin Classic across the road.
The trouble with third space Canary Wharf is that the male changing room has carpets and it constantly smells of socks and urine, this is very unpleasant. Yes the idea of carpet is good, but it seems the carpet probably doesn't get cleaned on a regular basis, and given the number of clientele the place has its inevitable that the changing room with carpets will become a horrible and unpleasant place. The gents shower, toilet and general tile/wet area also seems very unpleasent as tiles missing and the whole area could do with a facelift, given people are paying top dollar. The gents steam room also smells of urine, again raises the question why the place doesn't get a deep cleansing.

In terms of equipment it seems all the free weight discs for the barbell is in Lbs rather than kg, which can be very frustrating, as all gyms in UK has kg plates. Hello third space, wake up we are in Britain and not USA. Given that third space is owned by an equity house, it seems some smarty pants at the top must have thought of importing the weight disc plates in lbs from USA in order to save costs. Who knows they have even been purchased second hand.

The bench press benches, tend to be all defective and just are not constructed accurately and are potentially dangerous, as in the pillar that holds the Babel is directly above one's head or behind his head if lying down trying to do flat bench press. Also when lying the head cannot be positioned at the top of the the bench, in fact individuals may find their head resting a bit outside of the bench which potentially can be dangerous.

It seems again someone must have purchased a lot of defective and rejected equipments, such as the flat benches and the discs in lbs.

Also for a premier gym with ample space it doesn't have a jacuzzi or a hot tub in any form.

Great location, unlimited towels, generally great staff but shame about the condition and cleanliness, and hygiene. I hope third space Canary Wharf rectify a these