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The minute you walk through the doors at Mission Bay, youβll be met by a dynamic, spacious environment and colorful, contemporary art and architecture. Opened in 2005, UCSF Mission Bay is part of a vibrant and growing neighborhood in the heart of a thriving biotech center. Surrounded by open space, and with an incredible view of downtown San Francisco, the unique and beautiful fitness center at Mission Bay serves the UCSF community and surrounding neighbors.
Bakar Fitness & Recreation Center features state-of-the-art equipment, a dedicated Pilates studio, two swimming pools, and a climbing wall. With three floors of activities, an NBA full-sized gymnasium, and a sunny rooftop pool, youβll be sure to find your fitness bliss at Mission Bay.
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David Kelegian
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The showers are gross. Missing tiles and mold everywhere. Shower spigots are clogged. They wasted money on 3 stupid massage chairs for lazy people when they should have bought another leg press machine.
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Brian Simpson
β 5
I've been pretty happy with my membership. Mostly there for the outdoor pool. Heated, very cozy indoorpool too. Staff is nice! The other patrons seems chill. The gym is spread out across a few levels and is really well laid out.
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Emilia
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The personal trainer with the beard and glasses hogs multiple equipment DURING peak hours. I've seen their other personal trainers and they are much more considerate than this guy
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Georgia Crichton
β 5
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TJ C
β 2
Good equipment but way too crowded to get a real workout in. Used to be less crowded but recently itβs been packed
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Jose Rivera
β 5
My gym, love it.
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Greg rog
β 4
0 complaints beautiful gym
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Md. Nazibul Islam
β 4
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Hossein Seyedmehdi
β 5
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FT
β 5
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sangyup lee
β 5
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Renee Kaufman
β 5
Best part of this gym has been Lia, my trainer. She has helped me get stronger in ways that countless others have not been able to. Sheβs creative, energetic, and committed. Sheβs also fantastic working with injuries. The gym itself is also great- flooded with natural light, plenty of equipment, and two pools. Does seem like itβs time to swap out the countless ellipticals for some more cable machines; the former are barely used and thereβs always a wait for the latter.
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Angela Kim
β 5
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The Pusateris
β 5
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Maddie Wang
β 5
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Lily Chen
β 1
I never imagined I'd have to write a review like this, but after repeated incidents and a shocking lack of accountability, I feel compelled to speak up.
At this gym, thereβs a member who regularly blasts loud music from a speaker on the rooftop areaβdespite multiple polite requests and formal reports from other gym-goers asking for basic respect in a shared space. Rather than enforcing any reasonable noise policy (or even acknowledging common courtesy), management has repeatedly excused the behavior, citing βno official ruleβ about rooftop music.
Whatβs worse? Those who report the issue are being punished. Instead of addressing the offender, the gym suspended a reporting memberβsending a loud and clear message: they will protect the rule-breaker and penalize the rule-follower.
This is not just poor customer serviceβitβs a clear failure of leadership and community care. We donβt need a sign that says βdonβt play disruptive music in shared workout spaces,β just like we donβt need a sign saying βdonβt show up to the gym naked.β Some things are common sense.
If youβre looking for a gym that prioritizes your comfort, respects community standards, or takes member concerns seriouslyβthis is not the place.
Until thereβs an apology and an actual accountability system in place, I canβt in good conscience recommend this gym to anyone.
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Andrew Chai
β 5
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Jatin Pathangi
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This review is primarily for the weight room. There are a decent number of racks and platforms, but the machine section is disappointing for the price of membership.
Also, the machines go out of order and take ages to get repaired. As of this review, the only quad extension machine has been out of service for several weeks. The only hamstring curl machine goes out of order fairly often and takes several weeks to get repaired.
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Steve O'Mara
β 5
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Kian Yousefi
β 1
They are very slow at fixing the broken instruments.
Also they donβt have some basic instruments.
Like this has been broken for more than 2 weeks!
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Thibault de Waziers
β 5
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Ianis. Stan1108
β 4
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Tong Wang
β 5
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Yann Kronberg
β 5
Luxury fitness. Great facility.
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Matt R
β 5
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Izzy Mayer
β 4
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Zohreh Hosseinaee
β 4
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Jahi Johnson
β 5
A great place to get a workout in or swim. I came here with a friend who had a guest pass.
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Luis C
β 5
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Roberto Carlos GutiΓ©rrez Vega
β 5
Excelente gimnasio de muy buena calidad y ambiente muy seguro
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Jake Hypersonic
β 4
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Paritosh Borkar
β 5
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Agnieszka Szefer
β 5
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Binx βBeeβ L
β 5
Perfect gym
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Ana G
β 1
Not enough classes, the outdoor pool is extremely cold and always super busy, so you will have to swim with 3-4-6 people in the same line. The indoor pool only have 2 lines, so the same but worst. Not enough classes, the Millberry location not even have a pool, less classes that in bakar, plus: is super expensive.
Not recommended.
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Bernard Ngara
β 5
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Audrey Kist
β 5
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Vera Kan
β 5
love this gym
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Maja Brekke
β 5
An amazing gym! A large facility with two pools, weight rooms and great classes! The facilities are very clean and not crowded. Everyone working there is super friendly and helpful! The pilates mat class with Andrea is worth the membership on its own!
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Elizabeth Cortez
β 4
Decent number of squat and deadlift racks. Nice locker rooms and showers. Haven't tried the pools and sauna yet, but am planning to. Would like it better if there was a machine for chest supported rows, chest flies, and more cable machines.
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Reena Bharti
β 5
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Khoi Nguyen
β 5
Fantastic gym. Good gains.
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Shan Wolff
β 5
A great space! Well thought out and full of top quality equipment. Pool on the roof...shhhh
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Louis L
β 5
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Diego M Verano
β 5
Great
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Susie S
β 5
Really nice gym for the price
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fata morgana
β 4
Full service gym, with pools, weight rooms, classes. Personal trainers available, and they have basketball, squash, pickleball. Membership includes both locations. Special pricing for seniors.
Friendly, well maintained facilities.
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Luke Fairless
β 5
Day pass $25, huge gym with a wide variety of machines, free weights area, squat racks, mat area, cardio machines.
I found it best to go in the morning before work if possible as its really quiet then.
Very pleased with my visits here.
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Yiyuan Han
β 5
A good gym with abundant equipment and different classes, which is not crowded.
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Kianna Zucker
β 5
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Radu Lungu
β 5
Awesome gym with great equipment, pool and sauna.
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Julian Mehnle
β 5
A great gym, mainly distinguished by its two 25m saltwater pools, one indoors, one rooftop.
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Kashish Jain
β 5
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Pablo Simg
β 5
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Felicia Chen
β 5
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Khosbayar Buyandalai
β 5
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Melanie Still
β 5
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Henry Shao
β 5
Really nice, clean, large facility open to the public. You can pay for day entry or longer term memberships. Not crowded.
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Bonny Wong
β 5
F45 is the best here, the coaches, the community....the price. Seriously the best.
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Farheen Iqbal
β 4
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Qifan Xu
β 5
As a UCSF student, I have to say this place is great!
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Vlad N
β 5
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Jack Chi
β 4
Gym membership - basketball courts usually not available due to club sports.
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Brandon Sixto
β 5
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Rita Fahrner
β 5
Great gym.
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William βAidanβ Pace
β 5
Great facilities with space and views
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Carlo Miguel
β 5
Clean, plenty of cardio equipment, towel service, group classes, F45, dry sauna, two pools, friendly staff and courteous members. Discounted parking during off peak hours.
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Christian Elsen
β 5
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uurtamo
β 4
This is only from a first impression -- this is the nicest public gym I've ever been to.
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Neha Diggikar
β 5
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David LeBlanc
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Staff does a great job on keeping the gym(s) organized and clean at all locations.
Would like to see staff address members when staring at their phones while sitting on equipment.
The lack of gym equipment is laughable. Especially at Bakar, even before the flood (pools above the gym floor?) and covid; appears to be $12m facility w/$32 worth of weights. Appears most of the budget was spent on cardio and sub-standard cable machines.
Sure UCSF outwardly advertises having pools, but the absence of the lap pool @Parnassus and the circus @Missions pool on the weekends due to the restricted hours is off-putting. Due to the fact the members are still being charged full price for memberships but only getting 40% of the ROI.
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Benjamin Johnson
β 4
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Benjamin Johnson
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Natasha Puri
β 5
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Adell Hanson-Kahn
β 5
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Brian Lopez
β 4
Spacious, modern facility. Indoor and outdoor pool. Nice gym for basketball. Only issue is parking is expensive even with validation. $9 for 2-3 hours...
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Leylen Miloslavic
β 1
I started two months ago and I still have not been able to get a place in the classes even once after 5pm which is the time when most people can because they get off work and go to the gym. I love the staff, the gym, but you should consider larger groups for the classes or adding new ones, a solution. I think that the covid and pandemic verse is no more valid, we are all vaccinated.
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Dr. Vijay Sah, DDS
β 5
Great place to maintain your physique.
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Habeeb Salau
β 5
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Wassa
β 4
I'm a calisthenic guy so take my commentary with a pince of salt as my experience with machine might be subpar.
Pretty good, under construction for the past 6month or so (not sure) after one of the pool leaked. Good cardio equipment, decent free weight and machines installations. Although very poor installations for bodyweight training : No decent pull up bars (too low, dented, no parallel bars, no cage) so difficult to train calisthenics. Other than that is pretty decent and affordable for San Francisco.
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Frank Gutierrez
β 5
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Brad Dunshee
β 5
Top notch pool (seriously the best in SF), friendly and accommodating staff. Solid.
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Robert S
β 1
Itβs ok pools are open at random times that donβt always work for your schedule the security around campus is poor and the are is dangerous - thieves will steel your bike or anything else you leave anywhere unattended for longer than a min. Security on campus is negligent be careful
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β 5
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Po-Hao Huang
β 5
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Ashir Aseesh Borah
β 5
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Soo Bonggu
β 5
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Alex Qian
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Michael Austin Sui
β 5
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Pratik Tandel
β 5
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Ravi Agarwal
β 5
Nice open pool in the top floor for lap swims!
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Zach Segal
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Alfonso Ortiz Cruz
β 5
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Edson Camacho
β 5
Liked the atmosphere and the friendliness off the workers . Really enjoyed the view of the 4th floor. My first time there and I enjoyed myself.
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Eliz Lyn
β 4
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Swaroop Rajanna
β 5
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Armaghan Behlum
β 5
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Jordan Blanco
β 5
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Joe Trott (JoeMoe)
β 5
This place e is awesome but very pricey.
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Svetlana Kholodar
β 4
It was great before the covid...
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Natan Hekmatjah
β 5
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Cindy Yip
β 5
This is one of the places UCSF has utilized as a Covid-19 vaccination site for its patients. The clinic uses the lobby, big glass doors, facing Owens Street as the waiting area. Then after you are screened you are seated in a large conference room on south side to get the injection.
The whole process took about 45 min, including the mandatory 15 min waiting for adverse reaction. There is additionally validated parking in the adjacent parking structure, have to get a sticker from one of the workers for your parking pass that is vended at front of the parking structure.
Really well implemented and organized. Yay.
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Eric Sabban
β 5
If only I'f go.
It's really a fantastic gym with all of the amenities, For those who hate the machines, they have an abundance of other resources like racquetball, swimming (two pools, one well-heated on the roof with a spectacular view of SF.)
If you like old balls, this might not be the best gym for you. If you like activities rather than rote exercise, this is the gym for you.
Remember though, unless you're super committed, a gym is only effective within a short distance of your work or home. Bakar is just far enough for me to not go.
5 stars though, very nice.
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Andrew Barnes
β 5
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Neil Pearson
β 5
A little pricey for non-students, but the pools and basketball court are great. They also don't play music over the weight room speakers which I kind of like
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Vardhman Jain
β 5
Very clean gym and so far doesn't seem too crowded. Also very well maintained.
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Steve Engle
β 5
Fancy fitness & rec center WITH parking.
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Kayvan Kazeminejad
β 5
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Jalen Igbeare
β 5
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keshi cheng
β 5
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Clarissa B
β 5
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Irene Allen
β 5
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Nimrod Rubinstein
β 5
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Meredith B.
β 5
These facilities are amazing! Make sure you take an F45 class too
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Sophie Stamoulis
β 4
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Erik Terreri
β 5
Good, clean, convenient gym with nice facilities and an awesome roof deck pool.
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Ujjwal Rathore
β 5
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Gautam Runwal
β 5
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Dorothy Xiao
β 5
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β 5
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Margarita Cardona
β 5
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Jeff Anders
β 5
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M Vardanyan
β 5
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Kedar Shah
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Laura Chuck
β 5
Really love this place. Not pretentious and really nice and well maintained with all great equipment. Swimming in the pools is such a pleasure!
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Minerva
β 5
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Matt Bladek
β 5
Great gym, great views with lots of new equipment.
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William Yu
β 5
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Johnny Lee
β 5
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A Wong
β 5
The newest gym in SF! It's full of cardio machines, free weights, exercise machines, group exercise classes, yoga studio, and pool. Clientele is primarily UCSF staff, students, and residents. Only downside is the location, which is at the base of Potrero Hill.
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philip ramsey
β 4
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Notthat Gullible
β 5
Wonderful atmosphere.
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Linfeng Xu
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Garrett
β 4
Great place to work up a sweat.
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Zeny Roman
β 5
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jacques tolard
β 5
I came, I saw, i joined. If you want the best place around with parking and you don't mind some pretty reserved super serious members, this is a fine, reasonable place. All kinds of membership discounts for sge, studentness, etc. Towels, sauna gym, pools, you name it pilotes, weights, machines designed to stretch you, sweat you, bend and straighten you. Lots of programs including volleyball badminton bball racquetball squash (international) lockers, food, coffee, tables outside in and on. You can use the Parnassus facility too as part of your membership
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cornelius sendagire
β 4
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Liz Hom Thepaksorn
β 4
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Kimberly Thai
β 5
Great classes, super clean facility and a very non- competitive workout/ weights floor that is not intimidating to join. From a womanβs perspective some gyms can be uncomfortable to work out in but everyone at Bakar minds their own business, cleans up after themselves and gets their burn going!
My kids swim here too, instructors are really friendly and calm. My kids have progressed consistently over the years.
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Mariana GΓ³mez-Schiavon
β 5
Great fitness classes!
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Ping Huang
β 4
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Annette Wiggin
β 5
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Veronica
β 5
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Lucy Tan
β 5
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Vonny Halim
β 5
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Nate Josway
β 5
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β 5
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Vincent Kioi
β 5
Great workout experience
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Pete Seatavakin
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Suruchi Malpani
β 5
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Gayle Keck
β 4
Great facility, but a bit pricey. There is a discounted membership for students and seniors. Kids can also take swimming lessons here without any membership. Parking garage is expensive and no nearby street parking.
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Tin Kadoic
β 5
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Li Xu
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Batt Mann
β 5
Perfect. Join now parking senior student faculty discounts
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Josh L
β 5
Great facility, relaxed brainy clientele. Full disclosure: I teach spin there once a week!
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Janice Goh
β 5
My favourite fitness centre. Very affordable programmes for students, even those on a tight budget.
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Shirin Coutandin
β 5
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Karen Stevenson
β 5
Even if you only go once a week the classes make it worth it. Especially Barre Pilates, P90X, and Body Combat classes!
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Dr Vaurun Mittall
β 4
Nice place for work out, well equipped gym, lots of options for different classes, option for personal trainer, swimming pool, climbing wall activity, squash and may be few other things that even I also don't know. Give 4 star as it's a bit expensive.
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Eric Ortega
β 4
I liked the gym
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Heidi
β 5
Fantastic, affordable gym in Mission Bay. I spend most of my time here on the roof, where there are squash courts, a rooftop pool, a climbing wall, and a lovely view. Great for sunny days in the city. Staff is chill, amenities are very clean and everything is modern.
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NY SomeTimes
β 5
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Vonny Halim
β 5
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Terry Beadle
β 5
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Keaton Otake
β 5
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Avishay Kolatkar
β 5
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Tamara Kislak
β 5
Great pool for family swimming.
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Kasie Maxwell Grujcic
β 5
I love, love, love my gym. Everyone is so nice here. Wonderful staff! Very disappointed that free 3-hr parking no longer included, but it's still worth keeping my membership. Beautiful rooftop. Love the sauna & group fitness classes.
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Corina Melgar
β 5
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Osc W
β 5
Family friendly gym
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Madel
β 5
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Simran Thadani
β 5
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Yessica Gomez
β 5
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Carlos Mattei
β 5
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Benton Tom
β 5
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Shaul Teplinsky
β 5
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pilar A.
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Clean, organized, friendly environment
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Joanna Lai
β 4
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Robert Tsai
β 5
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Daniel Hunter
β 5
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Naznin Jahan
β 5
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Michael Gomez your
β 4
Great place but missing a few amenities, for example a hot tub and free parking which they just took away from the customers
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Michael Manguinao
β 4
Clean, amenable, and friendly customer service. Perfect for getting a post-work workout at Mission Bay.
The facilities are well kept, and the customer service is on point. All kinds of patrons workout here, so you definitely see a good variety of fitness and skill levels. I definitely feel welcome and awed working out here. They also offer personal training classes! Plenty of Group X classes to go around.
One big downside though: you won't find a calf raise machine anywhere, so expect donkey and dumbell calf raises when it comes to leg day.
Other than those, it's a solid, low key gym. It's nice that there's no contract commitment, even though the monthly fee is a bit steep ($68) compared to chain gyms.
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Valentina Borghesani
β 5
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Craig Minoff
β 5
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Bogdan Kyryliuk
β 5
Fun pickup volleyball and basketball
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Chris Westfall
β 5
Very clean with lots of options for your workout.
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Ali Keshavarz
β 4
A great gym.
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Dena Batrice
β 5
Always clean, friendly staff and great equipment and facilities
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Yurena GarcΓa-Hevia MendizΓ‘bal
β 5
Great fitness center for training. Very good equipment, installations and cleaning
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Gigi Lanuzo
β 5
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Carolyn ZM
β 4
Decent gym with a good number of machines and classes. Great kids swimming lessons, but hard to get in!
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Cade Fox
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Karen Lavi
β 5
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Filip Mares
β 4
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Revant Kapoor
β 5
Nice huge gym which has the best swimming pool(s) in San Francisco!
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Selim Boudoukha
β 5
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Sirikul Ploy Saiseubyat-Fong
β 5
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