★ 5

Life Time Downtown is truly top-tier. The club is always spotless, the floors are so clean you could practically eat off them. The team is welcoming, the energy is great, and every visit feels like a luxury experience. Easily my favorite gym in Austin.

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★ 3

Nice enough but the north locations are better

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★ 3

I prefer the traditional lifetime gyms.

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★ 5

Charlie is the best! Super helpful and kind

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★ 5

I was visiting from Chicago and Lifetime Austin completely impressed me. The gym is spacious, clean, and full of great energy. What really stood out was the protein bar. Javony was so friendly and helpful, and he suggested a custom mocha smoothie that tasted exactly like Reese’s cups. It was delicious and the perfect way to wrap up my workout.

His joy and genuine support turned a quick stop into one of the highlights of my day. If you come here, ask for Javony’s custom mocha. You will not be disappointed.

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★ 5

Had a heart experience at LifeTime Fitness Downtown this morning! The club was clean, equipment was perfect, and the staff was wonderful, especially the guy at the cafe! I had an açaí bliss smoothie while getting a little work done in the cafe on their free Wi-Fi. 5-5 stars - Would workout here.

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Women wearing shoes in the sauna is disgusting, hope management will do something about it finally, putting a bigger sign “shoes not allowed” could fix this issue FYI

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★ 5

Was in town for business M-W. Showed up off the street, they asked how long I’d be in town and that they’d be happy to accommodate me the entire time I was in Austin. Now, I believe my membership
tier in my home market may be higher than this one, but again, they were happy to accommodate regardless. It had 95% of all the free weights, machines and cardio offerings I expected to see. It was packed right after work hours but it was fine. Would go back and would send friends to this location for a convenient LTF offering.

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★ 1

The worst LT I’ve been to. To be fair, our home gym is the Westlake location, but everything here was outdated, lockers had greasy dust all over them, condensation dripping from AC ducts, bathrooms were filthy. Go to a different one in Austin. Wild if anyone thinks this is up to standard for LT.

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★ 5

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Waiting for south Lamar one to open

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★ 5

Jovani at the cafe made our morning with his positive attitude and helpfulness on our Monday morning!

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★ 1

Lifetime is probably the best gym chain as far as amenities and equipment, but it’s not worth $200 plus a month. It’s very crowded all the time, the basketball court is always being used by the kids camp, the basketball competition isn’t good for the price, and I stopped going because the juice wasn’t worth the squeeze! Hopefully they improve so I can go back.

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★ 5

Employees are great and friendly!

Best gym around!!

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★ 2

Pretty small and doesn’t have some equipment I want like incline chest press. Another big issue is no mirrors in front of squat racks!! This locations is definitely not as nice as the locations in La Jolla or OC

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This gym is terrible. overcrowded at all times of day. more importantly, Lifetime makes it legitimately impossible to cancel. Find another gym. There are a million of them. this place is garbage

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Been coming here for almost three years and I'm not sure if it's just the wave of new people you get at the beginning of each year, or a change in management, but the cleanliness has absolutely gone way down. Employees are great but they need to make sure people put their stuff back or go and put it back for them. That's why I pay $250/m to come here over the other club gyms. If this doesn't improve, I'll be driving elsewhere for a membership rather than walking across the street, that's how bad it's gotten.

Please do better.

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★ 2

If I want the full life time experience and set up, I go to the South Life Time location. I use this one most because it’s walking distance from home and convenient. TBH it’s basically a cleaner LA Fitness minus a pool or hot tub. Not at all worth the cost (I’m on a cheaper family plan that I started years ago so it’s not as bad as the new $250/person rate).

I like it because I enjoy working out, but value wise it’s a bit crap, especially since this is the most expensive Austin location. It’s a cash grab. Staff is very nice though! Love them.

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★ 2

How is this a Life Time? It’s super small and missing half the amenities and facilities despite being a $249/month membership fee.

Great & friendly staff!

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★ 5

Hand a bunch of suit cases because we were coming straight from airport and couldn’t check in to house until 3. Lifetime staff were so nice to find space for our massive ski bag while we worked out. Thank you!!!

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★ 4

lifetime is a good club, it’s always been clean and the staff has always been great to work with. I’ve been coming here for two years and love this location. It’s down the street from where I live and easy to get to. During peak hours it is busier than it should be but I just go outside of those hours anyway.

To the people complaining about the water jug get over it, there are water fountains and any normal serious gym goer is going to have a water bottle or not care about a jug. It’s crazy what people complain about.

During peak hours it is very busy and the gym is too small for the crowd, outside of peak hours the gym is always fine. To the guy complaining about 4 am and super late hours. It doesn’t make sense because even at 5am or 10pm there are like 10-15 people in the gym.

They’re always very good about saying if something is gonna be closed. Like the shower thing, I’m pretty sure we were notified a month out about that and they were apologetic about it.

The gym has always been clean, I’ve never thought the locker rooms were disgusting. People comparing to planet fitness are crazy. This place and the people that go here probably wouldn’t step in planet fitness.

It is expensive compared to the larger clubs, but it does come with its perks. You can practically go to any club in the country and definitely the others in austin.

If you’re complaining about the dues, then this probably isn’t the club for you anyway, go to planet fitness or golds where you belong, the Lifetime and us members don’t want to deal with you either.

Im excited for the south Lamar location, but hope they keep this spot open as well.

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★ 1

*December 2024 Update: for a while, this location got better about trainers being more considerate to members and even added an additional Alpha rack, but they’ve recently slipped back into old habits. See attached photo - there are only six racks available, and they’ve reserved all of them during the busiest, peak time of day. They also continue to have issues with mold and recently closed the showers for a full month, with the recommendation to “visit another one of our locations” to shower. Unacceptable for a “premium elite” membership gym. Friendly front desk and Operations staff are the lone good quality of this place.*

Pretty sick of your trainers acting like they have the right to boot paying members (who are guilty of nothing except trying to workout) off the equipment and non-reserved racks because they “have a client in 10 minutes” or “in case someone shows up for Alpha class.” It’s unacceptable. Maybe if these were private clients being charged to reserve equipment, but we all pay just as much as them.

Save your money and go to any other private gym in the area. We pay a premium for the downtown location and it has the least amount of amenities and squat racks of any location in Austin and way too many people for a facility this size - it’s borderline unusable during peak times. Management has been unresponsive to feedback from members and it’s only getting worse as they continue to sell more memberships.

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You should just close this location and stop embarrassing yourself. If you call yourself elite gym with high standards then provide highest standard facilities. I pay high premium exactly for great amenities otherwise regular gym will do just fine and comparing to this location they are beating you by far..
I hope management reads this but membership becomes completely overpriced when considering what you get in return.
P.s. they don’t even have shower room.

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★ 2

No spin classes here, locker room badly needs an upgrade and cleaning, weight floor and location are good though. I had intended to keep lifetime as I live between nyc/austin but this option isnt great. I’ll cancel as soon as I leave this neighborhood and just do equinox again, its basically the same price but nicer and more classes.

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My things go missing at this gym and management doesn’t care to check the cameras and get back to me to see what happened.

Water cooler always empty. Soap in restroom is extremely diluted, like they’re trying to save on spending money on actual soap.

$250+ for Planet fitness standards.

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★ 5

Smaller place but lifetime always does a good job hiring the right people to make the experience. Javony at the life cafe is awesome! Very helpful and great customer service!

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★ 5

I used to be a member here at lifetime and I did have a lovely experience. I now do various workouts around town or on my own. My favorite part of lifetime was finishing my workout and getting my almond butter shake from Javony (thank you Javony, you’re the best) I will workout on my own or go to Barry’s or wherever actually then walk to lifetime just for my almond butter shake because nothing else around town compares. So delish and I also just love seeing Javooooony!

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★ 1

Say "No" early and often, because their staff doesn't understand it the first time!
If you go to cancel, they will try to extort 1 more month of fees out of you... And then cave as soon as you say I aint paying - the telltale sign of people who AREN'T doing honest business!!

Plus the front desk staff here is moody and snotty and won't let you use a card to scan in, even though management is perfectly willing to issue you a card for this purpose if you don't want to use your phone.

All in all these are DISHONEST PEOPLE. BE WARY!

(Repsonse to owner comment below:) I DID try multiple times to speak with your team about every issue above, and was shut down or dismissed every time. I tried speaking to the front desk, approaching other employees elsewhere in the gym, calling your phone number, AND emailing your team. I will NOT be contacting the number you provided just to receive even more rude treatment.

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★ 5

Love the downtown location!! Go check out the lifetime cafe!!! Brianna makes the best avocado toast and shakes for those evening members 🥰🥹👍

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★ 5

Love this location. I try to work from here anytime in town because the staff is so friendly and accommodating. Big shout out to Jovany at the lifecafe here. He's an extremely kind human.

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I’m paying $250 per month for this exact location, and they don’t even open at 4:00am on week days and 5:00am on weekends, please adjust hours, it should be open earlier for the price

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I wasn't sold at first, but now I feel I can't go back to normal gyms. The AC and the cleanliness is unmatched.

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This gym closes earlier than other gyms. It closes at 7pm on weekends (even Golds stays open til 9pm) yet this “Lifetime” costs $250! It is also limited with wasted studio space that should be other stuff and super small bathrooms. The lockers jam and lock people out daily. No pickleball or basketball court. No climbing wall. There’s not even a pool. The staff is friendly though so that’s a plus. But $250 is a lot to pay monthly for the hours and what you get here. They should at least have summer hours that are longer.

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*Review is strictly in reference to the location on 5th in downtown Austin*

In summary this location is run poorly, amenities are never stocked, gym is overcrowded, the hours are insanely disappointing, but the equipment is in fine condition and decent quality.

$230+ a month and they can’t even keep the water cooler filled, despite it sitting right in front of the manager stand. How hard is it to have an employee keep an eye on it or do an hourly refill?

When I signed up this was branded as the “exclusive and elite” location in austin, hence the highest dues. Then you come to find out like half of the people here aren’t even paying members but rather have some deal with their employer or local organization that allows them to workout here. I’m all for this type of thing except when falsely presented that this is an “exclusive” club and despite the space being on the smaller side, it will never feel overcrowded. WRONG. Lines to get into the sauna at 8pm… wow.

I joined this location because of its location convenience for me, but the south location is 100x better at a lower rate too.

Some of the staff is great though, I don’t want to dog on them. Especially shout out to the guy with short hair and red beard, he’s always working on something and very friendly. It comes down to a management issue, as they can’t even seem to keep amenities in stock.

I speak as someone who as been a member of the other “luxury branded” gym and overall it feels LifeTime has solid vision but poor execution

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★ 5

Excellent experience. Great gym, good range of equipment, very clean, wonderful staff. Javoni at the cafe was a gem. The service was top tier

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★ 5

Javoni at the cafe is absolutely amazing! Outstanding customer service, rare someone can have such a positive impact on your day!!!

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★ 5

I recently had the pleasure of working with a Personal Health Advocate at Lifetime
Fitness, & I must say, it has been an
exceptional experience. From the moment I started my wellness journey, “JAVONY”provided unwavering support, guidance, & expertise every step of the way. Luv this place. The entire team here ROCKS. 🥳 “t”

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★ 1

Trainer and gym are pretty good but their policies of 30 day cancellation is a scam as well as their fees in general. Too expensive for a slightly nicer planet fitness!

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★ 3

Maintenance issues. No working showers. Down for a week to caulk. Laughable. Caulk takes at most 24 hours to dry. WiFi down. Locker rooms dirty.

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★ 5

Good gym with great personal trainers, especially Matt. Also always have a great experience at the gym cafe thanks to Jovany. His friendly demeanor and positive attitude make every visit enjoyable.

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★ 5

I go to the location in downtown Austin on fifth Street and I just want to say the staff here does a great job generally. Javoni always is welcoming and engaged with the guests. He also makes a great smoothie!

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★ 5

Nice gym with pretty much all the equipment I can think of! Javony at the cafe is our favorite - always greets us with a smile and makes the BEST smoothies (and remembers our order)! Overall it’s always clean, all the staff are friendly. Only thing I wish was that there was more parking!

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★ 5

The club is nice, but what makes it special are some of the people who work here. Javoni, who primarily works at the smoothie bar, is an exceptional example of their team. He goes above and beyond, is friendly, and professional. I’ve also heard other members make similar comments.

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Nothing will ever justify the cost of this place. You're looking at $250/month after taxes for a gym that lacks all of the bells and whistles as the other lifetimes.

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★ 5

Marcel at the front desk was incredibly helpful; thank you! The facilities are extremely clean and well maintained. This is a great gym with great staff. Not too crowded.

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★ 5

Updated: they've listened to the feedback. And expanded the gym. Now they have 6 squat racks. Super clean and much more improved.

Used to be an amazing gym but after the lifetime switch it's gone down hill. Four squat racks down to three. It's like lifetime skipped leg days everyday. Now the only question is... What gym is everyone else headed to?

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$219 a month?!?! For a gym!?

Nah.

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★ 5

Never too crowded - great gym

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★ 3

This location in downtown Austin just seems like a regular old gym to me. My opinion may be biased as the last time I was at a Life Time was in Colorado and it was never ending. That’s kind of what I was hoping for, but it’s okay. I understand that since it is in the city, it will be on the smaller side. All that matters is I accomplished what I came to do and that’s bust my butt in the gym.

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★ 5

Favorite gym in Austin! And wanna give a should out to Javony who holds down the LifeCafe! He is super great and goes above and beyond to make each guest feel welcomed and taken care of

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★ 5

Great gym.

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This used to be a nice club but now it’s too crowded and impossible to find racks during 430-6pm block. This is not the size of club that should have Alpha classes taking up 3 out of the 5 squat racks w/platform between 515pm-630pm every M-Thurs. It makes it impossible for normal people with jobs to workout after work and do any sort of strength work. It’s extremely overpriced for the lack of amenities and equipment. They constantly let people sign up without a regard for how crowded it gets.

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★ 5

It's everything you can ask for from a gym! The cafe staff is excellent! Javony is great!

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Don’t waste your time or money. It’s always overrun with people. Equipment (especially racks) is never available. Cafe is only open half the time. No additional amenities. Literally the worst of all of their locations and it costs extra to be a member downtown.

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★ 5

Just visiting Austin while travelling across the USA, needed a gym as my hotel didn’t have one, and Life Time was a great choice, two very friendly members of staff were really positive and welcoming and sorted me out for the day, really clean and facilities were great, would recommend to any locals.

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they charge $200/mo and have apartment gym quality equipment. their squat racks are absolute garbage. they don’t even have concept rowers. if there was any other gym downtown that had rogue, concept, or assault equipment, no one would come here.

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★ 5

I signed up for lifetime with my girlfriend. The gym has all the needed equipment and has good discounts for people that join from the same household. Definitely recommend!

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★ 5

Love this life time. Always enjoy getting my pre workout shake from Javony too - thanks for always having such positive vibes!

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★ 5

I like this location. Very well managed.

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The gym has all the equipment you need and the staff is always nice & helpful. The cafe staff and javony always make great shakes!

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★ 5

I’ve been a member at lifetime for a little over 18 months now. The gym & facilities are always super clean. As a woman, I find that I can workout here comfortably. And Giovanni at the smoothie bar always gives me the best customer service.

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Clean and spacious

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★ 5

My favorite life time location in Austin. Not too busy. Natalia was super friendly and welcoming and helped me feel at home my first few visits.

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★ 5

Great gym, friendly and knowledgeable trainers and staff, focused and friendly members! Super convenient location with free parking, too!

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★ 5

Love my gym. I’ve been a member since 2006.

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★ 4

I hope there will be a sign at the sauna says: dont wear your sweaty gym gear inside the sauna!

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★ 5

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$50 day pass. Lol. Not worth it. I paid to continue my day, coming from Miami where day pass is $35 and we have cold plunge. Underwhelmed Lifetime.

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If you want to cancel, get ready to spend hours trying...

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★ 5

It’s a great location, easy access sleuth parking along with a range of diverse workout machines. It’s my go to gym in Austin, if they added an ice bath then I would be in heaven

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★ 5

Love this gym. Everywhere I've lived since 2016, I've sought out and attended lifetime fitness. Definitely great layout. First Recommended fitness center choice, for sure

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★ 5

Staff is always extremely helpful, professional, friendly and courteous. GM is awesome.

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★ 5

Great Classes, great customer service, great results if you go, you gotta go.

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Not worth the money. I used to be a member when this gym was Pure Austin. When it was purchased in 2019, they raised my membership price by $30 without my consent (several members then complained and life time was forced to reinstate the preexisting price). Today I just received an email from their new manager to let me know they are raising the prices again by another $30 starting next month (less than 30 days notice). Let’s be clear: this club is classified as Diamond, it is by far the most expensive, but it offers less classes and amenities than any other Life Time locations in Austin.

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Unimpressive for the cost. Maybe the price is ok for this area, but I'm from the Bay area and less money gets you even better facilities

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★ 5

I worried when they took over the old pure space, but they’ve done a great job. I LOVE the staff and the equipment, but let me say again…staff. I own another gym. I have a hard time splitting work from workout there, so this is my oasis.

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★ 5

Great location, great place to work out! No pool. There is a Pic of a pool that is Not correct.

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Life Time has proven to me that they are nothing more than a corporation, and do not have any regards to the well-being of their members. I have had to place my membership on hold since the start of COVID, and over a year later they resumed my membership on short notice. I reached out to ask that they return my membership fees, as the COVID situation has placed me where I still cannot access the club. I am working to take care of my mother and am in a really tight financial situation.

Their manager claimed to empathize, but took a corporate stance and refused to return my money. Life Time is a large company who I'm sure would have survived without my money, but please enjoy taking funds I could have used to support my family in these very uncertain times.

I will never return to this facility, and really think they should review their ethics as the money-hungry company they have turned out to be.

Awful people, minimal effort to make things right.

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★ 3

Such a nice gym but you gotta be freaking loaded to regularly go here! So expensive. Why are gyms so expensive. This place would be perfect if it was 100 dollars cheaper.

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Super expensive. If it was like 100 dollars cheaper this would be the greatest gym ever!

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★ 5

Great experience. Clean facilities, excellent service, and awesome location.

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★ 5

It’s chill

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★ 5

Have been a member for 4 years and love the gym. Very clean, professional, good energy, well maintained equipment.

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No basketball court, why I give it 4 stars, but it is definitely a nice Lifetime.

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I had a hard time doing cardio with my mask on. The people and the facilities are awesome. My previous tweet says nothing about the facility.

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Came to workout while in town on business. The staff is forcing people with exercise induced asthma to wear masks. No empathy. No logic. So California.

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★ 5

Denise Molina is amazing! My partner and I did Pilates in the new studio with her yesterday. She is a great coach. We were able to follow the social distancing rules and the studios/facility are visibly being cleaned throughout the day, so we felt pretty safe.
Denise, thank you for coaching us through, we promise to try to be less shaky & giggly the next time we make it into your class. 😁 (maybe).

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★ 3

Nice basic gym but it is too high on the lifetime hierarchy of clubs (diamond) when it doesn't offer the same amenities. It also closes too early for it to be that high (10p). Comparable diamond clubs have soccer field, basketball court, climbing wall, multiple pools, 24 hr access, steam rooms, sauna, more than one room for group classes, and not economy sized. This is just overpriced and features limited hours. It should be below an onyx level club, like a platinum club max. Putting shaving cream at the sink doesn't make it a diamond club, sorry.

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★ 4

Bit small and not a lot of parking but good lay out and gear.

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★ 3

I joined Pure Austin in 2001 and it was a very sad day when Life Time took over. It went from being a locally-owned, personable business to being a faceless corporate-owned gym overnight. The employees have (or claim to have) no control over any feature of the gym such as type of music, volume of music, or freezing temperature in the women's lockers. The answer to any of my questions or requests is either "I don't know" or "the corporate office handles that." They raised personal training fees to the point where I can barely afford them. The women's locker room is nowhere as clean as it used to be. The only upside to this corporate takeover is the brand new machines.

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Has weights, but no deadlift platforms

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★ 3

Def convenient for DT people BUTTTTT its super small inside very humid warm and there’s not a lot of machines or anything really. There’s no lockers open and the sauna is as big as a sedan.

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This downtown gym is just okay. It has the typical “Make it really difficult to terminate a membership” contract. If you’re overseas or traveling it’s literally a wet ink signed FedEx to end your membership. Otherwise, you have to be there in person and wait for someone to help you wet ink sign their termination form. So they have to allow you to quit.

Parking is difficult. I was told I couldn’t park in the gym parking twice despite having a membership and a parking pass. Lots of running machines. Wait in line for other machines. Had a trainer for a few weeks. We spent half the paid time waiting for machines.

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I miss PURE. Ever since Lifetime took over, it seems like it is over-crowded, not as friendly and it isn’t like it used to be but as Austin continues to grow I am getting used the neighborhood feel diminishing everywhere. With that being said, it’s a decent gym with a great location.

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★ 5

I love this place.

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★ 3

Not cleaned thoroughly. Don’t respond to comments and requests. Great equipment and easy parking. Can’t say much else.

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★ 4

Been a member downtown for about 10 years. First and foremost, this is a glam gym. If you are serious about lifting, there are better and cheaper alternatives in town. Limited racks and leg machines, but they’ve done a good job incorporating a mix of equipment to meet the majority I suppose. This being said, very nice and very well maintained with a super friendly staff. My recommendation, post gym etiquette signage in the gym. Examples: don’t lift free weights right in front of the weight racks, don’t slam stacks (go lighter if you can’t handle the weight), don’t take up three stations for an hour especially with limited equipment, etc.. No brainers, but not to the newbies.

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Having to make customers leave your gym due to filming THEIR workouts (when told and given consent that it was okay to do so) is utterly disappointing and just wrong. Everyone films at the gym! Isn’t one of your messages to “Empower people to become their healthiest, happiest, most authentic selves, and supporting a balanced, deeply satisfying way of life” isn’t filming their workouts to help others?! while at your facility doing exactly that? Not to mention advertising your gym for you, for free?
Tsk tsk Life Time. I will be going elsewhere! 👎🏻

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★ 3

I'm not against lifetime onyx premier memberships, but for this location specifically:

Short hours (far from 24/7), no hot tub, no pool, no steam rooms, no full life cafe or really any major amenities =/= onyx premier in my eyes

They only call this onyx premier because the location and the fact they give you qtips, mouthwash, and separate jr Watkins conditioner and body wash in the showers...imo the north Austin location should be premier and this should be gold at best

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Edit: I'm updating my review to reflect the Lifetime remodel at the north (Quarry Lake) location. If anything, the Quarry Lake location is *significantly* better after the remodel. *FIVE* great quality Technogym Olympic half racks! Lots of redundant dumbbell weights. Overall better use of the floor space IMO. Not sure if there were different people responsible for the north vs downtown location remodels, but not sure how the north location got so much better and downtown worse. Leaving my comment below to reflect the downtown remodel.

Was a member of this gym since before it was Pure. Lifetime switchover stinks. The place "looks" nicer, but they actually have less equipment, e.g. they only have one set of dumbbells, a lot fewer squat racks than they used to, etc. Major bummer.

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RIP a great gym (Pure) after Lifetime took over. If you’re a weight lifter, look to Golds until Equinox opens. This used to be one of the best gyms in the USA...definitely the best in Austin. Then Lifetime happened. No problems with decorative upgrades (tanning bed grade overhead lights excepted). Here is some basic equipment that is now missing:

Machines where you load weight plates, which are valuable if you don’t work out with a spotter or trainer:
1. Incline chest press
2. Decline chest press
3. Shrug machine
4. Front squat machine
5. High row machine

Additionally now missing are most of the mirrors that used to be throughout the gym.

The only good news about the changes is that there seems to be a mass exodus of members, and the gym is now never crowded.

Multiple emails to management about improving the equipment offering (after Lifetime needlessly replaced high quality equipment) have not been returned, so posting here in the hopes of inciting some changes to incorporate some basic features of pretty much every other gym I’ve been to.

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This was a great gym. Lifetime took it and changed it. The switch out all the equipment for lower quality Lifetime equipment. It’s no longer for anyone that is serious about working out.

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★ 3

Was a member of Pure Austin for over 10 years but have left after trying to stay a member when Lifetime Fitness bought it. Changes I saw that made me leave were that it was not as clean, debris in the cracks of the work out floor and old sweat I could see on the floor. Then the variety and number of classes started to decline which was a big issue for me as I regularly did yoga and spin classes.

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★ 5

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Bought by Lifetime. Is somehow already going downhill.

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★ 5

I've been going to Pure now for years and I really love it. The staff is always super friendly and welcoming, the towel service is on point and the facilities are always super clean.

Highlights for me of this location are the sauna, recently renovated locker rooms and the variety of equipment and classes that are offered. I work downtown and having this location so close means I can easily incorporate my workouts into my day.

I also really love their smoothie bar and snack options for post-workout.

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★ 5

kudos for THE most smartly laid out gym i've been to. assisted weight machines are kinda old and out of date but are very well maintained. pros are...1- they set up their cardio machines on bleacher style rows that face the whole gym so you can watch people pass by which makes the gym feel always active. 2 - the spin bikes(which are the wonderful kaiser mach3 bikes) are grouped in an arc that face a large window. there's a heavy curtain that they draw around the bikes to muffle the sound - what a concept!!!) the female members are nice to look at too ;)

only thing is it has the most secretive entrance on any gym i've seen. Update on weight assisted machines. I have a personal problem with working out in them. A bit uncomfortable

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★ 5

Great gym with a great atmosphere. I go there to get motivated and for the great classes. Their instructors are top notch!

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★ 5

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★ 2

$20 for a single session. So exe. Alternative was 10x 1 day passes at $19 each. $190 bucks for about a weeks access! I'm travelling, and only in Austin for a few days, but don't want to drop $100 on gym fees. No option for travellers, seems very 'sign up and it's cheap' by making casual options really expensive. Spoke to the memberships girl, so it wasn't like it got lost in translation. If you are casual, don't bother. Poor form.

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★ 4

Good classes and good service.

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★ 5

I recently joined the gym and was hesitant at first because of the price, but the quality of the facilities and equipment, paired with an exceptionally nice and welcoming staff sold me. This gym is excellent.

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★ 5

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★ 4

One of the top gyms in austin and local! Knowledgeable staff and instructors that cater to athletes. Great fitness and cycling classes. Both locations have great parking.

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★ 5

By far the best gym in town! Everyone of the staff is friendly and knowledgable. The classes are top notch. The downtown location is a great spot to get your fitness honed and then you can go north and test that fitness on the climbing wall, pool or lake. So you get two great locations with unique flavors of their own. And speaking of flavors, they have the best smoothie bar and coffee around.

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★ 5

Great gym! They have plenty of weights and machines, so you can always do your workout. I absolutely hate having to wait for someone to finish in order for me to do my sets, especially when I'm in a hurry, no problems of that sort here. I already picked up a 1 year membership.

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★ 5

Solid gym with good equipment, good classes, and a great staff. Even at its pique hours the gym isn't too packed.

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★ 5

I truly love Pure Austin Fitness! As a runner and former triathlete, this place is the indoor gym for outdoor people. I used to say, you would never find me working out inside but with both locations being so convenient, it's hard not to.

The staff is friendly and by the end of week one, the desk attendant knew my name and barista knew I wanted half n half in my coffee. BTW, Great Coffee!

The locker Rooms are clean and spacious and renting a locker is super affordable. Which helps being that work is right around the corner.

I can't decide which location I like best. I love the quarry at Quarry Lake. Getting in an open water swim is too easy. I also love the south location being so close to Town Lake. Being downtown is close to home. Incan hit the gym and get in a great run at TW, then a few drinks and Tacos since I'm downtown.

I'm so glad I found Pure.

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★ 5

Pure is a great gym!! I love their group fitness classes, you can always find something you like, from spinning to yoga. If you like to use a variety of machines, you won't be disappointed. Clean bathrooms are particularly important to me, and the deliver, including towel service. Awesome! Go check it out and you won't be disappointed.

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★ 5

This Gym is totally unique. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LAKE! they do yoga ON THE LAKE! you can stand up paddle board which is amazing. the water is clean and beautiful, and I have only talked about the lake. The facilities are also super clean with lots of natural light and awesome equipment. I have never been to another guy that is anything like it.

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★ 5

THE BEST GYM IN AUSTIN.

I've been a member for years. Couldn't imagine going anywhere else. I look forward to going to Pure every day.

The staff are all incredibly friendly and helpful. Beto the owner is a super positive and friendly guy. Always has a big smile on his face.

His attitude pours over into the gym and the community. Lots of members are involved in the running, cycling, yoga, rowing, etc communities and include Pure as part of their goal to live a healthy lifestyle.

One of the things I like most is that they hand you a sweat towel and a shower towel (if you need one) when you check in. Then you just drop them off on your way out. It's a small thing, but so important to me.

Pure offers tons of value like that. They go out of their way to make your experience great every time.

Not only are both gyms clean, beautiful, open spaces, the machines and equipment are all in great condition. Classes, offered many times throughout the day, are awesome-spin, yoga, core, etc. I love that the downtown gym is close to the running trail and Whole Foods. The north location has great amenities like the lake and pool.

Plenty of lockers to store your stuff, a smoothie/coffee bar, great locker room with a sauna, tons of televisions to watch while you run on the treadmill/eliptical, etc.

I tell everyone Pure is awesome. Several friends have joined and they gave me a little gift cards in appreciation for the referrals. Another example showing how they care about their members.

Bottow line: Awesome gym with great facilities and positive vibes.

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★ 1

The kids at this gym drop their weights and rattle the whole building. Do you even lift bro?

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★ 5

I love working out here and have enjoyed my membership for over 6 years. I love the classes, primarily yoga and spin. The machines are always clean, plenty of towels, and the bathrooms and showers are always spotless. The longer I've been a member the more I've noticed how hard the staff works to keep things clean, working and looking good. I've really come to appreciate the attention to detail and have gotten to know quite a few of the trainers and staff over the years. Everyone is super friendly and helpful. Good smoothies and coffee too and being next to Whole Foods is a great convenience. Best gym in Austin, hands down.

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★ 5

There is no doubt that this gym is the best in town. It's a clean and modern space, with lots of machines and weights, so you are never waiting long to get in your set. The classes are great too. Especially spin - they have a lot of really nice bikes and top notch instructors. You can't beat this location either. Being right off of the town lake loop is perfect for nice days where you want to go for a run outside and finish up with a weight workout. Then you can just walk across the street to Whole Foods to get your dinner, or even grab one of their killer smoothies in house. While you are working out you are surrounded by great views of downtown Austin. Oh, did I mention the steam room and sauna? Worth it on every dimension.

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★ 5

I've been a member at Pure for a few years now. The facilities are super clean well maintained and the people watching es so nice. Great Gym.

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★ 5

The best gym in Austin, and the best gym I've ever been to. The space is clean, open and airy. Plenty of cardio machines, tons of spin bikes (and a large variety of spin classes), huge selection of dumbbells, free weights and machines. Lots of group classes...but I have to admit that I've not taken advantage of any of them. Pretty much something for everybody.

The locker room is clean and dry and they have a snack bar area to grab a smoothie after your workout.

I've worked out in plenty of "old-school" gyms...dark, dingy, moldy, what have you....I've also worked out in Bright and Fancy gyms that don't have enough equipment or are more for "hanging out" than for working out. Pure Austin is a Bright and Clean gym that's designed for people who are there to work out, and it's got enough equipment to get a great workout without spending hours waiting around.

Pure Austin has ruined other gyms for me, because I can go in, get a great workout in and really push myself and all the while it's a great looking open and airy space.

Staff is friendly and machines are always working.

The best compliment I ever heard about Pure Austin Gym, though, was from a female co-worker...she told me it's the only gym she's ever been to where everyone is there to do their workout and no guys are there just to hit on the ladies.

So, to sum it up, Pure Austin is a great looking gym for those who want to get a real workout in while in a beautiful, clean space.

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★ 5

Best gym in town, hands down!
The place, stuff and atmosphere is so vibrant, fun, popular and full of energy, yet there is space, equipment, classes for everyone. If you add location to the whole bunch of positives (I go to downtown location) then really, as I said, easily best gym in Austin.

Oh, don't be surprised if suddenly you will happen to talk to the owner, Betto, cause he is super nice guy, who always makes sure you're good.

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★ 5

I've been a member of Pure Austin since 2004. Not only is the gym super clean, the staff and owners are so friendly and really have a strong passion for fitness. I've met so many friends through their fun classes. They also have good coffee.

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★ 5

Pure is pure awesomeness! From the people who own and run it to the caliber of athletes. Though Austin's top athletes can be found there, it's also a place for general fitness, connection and fun. I've not only made some of my greatest friends there, but it was always my "happy place", working out or hanging out :) Don't go anywhere else! I've tried other places in Austin and in many places around the country...nothing compares!

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★ 4

This is a gym to check out if you live the area. its got a great vibe and lots of pretty people. Its smaller than you would think, but they offer a good variety of classes which are never too full. Parking is easy and free. I love they spinning classes!

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★ 5

A little pricey, but worth it for the amenities and clientele. People here are serious about fitness, and although I'm not big into competitions and classes, if you are this is the place. Even if you're like me though, the weights and equipment make it worthwhile.

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★ 5

um...this is the best gym in all of Austin. Absolutely love it and the location to town lake and whole foods is perfect.

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Overpriced and the staff is typical of a south beach gym, not exactly why I moved to Austin.

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★ 4

I've been a member for 5 years and been working out with pure's trainers and classes during all that time. They have great equipment, and everyone that works there is focused on fitness. Makes for a great environment to work out.

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