Equinox East 44th Street

The ugliest of the equinox gyms in Manhattan: low ceiling, too hot, terrible distribution of the few machines they have. Looks more like the cheap gyms that cost about 30 dollars a month. Also, they close really early and are closed on Sunday. To be qualified as part of equinox, an extreme impossible in such a small place renovation and change of opening hours policy is needed.

UPDATE: The absolute worst gym. Impossible to cancel membership without going back and forth with them for months. PLEASE GO ELSEWHERE. Not worth it. Management is useless, They are in debt for millions, hence the reason why they make it impossible for you to quit. Also, gym is never open on Sunday’s, closes early, waste of money. Lifetime has much better personnel and newer equipment. The oldest equinox in the city and they just increased the rates to over $200/month. I wrote them and asked why the increase, and of course they just gave me the runaround. They have had the same classes for over 4 years. While their instructors are good, I would recommend going to another equinox, if you want to stay in the equinox family. Also, it seems that the classes are partly empty now. Looks like a lot of their members left.

One of my favorite gyms to visit whilst working in the city - always clean, all machines work, and classes start promptly. I will also say, the cleaning ladies in the women's locker rooms are impeccable!!! They do an amazing job to make sure everything is stocked and clean! Highly recommend.

I like this location but they are way too aggressive in trying to get us to sign up for training. They've been emailing me at work almost every week like clock work.

Wish I could get an honest rate without being put on hold to speak to an "adviser" first and have them take all my contact and employer info, all for them to tell me info they should've given me without the hassle. This is an NYC gym not a car dealership. I expected an NYC gym to move faster than that....

The men’s locker room smells horrible, like it hasn’t been ever thoroughly cleaned.

Membership 'advisors' will charge you erroneously, promise to fix it, and then not be able to convey what you're actually paying for or how you will be refunded/credited. It should not be that hard to join a gym. Management needs to better train the 'advisors,' bc what I just experienced in order to rejoin is a joke. They charged the wrong amount before I even signed the contract and had no ability to clearly tell me how it would be fixed. Ridiculous.

Very friendly staff, all types of equipment that you can possibly dream of, nice shower rooms. The personal training program is very good as well. My trainer is Maurice. He is a true expert, very patient and friendly; can always count on him to correct my gestures; when I say that I feel back pain or something, he can adjust the gestures on the spot to fit my situation, can almost always find the proper weights; gives the right amount of push but not too much; knows tons of routines and stretches by heart; strong; perfect body shape; flexible for adjusting schedules; nothing to complain about.

I like this location and it was my main club when I worked in the area. Smaller than other clubs but they have everything you need. A bit of an odd layout over multiple levels due to expansion over the years. My biggest complaint is on two recent visits, the men's shower area smells like stale cigars! Blecch!!!

I like Equinox a lot and have used most of their Manhattan facilities and many in other cities. Compared to a NYSC, this would have 5 stars, but it doesn’t measure up to most Equinoxes. It’s clean enough, but I notice dirt that I don’t see in other EQs. The cycling studio is crowded and has bad ventilation. It has two stretching areas, but they’re both small and under-equipped. It used to have a great salad and healthy hot meal bar, but they replaced it with a Juice Press. It’s the best Juice of any Equinox: there’s space for them to prepare food not available at other JP outlets, but it used to be so much better. There were lines for salads, now it doesn’t seem used nearly as much. The two floors are windowless, but organized really well, especially given the space. Staff is great. It being Midtown, the midday/lunch hour classes are generally full and there are shower lines in the men’s locker room. Time your visit.