Reviews of Merritt Clubs Eldersburg (Gym)

Heath Collins

Great gym for the whole family. I do wish they had some powerlifting platforms though.

William Lerstad

Awesome place to have fun. Went to a birthday party here and I am also a member. I originally became a member for the year round indoor pool. They have a play area for the kids while you are using the other facilities with teM members there monitoring. They use wrist bands to identify the kids and you leave your contact info with the team just in case. They offer a variety of classes like swimming or dance lessons. Even writing proficiency as well as massages! Life guards are always on duty. Outdoor pool area has a pretty cool whirlpool, 3 slides (2 kid friendly ones and 1 that's a bit more fun) fountain area in about 1/8th inch of water that flows to a 6 inch area. From there it.goes to 3 to 4 feet. Inside pool area has one side with a separate pool for laps and the other side has a pool for just having fun. Sometimes they run classes in part of that pool so it gets roped off but those 2 pools are indoors. They have family restrooms with a shower and changing area including for infants. Regular restrooms as well. Men and women showers and lockers also available.

Shark Tank

Merritt has some great facilities and top notch equipment. They have a physical therapy clinic located inside as well beside the racquetball courts. They have very friendly staff and ample parking outside. The pool is nice and they also have a play area for the kids. They have an indoor basketball court as well that appears to always be running some pickup games.

Joshua Ziman

Great Gym! Great pool for kids. Gets crowded after 10 but they have plenty of equipment. Staff is very helpful and attentive. I go daily for 2 hours and it's always clean.

Dollie Poynter

9 months after cancelling our membership (due to an out of state move) we are being charged membership fees. I have called local and corporate numbers to rectify the issue. I have been passed from person to person. While they acknowledge their mistake, no one seems to have the authority to correct it. Furthermore, they seem to think it is my place to continue trying to contact employees who may or may not be able to assist us. Not only am I out the amount I am being charged, but I am also out the time that I have spent trying to correct Merritt's mistake. Time is money.

Michael Good

Pools ok, but they don't sell any food or drinks but smoothies...very dissatisfied. The gym and classes are good though if you are looking for daily exercise

Allison Harkey

Love working out here!!!

Will Harper

This is a good gym to workout at, pretty low key and not too busy during peak hours. Staff is friendly and equipment is well maintained. The only complaint I would make is the steam room in the men's locker room which is not usable and smells like mold.

Alex Tugucci

Clean and friendly staff

Mark Liesberger

The only thing I like is the basketball gym and it's not always available. They use it for personal training purposes , daycare, volleyball, kids training, etc The staff is OK, I really don't mind them. They play the whole social economics type of role for the families , I personally wouldn't let gym personell take care of my children. The trainers always hog the gym they never scat

Jessica Clark

Great gym. Lots of options and always clean and organized.

Justin Smith

24hrs... not at all. The "gym" has hours.. they open at 5am and close at 10pm, during the week. I was use to other Merritt clubs which has one or two people working overnight. Not here! You get a hotel style workout room, that's crowded with equipment like it was designed to be a storage room or a display room. One of the comments on here, a manager responded back stating they did a survey and people didn't use the 24 HR gym (aka "storage room") enough to show a need for staffing. Yeah well that's because the people who would use your gym at those times are using other gyms now. I walked in and seen the 24hr section and literally lost any interest in this facility. I'm paying for a 24 HR gym that can't even pay one employee to sit at the front desk and watch TV or fold towels to allow convienece to the members who need to be in earlier than 5. FYI Merritt, your survey will always show not enough users after hours because no one wants to workout in a storage unit.

Jim Van Etten

Worth every penny. Quality childcare. Nice pools.

Christopher A

Outstanding Place! Great Employees.Great trainers. Pool area is outstanding. Lots of great classes to choose from for anyone at any age.

Ray Richardson

The staff is horrible, rude and very unprofessional, I don't recommend this gym at all, and you have to pay a arm and a leg to go there

John Corona

2010: I've been a member for a few months. Very nice experience so far. Nearby clubs have only free weights or plate-loaded machines. Merritt has everything. Facility kept clean and equipment maintained and repaired quickly. Large parking lot. Nice pool -- indoor and out with heated "arthritis" pool. Good hours. No aggressive marketing and reasonable contract terms. They don't accept up-front payment for a year, because they are not bonded. Only offer pay-as-you-go options. 2011 Update: I am still and member and still satisfied. This gym has a very active seniors membership, principally in the pools. This is good to see. Excluding the pool, the average age of the morning crowd is probably around 45. The gym is more lively in the evenings. Their classes are well attended, and many folks sign up for personal trainers. The one extraordinary advantage of this particular gym is its space. It is large, has a full basketball court, raquetball courts, pools, and plenty of special purpose rooms. There are two quiet rooms without televisions and not crammed with machines for stretching, yoga, etc. 2013 Update: Overall the gym is still excellent and the best in the area. They are presently improving the gym floor, probably in light of the upcoming opening of Gold's Gym nearby. I have noticed that Merritt is not very serious about fire safety. The fire exits in the basketball court where they conduct their kids' summer camps were/are not well maintained. The fire lane is frequently blocked by trucks and dumpsters, and the fire extinguishers are not inspected. I mention this just in case. Otherwise, the club is still excellent. 03/14/2013 Addendum: The gym manager showed me a summary of a 02/13 inspection by the state fire marshal. The gym was found to have no problems. :)

Eliya Behailu

#cheese #balls

Sal Manca

Trying to cancel my wife has been a terrible experience, she has notified the accounting dpt February 16 , received a email confirmation that the cancellation was being processed. Come to find out this morning that our bank account has been charged for the month of March, We call up the location and are being told that she needs to go there in person. This is not the first occurrence , we had the same issue a couple of years ago. This is so inconvenient. I am expecting the same level of service at cancellation time as the time when I signup. This is an disguised Technic to grab another month subscription and there is no excuse in this day and age where there is plenty means to do so.

Cheryl Clymer

Facilities great. Friendly staff.

Ashley Miner

Pricey but with it if you can afford it. Clean, the pool is great, group class instructors are knowledgeable. I wish you could sign up without being committed to a year. They were also a little weird about giving the pricing to add my husband to my existing membership without going through the whole song and dance of sitting down and talking to someone.

Galaxy potatoworld

Expensive.

Sergio Antonio

I am home on military leave and one of the managers was extremely nice to me as well as everyone at the front desk I have met. This is a super staff and the club itself is very clean. I will continue to visit Merritt in Eldersburg when I’m in the area.

TEAM FRACTURE

Outside pool always fairly warm, indoor pool very warm. The lap pool is about the same temperature as the outside pool.

temi doyin

Stopped by with my girls for a birthday party. Peripheral viewpoint- it was neat, the pool, lockers and bathroom. The party room was very spacious and with multiple activities for young children. The staff's were very helpful.

Regina Prevosto

Best place for a Therapeutic Massage in Carroll County.

Jessica Hughes

All around good staff, clean, great place to would out and the kids love the pool.

Robert Taylor

Fun facility

James Schwartz

Clean, very efficient and superbly equipped.

Kl P

Beware if you sign up for Cake decorating cake here. It is very falsely advertised by stating take your cake decorating skills to the the next level 6-9th graders. The kids went to camp and drew on aprons, spoons, paper everything but cake. Finally on Friday last day of camp in the last 3 hours they were handed a pre made single layer round cake and a can of frosting. Some cereal was brought in and a little fondant. However all their literature says they teach decorating skills, techniques and to use fondant . Not a single teenage counselor there knew how to this . No real baker or chef. Huge disappointment and waste of $300. I complained to camp director and club manager no response . Once they get your money they could care less. It was an awful experience for these 11-14 year olds.

Anne Lee

The Merritt Gym I joined changed their breast cancer awareness balloons from latex to Mylar for me last Thursday, due to my severe latex allergy. So I was able to go back to the gym this week and was coached on pool exercises to strengthen the muscles around my joints!

SweetLittIeKitten

Was treated with disrespect because they thought I was too skinny to join the gym even though I wanted to join to stay active and healthy. Was given a 14 day pass to try out the gym and they only let me in for only the first 3 days. Just an over all bad experience.

Alexander Dangel

Everything you could possibly want in a gym.

Carolee Roenicke

Excellent staff. Courteous. Friendly.

Samantha

The gym is great during the day and the group class instructors are wonderful. Unfortunately it is not actually open 24hrs like posted on the website. We just left the Eldersburg location where every single door is locked up and we were not able to access any part of the gym. We never had this issue at the other 24hr locations.

Bonita Ritchie

I have been very impressed with the quality of care being taken with the pools since I have rejoined Merritt Eldersburg. I left three years ago because the pool quality had gone so far downhill. I also have to give a shout out to Nancy, the early morning Lifeguard for her friendliness and her willingness to step in and take an Aqua Aerobics class this past Tuesday at the last minute. Thank you to the pool management and keep up the quality of work. Bonnie Ritchie

Sandi Narciso

Staff members are friendly and helpful. Machines and classes offered, including dance classes for all ages.

Gavin Rudy

Great service and programs

Christine Offerman

Staff is friendly and the classes offered are awesome!

John D.

You might be impressed with the facility, but once your into a legally binding contract, the true colors show. Aside from being the most expensive gym in the Baltimore and DC area (even though they are only in the Baltimore area), when issues arise nothing gets done. Management fell apart with the termination of the previous GM, my wife and I were violently harassed and she was insulted and nothing was done. One of the personal trainera inflicted an injury on me and lastly when that was confronted with management I got slandered by the defending trainer. Several legal charges are pending against the club. If you want a gym honestly choose one of the cheaper ones, all you really need is cardio and weights, all that extra amenities are not justified. Good luck making your choice.

herb berwald

Great pool and equipment. Very helpful and friendly staff.

stacie briles

If you’re an adult without kids, don’t go for the pool! You’ll waste your time repeatedly getting kicked out just after you get in, as there will be a team, class, lesson, or group taking over shortly. And the outdoor pool, in recent years they did away with the adult swim. So if you try, you’ll feel like you’re in a Star Trek episode covered in Tribbles. Highly overpriced, even for a daycare.

Mark Bennett

Excellent personal training

Katrina Davies

Agape physical therapy there is amazing, and the front desk people are beyond friendly!

Jeffrey Atkinson

Pleasant staff, spacious facilities, pool is clean and uses a process so there is NOT a lot of chlorine, facility kept clean and equipment maintained and repaired quickly.

Katie Drummond

Super staff, wonderful facilities and the best Zumba instructor on earth!

Nicholas Hughes

Great gym. The only reason it's not 5 stars is the lack of hot tubs.

Ann Bullock

Enjoy going to the gym

Jackie Zahl

The kids zone is amazing. All of the kid zone staff are so loving towards my 3 and 6 year old.

Eri Beth

The club is clean, beautiful, and filled with excellent work-out equipment, terrific pools, and friendly staff members. Joe Schiavone, the manager, is the friendliest, most helpful manager I've ever met!

Mirta Capra

Thank you °

Robbin Davlin

This gym is GREAT! The staff is super friendly and the gym is very clean.

Mike Passarello

I'm not sure why anyone would post negative comments about this facility. I have been a member for several months and my experience has been 5 star. The staff is very friendly, the place is clean, equipment is plentiful and maintained. And it is only 2 minutes from home.

Roger Taney

This place is horrible and way to expensive

Ross Vidal

Merritt has plenty of machines and free weights, as well as group fitness classes for every level.

Brayden Mcgraw

the camps get in the way of my basketball workout

awesome DJ cool

Nice family fun

Jessica Burke

Clean, friendly staff, great swimming and tons of great classes. My kids love it and so do I!

Jenna Korsby

I felt the need to write this review to warn other parents about this location. Last month I was working with a personal trainer who uses the name Sarah, I had brought my 14 year old daughter with me. While working with this trainer she had presented a cheerful and fun personality at first which made me comfortable, I had left for a few minutes during a a training session and my daughter stayed in the room with her, when I returned I over heard the trainer engaging in sexual conversation with my 14 year old. The trainer quickly stopped when she saw me returning. After we got home, my daughter explained in detail her sexual conversation with Sarah which was rather shocking and made me feel extremely violated. I never returned to that club and I highly warn people to use caution when going there.

Fiona Mosley

Attended a birthday party at the indoor pool and it was amazing! The staff member assisting the party was friendly and great! The pool was warm and my kids had a blast! It was nice to have pool noodles and toys already there. The indoor space was large and decorated nicely by staff as well! The club was clean and everyone was great!

Kier

No respect for their employees #cheeseballs

Johana Miranda

Love it

Steven Eno

Lots of options, not ever really crowded. I can swim laps, use free weights, sign up for classes, and run indoors without any troubles.

Alexa Shlos

Worst gym ever! zero stars. They don't respect your needs! Mediocre equipment including pool! been a member of Columbia Association for over 7 years and now Merritt is just a pain. DON'T go there! go to Gold's Gym go to JCC anywhere where sails reps will respect your needs as well as theirs!

Catharine Mcmillian

I Love this gym. I Love the variety of classes it offers. My children love going to the play area, and the heated pools offer a refreshing activity during the cold winter months. The staff is so helpful, and is willing to go above and beyond to make sure all your health needs are met. The Merritt even has a new restaurant that offers many types of food that all can enjoy

Andy Reidler

Was at the club and this amazing young woman was creating this impressive chalk drawing. She has incredible talent and does a great job bringing beauty to this world and gym. I hope she never stops!

James Briles

All kinds of gym equipment and swimming pools!

Abby N

I wish there was a 0 star option because Merritt let go of a 5/5 employee over cheeseballs! Merritt represents a fascist corporate organization uses and takes advantage of their teenage employees. I will never work or give money to Merritt ever again. Shame on Merritt and those who work there. #justicefornick

Frances Schwartz

Superb facility. Well worth the price.

Tatyana Veytsman

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DJ IKON

Horrible and unethical staff. Outrageous high membership prices. Broken equipment, poor quality pool water. Your money is better spent elsewhere.

Shaun Nichols

Been a member for a while, machines are good, video good and can be seen most everywhere, pool is nice. Recently though the steam room has been degraded to just a constant lukewarm trickle instead of decent bursts of steam that make it hot enough to sweat in. This is one of the main reasons I go here. Disappointing

Alexandra Simone

Never had an issue at this gym. Big parking lot. Nice women's section. Plenty of cardio equipment. Friendly staff. The 24 hr part is Ok.

Cali Mancini

Nice club but cmon minimum time to join is 1 year??? Then all kind of process to submit if it is a no go. Get with the times and offer a monthly option for seasonal and multi athlete club enrollees

David Ritchie

I have had two wonderful experiences with my first classes of yoga with Abby, the yoga instructor. She was so helpful and considerate of a first timer. I will go back to her class in a heartbeat! Bonnie Ritchie

Crystal Bosworth

This is a very nice gym. It has anything you would want. As an African American, I don't feel very comfortable there. People look and stare like you shouldn't be there.

Brad Zimms

Love this gym! The gym and all the equipment including the large pool, (down to the showers!) are always clean, the staff members are always friendly, sociable and knowledgeable. There is a decent amount of traffic however the gym's size is accommodating as to never let me have a day without availability to some their equipment. This equipment might I add, helped me lose 20 pounds in the course of 3 months in addition to some MAJOR cardio improvements. There are always activities in this gym and just adds to the lively atmosphere. After seeing other locations, I definitely vote this my favorite! Very glad I signed up and take advantage of it often. Oh and they always have that free cup of coffee when I leave! :D