Reviews of Mid City Gym & Tanning (Gym)

Tiffany Ana

In town for the weekend and dropped in. This gym is amazing for anybody...but particularly if you are a bodybuilder. Anthony at the front desk was so friendly and welcoming and gave us a great deal on drop in plus protein shakes. The equipment is excellent and for a small(ish) gym...they have an amazing variety of equipment. People are extremely friendly and the facility is great...clean, nice changing rooms and spacious lockers available. Also, the protein shake bar/menu is so delicious. And, if you are on travel...they sell packets of high quality pre-workout and pump agents. They also sell Rich Pianas line of supplements (great stuff!) and bars which is not common to see in many gyms.

MS S

Good gym. 5 squat racks and 2 bench racks. Gets a bit too crowded during rush hour. Nothing fancy about this place. Pretty old school. (Edit: They added 2 more bench press racks.)

Laura Franklin

Excellent gym with a wide variety of equipment!

MOT Mark

I like this place.

Luke Coull

Fantastic gym. No bs atmosphere. Everyone is there to train. Friendly staff. Great equipment. Had a blast. What every gym should aspire to be.

Andrew Titan Freeman

One of last proper gyms in Manhattan. A great place for serious bodybuilders and lifters

Nursultanadilhanovich@mail.ru Otashev

100$ month

Hady Farag

Good spot to get what you need from a workout. Free weights and all for an affordable price. Only downside I can say is, like any NYC gym, it does get packed a peak hours.

Joseph Tucci

Incredible location, equipment, environment, staff, and members. Had a great time here. Possibly the greatest bodybuilder gym in Manhattan.I did a walk in with my wife. We had a great time. Staff and members engaged us and showed us some of the gems of the gym. Will be back!!

Characters of Times Square NYC

Be sure to lock your things up, some of the members are thieves. Small gym... can get crowded.

Stas Perevozchikov

Awesome prices, friendly staff, lots of equipment

Raphaël Sylvandrovitch

I honnestly though the gym would be better. For a one day trial at 25$US, it was just an OK... For a gym that supposed to have many famlus bodybuilders that trained there, I think it miss charm and love. It's too average and nothing stands out for the fate of the ordinary.

Manuel Ignacio Guerra

Poster says 7 dollars 1 training session but the person in the front desk told me 25 dollars. And was very rude.

James Qian

Cheap, but often crowded. Only two bench press machines, and four squat racks. You get what you pay for.

Sam

My 2nd home!! Great equipment and the vibes are good. Anthony is a great trainer!!!

Andrew Rodriguez

Cheap and gets what you need done if you're self motivated and know what to do. I don't really enjoy coming here because of equipment not working or just too many people during busy times. What else do you expect from a no-frills gym though? If you have the funds definitely go somewhere else where you can get access to more amenities. Also they charge you $10 for an ID badge in case you lose it, a piece of small cheap plastic that costs .03 cents maximum, kinda sleazy.

Mark Chataway

Great, friendly gym

Nikiema Aimé

(Translated by Google) Why not close at 1h or 2h30 (Original) Pourquoi ne pas fermer à 1h ou 2h30

hughes kaleb

Convenient friendly and very clean

Yahya Alrobaie

Best gym in united states period

Carlos V

No bs gym

Nicole Koplitz

Management is incredibly non-responsive to the point where I feel I was scammed. I signed up but cancelled within the 3 days (in the gym), but desk staff told me to send an email cancellation instead. I wasn't refunded and tried for months to engage them via email, phone, and in-person visits. Still have yet to receive my refund.

Snub Knows

Great old school meets new school bodybuilding club, but really it's a gym anyone serious about their workout can get into. Clean club with a good staff of friendly people. Equipment is a combination of old school and new school.

Mandie Gawlick

No frills gym that still has everything you need. Towels not included but locker room is clean and showers have soap (no shampoo/conditioner). Staff are generally courteous. Members are there to workout, which is great. I never felt uncomfortable. Mornings aren’t too busy, not sure about other times of day.

Gregory Garvin

This is a basic gym, clean and affordable. I like the friendly staff and the fact that they open early so I can get my workout done before 7:00am. If you are interested in tanning they offer this service too. The tanning lights in the stand ups at 42nd Street seem to be stronger. Some of the machines in both locations could be better maintained and the weights at 49th should be organized by employees.

Carmine Jones

Best gym I've worked out at in NYC. Gym is clean and equipment is in good condition. Trainers are excellent. I recommend this gym to people into fitness and to NYC personal trainers, this is a great place to concentrate on your career.

Rick Volker

All the equipment a serious weightlifter could want, from bumper plates to heavy dumbbells. Machines in excellent condition. Equal number of men and women. Heavy bag, boxes for plyometric jumps. Great gym atmosphere. I will come back(just visiting).

Blake Preston

One of the best workout fitness jams in the city it’s not like an equinox but it’s very much a bodybuilders jam it’s very good and has a lot of weights and it’s very comparable

Shiraz Bheda

Overall I liked the gym - but I have to say I am disappointed by the false marketing tactics that the places uses to get new members. They promise "free months" as an enticement to sign annual memberships, but then they do not honor these promotions and try to argue their way out of them after you are signed with them. Unfortunately, I want to support this gym, but their false marketing practices make it not worth the trouble.

Stephen Shecora

I have been a member here for some time now and I have to say this gym is the best. The staff is attentive and caring and they have all the workout equipment you need. I highly recommend!

Roxanne Wang

highly recommend it. Absolutely THE place for serious trainers! You can find every machine you need here and they’re organized nicely. Love the place

Pavel Antonov

The place for professionals with working out world champions. No showing off their outfit neophytes - life is heavy, this gym would give you the power to karry on

F U

Rip off

Kai G.

I had a great time and fantastic workout with a trainer named Miguel. They have fun and clean environment.

Angie

I took my first class and it was the Fit X Level 3. This was definitely the hardest workout class I've taken, and it was by far the BEST. Justin was the trainer and he was amazing!! He did a great job at pushing me to do the best I could. I will definitely be coming back here because of his motivation and workouts. This is exactly what I've been looking for since I've been trying out different classes, and I'll be back here! As for the gym, it was very clean, had great equipment, nice locker rooms, and lots of really muscular people that helped motivate me (even though I'm not trying to get as big as them, it's still nice to see people working hard). Overall, great class with Justin, and an awesome environment!

Jason Muldrow

Best in NYC!!

Reginald Klein

Best gym in the area! Prices is awesome! Friendly staff!

L M

Where I train myself and others. The proprietors are often present and quite affable.

Jesse Burgess

A bit overcrowded, and a bit run down it seemed. Staff was very friendly though.

Jeremy Aiello

Great staff and training programs. Equipment is in great shape with plenty of variety for your goals.

Ruslan Samatov

Second home

Dave Barry

Great gym, allowed us to join up while on holiday.

christos karadimas

Worse gym I ever been in NYC . Equipment 7/10 not bad but not the best equipment if you are more professional . The worse part is that the gym is so disorganized. In order to find a pair of dumbbells you have to look around for 2-5 minutes ... This gym looks more like CrossFit place than a gym . I suggest you try it out at least few times before you decide to become a member and regret it after like I did !!!

Eric Sobel

I've been to many gyms within Manhattan. This is the one I like best. Has all the equipment for serious bodybuilding. The gym offers great value for the price. Great club-like atmosphere. The owner is always on site and there if you need him. I’ve found Alex at the front desk to be very friendly and informative. I'm very satisfied. As for others who complain about cancellation policy, I don't know any gym that I've had membership where you could cancel. Check out this gym. It's worth the money!

Milton Santana

Everything you need and it has a shower. I go before work between 6 and 730. Trainers available opens at 5 during week and 8 on weekends. Affordable. Great for anyone that works near or around Times Square

Lynette Anderson

Signed up my son for a summer membership, front desk was amazing and helpful

Ashley Edelman

I tried the class with a friend and I really liked it. The team was great in helping a newbie however I won't be back. I so out of shape and all these people look souch better then me it's very intimidating. Good luck to those who keep it up.

Marc Pica

Great value great price awesome staff and eclectic members

Theodore Heinemann

Small gym but good people and best of all not a corporate chain. Even let my bona fide service dog in like ADA law says good members as well. Thanks Adam.

Sven S

Bunch of thieves!!! Had my $1000 smart watch stolen after i left it unattended for about 20 minutes. I called in 20 minutes later and asked Alex at front desk to go check the tanning booth where i left it and he said it wasn't there. Fair enough because some other member could have taken it during that 20 min period. I was back in 40 minutes after i left and asked Alex to roll back cameras to see who might have gone into the booth after me and taken it. Thats where things got really fishy and dishonest. I was given full runaround why he couldn't roll back the camera feed etc. This issue could have been solved on the spot if they just looked over 20 minutes of camera feed yet they all refused to help me out. Had to call numerous times to managers and owners for them to check the cameras. After 10 days i was given the answer that next person who went in there was Alex at front desk as per my request and he did not see the watch there. Leaves me nothing but to conclude he took the watch. I knew the second he told me on the phone that watch is gone that i will never get it back however i wanted to have some conclusion at least who took it. I guess now i have the answer and hopefully management will do something about the fact that they have dishonest and unhelpful people working there at front desk.

Angel Peguero

best gym in the city

Edward Su

Do not give them your phone number, or else they will bombard you with constant spam.

pjbourgeois11

Much like all of NY it's a great place until it gets crowded. I would give it 5 stars if its peak times weren't like a 530 train.

Brian Kabelka

great gym

Ed Florist Hamilton

I joined “Mid City Gym & Tanning” hoping to increase my private business as a personal trainer in NYC and that's exactly what happened. New York Personal Training is wonderful! All the staff there is incredibly good and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend this Gym in NYC to all the personal trainers who are looking for a job.

Nathan O

A little grungy but has a good selection of weights, a nice open area for practicing olympic lifts, plenty of barbells and it isn't too busy if you can avoid the typical after work rush. Extremely good value for a gym in Manhattan.

Melvin Wolf

Best gym in the city,in and out hardcore workout,the place to.grow

Randy Leon

Gym is one of the best clubs I’ve been to. QUICKLY switched clubs as soon as I discovered this little gym tucked away near Times Square. Owner does a great job of keeping a pulse on this place and is also a pleasure to do business with. Never too crowded or hard to find equipment, even during rush hours! Place is always clean and nothing is ever out of order because the gentlemen doing the upkeep takes pride in his work. Attitude is for regular gym goers that are usually full-time professionals. Neat section for those that want to practice powerlifting. Gym makes great use of their space and above else the price is fair. Highly recommend and this is coming from someone who’s moved over 3 times in the past two years and has been to at least 7 different clubs recently. MidCity Gym rocks, 5 stars.

ERIC DAM

I'm a member there

Mark Hosgood

Great gym really convenient location if you're on holiday near Times Square

Carlos Ramirez

Great place a home away from home

Joe Charles

Great old school gym, really enjoyed my visit. Lot’s of famous bodybuilders etc have trained there which is cool. Couldn’t give it 5 stars as I feel $25 for a day pass is a bit steep.

Robert Rock

TRAINING ENVIRONMENT IS JUST ADEQUATE NOT GREAT BUT NOT TERRIBLY EITHER. MY LOW RATING IS BECAUSE OF MID CITY'S GYMS TOTALLY UNSCRUPULOUS BUSINESS PRACTICES. FIRST OFF NEVER SIGN A CONTRACT WITH THEM. THEY WILL SCREW YOU SHOULD YOU HAVE A REASON TO TERMINATE THE CONTRACT EARLY. I SIGNED A YEAR LONG CONTRACT WITH THEM. HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR I SUFFERED A SERIOUS BACK INJURY AT MY JOB. I WASN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO TRAIN FOR A VERY LONG TIME. MID CITY'S CONTRACT STATES THAT A CONTRACT CAN BE TERMINATED IF A PERSON CAN MEDICALLY DOCUMENT THAT THEY HAVE A SERIOUS LONG TERM INJURY. MY PHYSICIAN WROTE A MEDICAL NOTE IN EXACTING DETAIL THAT SHOWED I HAD A LONG TERM MEDICAL DISABILITY. THIS NOTE EASILY SATISFIED MID CITY'S REQUIREMENTS FOR TERMINATING A CONTRACT. THIS LETTER WAS SENT TO MID CITY THREE SEPARATE TIMES BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE LETTER. I CALL AND THEY STATE THAT THEY NEVER RECEIVED IT. I REFUSE TO PAY THEM ANOTHER CENT. THEIR SCUMBAG FINICIAL COMPANY ABC FINICIAL CALLS ME ALMOST EVERY DAY TRYING TO COLLECT. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT MID CITY GYM KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT THEIR DOING AND WILL DO ANYTHING TO COLLECT MONEY. NEVER GIVE THIS SCUMBAG GYM YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY. IT'S GUARANTEED THEY WILL SCREW YOU

Nivant Sheth

Awesome Gym for hard-core bodybuilders. They have all the equipments to pump up your body. You will feel Arnold around.Prices are very good too.

William Miller

Great atmosphere. Great workout

Poppy Seed

Great atmosphere. Would be even more amazing if they had a jacuzzi. Lots of super dedicated people here, including members.

Eric Olszewski

Given that this gym had such a good reputation on here, I came here expecting there to be more equipment for the big three lifts (bench, deadlift, and squat). The gym has what you need, but the quality of the equipment is not that great... If you are an everyday Joe looking for an easy trip in gym, this is the place for you. If you do olympic or powerlifting, this is not for you.

Sebastian Eriksson

Awesome but quite crowded...

Michael Apfel

Love this gym. Not too crowded considering the location even during peak hours. Good late openings.

Atreyus NYC

One of the best priced gym in Manhattan. Normally not overcrowded and usually a pleasant atmosphere. Have all the machines and space you need and very convenient located if you live in the midtown area

Louis Ortega

Small but good enough for your workouts!

Ollie Tyndale

Great Gym

Carlo Enmanuel

For ppl that takes fitness seriously

Dmitry Salnikov

The best place in NYC

Albert Rosa

Awesome gym!

Jesse Shelton

professional trainers. I learnt many things here

Lex Hernandez

A variety of equipment and they have it all spaced out. Friendly staff I couldn't ask for more.

Andre Campos

Michelle front desk is very professional. I look forward to joining soon

John Stover

I pop in every time I am on business in NYC. Love MCG!

Matthew Khng

Longstanding gym in the middle of Manhattan. Good range of equipment, though perhaps the lifting area could do with a bit more space.

Igor Pokryshevskiy

Best gym I've ever went to. Has everything I would ever need in a gym. If you like lifting heavy and hate planet fitness, this is 100% for you

Nicolas Dupont

The gym itself isn't bad, but to my dismay, I found that the cancellation process was dishonest and convoluted. The gym can't cancel your membership and sends you to a robot hotline, and then tell you that your account is "past due" of a significant balance that you must pay in order to cancel... Very dishonest. I recommend staying away.

ADITYA GOEL

Can’t get any better for the price they offer. All sort of machines, weights, benches, crossfit area. Amazing gym at an amazing location.

Nick Peroni

The gym looked good, although I didn't work out. The tanning booth was just awful. They're all stand ups, which I wouldn't mind if the bulbs were halfway decent. I went in with my fairest skin of the year for the full 10 minutes, and came out with zero result. Normally I'm guaranteed a burn/tan that first time, but not even a tint of color from my maximum time spent in Booth #2. And for that, you get 2 stars.

Alexander Schade

I was a member here for about two years. It's reasonably priced but not particularly clean and the equipment (such as the tread mills and leg extension) is in a general state of disrepair. It gets really crowded after work, which is obviously the case at most gyms in this city, but there aren't many overwhelming positives. If you're in the area then it could be a good value option in terms of gyms. I definitely wouldn't be crossing neighborhoods to get to Mid City though. Definitely negotiate your rate if you do sign up, they basically just make up numbers so don't agree to the first one.

Kurt Guo

If you want to lift heavy weights and get Thick. Solid. Tight. This is the place for you. I can crush watermelons between my pecs now