Luxe Fitness Bristol City Centre

The pros: Ok, for the money (£24 a month), this place is incredible value. The location is great if you work centrally, the equipment is all new, the place is clean and the dark/purple vibe is nice.... the music 8/10 times seems to be some deep house or trance, which I think is perfect for working out. The crowd: This is pretty good too. No big egos. If you go too late in the day you do get several gaggles of students that bunch up around one piece of equipment and most chat and look at their phones, which sucks the vibe out, but you get there everywhere and it isn't that prominent here. The cons: (or at least, caveats) No mirrors. Apparently it's too make people feel less threatened (by themselves??) That feels like a cop out, I'd guess it's cheaper than insurance, but there are zero mirrors on the gym floor... not one... not only are they a useful tool for checking your form, but you'll never been as big as when you're at the gym, and not being able to see it live feels like I'm being robbed of an opportunity to see myself at my biggest... sad times. Dumbbells only go to 35kg, and plates for the benches are limited, which is a real restriction and explains why you won't find big lifters here. The equipment is quite jammed in downstairs, so it's a bit of a pain stepping over things and people to move around when it's busy. Upstairs as much more space. They sell shakes, but there no information available on the macros... I asked and they couldn't tell me how many grams of protein.. or even how many total calories ... what maniac is training hard and then drinking a mystery shake that could be 1000 calories? Not this one. The soap in the washroom sinks is out 7/10 times. Reception often ignore you, the customer service could be better, I think it's a training thing. Overall, easy worth the money.

The pros: Ok, for the money (£24 a month), this place is incredible value. The location is great if you work centrally, the equipment is all new, the place is clean and the dark/purple vibe is nice.... the music 8/10 times seems to be some deep house or trance, which I think is perfect for working out. The crowd: This is pretty good too. No big egos. If you go too late in the day you do get several gaggles of students that bunch up around one piece of equipment and most chat and look at their phones, which sucks the vibe out, but you get there everywhere and it isn't that prominent here. The cons: (or at least, caveats) No mirrors. Apparently it's too make people feel less threatened (by themselves??) That feels like a cop out, I'd guess it's cheaper than insurance, but there are zero mirrors on the gym floor... not one... not only are they a useful tool for checking your form, but you'll never been as big as when you're at the gym, and not being able to see it live feels like I'm being robbed of an opportunity to see myself at my biggest... sad times. Dumbbells only go to 35kg, and plates for the benches are limited, which is a real restriction and explains why you won't find big lifters here. The equipment is quite jammed in downstairs, so it's a bit of a pain stepping over things and people to move around when it's busy. Upstairs as much more space. They sell shakes, but there no information available on the macros... I asked and they couldn't tell me how many grams of protein.. or even how many total calories ... what maniac is training hard and then drinking a mystery shake that could be 1000 calories? Not this one. The soap in the washroom sinks is out 7/10 times. Reception often ignore you, the customer service could be better, I think it's a training thing. Overall, easy worth the money.

The gym has 3 floors, have all the machines. The changing room and shower area is also nice but there is no place to put your shampoo etc inside the shower rooms. You have to bring your own padlocks.