Manhattan Plaza Health Club
New York, NY 10036-6323
Phone: (212) 563-7001
Ratings & Reviews Summary for Manhattan Plaza Health Club
What Users are Saying:
- Convenient hours
- Available machines
- Modern equipment
- Fair memberships
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User Reviews for Manhattan Plaza Health Club
06/04/2008 Posted by Belletink
I joined two years ago. I learned to swim there. Once people began to recognise me..they'd make comments about how I swam...There are many people that don't seem clean and older people with sagging skin that walk about un clothed. I got ill alot. The water is cold. Sometimes the whirl pool is a little slimy. In one class...I took a 2 lb weight. I look in shape but I'm not. The teacher...Raven...gave me a four lb weight and I was so sore the next day...The quiet room isn't always quiet. The whole place annoyed me...But there was no attitude.
Pros: convenient
Cons: not always clean/people not always clean/some trainers push too far
06/29/2006 Posted by nissaba
As a personal training virgin, I was hesitant to choose someone from a picture and short bio, and really didn't want some initmidating muscle-head who just checks himself out in the mirror the entire time (as I'm sure you've seen at other gyms). So I went, on recommendation, to Steven at MPHC for my free first session, and have been hooked ever since. He is knowledgable, fun, friendly and works you out very, very hard, the right way (not to mention cute). I've never been bored, and I've never felt better. Steven rocks!
Pros: clean, affordable, modern. Fantastic pool.
05/15/2004 Posted by danefilms
MPFH is like an island of sanity and peace in a world that doesn't know how to stop. This club is like no other in New York--pool, tennis, climbing room, 10-12 classes a day PLUS 6-8 in water aerobics; swim team; and stroke clinic INCLUDED in membership fee. I commute between France and the States and this Staff has been wonderful about helping me in so many ways with my membership needs. AND a beautiful health oriented Cafe (Cafe Vanilla) with floor to ceiling windows and Manhattan skyline views! I take my lap top and have the most peaceful writer's office in the city. I can't say enough about what a God-send this club is! Best Kept not-so-Secret in Manhattan. Thank you!
05/12/2003 Posted by noxy
we were greeted with a very unfriendly, rude greeting upon arriving to the club...not to mention the girl at the desk was having a social phone conversation for the entirety of our visit with the gym. we had to ask for a tour of the gym and definitely was not "sold" on the club. great value and convenient, but that's all.
Pros: convenience, value
Cons: unfriendly/rude staff, uncleanliness of club
12/05/2002 Posted by lookielookie
I love it!! At first I was scared about the enviroment, but then the staff warmed right up to me and made me feel at home. The place has expanded in all it's areas, including the pool, which is a tropical palace now. The staff was very helpful with any questions I had. I give the club two thumbs up and five stars!!!!! And make sure to hit the climbing gym to see how really hardcore you can be. And the fact that the climbing gym doesn't have a bathroom is the only thing lacking.
Pros: expanded gym, pool palace, climbing gym
05/24/2002 Posted by bungifable
The reception staff wear a shirt stating, "All fitness, no attitude" and I find this to be most accurate. Every time I am at the club, the entire staff is very amiable and helpful! I am not much of a swimmer but the pool (tropical island) is the best place in town to escape NYC. Even though the workout floor is small, the trainers have taught me creative exercises that I never even knew existed! I can't imagine ever joining another gym. I give it two thumbs up.
Pros: friendly atmosphere, helpful staff, close to home
Cons: small workout floor, not enough equipment
