Seattle Athletic Club

Yuq M 5 months ago

Ask about every detail before signing the contract, this gym management really reminded me of dealing with car salespeople. The class instructors were nice, but the management was disappointing. When you freeze your membership, they still charge a fixed fee, which makes little sense to me. On my last check-in day, I found out my membership had apparently ended a day earlier than expected, and the membership manager responded with an attitude. Also, the Tai Chi classes kept getting canceled, which was frustrating.

Allan Deutsch 5 months ago

I’m overall happy with the amenities - plenty of gym equipment, love the sauna, hot tub, and steam room. Locker rooms are well stocked with lotion and shower products, and the pool is nice. They also have a great variety of classes and cardio equipment. Pricing is reasonable for what is available and the club is rarely too busy. The only amenity that could really improve the facility is a cold plunge. The locker rooms floor is CARPETED though which is absolutely disgusting and I can’t believe they still haven’t gotten rid of it. 🤮🤮🤮

Ray Carnes 5 months ago

SAC-DT is a first-rate, full service athletic club. I’m especially pleased with the program of personal trainers. Lisa Chaki has an extensive background in training clients to support a wide variety of athletic goals. She is very interactive during the training and no two sessions are the same, so it’s easy to stay engaged. If you’re working to get to the next level, or just to maintain fitness, Lisa can definitely help… and you’ll have fun in the process.

David Epstein 6 months ago

I have been a member of the SAC for over 20 years, and have been one of the many club 'regulars' the entire time. The workout equipment is first-rate - perhaps that is to be expected at a downtown gym in a major city - but what differentiates the club from others is the staff. From the front desk (Meech!) to the facilities team to the trainers - especially Fitness Director Emily Ring! - to the accounting folks (Kelli!), the club fosters a feeling of community focused on wellness, fitness, and fun.

Leon Zhang a year ago

Weirdly exploitative experience tarnishing otherwise great gym. I pay the rather steep $155/month membership just to play basketball here because they're the only indoor basketball court in the downtown area. They just announced renovations to their indoor basketball court for 2-3 months from now through October. Here's where it gets weird. You'd think that since we can't use the court anymore because they initiated renovations on a court that was totally fine, they could put a free pause on our memberships for the period. But no, in the fine print of the contract, "The Club will not reduce or suspend dues during the time when the facilities are not available." So my options are to 1) Be billed $50 per month to freeze my membership (1/3rd of the regular monthly fee) to NOT use the gym, or 2) Give 30 days notice of cancellation, pay another $155 for the 30 days, and then pay $250+ to rejoin when the court is done with renovations. Even if it's in the fine print, this doesn't feel right on principle. It's not a couple day repair. It's bleeding your members for months while you do a voluntary renovations. I actually really liked this gym, the front desk is always very helpful and w