Places Gym Sheffield

Fantastic experience: Wasn't at the gym. I was at hairdresser where my brilliantly hairdresser made me look human again.

Positive experience: It was a really nice gym but somehow they've decided to shut down due to "strategic focus on enabling communities to thrive, in partnership with our Local Authority clients.". How exactly are they enabling communities to thrive by closing the only gym in the area is beyond me. I will miss it.

Negative experience: I've been going to this gym for over 20 years and would describe its decline as a reflection of societal change. Staff care less than they used to and I have no idea who the manager is. Most people who frequent this place are pleasant enough though, and all gyms have grunters and weight chuckers. Try to avoid after 5pm as a new generation of wannabe steroid monkeys tend to populate the place.

Positive experience: Needs a hack squat machine

Positive experience: Great little gym. Many gym machines to choose from. Don't have to wait to use the machines. The gym is located next to natural vegetation giving a calm atmosphere. Cancelled my gym membership in 2022 because I completed a surveys of theirs and I wrote that during spin classes the music was louder than usual. After that survey the app stopped me from booking spin classes which was really frustrating. They could've just turned the sound system down a touch and it would've been fine. Really liked that gym it was just a shame that the app disagreed with my opinion ha ha!

Fantastic experience: Really enjoying the classes, Charlotte ( I think that's her name ) on reception is so friendly and helpful.

Fantastic experience: Luv it

Fantastic experience: nice big gym, amazing classes, staff friendly and very helpful xx just please do something with the showers so water doesn't stop running after 1min or so

Positive experience: A really great gym. Been going for 2 months now and can’t complain. Plenty of equipment to target everything, up stairs is the Cross fit and downstairs has weights, there is a separate room which is devoted to pure strength training and there is a room upstairs for spin classes. Also there is a ladies gym which is a smaller room with rowing machine, other weight training, running and bike machines. I would definitely recommend going

Positive experience: OK could better security a bit lapse any body can walk in and use the facilities staff not that interested in members.

Negative experience: I go to this gym because it is close to my home but I would go somewhere else if the location was as convenient. It badly needs a refurb. The locker doors in the men's changing room are often hanging off their hinges, half the showers don't work and the rest of the place looks generally tired. There's plenty of equipment which is a saving grace and the staff are friendly.

Fantastic experience: The staff is helpful and motivates you to be on track for your goals, the members of this gym will have your back ! If you need to beat your PR you will see encouragement from all.

Fantastic experience: Closing down on the 24/4/23 Plenty of equipment to target everything, up stairs is the Cross fit and downstairs has weights, there is a separate room which is devoted to pure strength training and there is a room upstairs for spin classes. Also there is a ladies gym which is a smaller room with rowing machine, other weight training, running and bike machines

Fantastic experience: Nice big gym, plenty of equipment and nice little ladies only gym

Fantastic experience: One of the best gyms I've ever been to

Fantastic experience: I like it , it is big and nice All the stuff very kind.

Positive experience: Like this gym for the ladies gym area. Not a regular due to distance but would definitely use if closer. Helpful staff, clean , and had the gym to ours selves . Been early morning and lunch time.

Negative experience: I have been a member at this gym for around 10 years .when it was first sam Jones and still a member. But iam disgusted in the way they have just put £6 extra on.not even a email or a letter this must be illegal i think a lot of members will be doing the sams . My wife is a member she's ni a contract for 12 months and here as not gone up .only been going for 8 months .but I have been going for 10 years mine goes up because my membership is flexible so there is no loyalty so I'm going to have to cancel with regret my membership

Positive experience: I go to the gym a few times a week, the staff are very friendly and always helpful, the only thing that lets it down is that it’s in need of a refurbishment, the showers and the decor, some of the equipment needs attention where the material has ripped.

Fantastic experience: Good place to gym

Fantastic experience: Has everything you need, not bad prices and friendly staff.

Fantastic experience: I really enjoy going to this gym! The staff are so friendly and helpful! I would recommend the zumba class!

Fantastic experience: Great place to train, friendly staff, nice mix of age and gender, great value for your money too with all classes in with your monthly fee, would definitely recommend.

Fantastic experience: Really great experience joining the gym at Drakehouse, all staff are very friendly and gave me a tour of the gym so I knew where everything is. Didn’t know there was a sauna so that’s an added bonus! Really great value for money and would recommend my friends joining

Fantastic experience: Good if you like the Gym

Positive experience: Could do with some more updated equipment. Some of the weight plates have the rubber coating missing which makes them not the true weight. Other than that it's OK.

Fantastic experience: My son really enjoys and is no massive

Fantastic experience: No frills gym with a good range of equipment and classes. All machines well maintained and clean. Excellent value.

Fantastic experience: Been going here for quite a while now (ever since when I was a younger lad and it was called Sam Jones) the people working there are very friendly (I always say hello when entering and goodbye when leaving , if they’re not busy) the changing rooms are very clean, the main gym area has lots of different equipment so you will never be bored. Places Gym Sheffield has helped me lose weight and stay in shape. Would recommend signing up.

Fantastic experience: I go to hairdressers at Places, great friendly welcome. Love Abbey. Fantastic hairdresser.

Fantastic experience: Great gym with good equipment

Fantastic experience: Feels good to be back new equipment more room to train cant beat it plus helpful staff

Fantastic experience: Places is very Covid conscious. Safest place to exercise. The booking app makes it so simple to ensure you get your required time slot.

Fantastic experience: Great gym

Fantastic experience: Friendly and welcoming gym suitable for all ages and abilities

Positive experience: Seeing as the gyms are closed and I wanted a refund, I requested this on the 10th Jan and still no money back. I have communicated with the manager many times at my gym, but she is unable to make much progress due to the payment side dragging there feet and having an absolutely useless process. Very annoyed with the absolute rubbish service of getting a refund. Finally agreed to get a month free as the finance side was just not providing a refund. The front end staff as good though.

Positive experience: Didnt go to the gym. I went to the hairdressers there

Negative experience: STRIKE 2 Places gym Sheffield have done it again . No more barbell bench press?!?!? They open up a smith machine and take out the only barbell bench. A gym is not a gym without the most versatile exercise the barbell bench press is. The smith machines are good for almost nothing and are for people who don’t know how to lift properly. The smith machine is terrible for the joints with it being a fixed, ridged unnatural movement pattern. First the session cancellation charge and then taking away the bench press! Places gym is not a place you want to go to right now people. Do not reward this despicable behaviour and suspend your membership immediately. If the previous manager Lee was still there this nonsense would not be happening. ——————————————————————— Getting charged £2.50 every time for cancelling gym sessions you can’t make it to on the booking system. You would think they would be pleased you opened up a spot for another person to book on the day but no places gym penalise you for doing the right thing . This is outright disrespecting members, I would suggest going to a gym that puts the members first and is there for the members not to penalise them and drive them away. I will finish to say that the gym sessions are a joke, they take over 10 minutes just to get everyone in, leaving you with 45-50 minutes for a supposedly hour session. You are better finding somewhere that doesn’t put pressure on you to rush your workout and kick you out at a set time.

Fantastic experience: very friendly staff throughout the gym and it even though everything that's going on it still feels like a safe environment! The ladies gym is also a bonus

Fantastic experience: My first visit since re-opening at weekend with Covid restrictions one hour slots and not all equipment open but so good to be back ! Oh yeah

Fantastic experience: Excellent Gym. I used to come here very regularly from 2015-2017. The gym keeps improving. The fitness classes are well taught and there a nice sauna for customers to use. And its all at an affordable price.

Fantastic experience: Brilliant facilities and friendly, helpful staff

Negative experience: Very unhappy, I called up to cancel my membership and asked how to cancel, I was advised that all I simply have to do was cancel my direct debit. I am now getting debt recovery letters from a third party on behalf of places saying I owe them, which I don’t.

Positive experience: Excellent

Fantastic experience: Good work out

Positive experience: Clean gym - friendly staff - busy and small car park but otherwise good! Only let down is the smell of KFC as you leave the building after a workout!! Not what I needed!

Positive experience: This gym is ok apart from the hygiene no hand sanitizers in the gym also in the changing room shower room there is a cleaning lady walking around the men's room not professional at all stood there while ur naked

Fantastic experience: Really friendly staff and a great facilities :)

Fantastic experience: Your greeted by very friendly staff on reception as you go in. The changing are good a very clean & tidy(This is really important to me). The gym it's self to me looks well thought out with plenty of equipment. The trainers are always on hand to give any advice and help if you need it. The facilities after are work out are adequate with a nice sauna, which is a well kept secrect so never over crowded. Plenty of showers. I think the gym is excellent, and have recommended to everyone I know. Join you won't regret it. I haven't. Jules

Fantastic experience: Great Gym with good facilities. Very reasonably priced

Positive experience: Clean & functional gym. Nothing fancy but serves its purpose. Some equipment could do with updating but for the price you pay all together not so bad. Classes are quite good though, I enjoy the body conditioning class.

Fantastic experience: Very happy and friendly staff and members with some great equipment and the new refurb upstairs is awesome!

Fantastic experience: Nice big space with plenty of equipment. New reception and new equipment upstairs are a great improvement.

Positive experience: Good gym, little too busy and renovations been going off but would still recommend. Good prices too

Negative experience: Upper level of gym closed 19th December until 14th January it would have been courteous for upper management to have informed the staff and members earlier than the 19th approximately 1 third of gym unaccesble will that be reflected in January's monthly fee

Fantastic experience: Excellent value for money, excellent location and excellent staff!! Plenty of machines to use in the gym and a wide variety of classes, there's something for everyone! So glad to see the back of those pods too

Fantastic experience: Easy parking, friendly staff Very good gym!

Positive experience: Great place with an array of equipment to suit almost everyone's needs from a gym.

Fantastic experience: Brilliant gym with loads of activities

Positive experience: I love this gym. There's lots of equipment, staff are friendly and approachable and it's excellent value for money. There are times, however, when there isn't a single member of staff in sight. I do think that from the point of view of health and safety, someone should always be posted upstairs or downstairs. The entrance doors are also somewhat temperamental and most of the benches downstairs have broken headrests. I would tend to agree with the gentleman who said that it was time for refurbishment.

Negative experience: A far cry from when it was Sam Jones. Beginning to look shabby. The finger identifier just never works so you can’t enter the place. Showers faulty with doors Brocken and some showers not working. Some equipment old and broke. Can be cold in gym sometimes. Sometimes it’s hard to locate a staff member. I don’t think it’s value for money anymore, there’s other around here now. Such a shame I used to love this gym but it’s going down the loo. It’s in need of a complete overhaul.

Fantastic experience: Just joined . Excellent value for money. Gym and sauna £21 a month. Bargain

Fantastic experience: Great gym. Great staff. They have all the latest equipment

Positive experience: Good quality equipment, classes and personal trainers available. 3stars just because staff is not that friendly and there is always mess in weights area, on top of that equipment parts missing.

Fantastic experience: Great gym with lots of equipment

Positive experience: Convenient

Fantastic experience: Great gym. Friendly staff and good value.

Fantastic experience: Just joined, first rate equipment, locker room & showers very good, great staff, excellent value.