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Equinox does a great job of making you feel like you're entering clandestine spaces. At their Columbus Circle location, you sneak past the juice press to an elevator that takes you underground to its eye-shaped facility, which includes a pool, a sauna and steam room, and a private training space that requires an iris scan for those who pay for Tier X training. The locker rooms were moderately clean, but there was a puddle problem outside the steam room both times I visited, where I almost slipped.

Like many Manhattan locations, there was somewhat of a crowding issue, particularly in the pool. When I swam, there was a verbal dispute about lane preference, which isn't necessarily uncommon at shared pools, but still detracted from the ambiance. Still, it can be hard to come by a pool in Manhattan, so I wasn't complaining.

Anderson Cooper reportedly frequents this location, as it shares a building with the CNN studios. He told The Hollywood Reporter that he frequently needs to tell other customers to stop taking pictures of him doing pilates. Thank you equinox for allowing us to continue our 4am club. Equinox East 61st has all the amenities of a sports club but is available for All Access members. Despite looking like a community center from the '80s, including carpet covered seating pyramids, the location is giant, clean, and full of almost everything Equinox has to offer — including a pool, sauna, steam room, a rock climbing wall, basketball courts, boxing studio, pilates studio, yoga studio, squash courts, and more.

There's even a hair salon on the first floor. The locker rooms have an old-school feel and include an attendant who assigns you a locker and hands you a key. The showers have slightly older fixtures and features and seemed to have modulation pressure issues, but all in all the expansiveness and cleanliness was impressive.

The group class I took there in the middle of the day on a weekday felt like a fitness class out of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", full of Upper East Side housewives and grandmas. It probably had something to do with the time of day I went, but it added to the charming vibe. The East 63rd Street location was under construction when I visited, so its basement pool was completely dug up and just a concrete hole, but despite that, the rest of the gym felt spacious and clean.

The top floor was where most of the equipment was, and large windows let a lot of light in. The architecture, along with the recently updated locker rooms, created a luxurious feeling, but the clientele, a mix of young and old, didn't come off as pretentious. In , tenants of the building who live above the gym sued Equinox, according to The New York Post , claiming that the noise from weights dropping and group fitness classes has impacted their daily lives and broke New York City's noise code.

The issue was eventually resolved outside of court. Equinox East 74th has five floors, three of which are underground. The levels fit a smart design that segments different classes on different floors, which is great for parents who want to leave their kids at daycare on one floor, and fit in a yoga class without being bothered by the group fitness class in the basement.

The design was striking considering other Equinox locations, some of which have heavy noise pollution that can do a lot to ruin a zen moment. The locker rooms were truly unique to other Equinox locations, with a boxy, nearly all-glass steam room which seemed pretty cool but toilets and showers were housed in the same section, which created an obvious smell problem.

One long mirror created a sort of group vanity situation, which was a better option than most Equinox locker rooms that have a handful of vanity stations at the end of each row of locker room, which usually end up not being enough.

This was the third Equinox built in New York City, and according to customers, it's starting to show its age. Like some other Equinox locations , this East 85th Street still forces people to bring their own lock or borrow one at the front desk, which is a main complaint of the gym's Yelp page. The locker rooms also featured older fixtures, which were clean and in working order, but the difference was still noticeable.

Besides the locks, the locker rooms were nice when I visited, and laid out for space — but each time I visited the gym was nearly empty anyways. The equipment was in good condition and the staff was friendly.

One floor trainer helped me move and rerack weights after my sets. My only complaint besides the locks was that you have to walk up stairs to get to the actual gym. East 92nd Street was another hidden gem, far removed from most other Equinox locations. Housed in a luxury tower built by its parent company, Related Companies, this Equinox spans multiple floors.

On the ground level is the hotel-like lobby, which includes a lounge space and bar where you can charge your phone or laptop like I did after hiking all over Manhattan. Up an elevator, are the gym, locker rooms, yoga studio, daycare center, and even more lounge space that truly does feel luxurious.

The natural light, and new and clean interior was super impressive, and I was surprised that this gem was hidden away at the northern tip of Manhattan I usually stick to downtown and Brooklyn.

The locker rooms were average size, but the steam room was notably large. There weren't special or outrageous luxuries, but after I completely forgot which locker I had put my stuff in I blame brain fog from visiting 15 Equinoxes that day , the attendant patiently unlocked literally every locker in the locker room for me until we found my stuff.

Hard to beat great service like that. The interior of the West 76th Street Equinox looks like the inside of an orchestra hall when you walk in. Artfully shaped and warped wooden walls jut into a large lounge space, with a glass, cubic cycling studio overlooking it. Go either way and you'll run into the sunny weight floor, stretching area, and group fitness studio, or the locker rooms or yoga studio.

The locker rooms were huge and had their own lounge space inside. The floors were a bit wet, and only moderately clean. There appeared to be an accumulation of rusty water by the steam room. Downstairs was a full and impressive spa, where they offered massages and highly technical facial treatments. This was probably one of the best spa locations Equinox had to offer. The West 92nd Street location was the second Equinox , built in , following the Flatiron location.

The open streets of the Upper West Side give it a sunny vibe, and it's non-Juice-Press juice bar makes it feel like one of a kind. For a normal-tier Equinox the location was nice. Not many people were there and it had separate rooms for boxing, barre, pilates, yoga, and group fitness. Most locations I've seen at least combine their barre and group fitness rooms into one.

The upper floor had a lot of light, and the locker room came off as standard issue — except for the fact that it had old lockers that required a padlock and didn't have a digital scale. In November , a gas line in the building exploded and blew out the front windows, but there were no reported injuries and everyone was evacuated.

When I visited a few months later I saw no signs of the incident. But there are three in both Westchester and Long Island. The yellow walls, and unserviced cable machines, along with a much older and weirder clientele who were few and far between , gave it the feeling of a hotel gym. Making matters worse, despite my best efforts, the steam room didn't appear to be working and smelled like a foot. When I asked the front desk person about it, he said you have to spray the thermostat.

The locker rooms were fine, but average aesthetically. You had to bring your own lock, but at least the front desk offered me one without me having to ask. When I returned a month later, I realized the early morning light of 6 a. The staff was friendly and roamed around handing out towels, there was a daycare, and the steam room worked, but felt weak, probably because it was too big and cavernous to feel the small amount of steam that was being emitted.

Built in and reportedly frequented by superstar Shawn Mendes, Equinox Dumbo feels like an updated version of Equinox's Tribeca location. Like Tribeca, all of Dumbo's equipment and facilities are laid out on a wide single floor, but unlike Tribeca, Dumbo features a fresh wood and metal interior design with huge, beautiful locker rooms.

On my first visit, the location was hard to fault — it was beautiful, sparkling clean, and basically empty. My second time around was not so good. An overzealous toilet paper user had seemingly ripped off more than he could use, and there were scraps of toilet paper all over the bathroom floor.

Clearly, this problem was at least partly with the member, but it represents an issue that I encountered pretty frequently at Equinox: once a gym reaches a certain number of members, it's hard to control for people who choose to make a mess.

This seems to pose a particular issue for Equinox, which seems to attract a user base that feels entitled to leave messes for other people to clean up. Equinox has been slow to expand into Brooklyn, perhaps because its brand clashes with much of Brooklyn's counter-cultural, or at least closer-to-working-class, sensibility.

But as the borough rapidly gentrifies, the company has invested in a few locations in the borough. Perhaps most sensibly of these has been its Williamsburg location, targeting the young "creatives" who have elected to live in the neighborhood because of its hipster reputation and proximity to Manhattan.

Despite rumors I've heard, there isn't a direct passageway between the two, according to employees. The gym itself is squeezed into the recent development that houses it, and has the shape of a skinny sliver of cake.

Patrons are forced to check in on the ground floor, walk up to the second floor, and then walk across the entire gym, so they can go down another flight of stairs to the locker rooms. The layout isn't ideal, but isn't awfully burdensome because of the gym's small size. Where the size does become an issue, however, is crowding. During peak hours, the number of people crammed into the small space feels ridiculous.

The photo above shows a yoga class waiting to be let into the studio, but because of the gym's small size, the crowd was forced to wait in the hallway leading to the locker rooms, making for an awkward walk for people who are just trying to put their gym clothes on.

It appears as if Equinox is at least aware of the problem, as I saw a salesperson divert a customer away from the hallway before the bottleneck cleared. The spacious locker rooms are able to accommodate everyone, but the steam room is one of the smallest I've seen at any Equinox. I've seen people having to stand multiple times. The yoga and group studios were spacious, but the yoga studio's placement right outside the locker rooms and directly under the group fitness rooms makes for a somewhat distracting experience.

The real standout of the gym is its tiered spin studio, which makes for a cinematic cycling experience. The Destination membership is a tier below E, but still gives you access to Equinoxes special locations and Sports Clubs, which have unique features and amenities.

Equinox's Sports Club New York , found a few blocks from Columbus Circle on the Upper West Side, is one of Equinox's most impressive locations, even though it falls a tier below the brand's top offerings. The sheer size of the Sports Club, which used to be owned by Reebok before Equinox acquired it in , is impressive. Its six floors house a yard indoor pool, an entire level for saunas, steam rooms, jacuzzis, and showers lockers are on another floor , a rock-climbing wall, basketball courts, a cafe, and outdoor running track, a functional fitness room, a boxing space, a cycling studio, yoga studio, a group fitness studio, and more.

The effect is only amplified by the fact that fewer people presumably can afford the membership, which creates more space than the average Equinox gym. The cleanliness, space, and pure number of amenities at the Sports Club make you feel like you want to stay longer. This is seemingly the overarching idea of Equinox's luxury brand, but the concept is actually realized at the Sports Club. Each time I've been, I've found myself wandering around and enjoying the space. That's a hard feat for a New York City gym.

Equinox bought its Printing House location in and reportedly remodeled the one-time home to lower Manhattan's squash scene into a gym-lounge space that includes a rooftop pool and a "zen suite. Unlike the Sports Club, however, Printing House's selling points rest squarely on two features — the outdoor pool and the views. Besides a functional fitness floor and the cycling studio, which are on the ground floor, most of Printing House's amenities are on the 9th and 10th floors of the building.

Only one elevator will get you there, and it can take awhile for it to come fetch you. Once you get to the floors with the actual equipment, the selling point is clear. The views of the water and the city are great for a gym. The equipment itself is pretty limited. There are tons of cardio machines, but only a medium-sized collection of cable-machines and free weights on the top floors.

The outdoor pool, which includes lounge and sun-bathing space, is probably the other main selling point in the summer, but it's only open 3 months out of the year, and definitely isn't big enough to swim laps in.

It's hard to justify paying an inflated gym price for a feature you can only use one-fourth of the year. Despite Printing House leaning into Equinox's reputation of prioritizing luxury, the locker rooms what's typically Equinox's focus when creating a luxurious experience , were surprisingly out of date.

While the locker room was nearly empty when I first visited on a weekday morning in the winter , I was surprised that the lockers were the older version I'd seen in many other Equinox locations — requiring a combination lock instead of having built-in locks. The scale was also an old analog one rather than the fancy digital scales I saw at a majority of locations. The locker room wasn't incredibly dirty, but there were still scraps of paper and towels lying on the ground, which was surprising for a gym that charges a higher rate for admission than most.

As a standalone gym, Printing House doesn't justify paying a higher price than any other Equinox. If you really want an outdoor pool to relax in, one membership adviser told me that it was common for members to upgrade their membership to include Printing House during the summer and then downgrade during the winter.

Printing House is reportedly no stranger to celebrity sightings, with Claire Danes and Will Arnett being spotted there. One Yelp reviewer wrote that they heard Lady Gaga could be found there from time to time. Like a handful of other locations, Equinox Printing House has been sued by tenants of the building it occupies. The New York Post cites court papers referring to group fitness classes, "the particular song is easily identifiable, and I can even follow along with the lyrics.

With the construction of Equinox's new hotel in the Hudson Yards complex, the company also built a premium new gym in a bespoke space. Unlike the Sports Club and Printing House, which were developed as Equinox gyms in the wake of gyms that had previously occupied those spaces, Hudson Yards was designed and built as an Equinox from the ground up. The results are an experience that is best represents and is truest to Equinox's expanding brand.

Equinox Hudson Yards has incredible views of the Hudson River from nearly every space in the gym, and the spaces themselves are all beautifully designed and contemporary-feeling.

There is an indoor and outdoor pool, and the indoor pool has a reflective ceiling that allows swimmers to observe their stroke as they swim. The gym also has specially designed Woodway treadmills that were specifically designed for the gym's hit Precision Run treadmill classes, along with large open spaces for yoga, pilates, and other studio classes.

Equinox Hudson Yards is the first Equinox location to serve alcohol. On the second floor of the gym, next to the outdoor pool, Equinox has opened a cafe that will serve you drinks and food poolside, or at a table.

The move represents a willingness to lean further into the company's larger lifestyle brand, and further away from one of complete fitness. The food and drinks were good, albeit expensive, but healthy substitutions like brown for white rice weren't available when I visited according to the bartender that was in the works. Despite this, the added amenities made it feel like one could truly spend their entire day in Equinox.

On top of the spaces for fitness, relaxation, and dining, the gym also featured a large lobby, that seemed made for comfortable working. Equinox memberships are based on access to different levels of gyms. With the membership, you have access to every Equinox gym around the world, including the E clubs and spaces. The idea is that E members have access to Equinox's highest level of luxury, along with their highest level of training — Tier X which members have to pay extra for, of course , which the company claims is a comprehensive and unparalleled wellness and training program.

Tier X is the real selling point, but an E membership comes with a heightened level of luxury according to the company. E Madison, located near Central Park on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, is essentially a concept location created to test the waters of whether or not the ultra-rich will pay for extreme luxury in a gym setting, along with fees for personal training.

Appropriately, the level of luxury at E Madison is pretty much unparalleled for New York consumer gyms. There's a large lounge with trendy furniture and art on the walls from Equinox's rotating art collection.