Beacon Hill Athletic Clubs

Fantastic experience: The Beacon Hill location really hits the sweet spot for gyms in downtown Boston. First it’s wicked clean, which is critical for a great gym. There is also something for everyone here, engaged and knowledgeable trainers, friendly front desk folks, powerlifting equipment, body weight equipment and a cardio section. They recently overhauled all the equipment and changed the layout and it’s very well set up. The gym is usually busy but not crowded, people are not lining up for machines and you can usually work in. The sauna and locker rooms are clean and well equipped. All in all this is the perfect gym if you want more than the bare bones of a Planet Fitness or Boston Sports Club and you do not want the boutique vibe of Equinox.

Fantastic experience: This place has everything you need. Staff is great. Mike is awesome. Equipment is high end. Location is prime.

Fantastic experience: Super clean & very friendly staff!! Love it here.

Fantastic experience: Great gym, well located with friendly staff

Positive experience: It's a semi medium sized gym. The gym is pretty clean and has little to least crowd. The day pass costs $25 which felt a little overpriced for the size of the gym.

Fantastic experience: I am always able to find what I need at Beacon Hill! Even at peak hours, I can find a machine or rack. The people up front are super friendly and accommodating/helpful as well

Fantastic experience: Great gym, good equipment, friendly staff

Fantastic experience: Awesome gym and staff! All new equipment!

Fantastic experience: Tried a day pass ($25) for a workout while traveling. Has most major equipments for a good workout. Three squat racks, a deadlift platform, SSB, Hexbar. For a local franchise, city gym, outstanding. Very clean, well maintained, and welcoming staff. Best part-nearly empty on early Sunday AM

Fantastic experience: Great gym - lots of equipment, which has all been replaced and is dated 2021 or later, and lots of space. The sauna and locker rooms are well maintained and the staff are all friendly. The gym is not too crowded.

Positive experience: A nice small-ish gym with everything you need for a visiting workout. There’s also a mixed gender sauna.

Fantastic experience: Very nice gym with great range of equipment. It is always clean and the equipment is high quality. Front desk / employees are nice and helpful. Pretty affordable monthly rate as well, definitely worth the money and then some. Happy customer.

Fantastic experience: Amazing gym! Have been a member for many years. It's a clean space with a great sauna. Staff are very friendly and I love their eco-initiatives

Fantastic experience: Great Gym! Employees very friendly. Everything is new and spaced out nice. Great selection of weights and a deadlift platform. Stair-masters and realistic exercise bikes. Oh and a dry sauna.

Negative experience: Why is this place so dirty?

Fantastic experience: Love this gym! The staff are always very kind and friendly, along with the space having an overall welcoming atmosphere. The place just received a renovation and is now nicer than ever with new equipment and even flooring. There is a surprising amount of equipment for the area being so small but you rarely feel crowded (unless if you go during peak hours after work). Overall, great place and people!

Fantastic experience: New update is very nice! Always had friendly staff, great location, and tons of light. New update fixed the only issues I had by replacing worn out equipment, leveling the floor under the free weights, and adjusting the distribution of equipment (used to be not enough weight racks and far more cardio equipment than was being used). Note that most of the pictures on Google are pre-update. If you are anchoring on specific equipment, it may have been replaced.

Negative experience: I went to this gym for a little over a year. The space is generally fine but the employees are very unhelpful. They will kick you out before closing and yell at you if you try to say you're almost done. They will get after you if you set down weights with anything less than a feather touch even if you're there in the morning, hours before the business downstairs opens. The manager loves to walk around swinging a bat and almost hitting people. Eventually I got fed up and quit... but I just checked my credit card statement and realized they've still been charging me! Absolute incompetence. Do not waste your time here.

Fantastic experience: [This is for Zone5, not other BHAC locations] The small size of the gym took some getting used to, but I find the 'community' there to be more congenial and tight-knit than any other gym I've frequented. The training staff are approachable and happy to offer free advice on lifting form, cardio, etc. The patrons are generally great too, no ego or pretense. Cost is competitive for the area.

Fantastic experience: Fabulous gym with wonderfully friendly staff. Perfect for the rower looking for a no-nonsense place to work out.

Positive experience: I liked their circuit class; the circuits targeted muscle groups and the heart rate monitor allows you to see your heart rate and colories burned during the entire work-out. Their facilities were clean and include a full locker room with sauna and showers. My biggest suggestion would be better air circulation in the group class studio rooms.

Fantastic experience: Great gym with wonderfully friendly staff starting from their management Mike Farima, Personal trainers are awesome Ryan Wilke, Linda Auger, always there if you have any questions, guiding you. Perfect for cardio and weight-lifting.

Fantastic experience: very friendly service

Fantastic experience: GREAT GYM! Super friendly staff who always greet you when you enter and answer any questions you have. Neighborhood gym feel with nice weights area and a back area for stretching, boxing, and much more. Best Gym in the area by far..

Fantastic experience: Positive: Communication , Professionalism , Quality Love this place. Super friendly staff. No nonsense clean gym. A++++

Fantastic experience: Great gym with all the equipment one needs to execute a well-rounded exercise routine. Reasonable price. Great environment in which kindness is encouraged. Very little meat heads and toxic energy. Employees at the front desk are friendly and the trainers help build an inviting environment. Biggest con/lack of professionalism are the bathrooms and lockers. They have been rather dirty which obviously shouldn’t be the case.

Negative experience: The young man working at the 3 Hancock, Boston, MA 02114 Beacon Hill Athletic Club assured me he will be at the location until 4 PM even if the schedule said up to 12 PM. I asked several times if he was sure. I showed up at 3:05 PM and the location was closed. Obviously no one picked up the phone and no one tried to contact me to let me know they close earlier. I hope I can at least get my luggage tomorrow before I have to leave Boston. I really hope the employe was just incompetent and not a thieve. Update: I picked up my suitcase. The manager said that he saw my review online. Instead of offering to make things better by some discount or apologizing he barred me from using the locker to change and refused to keep the suitcase for one more day for the usual fee. Way to go! You’re in the wrong but still the one who’s mad and unprofessional. Well, good luck to future customers. Now you know.

Fantastic experience: Friendly and welcoming environment.

Fantastic experience: This gym is great! Extremely clean with a wide selection of cardio machines and strength equipment. Fellow members are respectful and careful about sanitizing equipment, while the front desk staff is really friendly and helpful. I’m quite happy to have this place in Beacon Hill!

Fantastic experience: Love this place. Super friendly staff. No nonsense clean gym. A++++

Fantastic experience: A nice gym in a great location. Not the biggest, but It has a good amount of equipment - just wish the stair master was more up to date. Staff are very friendly and everything is kept clean.

Fantastic experience: The staff is amazing always friendly and very helpful and I love being greeted when I go in the gym is very clean and organized and follow all the rules for covid-19

Fantastic experience: Best in town the classes are great staff is amazing.

Fantastic experience: The gym is clean and spacious. It is very organized and well managed. The employees are all super helpful and go the extr mile very day to make my work out fantastic.

Fantastic experience: Zone 5 is great. The team is incredibly friendly, welcoming, and down to earth. People know your name, and the gym has a community feel. The facility itself is clean and well-equipped - it has everything you need, and none of the gimmicky stuff you don't. People here are respectful, and you won't hear people banging weights noisily or feel creeped on by fellow gym-goers. My experience with personal training has been top-notch - Mike is a seasoned professional who takes a holistic, no-nonsense approach to fitness while being fun and encouraging.

Fantastic experience: I love visiting Zone5! The gym has a wide-variety of cardio-equipment and free weights, ranging from rowing machines and treadmills to kettlebells and TRX ropes. The group classes offered are also great, I definitely recommend trying one out if they fit into your schedule. The workouts are HIIT circuits so it really is what you make of it. You can take it easy one day, but go hard the next – they’ve been a great addition to my workout routine. Each day focuses on a different muscle group, so there are plenty of options and good for any fitness level. The gym offers not only top-tier equipment and facilities, but also a fantastic little community among the members, trainers, and staff. Everyone is super friendly and easy-going; you’re always greeted with friendly faces and can form great relationships with everyone!

Fantastic experience: Love this gym so much!!! Zone5’s HIIT strength & cardio classes are the reason I got back into working out. They’re so fun & challenging + all the trainers are incredibly friendly and helpful! Love them all! I seriously can’t recommend this gym enough. I’ve had a bunch of friends try out a class and they loved it too - Highly recommend!!!

Fantastic experience: Great gym, never too crowded and awesome equipment for all types of workouts! (Lifting, cardio, HIIT, TRX)

Fantastic experience: Great gym. Affordable prices, with an option for month to month payments (30 day cancellation). No sign up / initiation fee. Friendly staff.

Fantastic experience: Better than Barry's Bootcamp. I've tried a number of studios through ClassPass and Zone5 is the best for small group high impact classes. Emily and Mike put together thorough and effective workouts that take us to the next level of fitness. Friendly and welcoming environment.

Fantastic experience: Very motivating, yet not pushy environment. Helped me accomplish goals I didn’t realize possible.

Fantastic experience: In just a sentence, exercising at Zone5 is an awesome, fun, and extremely rewarding experience! The staff is very kind and welcoming, setting up a great mood for the challenging HIIT classes ;) Since day one of my membership, I have been greatly enjoying each and every one of the HIIT classes. Mike and the rest of the instructors are super friendly and pleasant to talk to, yet extremely passionate, highly experienced, and committed in making sure that you are getting top-notch training. And the great thing is that the classes run in a weekly cycle focusing on all body areas, from core to lower and upper body, so that they provide a unique, wholistic, and well-structured approach to fitness!! Last but not least, Zone5 provides great facilities and a variety of gym equipment for any fitness level and type!

Fantastic experience: My husband and I have been doing workouts with Mike Farina since early 2018 and are very happy with Zone 5. Mike is a great coach. He pushes us to do our best and is super friendly. We look forward to every workout and are happy with the results. Thank you Mike and Zone 5!

Fantastic experience: Simply put, Zone5 is a great gym. The space is small but mighty, with a little bit over everything in terms of equipment - lots of cardio machines, a couple of racks in the free weight area, and a nice space for doing kettlebell, TRX work and more. I love the HIIT classes - they are definitely challenging and no workout is ever the same so it's doesn't get boring or routine. The team at the gym makes the effort to learn your name and have been nothing but welcoming from day one. It's nice to come to a gym where you are greeted by name and see familiar faces from week to week. Highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: If you live in the Beacon Hill area, Zone 5 is the way to go. The space is nice and there's a good selection of well-maintained equipment. The people who work there are helpful and genuinely friendly! (No pushy sales tactics or hidden fees like some gyms.)

Fantastic experience: Simply put, Zone5 is a great gym. The space is small but mighty, with a little bit over everything in terms of equipment - lots of cardio machines, a couple of racks in the free weight area, and a nice space for doing kettlebell, TRX work and more. I love the HIIT classes - they are definitely challenging and no workout is ever the same so it's doesn't get boring or routine. The team at the gym makes the effort to learn your name and have been nothing but welcoming from day one. It's nice to come to a gym where you are greeted by name and see familiar faces from week to week. Highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: I have been going to ZONE5 since I moved to Boston in 2015. The classes are always exciting and challenging, and the mix of individual and team workouts make workouts accessible for people of all fitness levels. Mike is friendly and responsive, and he really cares about the health and well being of his clients. The other instructors at the gym exude this same sense of care! I moved out of Beacon Hill a few years ago, yet I still make time to come back to the gym whenever I can. This is a testament to the culture and effectiveness of the gym. I cannot recommend ZONE5 highly enough!

Fantastic experience: Great HIIT classes and awesome trainers!

Fantastic experience: I have been going to ZONE5 since I moved to Boston in 2015. The classes are always exciting and challenging, and the mix of individual and team workouts make workouts accessible for people of all fitness levels. Mike is friendly and responsive, and he really cares about the health and well being of his clients. The other instructors at the gym exude this same sense of care! I moved out of Beacon Hill a few years ago, yet I still make time to come back to the gym whenever I can. This is a testament to the culture and effectiveness of the gym. I cannot recommend ZONE5 highly enough!

Fantastic experience: I discovered Zone5 shortly after I moved to Boston, and fell in love with it immediately! The work outs are a challenging mix of strength and cardio, with each class being unique/different. The trainers are professional, give the right amount of guidance, but still make the classes fun. What sets Zone5 apart from its competitors is the community, there is a group of members who come regularly and have created an awesome but non-pretentious culture, and the value, $109/month for access to the facility and unlimited classes is amazing!

Fantastic experience: Great GYM! Great classes. Clean and friendly staff.

Fantastic experience: The classes here are excellent. The staff is knowledgeable and always ready to help you.

Fantastic experience: I told myself I would try out a number of gyms before committing when I moved to Boston 3 months ago, but visited Zone5 first and never went anywhere else! I am in the middle of a strenuous training program and was worried it would be foiled when I moved away from Phx. But this gym has the equipment I need to push myself and additional locations for my convenience to reach my goals. The vibe and people there are motivational and friendly, and I look forward to going to the gym daily!

Fantastic experience: Because I get to see my boyfriend called Daivd

Negative experience: Was a member at the North Station location for a couple of years, and encountered unpleasantness and frustration at every turn. The staff refused to honor the coupons they gave me upon signing, and the complaint e-mails to their headquarters I sent were never answered. The staff were unhelpful and unfriendly, in general--displaying a surly attitude, especially the Manager of the location. I was never made to feel welcome, and everything was a battle. Finally, I gave notice and quit, and they started dunning me for half a month's fee. Fitcorp, at One Beacon was a far better organization, with helpful and friendly staff.

Positive experience: Very limited weight lifting equipment. Dumbell selection is complete but there is only one multi machine and if your working your triceps you are going to be disappointed.

Negative experience: I used to go here on a daily basis, and returned briefly to check it out after a few years. It's an okay facility - quite small comparatively, but really the only place around that's affordable. It's still pricey, staff is sometimes a bit snobby, and the place isn't the cleanest. However, the location is prime, and it has all the basics - cardio machines, weights, etc.