Columbia Athletic Clubs

Fantastic experience: I love: 1) never having to fight for equipment 2) a group exercise room that's available anytime a class isn't in session 3) cool temperatures that keep sweat to a minimum 4) that once the front desk staff know you well, you don't have to show them your card 5) towel service and water available in multiple places 6) Julie, the Pilates and spin instructor 7) a steam room that smells like eucalyptus and a remodeled sauna 8) that the people who go here are genuinely friendly and will give you advice or tips if you ask! 9) Sheridan and Nick at the front desk--they're the best

Positive experience: Nice community athletic club with adequate equipment and space. Not difficult to get a workout in during peak times either. Small basketball court (still two hoops) and many other rooms/courts to complete workouts if more space is needed. A little pricey, especially for an individual membership...

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Fantastic experience: I love this gym! It's always clean, never too crowded, and the staff is friendly and very helpful.

Positive experience: A nice gym in general - clean, always has availability, the staffs are nice. But the swim lessons are clearly not organized very well. We booked some sessions but due to that we got covid and we missed several sessions (for missed sessions, we always communicated in advance), we got canceled the entire left sessions without any notifications - the other day we arrived at gym for class, our instructor told us she was else booked at this time, so we just ended up wasting our time and feeling embarrassed. Since they already developed a mobile app for scheduling swim pool lanes, I really suggest to move class schedule also to it, or at least to some website. Today it is completely managed by email, which is inefficient and error-prone in communication.

Fantastic experience: Great club. Great management and employees

Fantastic experience: Update: The management got back to us timely on the issue described below. We did get the price that we were promised initially. Would take half a star off for that, if was possible. As per gym itself, it is the best option for those who enjoy swimming. The pool is quite large. The gym is clean. There is a number of membership options. Overall it is great for water loving couples and families. I bought a flex pass, but I might upgrade after a while, because flex pass pretty much means that you have access to no classes, unless you are available during the day on weekday. Original Post: Membership services leave much to be desired. My husband and I walked in and were told that as Amazon employees we had discounted initiation fee on the flex time membership. We did the trial came back to sign up, turns out the Amazon discount only works for regular membership and were asked to pay $50 more than initially promised.

Fantastic experience: I have been a constant (Pool use) member since July 2020. CAC has really ensured during COVID masking, daily cleaning, as well as having knowledgeable friendly pool staff for any needs. I have lost a considerable amount of weight in a slow safe manner. This is a positive environment and I am excited to begin my personal training journey with CAC as well to lose my last stubborn pounds! Thank you CAC!

Fantastic experience: I love the gym the people there are very nice and helpful

Fantastic experience: The best facility and equipment in town, and the friendly staff really set them apart. I appreciate the work they've put in to support my fitness goals!

Fantastic experience: Very clean, great spaces, well maintained equipment and great customer service.

Fantastic experience: Great people that do their best to keep members safe and healthy..

Fantastic experience: Best gym ever! I almost went with la fitness but after being treated so horrificly by two very aggressive people at la fitness who spent an HOUR trying to aggress me into signing with them when I was there on there free trial just to check the place out, they were trying to force me to pay and join before even allowing me to set foot in the gym and make me feel horrible trapped and cornered- right as I was about to still go with them thinking they were the only local pool option, I found this place. It has TWO POOLS and TWO hot tubs! And I’m sad to see a couple comments of people having issues with sales employees here and even more disturbed one said there considering la fitness over that, those people are beyond aggressive and manipulative in a very inappropriate manner vs the people at this gym, and the other just gave me a bad vibe and the comments show there’s been violent issues over there and staff didn’t even care. If your looking for a safer friendlier environment with better stuff and a luxury hot tub, sauna and steam room and even cheap hydro massages ($5 a session atm!) come here instead. Im disabled and the pools the only way I can exercise with less pain, this is a much better option and worth the little price increase even though I’m very low income. Im glad I went with this gym instead of feeling aggressors unsafe and unwelcome at la Fitness. The pool was crowded and its got huge glass walls with people parking out front of it, so everyone can see into the pool area outside which made me more uncomfortable. They didn’t even care I was disabled and having trouble figuring out there gym looking for where to go to get into the pool room from the locker room and a towel and were extremely rude after they realized I needed to check there gym out before dropping almost $300 in bs fees! This gym I joined for only $90 at the time.. La fitness just ignored me afterwards and didn’t give me a tour or anything, this gym a nice lady working there took about 15-20min showing me around and there’s a slow but working lift there for disabled people that she rode with me and showed me around everywhere. She wasn’t aggressive with trying to sign me up either and not manipulative or hostile like la fitness and unlike them didn’t use a second employee to try to duel aggress me into signing over trying to use there own 4 day free trial to legitimately check there gym out. Long story short I highly recommend this gym over la fitness if you want to have a nicer experience and feel like your welcome and not trash if your even hesitant to sign the millisecond you walk in.

Fantastic experience: Excellent gym!

Fantastic experience: My 2 kids learned a lot from here. It was well worth it.

Positive experience: I've been a member at CAC for a few years now, attending 3-5 times per week. Really a terrific find for the location and price. Lots of regulars who, for the most part, keep to themselves. Spread of ages and gender in attendence run the full gamut, which is refreshing, and I rarely have to wait to use anything at any time of the day. Staff is, for the most part, friendly and encouraging. Really feels like a part of the neighborhood and I'm glad to be a part of the community there. I don't use the pool so can't speak to that. I'd easily rate five stars if they'd invest a bit more in their equipment. Sure, everything gets the job done, but fitness equipment has really evolved and I don't feel CAC has kept up, and it's not infrequent that I find a piece of equipment worn out to an extent that it affects my workout.

Fantastic experience: This place has a great staff! There's a trainer for all your needs and they are very knowledgeable. I took advantage of a Group on offer a few months ago and hooked.

Fantastic experience: Nice facility. Acceptable price. Friendly staff.

Fantastic experience: Great club. Clean. Kind and helpful employees I’m disabled and I receive only the help I wish to have when I’m there. I’m allowed my dignity. Handicap assessable. Great place to work out.

Fantastic experience: our family has been members here for over 5 years, and all of our time at this accommodating albeit small gym has been good

Fantastic experience: I joined the Columbia Athletic Club in Kirkland in 1998. I had been running daily for a number of years prior to that but decided I needed a more balanced fitness program. The facility is very well managed, clean and all the equipment is high quality and up-to-date. The management and staff is friendly and very professional. The trainers and instructors are all first class. Available fitness activities include extensive weight training, cardio equipment, a new impact-training studio, group exercises and gravity & cycle studios. There is an aquatic center with a lap pool, family pool and hot tub. It also has a basketball gym, squash courts, a dry sauna and steam room. There is variety of personal and small group training. Youth activities include camps, sports classes, fitness training and a Kids Club. I did not join for any social reasons but over the years have made many friends. I highly recommend the Columbia Club. A five star facility deserves a five star rating *****

Positive experience: All equipment no wait friendly staff

Fantastic experience: Fantastic experience with the salt water pools here! Blessed to be able to bring my cousin here for water therapy. They have a lift making it accessible for him, his physical therapist, and family members to get him into the water. They keep the pool at 96 degrees or warmer so it's great for anyone dealing with aches and pains. As a prior member, after his injury, he was happy to come back and see the staff again. We'll be back soon and would definitely recommend the facilities to others.

Fantastic experience: Great environment and great stuff!