Merritt Athletic Club
Baltimore, MD 21202-3619
Phone: (410) 332-0906
12/06/2006 Posted by tuffboynyc
First of all, I'm always highly suspicious of any review that says nothing but good things and is totally comprehensive in its description of what the business offers (i.e. sounds like an advertisement). I highly doubt any one member is going to know everything a gym has to offer off of the top of his or her head. That said, I took up an opportunity to try this gym out and was very disappointed by what it had to offer. Perhaps 10-15 years ago this place was top notch, but from what I can see nothing has been done to keep it that way since. While there is a large selection of equipment, much of it is very old, including many pieces of primary equipment (such as cable crossovers, bench press, squat racks, and smith machines). The equipment is all a mish-mash of different brands (cybex, hammer strength, "german made", reebok(????)), leaving for little functional consistency and reliable operation. Plus, they actually have a room with a full selection of Keiser (air resistance-based) weight lifting equipment - something that was mostly long gone by the late 90's. The decor (color scheme, fixtures, lighting, etc) is horrendous. Again, probably stylish a long time ago but nothing short of irritating now. The one thing going for the place is that it has a lot of extras like an indoor pool, racquetball, indoor track, etc but if they are in anywhere near the same condition as the freeweight equipment then forget it, definitely not worth $90/month.
Pros: lots of amenities
Cons: dismal atmosphere, old equipment, way too $$
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