Anytime Fitness - Berkeley (CA)

4 /5 Ken B: I joined and started personal training one year ago mostly because of the convenient location, and Ive been very happy as a gym newbie and a senior, which it seems to attract. Staff is pleasant and supportive, equipment is clean and usually available, and the number and assortment of equipment choices more than meets my modest needs. Facilities are modest - 12 small cubbies with their own locks, other open cubbies; one shower (I havent tried), no towels. Meter parking closest, free 1 1/2 blocks away. I would give 4.5 stars if I could.

5 /5 Harald Leventhal: Great staff, great trainers, great equipment, great location and reasonable rates for what they offer. They made me feel welcome after too long a hiatus due to the pandemic and my complicated health history. This is also a place that is comfortable for older patrons such as myself during the day. Cant say enough about them and so glad they weathered the pandemic and even upgraded some of their equipment.

5 /5 N W: These guys do the best they can with what they have and they have a decent set of gear. I’ve had a great experience being a part timer here, and I think it’s a very clean, very sane environment to be in. That’s saying a lot because the Bay Area is neither of those! But as for the gym, good location, very safe area to come to at night, great bathrooms and a shower that I never have tried but my friend said it was fine! I personally recommend going in the night or evening hours for many reasons, one of them being the gym is way less busy, the trainers are not working with clients and taking up machines and space, and you can take your time with your workout. The only thing I will say is that this gym is not for everyone. For the more intense minded people it maybe a bit anemic but for the average habitual gym goer, then this is absolutely all you will ever need. The only real big let downs are there are no actual amenities of any kind - but it’s not a health spa after all. Finally the staff I have interacted with have mostly been wonderful

5 /5 Rachel Sommerville: Coaching staff are fantastic. I wish I had made use of the gyms coaching sessions years ago. I am in much better physical and mental shape after only 8 months of one on one coaching sessions. Very grateful to this gym and its great staff.

2 /5 Navin Kumar: There’s a lot of opportunity to improve this gym. For starters, the place is not very clean. A lot of the equipment and floors could use a good power washing. They have four squat racks, but only enough plates to accommodate one. Lighting was poor, further challenged by the dark walls and floors. Layout of the gym is a little wonky as well with half the gym in what feels like one retail space and then the stretching and group fitness area in another. Compared to the many other AF gyms I’ve been to, this one was the roughest.