Chico Sports Club - Chico, California

Karen S.

I have been a member here for 7 years. I enjoy the atmosphere here. My Husband has been a member here for over 30 years.
I loved seeing the improvements to the gym, however when they upgraded the flooring and chose not to do the women's Locker room I was a bit disappointed. I figured it would come next. That was a couple years ago. The carpet is really worn and looks dirty all the time.
The past few weeks I have come in and more and more equipment is out of order.
I truly hope that the increase in the membership fees will go to improve the Women’s locker room flooring and eventually showers& equipment.

Reid J.

I've gone here for a year. I believe that for what it is, it is enough. You rarely have to wait for the equipment, it's typically not crowded, and the people are friendly (staff included).

The harsh rating comes from the poor maintenance of the facility (to an almost a dangerous degree in some cases).

I've seen roaches in the locker rooms twice during the day, a few of the locking mechanism aren't completely secure, at least one of the mirrors are shattered, and the treadmills are ancient. In fact, some of the treadmills have skipping/slipping belts. Not to mention the fact that they make terrible noises.

Their rates will be going up this year to around $74/mo, last I heard. The increased rates are intended to be invested back into the gym, but I will not be sticking around to find out. To their credit, I do see things changing (new carpet and new cables for pulley systems), so there is hope for the future here.

Anthony Z.

I do not recommend this place to anyone for one reason. The manager/supervisor gives no care for your safety. If you're assaulted on their premises they won't assist you in calling the cops and they'll also give you an ultimatum. Don't make a police report and you (the victim) can also stay a member there, but make a police report and both parties are removed. I still made the police report. Their gym isn't that good. Bring a YMCA here and it will crush this business with quality equipment and professional staff. Everything is dated there. Except their really new "Cafe".
Edit Response: funny you told me you don't know me and have never seen me before when I told you I'm there everyday. So your response is a lie and I'm sure I'm not the one arrested so it seems I am innocent. And also you don't deny you lack of care for member safety. You just try and attack. 😂🤣 Pathetic.

JMB J.

Just joined after reading all of the reviews. I have to say I really like this gym! The front desk is so nice , and always welcoming. I love the towel service that no one else offers. I also want to mention that the other members seem to be very nice also, not like all the other gyms in town we have been to where the people are to good to be bothered with a smile . The people at this gym seem to be more like minded than I have experienced at other gyms.

Lee D.

Between the weird vibes from fellow gym members, the gross pool and the roaches in the locker room, I should have canceled my membership months ago. Unfortunately, the cancelation policy is not intuitive or flexible and I was never provided a copy of my contract explaining the details! It's wild that they have the audacity to charge just as much as some of the other (larger, cleaner) gyms in town.

Linda T.

I am a long time member of Chico Sports Club. I was very pleased with the staff today. I was on the Precor and I accidentally dropped my Apple ear bud and was not able to find it. I asked Ryan if he could help me find it, he immediately went into action and then Cassidy joined us. It was not easy and took awhile but they stayed with it until they found it. I was very happy I didn't have to replace the ear bud and thankful for the prompt and very pleasant assistance.

Megan B.

I enjoy lifting weights and I feel that the wait time isn't very bad for machines. They also have a good amount of yoga classes and the teachers are great. The gym is clean and they have been making a lot of updates since I've joined. My only request would be to have better hours at the childcare. There have been times where they are closing early or not open at all (during normal childcare hours).

Tao T.

Nice gym. Good atmosphere and not too busy. However bathrooms could be cleaner, some machines are outdated and they don’t allow use of the heavy bag area if not supervised. If I’m already paying to be a member, that area of the gym should be be allowed use even if there is no supervision. But the room is locked and not allowed use which is kind of stupid which is why this gym gets three stars. I’d wish they would address this and move the heavy bags somewhere else because it’s the best form of cardio I like to do.