Bethany Athletic Club

15670 NW Central Dr, Portland, OR 97229, USA

Address:	15670 NW Central Dr, Portland, OR 97229, USA
Phone:	+1 971-371-7600
Site:	bethanyathleticclub.com
Rating:	2.9
Working:	5AM–10PM 5AM–10PM 5AM–10PM 5AM–10PM 5AM–10PM 7AM–8PM 7AM–8PM

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A. Hsiao

I am a student at a nearby university but was home for the holidays. I signed up for a 7-day trial pass because my parents live in the Bethany area. Management was hesitant to give me a trial pass because I don’t live in the area and ultimately gave me a 3-day trial. This is understandable but off-putting. I was planning on getting a membership following graduation but will likely look elsewhere. My rating is based on the gym itself and not about the trial pass. Please continue reading: The machines are nice for elderly people but that’s about it. They have a lot of machines where you press a button to adjust resistance, this is good if you’re old and/or in rehab looking to do some light-weight training. Their selection of normal weight machines is OK, but the weight area is extremely small and always packed. People also don’t like to wipe down their machines after using them, yuck! There are only 2 bench presses, 1 squat rack, and 3 benches for dumbbell use. Waiting times can range from ‘nothing’ to ‘very long’. I’m glad I was only there on a free pass, I would be really angry if I was paying to be there. They have a LOT of treadmills and ellipticals though! The sidelines of the basketball court is riddled with training mannequins, obscure gym machines, tarps, gym mats, and other weird stuff that really shouldn’t be there for safety reasons. All of the basketballs are lopsided or extremely worn—some of the balls are fuzzy because somebody has stripped the outside layer off. In addition, most basketballs are deflated to the point where they barely bounce, management never checks. Court is dusty; you will have to wipe your shoes constantly to keep a good grip on the court. Along the edges of the backboard, the safety padding is coming apart, another safety concern. One of the lower children’s hoops is also missing, there’s just a backboard with 4 empty drill holes. The group fitness areas actually do not look good. The wood flooring is worn, the only beautiful part of it is the view you get when you look out of the windows- which overlooks the Bethany shopping center and a vacant plot of land. Near the center of the facility, the group fitness areas are really small, approximately 20x30. All in all, I would look somewhere else. The price of initiation and membership at this gym is too high for what they have to offer. Long wait times and a neglected facility warrant a 1-star rating. There are many great gyms in the area that offer great amenities at competitive prices like 24-hr gym or Edge.

JungJoo Lee

Do not recommend this club. I want to give them 0 star.. 1. I am a member since 2014. After owner was changed in 2016, they switched their equipment into very stupid machines requiring adding/removing weights manually. E.g. if you want 70lbs in the equipment, you need to hang 2x25lbs + 2x10lbs weights. If somebody used machine with 150lbs prior to you, you should remove them one by one, then hang weights you want one by one. No one like equipment.... 2. They do not fix their facilities well. Elevator has been out of order for last two weeks. Many of their shower hangers were broken without fixing for a long time. Shower gel labels were easily peeled off so that people cannot recognize which one is shampoo and body cleanser. 3. My kid is in swimming team. Coaches did not allow kids go to womens shower room after swimming class since they think kids can make noise in the shower room. They rudely forced 15 kids to shower only in two family shower rooms. Some of the shower hangers in the family shower rooms were still broken so parents should hold the shower hose for their children.. 4. Many good staffs were left since 2016. Good swimming coaches were left. Great class instructor was left. I know some of them left because of their personal reasons. But some of them left because of the trouble with management. The quality of classes were significantly getting worse.. 5. Courts were shut down since 2016. No more racquet ball.. After owner was changed, membership fee was suddenly increased about 40%. I expected the quality probably would be better than before, but it is actually much worse than before.

Luke Ding

I used to be a member. Left as work provides me a gym now. The facilities used to be really bad but honestly it is better now than it used to be. Before the showers didnt even have hot water. Now I would say it isnt terrible. The reason Im writing this review is because after having paid over five thousand dollars in membership over six years, i brought my dad in (who is still a member) to walk him in the gym. I wasnt going to do anything but to hold him up as he is disabled. Not use any facility, just hold a disabled man up as he is walking. After six years and countless referrals from the Chinese community they still demanded I pay the ten dollar day fee just to walk him, not even use the facility. Not a matter of the money but one of the principle of not feeling screwed. In summary, facilities arent terrible. Id say if you want a friendlier atmosphere and with better facilities, go to Sunset or somewhere else. Its a very transactional relationship at Bethany and they will screw you over the first opportunity they get. Maybe its business but I would heavily avoid. Its like trying to make friends with someone who will screw you over; not worth it.

Young Yim

I know I know.... We dont have many options in Bethany. Especially if you have a kid, you should go there. They look kind and somewhat clean. But, behind the kind face, as many people experienced, there are always a billing scam. Sure, never give your credit card number if you dont care a scam. But, still you will suffer a lot when you need to terminate your membership. In my case, they charged twice on my credit card after I told them I will quit. They will not easily refund your money. You have to call many times, but still will not work. You should visit and talk with the manager. But, still will not work in the first time. You should visit many times and argue a lot. After getting all refund after 3 months arguing :( , I changed my credit card number itself only for BAC. This is my story and also from all my neighborhood and friends. I know I know we dont have a choice. and they know it. know it very well. :( p.s. Google, is there any way to give them zero star?

Pompeii Italy

Well... Lets just say that this club sucks...Too many people in a small building!!! The staff there are ok, also they should really do better in making things fair, and they are a little racist as well. My sister worked there for about 4 years and she did was washing towels... no front desk duty. All I see were white people at the front. And the worst of all is the basketball court. OMG The big group of people who want to play a game would just kick us off the court WITHOUT TELLING US!!!!!! So they would start to play and they would yell at us "GET OFF THE COURT" or they would just push us off. We would tell the staff and they said they would deal with it. A month latter it still happening. I would rather spend my money at a different club. Unfortunately I dont really want to drive far to go to the gym. SO im stuck with this crappy gym....