Golds Gym - McAllen (TX)

5 /5 Angel Lui: Favorite gym Ive been too so far personal trainers and front desk members very nice and helpful on how to use machines properly and very nice on the way out in coming in.

3 /5 Nadia Carreon: It’s a gym. The pros: It’s got everything you need. Free weights and a variety of machines to suit anyone’s training needs. Additional perks are swimming pool, sauna (in women’s and men’s dressing room), lockers in dressing rooms, racquetball courts, and areas are separated by preference (legs, CrossFit, general lifting, a well equipped women’s area, and cardio in addition to the classrooms). The crowd is an even mix of ages, fitness journeys, not too many influencers recording, and even in the most crowded times you can get a good workout in. And, above all, if there’s ever a machine that breaks, it’s quickly fixed. Overall, it’s a fun gym to be a part of. The cons: I will preface this by stating that I may be extra critical because I worked at a gym when I was younger and I am a grown-ass adult that can clean up after myself and have standards. That said, the gym is a mess! Many members don’t rack up their weights or clean after themselves. This results in you having to remove weights for others and/or clean someone’s greasy head spot from a bench before using it. Maintenance walks around vacuuming but the kids working the front desk don’t do walk throughs to re-rack weights and keep a nice and organized gym. They don’t enforce gym rules, so you’ll find yourself walking around fetching what you need because it’s likely misplaced. There hasn’t been any deep cleaning of the gym or the machines, probably ever. The vents and machines are full of dust, hair, skin cells, and the cardio machines have drip marks from everyone’s sweat. It’s like a pandemic never happened and we forgot that our body excretions are gross. The women’s area, although well equipped, is absolutely busted! The drywall needs replacing, roof leaks, and nothing is ever in its place. It would be nice to workout in a clean and well organized environment for the price we pay. Hence the “it’s a gym” statement. I give it a 3/5 because I do enjoy coming here but wish they would step it up and get it together for sanitation and organization. I’m posting the bad pictures and you’ll just need to trust me that it’s a fun environment. Out of respect, I’m not posting pics of the gym with people working out - you’ll need to get a tour of the gym if you’re interested in seeing that.

1 /5 Emely Ramirez: The gym itself is rundown, but despite that, I continued going and was a loyal member, always paying my membership on time. However, I ran into a situation with my contract, and the gym just gave me the runaround. They clearly don’t care about loyal customers and won’t help when issues arise. My situation was handled unfairly, entirely due to the staff’s misinformation—not from any negligence on my end and they still showed no concern. The management is poor, the staff is unhelpful and uninformed, and they completely lack professionalism. It was a very disappointing experience.

5 /5 Ruben Martinez: The basketball court is awesome! I love to come in and get a couple shots up before my workout and there’s always good pick up games in the morning. Really good cardio ⛹️

1 /5 Andres Boop: So apparently my gym can see into the future. They decided to close early today because of Thanksgiving… even though Thanksgiving is tomorrow. Make it make sense. If you’re going to cut hours, at least line it up with the actual holiday — or maybe just post a notice so members don’t drive all the way there for nothing. Super inconvenient and honestly pretty unprofessional. Do better.