World Gym Fayetteville — Attraction in Fayetteville

DO NOT TRUST THIS SCAM OF A GYM. IT IS PART OF THEIR BUSINESS MODEL TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SERVICE MEMBERS. I wish I could leave zero stars. When I got orders to PCS, per their policy, I dropped off a hard copy of my orders to cancel my membership. Of course they refused to give any sort of electronic receipt of this and made me drop them off in person, when they assured me it would cancel my account. 2 years and 2 duty stations later, I now have a collection charge on my account from the shadiest collection agency, grossly impacting my credit. I have filed a dispute but in the mean time it has been affecting my credit. After learning from my investigative team that this actually is part of World Gym’s business model, and employees are actually told not to request orders via email so there’s no paper trail, I will be pursuing legal action against them. It’s disgusting how they actually plan to make fraudulent money off of traveling and busy service members. Disgusting and they deserve a special place in hell. You will be hearing from my lawyer but I will continue to shout from everywhere to everyone not to trust this place with a single cent of your money. You should be ashamed and grossly embarrassed in yourselves. I’ve spoken to countless other service members with the exact same experience. Please, future customers, save yourselves and go to one of the other gyms in Fayetteville who still have...

So...Despite the rating, I really do recommend this place, mostly because it's a pretty good value and never crowded; I just have have some (lots of) peeves.

Staff. This is the easy part. Staff is great for the most part and the kids club hours are convenient.

Amenities. Here's where it gets dicey. There's plenty of equipment (probably too much) and never crowded. However, the majority of the equipment is dated and a lot of the amenities just don't work.

Actually, half of the cardio machines don't work because there's an ELECTRICAL ISSUE.

Simple things like the showers are never cleaned, paper towel dispensers don't work, sauna doesn't get hot, water fountain isn't fully functional, faucets really should be sensor operated, etc. and there was no toilet paper in the stalls for at least 2 days by my count.

There's a semi annual maintenance fee charged, I'm just not sure what that fee is going to. They closed down for "upgrades," pulled up the carpets, called that an upgrade, then posted a condescending note around the gym about how if you don't think removing the carpets is an upgrade, you're an idiot.

Turns out there is no early termination fee to cancel but you have to buy out the remainder of a 2 year contract unless you move or have a doctor's note stating that you cannot work out....

Well I've only been working out here for a couple months, but I love it. It has a lot of qualities that I love in a gym. I will lay out all the details and let you decide for yourself: This place has a grungey and raw atmosphere, which I love. I cant stand fru-fru gyms. This place has literally everything you need to workout, unless you do crossfit. I think they are planning on upgrading to appeal to the functional fitness crowd, but right now, not so much. They have leg stuff grouped together with 3 squat racks, 3-4 leg press, 2 deadlift platforms, and a smith machine. The upper body area is packed full of incline, decline and regular bench. I have never had to wait on a bench. They only have two cable sets, and they arent adjustable. It's either all the way up, or all the way down. There there are a plethora of machines to suit your needs, there is a body pump barre-style room for all your calisthenics, as well as a room dedicated to MMA(couple of heavy bags, speed bag). Also, they offer tanning and a spot for kids to play while you lift. This is my favorite off-post gym, and I've looked around. They seem to always be improving, and they're right smack in the middle of town. 4 stars because of how awesome they are, but NOT 5 stars because a 5 star gym would have...