Bishoy's Gym — Attraction in Los Angeles

Its hard to say anything that hasn't already been said about Bishoy's Gym... So I'll tell my story and why I joined:

I view finding a gym the same way you would when you're trying to find a new barber or hairstylist... you know when you find a good one, you're going to stick with it and be with them for sometime so you better vet them well.

I'm a 42 year old dad, with a "dad bod", of course like many men I worked out plenty in my teens and 20s, then life and poor workout habits and injuries and fatherhood got in the way. I took years off and am now ready to get back into some good lifting but with the wisdom of my years and not the reckless abandon of being young and thinking my body is invincible, LOL.

I just moved to LA and was looking for a gym, of course checked out the standards like LA Fitness and 24 Hour Fitness and was disgusted by their sales tactics and generally un-knowledgable staff members. Yes, those places were closer to me and more convenient, but I just couldn't bring myself to make a long term commitment to them because of their business model. Was driving past Bishoy's on Pico and thought, "hmm, maybe that place has potential"

I called and made an appt with Bishoy to check the place out and wow, what a treasure. Yes, its small, but if you want a good solid place to work out with CLEAN, and TOP OF THE LINE equipment... this is your place. Not only that, but to reiterate what others have said, Bishoy is a great guy who takes care of his members and takes pride in his gym.

I'm really, really happy that I found a great place to workout and at the same time I get to support a business who is really doing it right.

Kudos to Bishoy and doing business right in this...

Edit: please see the owners vile response to this review, clearly demonstrating my point. Learn how to respond professionally to negative reviews. There are literally how-tos all over the Internet on this subject; you are being overly reactive and exceptionally lazy, and it again shows why I'll never be going to your business.

Original: I haven't even gone to this gym physically but two big issues stand out as I went to their website. I've been around the block for a while and I know very well that when businesses don't list their terms or prices clearly (ESPECIALLY gyms), it usually means that they charge whatever they think they can get away with and discriminate heavily with their clientele. The lack of any real information tells me they're probably already one of these. Then I got into the rest of the reviews trying to get a better picture and saw the owner openly accusing a reviewer of being a liar several times. Whether that's true or not doesn't matter, the owner should know that potential clientele like myself see that unprofessional behavior and run away screaming. There are far better ways to handle bad publicity and flaming people openly is not one. I'm not investing my time or money into someone who acts that way, and owner, I hope you take this message to heart instead of reacting like a teenager on fortnight again. If one person got turned off and decided to write a message about it you can guarantee that many other potential clients have gone through the same experience and just haven't told you about...

I visited the website and scheduled one of their session, and received confirmation email. However when I went there, no one was there, nor the owner neither the personnel. When I called, the owner just kept telling me that they don’t have these services anymore more, while I was standing outside the door🤕. They just don’t bother to remove that part from their website and people’s time is worthless to them. I insist to go in to see the gym hoping that I might register in those session, inside is sooooo small with bad smell. Only 2 people were working out and no one else was there. I was told not to use facilities for 1000 times and I should be a member so if in future there will be a free spot in their session, they will let me know, how future? No one knows. How much I should pay for membership? 59 $ per month plus 199$ which they talk fast so I guess no one can understand correctly and if a spot gets opened, I should pay 300$ each week. Don’t waste your time on exploring this gym, they are not responsible and respectful for people’s time. I’m wondering if they don’t provide free trials, then why its in their website??? Just to waste people’s...