Anytime Fitness — Attraction in Sonoma

I would like to start this review by saying that I’ve been a patron at this gym for quite some time. This gym has two showers but only one is usable, for some reason they have chosen to not open the second shower in well over a year. The gym is clean but limited on equipment. They hardly ever get new equipment if any at all, what you see is what you’ll get for the years to come which is strange because each member is charged a yearly fee on top of their monthly fees for “equipment maintenance and upgrades”. There are no mirrors in front of the power racks to help with your form and safety when performing lifts. The music played at the gym is very repetitive and does not fit the ambience. The gym is small so equipment and space is taken up fast. The air flow/ circulation is poor causing the windows to constantly fog up. This has caused offensive odors to linger the gym longer. During the winter when it rains the gym has several leaks leaving puddles of water on the floor. To my knowledge it is the most affordable gym in Sonoma at the moment. Thank you for taking the time and reading this review I hope the owners take some of this into...

Convenient location and modern cardio equipment with screens, but didn’t find things that I have seen at other AFs….

…no enclosed room to select fitness programs via touchscreen or to stretch quietly; no dedicated tricep or bicep machines; limited free weights (only found 1 set of 10, 12, and 15 lbs and all were in use); no lower back press machine; no calf machine; no mini lockers to put keys or another item for the day, just open cubby holes; cardio machines have time limits, which I haven’t seen at any AF, so it must get super busy, and it was pretty busy when I went.

I can see this gym as a good option only during off hours. But seeing how it’s a small town with limited gym options, maybe there are never off hours.

I have been to 4 AFs in Phoenix, AZ and 2 in Sonoma County. I have to say that the one at 32nd St. in Phoenix was the best and will therefore ruin you for...

I highly recommend this gym to anyone. I visited several gyms when picking one out, and Laura and Paul at Anytime Fitness in Sonoma stood head and shoulders over everyone else on how they worked with my needs signing up, and they have been great ever since. They have a wide variety of equipment, and I was able to find a workout that helped me prepare for rowing the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon twice within 7 months. I rocked both trips! Thank you Laura and Paul!

December 2023 update: After returning to this gym after a COVID hiatus, and another Grand Canyon trip coming up in April 2024, they treated me so well, and even though I had been gone for more than a year, they even remembered me. Again, highly...