Life Time — Local services in Bloomfield Township

I recently visited a Life Time in Coral Cables while on vacation had an incredible experience. As a result of the amazing experience at the Coral Gables location, I decided to make visiting Life Time a monthly occasion for me until I commit to a membership. I visited the Life Time location in Bloomfield, Michigan on Saturday, July 8th for a day of massages and relaxation. A friend purchased massages for us both to enjoy. As I waited on the friend, I inquired on the timing of the massages as I was under the impression massages were 30 mins. As an fyi, timing wasn’t an issue and didnt mind that the friend’s massage went over time. I only inquired on the timing as I planned to participate in another activity and didn’t want to miss the masseuse (Cassie) if I ventured off to do another activity.

Cassie was absolutely wonderful by the way. The receptionist at the front desk of the spa (I did not get her name however she has two tone hair that appears to be gray and purple) started to speak to me in slang when answering my question. She stated that my friend booked two sessions and “that’s all she can tell me” and “that’s all she knows” while throwing up hand gestures.

As I tried to explain to her that there is 2 of us and both sessions are 1 of each, she just kept going back and forth with me while speaking in slang and odd hand gestures. I obviously took the way she spoke to me as her having a preconceived notion about me. The woman was aggressive and she refused to speak to me in proper English, yet I observed her behavior before and after the encounter and she miraculously became professional again towards other clients. I feel that her mannerisms towards me were hostile, insulting and felt she was mocking me as I am a woman of color. Cassie (masseuse) took me back after the encounter and I confided in her. She helped me relax and was the best part of this entire ordeal.

Also, judging from other reviews here, mistreatment due to ethnicity seems to be the norm at this location. I will do everything I can to get the word out about this location and the receptionist I had the displeasure of interacting with. I only wished I would have recorded the incident. Her actions towards me were not only unprovoked, but aggressive, evil...

Top club!!! I enjoy the club so much, I go there every day when I am not traveling and I spend at least 2 to 3 hours there on each of my visits. The yoga program is amazing. There are 45 classes a week, so if you could not make it in the morning, you could take the afternoon or evening classes. The yoga studio is great. It's exclusively used for yoga classes only. It has high ceiling, nice hardwood floor, yoga mats & yoga blocks, etc. And the yoga teachers are the best!!! Nice indoor swimming pool. You would feel relaxed as soon as you walk into the pool area; the adequate space surrounding the pool, the water in the pool is very clean, the white towels are folded neatly and placed on the chairs and the shelves. In addition, the steam room, hot tub & sauna are all so good for relaxing your muscles after the workout. The locker rooms are always clean and neat. It makes you feel comfy and homy. And all the staff are so friendly, they are always so happy to see you, anywhere at the club. They make you feel you are very much wanted :) I can't comment on the workout machines and other classes (lots of them), because I don't do them, but I heard good comments from other club members. I just can not say enough good things about this club!!! It's classy, it's warm and nice and it's like my second home. I would highly recommend this club to anyone who wants to have fun and a healthy...

I am making this review mostly specific to this LT in particular.

tl;dr: I think they do a decent job for the most part, but given the ranking/tier of this LT — it has some major concerns, particularly on a value basis with lacking amenities relative to other clubs given the cost of enrolling as a member in 2023.

Value

This gym, for the given price point, is quite overpriced

There is absolutely no reason why a gym at this price point shouldn't be open until at least midnight every single day.

They oftentimes kick people out of the sauna, steam room, and pool area BEFORE closing time

LT makes more than enough money to afford an additional few hours of operating costs per day; it's literally pennies on the dollars for what you are charging per member (especially at this tier) and given the price increases in the past few years.

This LT in particular, despite its tier and pricing, lacks so many amenities including: No basketball court No rockwall No community sauna or hot tub

Atmosphere

FAR better than Commerce location, but this also comes with almost twice the cost and lacking amenities (mentioned above) Very clean and well-kept area. Saunas and steam rooms are frequently cleaned

I cannot recommend LT to anyone living in an area that does not restore FULL pre-COVID operating hours, and unfortunately, that pretty much includes nearly all...