Barry's East 86th — Local services in New York

Poor Cancellation policy with regards to infectious disease. Booked a class via Classpass on Friday, Sunday morning woke up with sore throat, fatigue, chills. Walked over to either cancel my appointment or just check in and not take the class. Was informed that this was not possible. Once you check you "you have to take the class" or contact Classpass to change. Seems like Barrys Bootcamp would rather a person with an infectious viral disease spread it to all the other people working out in a tiny red room, rather then make it convenient to rebook or reschedule. They will of course blame Classpass, but it comes off more as buck passing, they in the end should be responsible for their own infectious...

I have been to three different locations of Barry’s. This location is the worst! The coach was super fun and nice. The problem is the front desk, she was super rude to me and my friends. When we first walked in, she gave us an unwelcoming feeling, then took our name. When she sees “Americans” walked in, her face was different. I can somehow sense she is a racist and not welcoming Asian people here! So no, thanks! I won't come back to this...

I purchased a 3-class pass to see if this was something I would like. I'm pretty used to boot camp-style classes. And by far Barry’s was such a great experience. I got an awesome workout in each class and the staff seemed really engaged. However the only pain point is the pricing per class, it's expensive if you're taking classes a few times a week. But if it's in your budget it's a great time. I will...