Mike Arteaga's Highland — Local services in Town of Lloyd

I did not have a good experience at this gym, and I don't recommend it to anyone. I signed up for a membership in order to bring my son, a nine-year-old swimmer, to swim laps. I consulted with the front desk before signing up, to make sure that he could swim laps in one of the lap lanes, and I was assured this was fine as long as he passed the swim test. They suggested making a reservation for the lane under my name and having him use it, which is exactly what I did.

After four or five sessions with no issue, I brought him again today. But this time, we were told that kids under 14 could not swim in the lap lane. When we asked the front desk about this, they said that kids could only swim in the lap lane if it happened to be unused at the time (which obviously makes no sense -- I could always just make a reservation and then cancel it when I show up, in which case it will "happen to" be unused).

I cancelled my membership and will look for a gym where the policies make sense and the employees know what they are and how to...

I tried it out for a month and decided against getting a membership for now. I made a switch from another local gym for not having enough equipment. This gym had the abductor machine I really need in my repertoire but it was out of order about two weeks in. Waited for it to get repaired but just sat there with a sign on it for the remaining two weeks of my month.

The hours are also really tough. I can only work out early morning and later evening, and this place has such limited hours making it impossible to get in if I can’t make it in the morning. Opens late at 8am on weekends and closes early.

Also no gender neutral restroom at all, which doesn’t work well for me. Only men and women locker rooms.

I may reconsider if the hours extend but for now it’s not worth it to pay for such...

I've maintained a membership with a gym for decades and this is my spot since before the COVID times. They are affordable, friendly, and have plenty of space and modern facilities. I mainly use the Cardio Cinema and treadmills/ellipticals/Nautilus equipment, and occasionally the rowing machine. The pool is solid, with lap lanes, a reserved lane for people without reservations, and a cold plunge and a hot tub too.

Big shouts out to the staff, both at the Highland and the Poughkeepsie branch. They have always been helpful and respectful, and it's nice to see the same faces over the last several years even through the pandemic.

Sidebar: they were super cool about pausing/unpausing my membership dues when I was out of town for months, no hassle like in the old days and old...