Virgin Active Italia Reviews 1,028

TrustScore 4 out of 5

3.8

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The best spa & the most amazing gym in Salerno with excellent customer service from all the staff, especially Stefano, Gigi & Cristina & all the great staff at the reception. The trainers are also h... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

da anni e anni cliente.. volevo ringraziare i ragazzi della reception, in particolar modo Pearly per essermi stata di fondamentale supporto ! grazie grazie grazie... my 2nd home!

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I had a 3 month membership at Virginactive (it). The staff was very friendly I must say. What I think is a betray is that they offered me an “active break” for the time that I couldn’t go during Covi... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Overall the gyms are alright though can be wildly overpriced depending on location (not all the gyms are well maintained or have equipment in good condition). This was not a major issue however... See more

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  1. Fitness centre
  2. Fitness Class
  3. Gym

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42 club in Italia; un nuovo concept di fitness e benessere customizzato; un programma innovativo basato su equilibrio, forza, resistenza e stabilità; spazi ampi e luminosi con un minimo di 4.500 mq per sede e 200 macchinari per palestra; una scuola di formazione avanzata per tutti i trainer che vogliono affrontare nuove sfide sul mercato. Virgin Active, società del Gruppo Virgin fondato da Richard Branson e che opera nel settore del fitness dal 1999, è sbarcata in Italia nel 2004 e ogni giorno, da quasi 20 anni, porta il suo allenamento irresistibile nei club in tutta Italia. Grazie a un modo rivoluzionario di prendersi cura del proprio corpo, grazie all’esperienza e alla dedizione delle persone che ci lavorano, grazie all’impegno nei confronti del Pianeta e soprattutto grazie a uno sguardo costantemente rivolto al futuro.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

VA's global HQ ignores members wishes on music offering

Apparently Virgin Active's global HQ made the decision to change the music offering at Virgin Active gyms, limiting it to Epidemic Sound. Many members are outraged (a petition of at least 1600 is currently in place) as almost all dance classes have been removed when all the best instructors left. Those that remain have been struggling to produce some form of studio class with a poor choice of music. HQ probably waiting for us members to all disappear and/or shut up. After all, who needs members? I very much hope "global HQ" understands how much they have upset members with this decision and reverse it. Once members leave (and many have already done so) they will not return, especially given how badly we have been treated.

5 April 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Mi alleno da un po’ al club collection…

Mi alleno da un po’ al club collection di Napoli Santa Lucia, e ho trovato competenza s professionalita’ TOP

13 March 2024
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Reply from Virgin Active Italia

Grazie per la tua recensione!
Siamo felici di sapere che hai trovato il Club Collection di Napoli Santa Lucia all'altezza delle tue aspettative in termini di competenza e professionalità. Siamo certi che continuerai a trovare ispirazione e soddisfazione nel tuo percorso di allenamento con noi. Ti aspettiamo presto!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible organisation

Terrible organisation. I so deeply regret joining again in November. I wish I could cancel my contract immediately. The contact centre, everyone you speak to, is rude and not helpful at all.

12 March 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The company itself is great and helpful…

The company itself is great and helpful but with good employees with good attitude it can be better. Totally recommend everyone to be a member

20 February 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor and rude service

Poor and rude service. Be careful to check their fares on their website before attending as they could trick you. Also, be mindful of the automatic renewal on the membership.

31 January 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Poor service

My friends and I wanted a day-pass, and they wanted us to pay 850 baht. They did not inform us that they offered a free trial, so we had to ask for it. After spending 20 minutes to sign up, we finally got in. However, my 2 friends got asked to leave because their shoes weren’t appropriate? I then stayed, but felt a little uncomfortable since the staff of 15 people were just staring at you for doing your workout. The gym itself is perfectly fine, except for the missing heavy free weights.

17 February 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Crouch End London Branch

Crouch End London Branch. The staff are nice and welcoming,I like the gym equipment sauna and steam. There are never issues with the app or booking or cancelling classes.The cafe area is ok with free wi-fi so good If working from home although cafe is not in operation so no food to buy but they provide free coffee. I like all the facilities however the changing rooms are not very clean and do not offer privacy at all. You can go in the toilet (but who wants to change in a toilet)they should have areas that offer individual cubicles for those that don't feel comfortable changing in front of others. This is a 100 pound per month gym ok.
Some ppl peep at the same sex , so it seems it's ok for a female to be peeping at women but God forbid if it were a male😱. Tbh I'd prefer getting changed in the male changing room if I'm.getting peeped at.
The showers have see threw glass panels on the door (why I do not know) and directly opposite other cubicles, they are often low on soap and have scum and hair on the floors,little mould on the ceiling and scum on the glass cubicle. The sauna has knickerless women in it putting their bare ass and hairy 😾's on the wooden seats and some even hang up their knickers to dry in there. Put your knickers on ladies there's no need and it's unhygienic.i didn't realise I was paying for a naturist facility. If I had known there were no private changing areas, butt naked women in the sauna (no knickers allowed policy) I would not have joined into a years contract. There are always Issues with swimming and sauna closing early due to staff shortages. Oh one last moan the towels are small and hardly cover your body you are allowed one. At 100 per month I don't feel it's worth it🤷 I wanted something a little luxurious this is not it. I noticed in previous review 7 months ago they said they now have new chairs. They lied.

4 January 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Great clubs, shady commercial practices

The clubs are great, in my experience the best in Italy. New and high-level equipment plus amazing amenities for any kind of sport or wellness interest you may have (at least in Milan).

Unfortunately they seem to love shady practices. When I signed they told me I could unsubscribe anytime without penalties during the first two months. That seemed strange to me and in fact was their first lie.

I then asked to have the contract and take it home. They said it wasn't possible (the second lie) and I was able to get it only after a 15 minutes discussion.

The contract was filled with jargon and hard to understand in full, but I just got out of it enough to know that I had only the legally recognize 14-days period to cancel my subscription without penalties.

In short, they tried to lock me in a 12 months contract by lying on the terms. While I do understand the reasons behind the terms, of course I don't liked the lying.

6 January 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Cancellation tricks…

I had a 3 month membership at Virginactive (it). The staff was very friendly I must say. What I think is a betray is that they offered me an “active break” for the time that I couldn’t go during Covid without informing me, that taking this break is only possible if I pay 2 more month after, so instead of the free month present I payed an active break and 2 more month full price….
So I’d advice every one to let you give 3 signatures that you have canceled your membership or the automatic renew. For very strange reasons some of my friends cancellations were ignored too.

7 March 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very disappointed with Virgin Active…

Very disappointed with Virgin Active Chiswick Park. The hygien is substandard. There are flies in the changing rooms and showers with an added smell of mould which is not acceptable, showers by the pool have been out of order for some time also, steam room smells and also not very hot and other multitude of things, the general upkeep is lacking and its starting to look very faded, yet my Membership keeps going up. It would be advisable for them to provide a cleaner in the changing room that actually cleans properly. Not sure why it's so difficult to keep a gym clean when it is of the outmost importance especially with all the virus going around. Maybe it's time for a new gym as Virgin Active Chiswick park does not seem to be able to maintain even the basic hygien need for its Members.

1 February 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Been left hanging in the phone for 30…

Been left hanging in the phone for 30 minutes- I’ve emailed numerous times and nobody contacts me. I’ve cancelled my membership over a month ago and I’m still getting welcome back emails. No acknowledgement that I’ve cancelled

20 July 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unacceptable: TV and Cardio maintenance since early 2017

TV and Cardio maintenance ignored since my review of Virgin Active Barbican in August. Headoffice referred the job to lower management who pretended to attend only for emails to bounce back or be ignored. When Rob was GM everything was working as it was checked proactively.

6 November 2018
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