r/davidlloyd

A word of warning if you’re considering a membership here.

I just joined at the start of the month (transferred from Northwood - from £279/mth to £179/mth it was a no-brainer).

It was great to start. Technically Tier 3 club but defo on par with other Tier 1 clubs like Bushey. However the last week has been complete mayhem at Sudbury Hill - since the refurb and new spa has opened…

I was driving around for 10 minutes trying to find a parking space, and finally once I was in, it was another 30 minutes before I could find an empty locker!

I’m convinced people are leaving their stuff in there overnight, nor do the staff care when the issue is brought up.

I suppose the tier/pricing will be going up too now after the refurb and now I’m regretting transferring after years at Northwood!! (which had its own problems, to be fair, but still…)

Rant over!

I had a few days off during the week and went to a club in London at 10am-12pm (Mon-Wed) and was very surprised as to how packed it was.

It was packed even more than the 7-9am crowd and was hitting peak 5-7pm hours too.

It's surprisingly quiet at 6-8am - I'm a post work/afternoon gym goer but have switched to the pre 8am and it's actually quite quiet and serene. I was expecting a mad rush.

And whenever I've worked from home and put in a session, it's quietest between 1-3pm (just after lunch and before school pick up)

Rather an infuriating situation to be in - we both had individual diamond memberships which allowed access to almost all clubs in UK and Europe etc which we both used as we travel for work a lot.

Went into home club to enquire / discuss a joint membership to be told, nobody here can discuss - all done on the app - add your partner there.

So went ahead with this, only to find out we have been downgraded from diamond to platinum - this was never communicated to us and not what we wanted at all - we would have stayed on our single memberships had we known.

The infuriating part is there is absolutely nobody to talk to - in club managers, direct you to the app - and there is no response at all.

Wondering if anyone else has had the same experience and how they navigated, as feeling exasperated!

I was wondering, how do people afford to pay £289 for a David Lloyds membership? I'm sure not everyone is paying the full price, if you do it with a partner it is a bit cheaper, but is there anything else that helps get the price down? I know there are tiered membership and not all branches are the same, but sometimes you see people in those gyms that wouldn't be able to afford the full price.

Hey,

The cost of David Lloyd vs. My use of it is not sitting right with me, and I’m thinking time to throw in the towel.

Has anyone been offered a retention deal when trying to leave? If so, what was the best way you found?

As we go into summer I’ll probably use it more, because outdoor pool and sunbeds etc. as well as the standard facilities.

For the cost of it, I could afford another lower cost gym + PT sessions.

Thanks