Dolphin Fitness Astoria

Do not give these criminals one bit of your personal info,your trust or your time. Dolphin is as sleazy as it gets. The one on 4th ave in Brooklyn is filled with total harrassment and deceit and threat from a dangerous,disgusting trainer who was rewarded for his evilness with an asst manager position. He could take his Puerto Rican arm tattoo and shove it. The police know about him. Cons: a spiderweb of corruption more

I went to this gym for a few years, and though it can get painfully crowded during peak hours, the staff is nice and they keep the place up pretty well for the $35/mo you pay them. But, when I tried to cancel my membership, the problems started. It took more than a dozen calls to both the local club and the corporate office to get to the end result -- basically that they wouldn't refund any of the money they automatically charged to my credit card during the 6 months AFTER I had canceled my membership and stopped using the gym. This was not because of any contract issue -- they basically bungled the paperwork, gave me the runaround for 6 months (while still charging me) then refused to refund my money. Lorraine in their corporate office told me that unless I could ""prove"" that I canceled my membership, then she wouldn't refund the money. We all know that New York is filled with shadily run businesses; unfortunately Dolphin Fitness is one of them. Pros: Decent facility, low cost Cons: Rude, unhelpful corporate management more