Nuffield Health Edinburgh Omni Fitness & Wellbeing Gym

"Members were promised in September that the spa pool would open again in the spring. Come the spring we then received an email saying the spa pool would permanently close. The gym used to be a Virgin Active which was very good. There has been no investment with Nuffield and there has been regular equipment failure."

"Update: went in today and the preacher curl bench was gone. Cancelling my membership today. Any other gym in Edinburgh is a better deal. TL;DR unless you really need a gym with a pool in the city centre, look elsewhere. As other recent reviews have noted, this gym is on a steady decline due to clear budget cuts. Broken mirrors, lockers, water fountains, sinks, the Speedo pool clocks, and more stay broken. The jacuzzi is currently shut and is expected to be shut for at least six months total. A whole row of cardio equipment is usually switched off. There is a constant failure to provide towels. More than once I have had to cancel my trip to the gym because I received a text half way there saying they were out of towels. And whilst they will argue the towel service is complementary and not offered by most other Nuffield clubs, a service that frequently lets you down is worse than not having the service in the first place. This aversion to spending seems to also extend to staffing. The changing rooms are not cleaned anywhere near often enough: leading to the showers constantly smelling of urine and a general layer of grime. I cannot remember the last time I saw a member of staff on the gym floor who wasn’t doing PT work. Then again, there’s often three members of staff at reception so this could instead be poor management. The one saving grace of this gym is their one unique selling point, a decent length swimming pool in the city centre. However, even this is not properly looked after. I once forgot my goggles; my eyes were still watering hours afterwards due to the pool being over treated with chemicals. And as previously mentioned, the jacuzzi is currently closed and the swim clock is broken. If you need anything other than a gym in the city centre with a pool, I suggest you look elsewhere unless there is a major intervention (cash injection, new management?) to turn this club around."

"Not in perfect condition now that it's no longer brand new, as some others have mentioned but overall the space is great, as are all the staff - never encountered one who wasn't friendly and helpful in the couple of years I've been going on and off. In terms of facilities, the pool is a particular highlight for me, for its decent size as well as relaxing ambience and temperature that they maintain - I find a lot of other pools in Edinburgh and elsewhere are too warm and bright for my liking. The place never feels overcrowded to me either - just a healthy level of busy, and in a great central location in easy reach if the wider city with loads of transport options. I live a couple of miles away now and am still happy to traveI to go here."

"Been a member at this gym for several years now and I can safely say in terms of facilities/affordability/convenience it’s the best gym in Edinburgh hands down. Spacious bright and open feel to the gym with ample space between cardio/machine and free weight sections. The pool is extremely relaxing. Having the 4 hours free parking on weekdays is also a massive plus point. The staff are all excellent especially the front of house staff who always strive to go the extra mile for members and are always on hand to assist and help with any issues and queries that may arise. Great club."

"I have been an user of this gym for years and love going there. The space and equipment is quite good, and I like having access to a pool. However as others mention it seems go be going down lately. Their cafe used to have better food options, and I still can't figure out their opening times as I seem to always find it closed. Lack of towels very often. Lockers with padlocks indefinitely, even they're supposed to remove them if left overnight they only seem to take action when other users complaint. Staff doesn't help to follow good etiquette, and having people just chatting in the swimming pool while others try to swim is nit appropriate. Floor in changing rooms is clearly not appropriate, as it is always dirty given the difficulty to clean it on a daily basis. If something breaks, it may take weeks or months to be fixed. It is a shame, I'll keep going because of convenience, and staff has been always lovely, but given how expensive their membership is they should take things more seriously"