Columbus Sports Club

I've been coming to this gym since 2008. It stands next to the Magnusson Hotel, formerly a Best Western, and Sheraton before that. If this place was a bar, it would a dive bar. Many gym people would turn their nose up and walk away, but this place fills a need for me. Unlike most gyms, they don't require you to give up your checking account or debit card number hoping you will forget to come while they keep charging you. You can pay one month at a time, or like I do for 3 months in the winter.My main attraction is the running track above the pool. Its 20 laps to the mile and warm and humid being above the pool. I like that for a work out. After my run, I like to swim a few laps. There is some other equipment that I rarely use and a stand alone gym. I quit coming under the final years when it was run by Best Western when it became too dirty, unsafe and unhealthy. I was happy when I saw it re-opened under Magnusson. They have made improvements, but the work is not completely done, but its good enough I will use this place again this winter (just paid for 4 months) The locker room was trashed with mostly broken lockers. That has been replaced. There is new carpeting everywhere including the track. I didn't see any unsafe conditions like I saw before when this place was run by Best Western. For the most part, the old broken down equipment was removed and what is left is in good working condition. The pool has been repainted and appears clean and in good working condition. The steam room is working, but needs attention. In order to get the steam to come on, you have to put a cold wet paper towel over the temperature sensor. The saunas in the Locker rooms are not working yet, but they told me that up front. Continuing improvement and two other things will get me to raise this to 3 stars. 1, the stairs leading from the locker room to the pool need cleaned badly and the slip pads need replaced as they are dirty. The floor in the steam room is filthy and needs cleaned.

I stayed at the Best Western and got to use this facility for free but it is great! The pool is clean and hot tub was well maintained. Some of the equipment could use some maintenance and some of it didn't work at all but overall it was fine.