Onelife Fitness - NorthWest

About

Clean gym featuring classes and cardio workouts, plus an array of weights and machines.

The Onelife Fitness - Northwest DC facility includes an indoor lap pool and a whirlpool. While the specific temperatures are not publicly listed on their website or generally available, gym pools are typically heated to a comfortable range for swimming.

What are people saying (AI review summary)? The gym receives highly mixed reviews. Positive feedback highlights a reasonable price, clean facilities, well-functioning machines, and friendly staff, especially for basic memberships. However, many members express significant dissatisfaction, frequently citing issues such as the gym being consistently dirty (including restrooms and lifting areas), numerous broken or missing equipment, and delays in the opening of a promised new facility. Other common complaints include unfriendly or aggressive staff, poor quality shower amenities (harsh body wash, overly hot/dry sauna, no steam room), early closing times, and a lack of enforcement regarding members not re-racking weights or wiping down machines. While a new facility with new equipment is mentioned, previous experiences indicate a general lack of care for the paying customers' experience.

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Amenities

• Good for Children
• Accepts Credit Cards
• Accessible Entrance

Reviews

Listing Reviews

June 22nd, 2025

Ian McGettigan

A great gym with everything one needs at a reasonable price point. I do not understand the poor reviews here; the gym is clean, has well-functioning machines, and the restrooms are clean, too. Moreover, the staff are friendly and always willing to help. I am a recent (basic) member, and am enjoying my workouts here very much. I highly recommend this gym.

July 19th, 2025

Mark Orient

Gym is nice. Staff not all that friendly. Many TVs but when you want to put at least one TV on a big sporting event, they refuse with aggression. UNBELIEVABLE!

February 3rd, 2025

Robert Ziff

The new facility is open. All new equipment, quite nice. I don't do classes, so cannot comment there. Not high end, but clean and functional. Why only 3 stars? First, the "body wash/shampoo" in the showers is indefensibly wretched. It is somehow simultaneously harsh on my skin and ineffective at actually washing anything. It's worse than gas station soap. What a bizarre place to cut corners. Second, the sauna is so hot and so dry that it burns the inside of my nose when I breathe. I'm not typically squeamish about these things; it's a truly aggressive sauna. There's a hot tub in the pool area (an okay alternative) but unfortunately no steam room. Third, I'd definitely prefer a gym that was open an hour later during the week. 10pm is too early for someone (a/k/a yours truly) to get a full workout after putting the kiddos to bed.

July 24th, 2024

Luca Delgado

potentially worst gym in dc. Not sure why OneLife would even claim this place as their own. Always Dirty both in the lifting area and bathroom area. Always Broken/Missing Equipment. Using new gym opening soon as a crutch for the past 8 months. Was supposed to open in April it is now end of July. Only enforce rules when they feel like it. Rude desk employees. Brittany is great but the gym is terrible and is clearly seen they do not care about their paying customers experience.

July 28th, 2024

Nick Gilmore

I've been a member since last Fall and the gym is so-so. They promised when I signed up that a new facility was coming in February and they still haven't moved. Now machines have been broken for more than a month. By far the worst part of this gym is the fact that many people don't put their weights back or wipe down the machines. Let's see if people improve at the new place, but I am not holding out hope. Front desk people are friendly, but you never see them patrolling the gym.