Fitness First Mona Vale Platinum

Who it's for

Good fit: Someone who wants to train alone, on their own program, at any hour, without being talked to, and who wants a sauna and steam room and a big range of walk in classes for 34.50 to 44.50 a week depending on lock in. Nobody sells classes or PT on the floor, and reviewers call it friendly and not pretentious, with people there to do their workout rather than show off. Early mornings and late evenings look like the quietest times from the class timetable, though one reviewer says the weights area has no quiet period. Wheelchair friendly with good accessible facilities.

Not for: Anyone who needs the room to be spotless. Dust, mould, dirty change rooms and smell come up in 13 reviews from 2021 to 2026, every 2026 review that mentions cleaning is negative, the newest review calling it clean is from early 2024, and several machines have been out of order for months in 2026. Also not for anyone who wants a calm weights floor: reviewers describe the strength area as busy with no low peak time and crowded with high school students after 2:30pm on weekdays. Not for anyone who might leave a 12 or 18 month term early. Beginners who want coaching should look at a coached studio instead.

Scores are our opinion after visiting, 1 to 5. Social vibe 1 is quiet and solo, 5 is loud and social.

Price and terms

Weekly

$34.5 a week, Platinum on an 18 month term, 36.50 on 12 months, 44.50 month to month with no lock in; Platinum Plus, needed for Reform Pilates, is 46.50, 48.50 and 56.50; plus a 9.99 account service fee each quarter

Trial

Free 1 day guest pass via web form, redeem within 7 days, a staff member contacts you to arrange it

Casual

$25

Packs

None (PT sold separately, price not published)

Joining fee

0 on every term right now, month to month included; no standard joining fee is published, and the promotions in the brand terms carry a 99 administration fee (one carried 59); plus the 9.99 quarterly account service fee

Contract

Month to month with no lock in, or 12 and 18 month weekly direct debit terms that roll on after the minimum term until you give 30 days notice; leaving inside a term means paying up to date plus an exit fee of 295 with 12 or more months left, 245 with 6 to 12 months left, or 195 (or the remaining fees if lower) with under 6 months left

Cancelling

30 days after the minimum term, by calling the club or at reception, fees continue during notice and freeze time does not count toward it; 7 business day cooling off on new memberships; freeze 5 a week, 2 to 4 weeks a year, requested through the payment provider 3 days ahead, and a freeze inside the term extends the term

When you can train

Early morning

Yes, 24/7 access

Lunch

Yes, 24/7 access

Evening

Yes, 24/7 access

Weekend

Yes, 24/7 access

Class size

No coach on the floor; 7 PTs listed on the club page for paid sessions; class sizes not published (reformer studio capped by machine count)

What it is

Open gym floor, train yourself any hour, plus 110 group classes a week: 57 walk in floor classes (Les Mills strength and cycle, yoga, hot yoga, mat Pilates, circuit) and 53 booked Reform Pilates sessions in a reformer studio (Platinum Plus tier only)

Coaching: Hands off. Nobody coaches you on the floor and nobody makes you join a class; onboarding is a card and a safety induction (one new member complained she was simply handed a card and sent on her way, which suits someone who wants to be left alone). Staff occasionally help around the floor. Group classes are Les Mills scripted or instructor led yoga and Pilates; the reformer classes are screen guided with an instructor on the floor (brand Reform Pilates page), and two ClassPass reviews call them video driven. Front desk staff are praised as friendly even in angry reviews, management blamed for slow repairs in about 10.

Gear: Free weights, plate loaded machines, Olympic lifting area, pin loaded machines, cardio theatre (about 10 treadmills), cycle studio, functional Freestyle area, stretching area, sauna, steam room, monsoon shower, relaxation zone

Extras: Active Adults (Thu 10am), Reform Essentials beginner reformer, hot yoga and hot Pilates, yin yoga, Les Mills Shapes, Evolt body scans, on site physio and massage, AIPT personal training campus

Parking

Yes, Pittwater Place centre car park, first 3 hours free in any 24 hours by number plate recognition, then 6 and up to 30, 1.9 m height limit, open 24 hours

Creche

No, not on the club's facilities list, and a long time member wrote in 2023 that the creche had closed

Showers

Yes, showers, monsoon shower, sauna, steam room and relaxation zone; wellness rooms closed in unstaffed hours; mould, smell, grubby change room and no hot water complaints 2021 to about 2024, dusty and mouldy floor Sep 2026, accessible shower praised Aug 2026