Plus Fitness Mona Vale

Who it's for

Good fit: People who want to walk in with headphones, train to their own plan and leave without a conversation, at any hour, for about $23 a week with no lock in or $21 on 12 months; Mona Vale and Newport locals who want a gym on the corner of Pittwater Road; Fitness Passport holders.

Not for: Anyone who needs a coach, a class or a group to show up; anyone who will not tolerate a warm back room (aircon complaints from six reviewers across 2023 to 2026) or machines left out of order for weeks; anyone who wants a new building rather than a 2013 club with a 2023 refit; people who hate marketing texts after joining.

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

$22.95 a week, no lock in (Flexi, $45.90 a fortnight by direct debit); $20.95 on a 12 month contract, $18.95 on 18 months; paid in full 3, 6 or 12 months costs $299, $599 or $1,199, about $23 a week

Trial

Free 3 day trial

Casual

$3

Packs

None

Joining fee

0

Contract

No lock in Flexi at $22.95 a week, fortnightly direct debit, minimum cost $150.80 which covers 4 weeks plus the $59 activation; or Power 12 months at $20.95 a week, Power 18 months at $18.95 a week, or paid in full for 3, 6 or 12 months

Cancelling

28 days notice on no lock in plans per the brand membership agreement; 7 day cooling off; cancellation fee only on fixed term paid by instalments; time hold advertised as free on the brand site, 1 to 12 weeks with a fee under the agreement; direct debit decline fee applies; a reviewer says marketing texts kept coming after asking to stop

When you can train

Early morning

Yes, 24/7 access

Lunch

Yes, 24/7 access; staffed 10am to 2pm Mon to Fri

Evening

Yes, 24/7 access; staffed to 7pm Mon to Thu, unstaffed Fri evening

Weekend

Yes, 24/7 access; staffed Sat 9am to 12pm, unstaffed Sun

Class size

No coached sessions; PT is one on one and extra, not promoted by the club

What it is

Solo training 24/7 with an optional free fitness assessment and program; no classes and no timetable; staffed about 40 hours a week (Mon to Thu 10am to 2pm and 3pm to 7pm, Fri 10am to 2pm, Sat 9am to 12pm), unstaffed otherwise

Coaching: Hands off. A corporate 24/7 box where a young desk team signs you up, offers a free program if you want one, and otherwise leaves you alone; nobody coaches the floor and most hours of the week nobody is on the desk at all.

Gear: Refurbished Jun 2023 with new Technogym kit per the club's Instagram; cardio bikes, ellipticals, rowers, stair climbers, spin and Airdyne bikes; pin and plate loaded machines, barbells, dumbbells to 55kg per a reviewer, lifting platforms; separate functional room with kettlebells, rack, battle ropes, TRX, medicine and slam balls, BOSU; medium sized, well lit floor per a reviewer; reviewers in 2026 flag a cable machine and chest fly left out of order for weeks

Extras: None; free fitness assessment and program, PT, Fitness Passport accepted, supplement tasting tables at the desk at 4:30pm on some weekdays

Parking

Yes, club page lists parking and the join app says parking on premises.

Creche

No

Showers

Yes