The Gym Crawley

I regularly visit The Gym Crawley, it's my local gym and I've been a member for over a year, I would have been a member sooner but at the time I had a year long commitment to another gym that was underwhelming in comparison.
The Gym itself is very clean, bright and spacious, there's plenty of cardio equipment and a good amount of floor space. The free weights area is modest in size and it can be very difficult to get a look in at the busiest parts of the day (early to late evening) there's a decent amount of equipment but it's missing a few machines that gyms may look at as luxuries (I long for a supported HLR rack) so it's fairly basic, but with some knowledge you can improvise and use what's there, and with that being said, for the price and location it's a steal.

I applied for a one day pass. You can only buy the pass from a kiosk with a PC before the entrance, where you give your details, pay with credit card and receive a pin via email. Luckily I had my mobile phone with me to check my email account. The pin activated some 10 minutes after I had completed the registration so I had to wait trying to unlock the door for a few minutes until I finally was allowed in.

The gym itself has a lot of cardio and strength machines, all brand new. But the only one available for back extension was out of order. If you are used to train with dumbells and barebells like I am then you might find this gym a bit disappointing. There are only two barebells available plus one smith machine. The floor is made rubber so it's not stable when you squat or power clean. There is a reasonable number of dumbbells but I guess that there might not be enough at rush hours.

It's alright for someone who's a beginner. I like dumbbells and free weights but every time i go there it's a bit frustrating as it seems never to be free. I would assume that such a big gym should have been well equipped with more free weight. There's lot of machines stuff but these one too seems to always occupied. The only things that's keeping me there is the price. But this is just my experience, i'm not dispointing others from going there.