Harbour City Fitness and Tanning

I probably be giving my notice up in May. This 1 star is for Susan. Will never work out on a Saturday again. Was working out and these 2 gentlemen, there voices were getting really loud. It was hard to concentrate. I have mild brain injury so it was hard to focus with the noise. I told them to lower voices. They basically told me it was a public place so they could do whatever they wanted. I mentioned it to Susan and she ignored me. These gentlemen had me in tears. I went upstairs. I mentioned this to a sweet young lady. She was going to talk to staff about this. I probably won't be going to gym this week because I don't do well when I am verbally talked to. They have only been coming 3 months. I am not feeling safe to come to the gym right now. I joined the gym because it was quiet. This gym is really not the right gym for these gentlemen.

This gym is hands down the best gym in Nanaimo ! The staff are authentic, professionals in their field, and detail oriented. The equipment is clean, well maintained, and bountiful. It's nice to see an owner that is present and part of the overall energy of the business. Highly recommend HCF over other gyms in Nanaimo.

With out a doubt the gym is the cleanest I have been in. Equipment is well maintained, never need to wait during your workout as gym is well supplied with workout equipment. Bart, Eva and staff friendly as well as professional. Highly recommend. To add to gym there is a Ladies Only workout area.

An intimate setting. Feels more like a fitness club than a public gym - couldn't ask for better people, staff, and management.

I use this gym daily when I'm in Nanaimo. The owner and staff are very friendly and inviting. It is a family gym, i.e. great for all types of people. Everything is clean, the equipment is up to date, and there is a lot of it.

Best gym in Nanaimo, and locally owned as well! Has every piece of equipment you could ever want! So clean and bright and never crowded. Love this place!!

Best gym in Nanaimo, hands down! The owner/operator aswell as part time staff are kind, caring and integral. The facility itself is docile and soothing for me as an introvert as its usually quiet and frequented by a similar, respectable demographic. If you are not one for vanity and ego driven gym environments, I highly recommend this one!

Sue and Bart and the other staff members are very friendly and make an effort to make you feel welcome! Tried out 2 other gyms before I found Harbour City and I signed up the next day after a drop-in. Lots of space and machines, its never crowded. The only downside is no wifi. Very clean and the hours are good. Best gym if you live closer to downtown!!

I came here a month and a half ago as a drop-in because my anxiety was so bad at my smaller gym. Now I moved from drop in to 1 month and in Jan will get a reg membership. Its huge, so much equipment. So much room to move around. My anxiety will always stress me out but at least I can function there. Shaina is one of the reasons I will buy a 1 year. So nice, so helpful which is very important to someone like me with issues. She has made me feel so so welcomed. UPDATE: I still give Shaina and the senior woman 5 stars for being so nice to me and the equipment and most of the people although I have not seen the new location for being first rate but in Aug the owner decided he would try and charge Veterans Affairs double the drop in rate $30 for my support worker who I need to help me function with my bad C-PTSD. Im a vet. Veterans Affairs would not pay that outlandish rate so I was no longer able to come to the gym. The owners attitude was that as long as my support worker wanted to hold what he called "life coaching sessions" with me I should find another gym. I have since found another gym where the manager does not even charge my support worker a drop in fee as she is ONLY there to support me to ensure I dont get over stimulated/over whelmed leading to a PTSD trigger and possible melt down. Shania knew how to watch out for my issues as well. She is a gem. The owner displayed a disrespectful attitude towards a military vet with serious mental health issues. Im considering a BC Human Rights complaint against him for violating my rights as a vet with serious MH issues and seeking damages. Now I have to drive much further to a gym much smaller with much less equipment when I liked the equipment at HCF. It took me 2 months to find another gym I could handle and that caused me a significant amount of emotional distress.