Colorado Athletic Club Flatirons - Boulder, Colorado

Anne G

I took off a star, because I really wish I could swim in the evenings after work hours, but both pools except 1 lane are taken up by kids’ swim teams. I’ve been working around it all this time, but it is really frustrating that you have to come during work hours.

Why can’t they have the kids only take up half of each pool? Or put all the kids in one pool? Why do they get to dominate evening all week long?

And if you want to swim before work, the swim teams take up 4 mornings as well. And then they even have swim team twice on Saturday. Enough with the swim teams, man.

If not for this annoying issue, it is a wonderful gym with wonderful people.

William Ostendorf

I joined this gym with high hopes, but it's been nothing short of a disappointment. The state of neglect here is evident in every corner. The men's locker room is molding and the paint is peeling due to improper ventilation. The showers have broken and missing tiles.

The tennis courts are in desperate need of resurfacing, making a game almost impossible. The children's play area outside is more of a weed garden now.

It is also impossible to swim in the evenings due to children's swim teams taking up 9 out of 10 lanes in the two pools.

But what truly astounds me is the lack of common decency and respect from corporate management. They've clearly prioritized profits over the well-being of their facility and members. It's disheartening because the front-of-house employees are wonderful. They're caught in the crossfire of corporate decisions that have let this place fall into disrepair.

I really wanted to like this gym, but with decisions made at the corporate level, I can no longer support this company. It's a shame, but my membership here will soon be history.

Team Ultimate Exposure William & Bug

So I am writing this review because I was using this gym while I was doing work in the area. Nice gym and what not. But when I was done with my work there I told them to please cancel my membership and I recently just realized that 6 months later they were still billing my card every month. So I called the gym yesterday and the gentleman told me sorry about that just and was like yep you have not used the club in 6 months. He told me to call accounting so he gave me the number and I called left a message. Well a lady called me back today and was like sorry you did not give a written notice so nothing they can do about that. But we will make an exception and return the charge that was just made. So they way she said it was like here we are doing you a favor. Just bad customer service and literally I don’t live there , have not used the club and because someone did not do there job on there end I have to pay for it . Nice gym but if this is how you treat your customers not good at all

Art Hirsch

I have noted the employees are nice and friendly and willing to help if questions. There is a lot of space considering the basketball court. I do miss the rachet ball court. The club should install an outdoor hot tub near the outdoor pool. Look at future ways to remove the chlorine from the pools. Overall I am happy with the CAC.

Zoya Voronovich

I've been coming here for about four months, and I love it! There is a great variety of both cardio and weight equipment, as well as areas for court sports and an indoor track. I also like that there are both indoor and outdoor pool options, with very pleasant temperatures. There are classes and swim teams scheduled in both pools, but I've always been able to get a lane either for myself or to share with my teenager. The women's locker room is spa-like, with a sauna, hot tub, and really nice products. The facility also has snacks, juices, and protein shakes available from Boulder Juicery, which is really nice if you need a little extra pick-me-up during or after a workout. There is a hang-out area with tables and armchairs up front, where I sometimes like to hang out with a cup of coffee just because it's nice.

But... it's the people that make this place really exceptional! The staff makes an effort to know your name, and everyone is very friendly. I also work with a personal trainer once a week, and he is fantastic! There are usually trainers around, and you can ask questions about equipment, etc. The club occasionally has community events too, like the Labor Day BBQ, which was really fun!

Jennifer Lancaster Dana

I love my hometown gym. The employees are friendly and know my name. It is clean. I can always get on a cardio machine (no waiting!) and they have a huge selection of classes.

Susan Shepard

I have been a member of Flatirons for many years, and have loved swimming outside all year round. I am extremely upset by the onslaught of swimmers from the recently closed CAC. What used to be a lovely, peaceful swim workout has become very stressful, given the number of new lap swimmers trying to squeeze into the limited lanes available. And the lap swim hours have also been reduced, due to the extra swim team and masters programs. I now dread swimming at Flatirons. Most of the "older" swimmers, (long term lap swimmers at Flatirons), feel the same way. Some have stopped swimming, due to the new, extremely crowded situation. Our membership fees have remained the same, but our experience at Flatirons has been greatly changed for the worse. It is truly a shame that the loyal, long term members of Flatirons feel that they can no longer swim outside, and that the club has done nothing to make things better, (such as extending the lap swim hours), except to advise swimmers to be considerate of each other. I would not recommend joining this club if you are a lap swimmer.

Amira xox

I had membership for the Athletic Club of Boulder on 30th street which closed on Oct. 31, and membership transferred over to the Flatirons Athletic Club.

Unfortunately the Flatirons indoor pool is not like the Boulder pool and it is much worse.:
1. Boulder's pool was salt water - Flation's pool is Chlorinated.
2. Boulder's pool was much longer, Flation's pool is much shorter 3. Flation's pool block off a lot of lanes from use for private classes - this never happened in Boulder.

I canceled my membership. Also staff not that friendly and don't really know much when I asked questions. I'll find another salt water pool in Boulder and will update this posting with that info when I find one. Do NOT recommend this gym.