fitnessplus Oerlikon shows 4.4 from 279 reviews, but the five written reviews here describe two almost separate businesses under one roof: a squash club that reviewers love, and a gym-and-sauna operation with real, specific complaints.
Squash Gets the Praise
Kemal Armada, August 2019: "Tiptop squash courts and a great manager!" Adrian Toader, December 2018, admits he hasn't even tried the gym side: "Nice squash courts, I haven't gone to the gym yet. People are friendly and there are some nice discounts if you're willing to play in the morning." Two independent reviewers, both drawn specifically to squash rather than general fitness, both mentioning staff warmly. Adrian's morning-discount detail is worth flagging as concrete and actionable if squash is what brings you here.
A Sauna That's Often Off
Andrea Zelinkova's review is short but pointed: "The (only) advantage of this place - against the others closeby - is the sauna and, sadly, it often does not work or it's simply not turned on." That's a specific, checkable claim: not that the sauna is bad, but that it's frequently unavailable, which undercuts the one thing she considers this location's edge over nearby alternatives.
A New Manager, A Sharp Complaint
Alex Zanzi's one-star review describes a recent change: "Very good club, mostly not busy, just new manager club, he is very rude and he has no respect, can't even smile or say hi to customers." I'm keeping this to the substance of the complaint - rudeness and a lack of basic courtesy from new management - rather than repeating the reviewer's aside about the manager's background, which isn't relevant to whether the service itself was good or bad. What is relevant: this is one person's account of one new hire, not a pattern confirmed by any other review here.
What's Consistent
Merkourios Katsimpris, the same month as Alex's review, offers a contrasting read: "Really good gym. Also the personnel is really helpful!" Two reviewers, the same month, describing staff completely differently - one calling out a specific new manager as rude, another calling the personnel helpful in general. That's not necessarily a contradiction: a large club can have both a likeable general staff and one specific, recently hired manager who rubs people the wrong way.
What's Missing
No review states a membership price, beyond Adrian's mention of unspecified morning discounts. Nothing confirms whether the sauna issue Andrea describes was fixed, or whether the new manager Alex mentions is still there. The newest written review is from November 2019, more than six years old now.
Who It's Not For
Anyone relying on the sauna as a key amenity - one specific reviewer says it's frequently out of service. Anyone who needs current staff information, since the most specific complaint here concerns a manager who may no longer be employed there.
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