"The last thing you want in your gym is for it to be spacious."
That's a two-star review from November 2019, and it's the most original thought I've read in this directory. Everyone praises space. He's explaining why it can be a problem.
FLYEfit Coolmine is in Dublin. It shows 4.6 from 216 reviews, and nothing has been written since December 2019.
The Argument Worth Reading
A member in November 2019, two stars: "First thing you will notice when you walk in is that it's very spacious for a small building. But the last thing you want in your gym is for it to be spacious. I would much rather prefer machines and free weights being placed closer together. Machines are far away from one another and few in between. Don't get me wrong, the interior design is great but the utilisation of the space is awful. I will change my rating once the free weights section is expanded."
He's not complaining that it's cramped. He's complaining that it's airy, and he tells you why: if you're supersetting, walking twenty metres between machines wrecks your rest intervals. Few machines, spread far apart, in a room that looks great.
Notice he compliments the interior design in the middle of a two-star. He's separating how it looks from how it works. That's a distinction most reviewers never make.
And the last line: "I will change my rating once the free weights section is expanded." He's not trying to damage the place. He's stating a condition. That's someone who wants it to be better, not someone burning it down, which is why I'd trust his facts over most of the raves.
What the Fans Say
A member in December 2019: "Very nice gym, I would say the best structure I've ever seen in Ireland. High quality equipments too."
"Best structure I've ever seen in Ireland" is a comparison, but he doesn't name a single thing he's comparing against, so it's an opinion wearing the costume of evidence.
A member in November 2019: "Great facilities. Helpful staff. Very busy and free parking. Time will tell how the facilities are maintained but I think they will look after the place. Great range of classes."
Free parking, confirmed twice. And read her caveat: "time will tell how the facilities are maintained." She's writing about a new gym and saying so. Seven years later, that sentence is a question nobody on this page answers.
A member in November 2019: "Very nice place. Clean and tidy and free car parking is just blessing."
The PB
A member in December 2019: "I cannot adequately express how grateful I am to Larry for helping me reach my PB in squats. Can't wait to go back and lift more."
A personal best in the squat is concrete. Something happened that he could measure, and he names the person who helped: Larry. That's praise, so I'm glad to repeat it.
But hold that next to the two-star's complaint about the free weights section being too small. Both are about lifting, and they don't contradict each other: you can hit a PB in a squat rack and still think the free weights area needs expanding.
What's Missing
No prices. No opening hours on the listing at all. No phone number.
Nothing since December 2019. For a chain club in Dublin, six and a half years of silence isn't proof of anything, but the reviews describe a gym that had recently opened, and none of them can tell you how it aged.
Who It's Not For
Anyone who supersets or trains dense, going by the November 2019 argument.
Anyone who needs a big free weights area, at least as it stood in 2019.
Anyone relying on this page for current facts.
Coolmine, Dublin. The site is flyefit.ie.
FAQ
Is there parking?
Yes, and it's free. Two members mention it in November 2019.
Is the free weights area big enough?
A member in November 2019 says no, and that he'd raise his rating if it were expanded. Nobody says whether it ever was.
Are there classes?
A member in November 2019 mentions a great range. None are named and no timetable is published.
How current is this page?
It isn't. Every review dates from November or December 2019, when the gym appears to have been fairly new.