Ben Dunne Gym Northwood

Negative experience: Busy gym, and people are setting up tripods everywhere to film themselves. Members are being recorded and posted online without consent, and the gym is doing nothing to protect anyone’s privacy. Nobody goes to the gym to be an extra in some clown’s TikTok video. I urge the gym to finally step up and put a stop to this antisocial behaviour!!!

Fantastic experience: Jenny, Brandon, and Mattew are fantastic at Ben Dunne Gym in Santry. They’re approachable, easy to chat with, and always willing to help. Jenny especially gives great tips that really improve diet. The whole team makes the gym a welcoming place.

Fantastic experience: Good experience

Positive experience: Nice gym, fair price.

Fantastic experience: Bendunne gyms >> just amazing

Positive experience: Great staff, large collection of machines and equipment, only downside is the very poor phone reception and no available wifi (not even paid option)

Fantastic experience: The best gym

Fantastic experience: Great modern gym. Great facilities, huge amount of space, great freeweight area upstairs. I like a design of interiors, as somebody mentioned in previous comments it's creating motivational atmosphere for trainings. Plenty of parking space. In short good address to train hassle free, effectively & with pleasure. Moved here from another gym and will stay - thanks guys

Negative experience: I've been using the gym for over 3 years but it got much worse after the renovation! 1. Its a gym, not a nightclub. The environment is extremely dark, which makes it uncomfortable. 2. Not everyone goes to the gym to take group classes — and that’s for a very obvious reason: some people simply don’t like or want them. So holding loud classes in the common workout areas, using up space that should be available for general training, and blasting another soundtrack on top of the already loud background music — especially during peak hours — is not just extremely frustrating, is inconvenient. Because not everyone is there for that! I go to the gym to de-stress, but lately, I leave feeling irritated and almost deaf. Peak hours are already terrible for everyone, with the new layout, where everyone is packed together, turns much harder. But now, when you have on top of that people running in the middle of the gym, trainers yelling over loud music, it’s just unbearable.

Fantastic experience: Huge gym!

Positive experience: Love the renovations! However, one of the ladies toilet has been out of order for 3 months now and the cleaning there is not the best one. One question: do you guys consider to open a bit earlier? 6am seems late to those who likes to train before working hours, most gyms open around 5/5:30.

Negative experience: People on the reception made me regret even stepping to the gym. Manager lady's attitude was awful from the first second and she was ignorant.

Fantastic experience: Spacious modern gym,just refurbished busy in the evening's good place to train

Negative experience: Who projected this division of the machines should be fired.

Positive experience: Refurbished

Negative experience: How can you take a shower here?

Fantastic experience: Ben Dunnes Northwwood is fantastic! I've been a member for over 10 years, and it's been one of the best decisions I've made for my health and well-being. The staff are incredibly positive, supportive and friendly! The atmosphere is always motivating, welcoming and energetic. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced athlete, you'll find everything you need here to reach your goals. Highly recommend!"

Fantastic experience: Great gym , good equipment, good price, loads of parking, classes are brilliant amd included in your membership at no extra cost, couldn't fault any of the staff, very professional, friendly and always there to give advise so I would definitely recommend this gym !

Fantastic experience: Well equipped hall, great location, professional and friendly staff

Negative experience: After the renovation, I came to training on April 7 and discovered that there was absolutely no space on the first floor and there was nothing to breathe; all the exercise machines were stacked next to each other, people were standing on each other’s heads, and there was a ton of free space on the second floor.It is unclear for whom and why there is so much free space on the second floor; it would be better to return everything to how it was.

Negative experience: After rearrangement, there is very little space in the hall. Not convenient, there is nowhere to turn. Everyone is crowded, the simulators are too close to each other. There is no place. Very, very bad. I'm disappointed

Fantastic experience: Has everything you need

Positive experience: I love this gym, it is very big, has a lot of variety of machines and is very clean in general. The only thing I don't like is the attention at the reception, it's not good at least from the people who attended me.

Positive experience: Хотілося б щоб там були групові заняття з йоги

Fantastic experience: Great gym and very helpful people around. Definitely recommend this place!

Positive experience: All is well but opening hours are not very convenient for use over weekends.

Positive experience: I removed my previous bad review. The gym is so much better now! Thanks and great job on the renovation and the new machines.

Fantastic experience: Good

Fantastic experience: Me encantó y la atención brutal también.

Negative experience: Closing at 530 on the weekend is ridiculous never getting rid of the pool etc

Negative experience: Gym closed for one week and no compensation on membership. Very disappointing. Looking to train somewhere else.

Fantastic experience: Very large space and nice space to workout. Very friendly and helpful trainers are available all the time.. you can find space for all kinds of workouts. Nice ambience and a large parking space too..

Negative experience: I used to love this gym and only was a member for the 25m swimming pool. After a long swim, I would then relax in the steam room and Jacuzzi for an hour. Removing the pool, steam rooms & jacuzzies was a major mistake and was obviously done because of Covid. I'm now a member of Gym Plus Swords because they had the foresight to realize Covid wouldn't be around forever. .

Fantastic experience: I’m a new member to the gym, great space and loads of workout options, Ciaran was very helpful on arrival, very friendly team in general Would recommend to others!

Fantastic experience: One of the best gyms in Dublin. Good parking facility.

Negative experience: Tried to go and the place is closed with no reason why and it says its open online

Fantastic experience: Huge gym, full of equipment. Also the membership prices are very good.

Negative experience: Seriously whoss idea was it to get rid of the pool and sauna Terrible idea.

Fantastic experience: One of the largest gyms I've been to with great selection of free weights and machines. Temperature is just right (Nov), no bad smells, background music levels are grand - you can find quieter spots if needed. The equipment is clean and plenty of gymgoers sanitize equipment after use. Lockers are freely available but you have to bring your own padlock to lock it securely. There is plenty of vending machines with water, isotonic drinks and towels. Inside the building you will also find a cafe/shop with protein and a barbershop. No need to be a member to access these though. Staff is polite and helpful. Although busy so sometimes hard to find on the floor. The gym rarely seems too packed, you will always find a free spot to train/exercise. Overall recommend.

Fantastic experience: Nice good environment and satisfactory services

Fantastic experience: The staff are great, especially Eric, Karl & Jenny are the best There classes are amazing Very helpful and friendly. Always encouraging.

Fantastic experience: Very good gym. It's massive, it has lots of machines and training material. The only disadvantage is the temperature. It's always freezing.

Positive experience: Good value & very clean.

Positive experience: Recently rejoined after putting on some weight over the summer, got a personal trainer to help me a great experience so far, and look forward to getting to the gym for training

Fantastic experience: A lot of space and good machines to do good workout

Negative experience: Every thing will be perfect if the ventilation is working all the day

Fantastic experience: Overall, this is the best gym I ve ever been in my life

Negative experience: Wouldn't kill them to turn on A/C once in a while. Especially when busy.

Negative experience: Too busy. Certain networks don’t work so don’t hope you will be able to watch Netflix while on the treadmill and the worse: there’s no proper ventilation so it is boiling in the summer. They should get some fans asap.

Negative experience: Worst Gym ever.. people work there don't no what they are doing.

Negative experience: Worst gym ever it used to be better years ago when it had a swimming pool, I joined when it first opened and then after 3 year's I left for a while, I came back to Ireland and rejoin I couldn't believe my eyes I was shocked The gym is gone to the dogs and what a total rip off too I quite after a few weeks I found another gym that is well better

Positive experience: This place used to be great with pool, saunas & jacuzzis. Now its just another regular gym, nothing fancy, for a great price nevertheless

Fantastic experience: Great place, great staff. Clean and tidy.

Negative experience: Hello, I'm a a 30 something male, who has been using your facility on a daily basis for years at this point. I must admit it strikes me only recently I've been an object of discrimination! Let me explain. I have a partner a female who uses the same facility. And she keeps coming out of changing room looking refreshed and with perfect hairstyle, meanwhile my hair style is usually of a style broomstick or a Chucky doll. ( I would like to pint out that I use your facility in the mornings, before work, so I end up looking like I mentioned before for the rest of the day in the office). There reason is that the only way I can dry my hair is under hand dryer ( which from the definition is designed to dry your hands not the hair). I'm a problem solving person, so I came up with the solution and brought my personal hair drying device to the facility. Unfortunately I discovered to my utter dismay that there was no single outlet I could contact my device. There is no satisfactory hair drying product on the market powdered by battery. I you can see I 've tried to solve this predicament to no avail and the only option I ha e left is to contact the administration team of this facility and ask to provide either heir drier or an outlet and hope you would understand my point. Thank you, your loyal customer.

Positive experience: To packed needs more space so left after 4 weeks

Positive experience: Lots of equipment, no bicep curl machine though. It's also unfortunate they removed the swimming pool

Negative experience: This gym has two floors and is full of cardio and strength equipment. I'd say it has a bias towards cardio equipment, especially in comparison to FlyeFit (FF). If you're purely interested in building strength, then FF might be better for you. Unfortunately, I had to cancel my membership here as FF opened in Finglas, and their opening hours are better for shift workers who prefer uncrowded gyms. This gym closes at 22:00, versus FF's 23:30. Furthermore, they just announced that their Swords branch has converted to 24 hours, with more to come. FF's weekend hours are also superior: they close at 19:30, versus Ben Dunne's closing time of 17:30. Even if I finish work at 16:00 on Saturday or Sunday, I won't make it on time to the gym. The gym is always busy. I've been at the gym at 21:00 multiple times, and every time the weights area has been full of people, with each squat rack taken up by someone on their phone. Yes, 21:00! If you're an early riser, then this probably isn't an issue for you. However, I'm not and never will be. Ben Dunne should increase their opening hours to accommodate people with different lifestyles.

Fantastic experience: Great gym, good trainers :)

Fantastic experience: Great gym, plenty of space and good staff

Negative experience: Big gym has plenty of equipment you can have an excellent workout. Is also minimalist without sauna or pool for the price is good. 5 stars! What’s unexpected, not all Gym employees have the commune sense to treat gym members with respect. Some gym employees have a nasty attitude towards me as a gym member they were unfriendly, they could use a reality check on dropping there attitude. If the business was to address this issue it will be a 5 star gym.

Fantastic experience: Great facilities and staff

Fantastic experience: The perfect place to keep yourself in fit!!Amazing staff,amazing place!

Negative experience: Jenny the CLEANER acts like a 10 year old child and ignores customers while she plays with her group of friends that she let in for free.

Positive experience: Big gym, lots of racks and machines. My only complaint is the dumbbells... 40kg is far too light, please get some 50's at least! Other than that It is solid.

Negative experience: Disappointed with the way I was treated during Covid lost 10 months of my membership, and no contact when they reopened, but to tell me later that my membership had lapsed

Positive experience: Very spacious gym with lots of equipment. Due to the size it rarely gets too busy and don't usually have to wait long for a specific piece of equipment. The price is good compared to other local gyms. The area for floor work is quite small and often gets taken over by classes, and there aren't many cable/pulley machines. There has been no air conditioning over the summer so it can sometimes be too hot. There are rails to chain your bike to but there's no covered bike parking, which is something that would be appreciated.

Fantastic experience: Fantastic gym with very professional,friendly and helpful staff. Both managers and PT's go out of there way to help, guide and offer advice because they are so obviously interested in everyone's progress and safety. Gym is always clean to a really high standard too. Really loved when they had a pool and didn't think it would last long without it but the work , Jennie, Matthew, Carl, Eric and Ciaron put it makes it a fab and its now my happy place . Could do with more classes doh , and they all have some great ideas so Ben start listening to your staff

Positive experience: The ventilation is not working all days

Fantastic experience: Plenty of space, lots of equipment especially heavy lifting. Competitive membership fees. Music form the speaker could be a bit more diverse though lol

Fantastic experience: Fantastic gym,on arrival I was greeted by Jenny who made it clear she was there to help.Jenny was so kind and polite as she showed me around the gym,introduced me to other members and assisted me when I needed it.The gym has atleast 2 of every bit of equipment and a huge amount of dumbells ranging from 1-40kg.Manager's Jenny and Matthew make sure the gym is always clean and presentable.Jenny and Matthew work extremely hard to ensure everything has a place and is easily accessible.Thers a huge amount of classes on throughout the week witch staff always take part in.I would highly recommend this gym and I can't think of any better Managers to run the place.

Fantastic experience: Incredibly big, lots of material and really good training help

Fantastic experience: Excellent facilities and friendly staff, highly recommend

Positive experience: Lovely place to workout, it's spacious and have enough equipments/machines so you aren't waiting long for someone to finish with one machine. It's close to my house and its membership price is reasonable and affordable

Fantastic experience: A lot of people used to turn their noses up at Ben Dunne's gyms - not so much any more. You won't get better value for money anywhere. They are very busy at peak times, but superbly equipped with good changing facilities & brilliant value for money. His radio ads might give you a headache, but the man knows how to run a gym.

Positive experience: excellent facility and equipment, pity the swimming pool, steam rooms and jacuzzis are gone though

Fantastic experience: Cheap membership . lots of equipment. Well worth a membership

Positive experience: A large gym, but too many people and the equipment is outdated, it would use more modern machines for pulleys, not lines for back, biceps or chest exercises. Maximum weights up to 40 kg as in a beginner's school which makes you think is it a gym or a club only for beginners? And finally, is it a professional gym and is it worth the money? It leaves a lot to be desired, which in 2022 is at least ridiculous because Bendunne is very poor at other professional Gyms. I am very disappointed because nothing has changed here since 2007 and it is even worse and less equipment than it was.

Fantastic experience: I don't understand why the gym does not have free wifi, almost every gym in the city has but ben dunne penny pinching. A lot of people im the gym have complained about how they can't get a signal on their network for music etc so wifi would be fantastic. Great gym but miss the pool and sauna being there and the lack of wifi like almost all other gyms in the city and being unable to get coverage for workout music purposes. Back in great rhythm now,best I've ever trained and ever felt. Fantastic gym, other than no free wifi, i highly recommend

Negative experience: Very cold gym! Little options of classes and a lack of leg presses.

Fantastic experience: The gym is class! The only thing that is missing, there is no TRX! It was there but its gone now

Fantastic experience: Perfect GYM. They have a huge place, with all you need to improve your body! A++++++

Fantastic experience: Member since 2011. Renovations made for COVID-19 are excellent

Fantastic experience: They have all the equipment's you need, the place is very clean and organised. Finally, the staff are always around if you need them and I got my membership card within 2 minutes of going there with my I'd.

Fantastic experience: Good and affordable place to workout. opens at 6:am weekdays and closes at 10pm plus currently no joining fee .

Fantastic experience: Huge, lots of equipment, enough space

Fantastic experience: No more swimming pool which is not good, but gym is the best around.

Fantastic experience: Nice and beautiful. Perfect place for gym. I can't give more star. It is 10 star gym

Fantastic experience: Gym great, equipment too, very well done for cleaning and sanitisation. But showers no.... Feeling a bit like you are outside, very cold feeling. But, I came for training and I am very satisfied with gym.But please do something about the music, it's a gym, have to be intense workout fitness music not radio, boring music. Please do something

Fantastic experience: Nice and beautiful. Perfect place for gym. I can't give more star. It is 10 star gym

Fantastic experience: Massive gym everything you want in it

Fantastic experience: Huge gym has everything in it to do a proper workout no pool anymore cause of covid but for the price its still a bargain

Fantastic experience: Best gym in the Northside of Dublin

Fantastic experience: Excellent gym, swimming pool is really good. Changing rooms are spotless. Would highly rate.

Fantastic experience: Nice gym

Negative experience: I was a member here for 10 years, enjoyed changing my cloths before using the gym and having a shower after the gym/pool. Apparently the gym removed the pool because of Covid. I asked for a refund as I was no longer interested and I have been ignored for 7 months now. This is awful customer service.

Negative experience: Discrimination is not okay and I will make sure to tell other friends about your discrimination. You don't deserve my money.

Fantastic experience: Best gym in the Northside of Dublin

Fantastic experience: Great gym

Fantastic experience: Perfect gym in Santry , ballymun

Positive experience: It is good fitness. A lots of room. No wifi, no swimming pool. Everything else is good. Exercise machines are great!!