Archetype

Expérience fantastique: Best Gym in Edmonton and most of Canada by far! Amazing state of the art functional movement equipment, every gym has equipment, though it’s the community and the trainers that set this gym apart from other gyms!

Expérience négative: Honest review of Archetype I live in Stantec Tower and used to work out at Archetype regularly, but honestly, it feels overpriced for what it offers. The steam room was often out of service, and many people would go straight from their workouts into the hot tub without showering — which is just unhygienic. I took a break for a few months and used the smaller gym in the building ( Stantec )instead. I recently decided to give Archetype another try, but unfortunately, some things have actually gotten worse. There are no longer towels available in the bathrooms or for use during workouts — you now have to ask for them at the front desk, and they’re only provided for showers. The equipment has improved slightly, but the overall environment is still not great. When large groups of young guys come in to train, they take over most of the gym, making it hard for others to get a proper workout — unless you’re just using the treadmills. Even more frustrating: if you’re not paying for a personal trainer, it really feels like you’re treated as second-class. One trainer actually interrupted me while I was adjusting a machine and re-adjusted it himself mid-use because his client “needed one more set.” Completely disrespectful. But the biggest issue for me is hygiene — especially from the trainers themselves. I’ve repeatedly seen trainers finish with equipment and walk away with their clients without cleaning it. If the staff can’t model basic gym etiquette and cleanliness, it sets a bad example for everyone else. For a high-end gym in a “premium”building, this is unacceptable. Classes are on difficult time to make a schedule to attend. And they make it hard to cancel u less is 12 hours in advance. A lot of things can happen. What if I I don’t feel well enough to attend? So if I don’t cancel in advance I get charge 15 dlls. But they can call me and cancel when the instructor got injured. And it was in less than 12 hours and that is OK. So it’s ok for them to move my schedule but is not ok when we do. Archetype has potential, but unless they address the lack of respect, overcrowding, and poor hygiene standards, I don’t see myself recommending it — or continuing my membership.

Expérience fantastique: One of the best gyms in the city. Absolutely love coming here and will continue to do so regularly!

Expérience positive: Bought a day pass to work out at Archetype. The staff was very friendly and welcoming. Getting set up was a breeze. The changing rooms were clean, as were the restrooms. Lockers are provided as well. The gym itself isn’t huge, but it wasn’t crowded on a Monday morning either. Practically no waiting for equipment. The machines were mostly your typical LifeFitness machines. Not bad, not great. The equipment was in good condition though. Some more free weights would be nice. The music was extremely loud, but this could be due to the fact that some kind of WOD was going on. Overall working out at Archetype was mostly a good experience, although I feel the day passes are somewhat expensive considering what they’re offering.

Expérience négative: I only gave 2 stars based the cancellation policy, 12 hours notice or $15 charge. A lot can change in 12 hours. Most boutique gyms are no more than 8 hours. At least then you know when you wake up in the morning what your day looks like or if you’re not feeling well and can plan accordingly. It’s just an unreasonable time frame to work around if needed.

Expérience positive: Archetype, located on the 5th floor of the JW Marriott in Edmonton's ICE District, offers a premium fitness experience that seamlessly blends cleanliness, top-notch amenities, and a focus on functional training. The facility is consistently well-maintained, ensuring a hygienic environment for all members. The inclusion of a snack bar provides convenient post-workout nutrition options, while the pool and hot tub serve as excellent spots for relaxation and recovery. For those interested in group activities, Archetype offers a variety of classes designed to cater to different fitness levels and interests. However, it's important to note that the gym's equipment selection is tailored more towards functional training rather than traditional bodybuilding. Athletes and individuals training for specific sports will find the available equipment aligns well with their performance and conditioning needs. Conversely, bodybuilders seeking extensive weightlifting apparatus might find the offerings somewhat limited. In summary, Archetype excels as a clean, modern facility with a range of amenities and a focus on functional fitness, making it an ideal choice for those pursuing sport-specific training or a comprehensive wellness experience.

Expérience positive: Very nice facility. Super clean. Smells nice. Everyone there, staff and members are all kind and nice. I'd give it 4.5 stars only because the structure of the gym, overall vibe, and classes are catered to an intermediate-advanced clientele by default. The instructors, however, make everything very accessible and are beginner friendly. Pool is not a lap pool but is nice. Hot tub is v nice too. Steam rooms are in changing rooms and are not co-ed, which works great for me as a woman.

Expérience fantastique: I love working out here! There are so many classes! My favourites are Barre, boxing, yoga, and strength ❤️ all the instructors are amazing! I also have done personal training, and loved that too! The staff are very friendly and welcoming!

Expérience négative: I joined almost a year ago . I forgot my key card and the employee Janelle was super disrespectful and had a horrible attitude problem . Talking down to me like I was a child . Saying I always forget my key and that she wanted to hold my Audi r8 keys . To let me borrow a key card to get into the locker room . I pay $150 dollars for a gym that should have much better customer service . I don’t think she should be working in customer service if she has such a chip on her shoulder with people forgetting there key cards . I would not recommend this gym to anyone .

Expérience fantastique: A great gym, especially with the access for hotel guests

Expérience fantastique: I love this gym. It has everything and it’s enormous. I’ve done a few classes (excellent) and every staff person is friendly and helpful. As a hotel guest, you can join a class for free at the last minute. if there are open spots (what a perk) or book in advance for just $20. The branding is also lovely and understated. Makes me want to move to Edmonton (almost). Anytime I have a chance to be at the JW Marriott, I’ll find time to enjoy this place.

Expérience fantastique: I love this gym. It has everything and it’s enormous. I’ve done a few classes (excellent) and every staff person is friendly and helpful. As a hotel guest, you can join a class for free at the last minute. if there are open spots (what a perk) or book in advance for just $20. The branding is also lovely and understated. Makes me want to move to Edmonton (almost). Anytime I have a chance to be at the JW Marriott, I’ll find time to enjoy this place.

Expérience positive: Pretty decent facility! Kinda wish they had a smith machine or hack squat though.

Expérience fantastique: I've been coming a while and I can say this gym is exceptional. What sets it apart? The owner's dedication. He is hands-on, and his vision and attention to detail are evident in the place. You will often see him around the fitness facilities. This gym isn't just a business venture; it's a personal passion project for a team devoted to delivering excellence and a holistic fitness experience.

Expérience positive: Pretty decent facility! Kinda wish they had a smith machine or hack squat though.

Expérience négative: It’s okayyyyish. It’s definitely more suited to anyone seeking personal training or a class environment. Lacking a fair bit on the variety of machines in the gym if you’re looking for that. Clients and trainers tend to just leave weights wherever and barely rerack things in the correct order. It’s not the worst place but it’s not my favourite. Staff seem pretty nice overall, couple bad eggs but what can you do.

Expérience fantastique: Tremendous Facility and Team led by Simon Bennett.

Expérience fantastique: Awesome guy. Top notch hot tub and steam as well.

Expérience fantastique: Best fitness centre in the city! Especially for athletes and professionals. Archetype has a state of the art facility - everything is polished and new. All of the staff are extremely knowledgeable and friendly. The personal trainers at this gym are the best in the city. I have been training here for just over a year and could not be happier with my own results and the gym as a whole. Whether you're looking for a nice gym, amenities, variety of fitness classes or personal training - this gym is the best choice by far!

Expérience fantastique: Best gym in Edmonton

Expérience fantastique: Great downtown fitness club that focuses on creating a fitness community. Wide assortment of fitness classes. Want to give a shout out to the spin class instructors! Best spin classes in Edmonton.

Expérience fantastique: I have nothing but great things to say about this gym. It is unlike anywhere else in Edmonton. The trainers and front staff are all very welcoming. It feels like a family. Super clean facility as well with top of the line equipment, a steam room and pool. Highly recommend.

Expérience fantastique: I just want to give a special shout out to the trainers at Archetype, they make you feel included, and work with you to make sure you are getting the best out of their sessions. I have been attending group classes, and have not only made some really close friends while attending these classes, but have never felt stronger. The care and attention the trainers put in to creating the exercises, picking good music, and just being uplifting is something to be celebrated! Cesar is the smiliest trainer ever, always has such high energy and encourages me to work harder than I ever have before! Jackie always makes me laugh during classes and she helps where I need specific help. GREAT JOB GUYS!

Expérience fantastique: Love it

Expérience fantastique: Pretty guiding

Expérience négative: Nice facility. But if you need anything from management, in my case pausing my membership they will just ghost you

Expérience fantastique: This gym has everything! Best times are the off peak hours.

Expérience fantastique: Clean facilities. Great classes. Largely respectful staff and clients

Expérience fantastique: Love the amenities here! This gym has everything!

Expérience fantastique: Gorgeous location. Nice amenities. Uplifting atmosphere. Highly recommend.

Expérience fantastique: Artur made me the best protein shake i've ever had in my life. I would highly recommend it. Exceptional service from him at all times. Will be coming back again.

Expérience fantastique: Beautiful gym. Quiet. 2 things I would add personally is a decline bench and in a perfect world, a cold therapy tub ;)

Expérience fantastique: An absolute amazing experience. The service, and the quality of this establishment is world class! Thank you for the wonderful experiences so far, and I am looking forward to my next visit!

Expérience fantastique: I travel a lot.. and always try to find a good gym to train at wherever I am. This gym, was by far, the best gym I have trained at. Amazing amenities, services and layout. I loved everything about this gym. Keep up the great work and great vibes!

Expérience fantastique: Great gym .. comparable to the Vancouver Equinox or LA weho equinox. Only reason I stay at the JW Marriot in Edmonton.. friendly staff, top equipment, lots of room to maneuver, and amenities... like the banana protein shake. yum. Reception very friendly and helpful. It's a winner... Richard

Expérience fantastique: Best gym in the city hands down. Extremely knowledgeable & kind staff and every piece of equipment you can imagine. Simon, the owner, is dedicated to his business. He has put his heart and soul into making this a successful gym, not only for himself but more important for the fine people who choose to workout here.

Expérience négative: I was a member here for a year and a half. Very spacious and has every piece of equipment you’d probably need. The pool, steam room and meditation pod, along with group classes is what sold me. In the end, the steam room sucked. Barely ever got hot in there. The hot tub was gross. It always had those foamy bubbles on top which is an indicator of it not being very clean. Their group class schedule is almost non-existent. They offer maybe 6 classes a week (TOTAL) often in the afternoon and maybe 2 in the evening. Very rarely did they offer early morning classes. I’ve checked their schedule at the time of this review and see they are now offering 16 classes a week. No classes on sundays. So, if you do the math, it’s maybe 3 class offerings a day. When they sold me on the membership it was supposed to be multiple class times for all the multiple classes they have. I will say Cesar at the front was fantastic and always so friendly. I will miss him! I also did personal training during my time there. Mainly because I soon realized their group classes were barely even offered. They blame Covid and being understaffed, and I can understand that, but if you’re including group classes in the membership, I take issue when you only offer 6 classes a week. Some days didn’t even have a class offering. Anyway, my trainer Falon was amazing and I loved her. I wish I could have taken her with me when I left! She always made me feel comfortable and kicked my butt with a good workout! The kicker for me was I really felt the gym was becoming more of a performance-based training facility. So many times these groups of teams would come in with a trainer and takeover the whole turf. It was extremely frustrating. The last time it happened I was about half way through my workout and this whole hockey team showed up along with their coach or trainer. Next thing you know I literally had no room to complete my workout without bumping shoulders or interfering with the drills they had setup. They had taken over the WHOLE turf. I noticed a few other members coming in, assessing the situation and turning around and leaving with looks of frustration. At the end of my workout I went to reception and cancelled. It just happened far too many times for me at that point. I can get past one time, but a pattern had clearly been formed as it happened more times than I can count. I feel if you’re going to allow groups to take over like that, a notice should be given or just shut down the gym to members. For the price of $160/month I just don’t feel it’s worthwhile. Especially when you never know if you can actually use the gym, and there’s hardly any group classes lol. Maybe they’ve rectified this. But unfortunately they’ve lost a client over it. I noticed in one of the manager’s responses they said their gym isn’t for everyone and I 100% agree. In my experience, if I read between the lines, what he really means unless you’re an athlete, etc you won’t feel as welcome. I’m sorry, but that’s certainly the impression I got as I was leaving and other members I talked to felt the same. If that’s their business-model, then good for them. Unfortunately, for me, it took a year and a half for me to figure it out before I gave in and moved on. My review is based solely on my experience and I understand others may have good experiences. I hope their business-model works for them!

Expérience positive: We were guests of the JW Marriott and used the gym and pool. The gym is very nice! It's huge, taking up one whole floor of the building, with different rooms for classes like spin, boxing, yoga, and more. All the equipment is newer and clean. It wasn't very busy on the Saturday night. The pool, however, did have lots of people going in and out. The hot tub was quite warm - around 40 celsius. However, the steam room in the ladies was tepid and had no steam at all. Overall, we would definitely come back to the hotel just for the chance to use this gym again.

Expérience fantastique: Enjoyed this gym their pool and workout area was quite nice and the lay-out of the facility was great. Would recommend to anyone looking for a gym in downtown Edmonton.

Expérience fantastique: Amazing luxury facility. It's very private and extremely big with lots of equipment. The pool and jaccuzzi are a cherry on top - with best views. This facility - however designed by firm in Toronto and in Edmonton - beats any pool in Toronto - I have been to all of them for years and years. They even have a mediation pod. This gym is super futuristic. The staff is so friendly. I love it.

Expérience fantastique: There is an emphasis at Archetype on a holistic approach on performing at your best and to get you to where you want to be. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Joel and Jacob to better enhance my day to day life. Archetype has the latest in high end equipment and technology where you might not see anywhere else.

Expérience fantastique: Great facility just need to work on keeping the steam room operational.

Expérience fantastique: Positive: Communication , Professionalism , Quality

Expérience fantastique: High end modern gym in the JW Marriot

Expérience fantastique: This gym/fitness center is a real pleasure to visit anytime. Super friendly and helpful staff members, new and we'll equipped studios and weight rooms, wide variety of fitness classes and great attention to the cleanliness and design. Strongly recommend to give it a try!

Expérience fantastique: First joined before Covid-19 hit - was a great facility then and is a great facility now. If you're into self development, definitely the place to be. Amazing amenities, machines you will not find anywhere else in the province, very clean, everyone is respectful, etc. Definitely worth the price/investment.

Expérience fantastique: Awesome!

Expérience fantastique: Came from Body by Bennet. My trainer is Barret Kyle. Good value membership if you attend the classes - it’s all included. Wish there were more class offerings, but overall happy with the high end equipment and amenities. Steam room, showers, hot tub all top notch. Staff well trained.

Expérience négative: Toured the facility. Nice but the people running it are a bit on the pretentious side. Also, very expensive when there are other great fitness facilities in the city that offer the exact same thing

Expérience négative: I'm not a member of this gym, however, I had the displeasure of interacting with one of their front desk staff. Walked-in looking for the JW Spa and I asked the receptionist(tall, black hair) for directions to the spa and she just said: "you need parking? uhm.. what? what did you say?" Her head was clearly somewhere else... Anyways, went to the spa which was great and on my way out I passed in front of her and another staff member(short, light brown hair) I said goodbye as a courtesy and they didn't even acknowledge me... I guess you need to be a gym member in order to be treated with respect at this facility. I can't believe how different they are from the rest of the hotel; everyone from the restaurant, spa, hotel reception, etc are so nice, welcoming and polite. Quite a disappointment.

Expérience négative: Sent my wife and her two girlfriends to a spin class there to check the facility out and determine if they wanted to become members. Front desk staff were incredibly rude. Made them feel as if my wife and her friends were a major inconvenience to them. Extremely pretentious. They will not be joining the facility.

Expérience fantastique: Very friendly and professional. Wonderful facility and and staff!

Expérience fantastique: World class facility with top equipment. Multiple studio rooms with different equipment, high performance workout area, as well as a standard workout area. Gym also includes some machines you wouldn't find anywhere else including a meditation bubble, leg compression machine and vibrating foam rollers.

Expérience fantastique: Hands down the nicest training facility in the city.

Expérience fantastique: Beautiful gym.

Expérience fantastique: First time staying at the hotel for the weekend (I typically stay at Sutton Place), went to visit the gym inside the facility and had a lovely experience. Was checked in by two incredibly welcoming girls, I believe their names were Maddison and Hope(?). They were very hospitable and knowledgeable, told me about the amenities available to hotel guests. The facility itself is top notch, very clean, with everything you need for a great workout. It exceeds expectations for a hotel gym and the front desk staff were very kind. The same can be said in regards to the hotel staff as well. Both gym and hotel are maintained at the same high end standard. Will definitely be staying at the JW for my next visit to Edmonton. Kudos

Expérience fantastique: Great gym. All I could ask for in a gym for myself. My only qualm is, Where do you park!? Never mind, I just had to look on the site to see where to go =p

Expérience fantastique: Upscale gym w/ fantastic amenities and versatile programming. Steam room, private showers, spin studio, HIIT, boxing, yoga, meditation room, pool, hot tub, brand new cardio equipment with TV and large touch screens, and lots of open space. Very friendly staff who remember your name and check-in on how things are going.

Expérience fantastique: This is a high performance world class facility.

Expérience fantastique: I went to this gym the other evening while staying at the hotel to see the facility that I had heard so many great things about for myself. When I arrived I was welcomed by the front staff and was shown around by one of the girls (tall with dark hair). This employee was so helpful with all of my questions and made me feel so welcomed. Based off my experience I can see why this place is so raved about, amazing staff and high quality equipment definitely worth a visit.

Expérience fantastique: I came into Archetype for the first time a couple weeks ago to scout out the equipment and amenities. I had the pleasure of being walked through the facility from the very tall woman working at the front desk. Another dark haired woman signed me in; both girls were very pleasant and knowledgeable. Beautiful high end facility. Would most definitely recommend this facility to anybody.