CLAY Health Club + Spa

I was a member for several years and it was incredible. Very clean and the energy was relaxed and positive. It felt like I had the option to isolate myself in the workout or mingle but there was never much waiting for machines and the members I experienced were polite and efficient. Luxurious and worth the price. When I move back downtown I will rejoin.

The people here are great. The classes are great. The roof is great. I have nothing bad to say about this place. The only thing is it is a bit on the pricier side, but it is so worth it! I have met some really fantastic people here and I am so glad I stumbled upon this place. The baristas here also make a mean smoothie. Definitely worth checking out, you won’t be disappointed!

I absolutely love this club! I have nothing but great experiences every time I’m there. I love the great equipment and different aspects of the club.
Christiane provides the most amazing relaxation massages. She makes sure your problem areas are resolved and provides the perfect amount of pressure to create deep relaxation. She also has great techniques and great hands! Will definitely go back to her every time! I want to also point out the fantastic massage Thomas has provided in the past. He was respectful and very talented as well.
The management team also add to the great environment by making sure the clients are taken care of! Anthony Luciano one of the managers always walks around and greets us and shows great support to the front of the house. He was super friendly, helpful and attentive with me and the staff. Thank you Anthony! :D

I had a facial with Rachel Brown and her dancing fingers on my skin rejuvenated every pore! She was thoughtful, detailed, all the while keeping me relaxed and feeling pampered. The room was calming to the senses and really allowed for you to unwind. After my session was concluded I knew she would be a hard act for any other skin care specialist/​esthetician to follow. If you are looking for the best Rachel Brown is who you want.

I joined CLAY a few weeks ago and I’m very happy with my choice over EQUINOX. The service here is excellent along with their facility. I’m usually overwhelmed with how many people are in the gym after work in other gyms, but this place is spacious, and is rarely overcrowded. I haven’t yet experienced the spa part but I’m sure its great too. The locker rooms are very nice with personal locks already on each door. Showers are very clean and great after a workout. If anyone is looking for an upscale spa/​fitness center, this seems to be the winner here.

I had a Swedish massage with Thomas and it was awesome! It was more of a sports Swedish massage with some stretching but I felt amazing afterwards and Thomas really knows what he is doing. I would definitely recommend seeing him for a massage!

I had a deep tissue massage here that I booked through Massagenow. It was ah-​mazing. Seriously, Jason is incredibly. The individual saunas are also great, though awkwardly through a co-​ed area. They have you sit in the members lounge to wait for your spa treatment which is awk because (1) it’s co-​ed (2) most people are clothed and not in robes. Also my locker refused to open and I had to walk through the weights part of the gym to the front desk in a robe.
But the massage made up for. It was a bit painful but that’s exactly how I like my deep tissue massages.
The massage was certainly five stars, but all the walking and lounging about I had do while clad on in a robe while there were fully clothed non-​spa goers around def made it a four star experience.

This is by far the best health club I’ve ever visited. And that’s what it is — a health club, not just a gym. From the moment you walk in, you immediately feel the escape from city stress. The space is pristine, spacious, and calm. They have just about every piece of equipment imaginable, and it is never over-​crowded. I’ve taken the cycle and yoga classes and always find it to be such a pleasant surprise to not be crammed into a sweaty space like many other places.
The locker rooms are spacious and the showers are clean and stocked with Malin+Goetz. Great water pressure, too! There is a pretty solid smoothie & light food bar, with healthy options all around. They also have a terrific roof deck! So many perks.
Overall, I just love spending time here. It’s more than just going to the gym to workout. If you need a place to escape to rather than drag yourself to, this is your haven.

I have been having reiki sessions at clay spa & gym with lisa dee and I have been super excited with the results I’ve been getting ! She is a nurturing, kind soul and is guiding me to have a fulfilling peaceful life and this you can’t put a price on ! I highly recommend everyone to experience what she has to offer ! Def I will be continuing on this happy healing journey !

The stars in this review go to Lisa, the Reiki practitioner. Great experience with her! She is knowledgeable, caring and highly intuitive. When you go to Clay, seek her out, she’s the best!

Lisa is a very gifted and very humble Reiki healer at Clay. I began seeing Lisa for energy healing during a profoundly difficult time in my life and have found that Reiki has helped me find peace and balance and perspective. Lisa has a multitude of experience and insight that she brings to her healing work as well as a deep passion for encouraging growth and expansion in her clients lives while always allowing personal space and autonomy. Reiki sessions with Lisa at Clay are very powerful because the spa at Clay is set up to create a beautiful, quiet and peaceful space to relax in and receive the healing. I recommend seeing Lisa for pure relaxation, for healing and for deeper wisdom within.

I am very unsatisfied with this club!
I forgot my swimming suit in the shower, staff found it, but after sometime my swimming suit disappeared (I was asking about my swimming suit 3 weeks in the front desk and nobody gave me any appropriate information), so I assumed that swimming suit was stolen. Finally, they didn’t find it.
I signed the contract for one month with this club, but they charged me for the next month as well. When I saw transaction on my card I contacted the manager to return my money back and cancel my membership. Manager didn’t do anything of this. But the contract, which was sent by manager, wasn’t eligible (wrong personal data, not my signature and unclear rules), but they didn’t return any money and didn’t say any excuses. I won’t to go to this club anymore.

This gym is absolutely terrible. I asked to sign up for a two month membership and they manipulated my contract and charged me for almost an entire year. When I disputed the charges providing evidence of emails exchanged with employees of the gym promising the contract would only last for two months and proving to them that I hadn’t even been in the state of New York in the past 10 months they still refused to refund me my money and blamed the charges on me. They are untrustworthy and a total scam.

CLAY is the best health club I’ve ever belonged to. The place is immaculately clean, has a zen atmosphere with a lovely roof deck, and the staff is wonderful. I couldn’t ask for much more from a health club (except for maybe a hot tub on that roof deck!)

By far the best gym in the city. Switching from Equinox to here was the best decision ever. Everyone’s always so friendly, it’s never packed, and always clean.

Definitely not a gym. Kind of like high end planet fitness. I would call it a low end spa and VERY PRICEY. Limited equipemnt and classes and the staff leaves something to be desired.

I never write reviews but this place deserves recognition.
Very nice facility. Clients can work out without judgement. Staff is always smiling.
For massages, Cleveland was exceptional. Can tell he’s passionate about wellness and passes that energy to you through touch and words. A rarity!
For facials, ask for Jeni, the lovely woman with the prettiest skin I’ve ever seen (not exaggerating). She was well spoken in such an intimate setting and left me with new knowledge about skincare — valuable stuff.
Go here without a doubt.

On a whim I had purchased a voucher for a massage here at Clay, on Gilt. When I went in, the massage spots were all booked up but the guy at the front desk was incredibly helpful and suggested I commute the massage to a facial, so I agreed to that.
You know how usually if you get a deal somewhere they give you sub-​par service since they don’t expect you to be clientele? Well that totally didn’t happen here. The manager of the spa, Jeni, was the one who did my facial and she did an AMAZING job. You can really tell she takes pride in her work — she’s all read up on the best sunscreens and is super knowledgeable, and is a real pro in dealing with even *very* sensitive skin like mine. I felt incredibly well-​cared-​for. It was an absolutely wonderful experience.
I came back once or twice later in the week since my voucher included gym access, and it was great! There are a few private saunas, and lots of good exercise equipment. Little-​to-​no wait time on machines, and an all-​around positive environment! Very quiet and the trainers let you have your own space. No huffing and puffing if you’re flailing around, albeit gracefully, in the middle of the floor! Seems a lovely judgment-​free zone, very calm and the showers/​amenities post-​workout are top notch!
Oh! And I looked at their normal prices and seriously, for the quality Jeni is ensuring, that ish is SUPER reasonable!!! LOVE IT HERE. Definitely going back for a massage soon.
TLDR: Spa manager is a skincare magician, wonderful friendly staff, nice workout space to get in your zone; highly recommend.

Sanctuary in the middle of the city.
«What’s your rent?» «Where’s your favorite brunch spot?» «Which gym do you belong to?» These are among the questions every New Yorker is asked at a dinner party or potluck. I don’t know about you guys, but being a member of Clay has been a source of pride. Individual saunas? You actually shower at your gym? You work out with John Legend? (true story).
Yes, it is a more expensive option (standard membership runs at around $ 200/​mo), but you get what you pay for. The lockerrooms are very clean, and I never feel uncomfortable showering there. The equipment is always working, and I’ve actually been able to use machines I’ve never seen before like the Jacobs Ladder. And a rooftop deck? That’s a huge win in the Union Square area, although I’m disappointed that I’ve never attended a rooftop yoga session.
Unlike other gyms, the staff at Clay is extremely helpful. They actually go around replacing stray weights and wrapping up stretching mats that have been left behind. The café servers are very friendly and helpful when I need help deciding on a smoothie. Tom from the Power 45 class is amazing. Not only does he push you to your individual limits and focus on improvement, but who wouldn’t want an attractive, muscular, tattooed Brit leading their fitness class?
I have done one spa package and this was the only thing I wasn’t too satisfied with. When you check in, they give a tote with a heavy robe and flip flops to change into and you wait in the member’s lounge to be called in. My masseuse was very nice and the ambiance was peaceful and relaxing, but the actual massage didn’t amount to much. An hour whizzed by and I didn’t feel like anything had really happened. I definitely wouldn’t pay for the service (I had a spa service included with my membership).
Overall, Clay is an amazing gym option in the middle of Manhattan if you’re willing to shell out the money. If I didn’t have a corporate discount plus a gym subsidy, I would’ve found memberhip elsewhere. However, I decided to splurge just a little more than other gyms and created a nice oasis in the middle of it all.

Total zen-​like, beautiful environment to work out. Excellent equipment and the pilates classes were the best I have taken. They provide it all at this club.
This was only a trial for me unfortunately. I can’t afford the place but to anyone who can — join! It is so much better than even Equinox!