Pacific Heights Health Club

San Francisco, United States

3.9

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20 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 415-563-6694
Website:
www.phhcsf.com
Address:
2356 Pine St, San Francisco, CA, 94115
b/t Steiner St & Fillmore St
Lower Pacific Heights
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.8 miBig Bus Tours Stop 14, Lombard Street 1
0.9 miBig Bus Tours Stop 9, Alamo Square
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Today

Today 5:30 am – 9:00 pm
Open now
Local time (San Francisco) 5:58 PM Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Business hours

Monday 5:30 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 5:30 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 5:30 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 5:30 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 5:30 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday 6:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm

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Pacific Heights Health Club is much more than just a small neighborhood gym…

It’s a place where you can be yourself, where you can connect with old friends and make new ones, and where fitness happens while you’re having fun. And, of course, it’s a place where you’ll see and feel the results of making healthy lifestyle choices.

History

Established in 1984.

The grand opening of Pacific Heights Health Club took place on February 14, 1984. On June 1, 2004, Amy Lang became the current owner. Raised in Michigan, Amy moved to San Francisco after graduating from the University of Michigan and fell in love with the Bay Area. Obviously, she decided to stay. After spending 10 years in the high technology industry at amazing companies like Netscape, Oracle and Yahoo, Amy realized she was meant to follow a different path — one that tapped into her lifelong interest in health and wellness. Now she focuses her energy on helping people make healthier choices. And that’s what Pacific Heights Health Club is all about.

The club occupies the entire building, including the front room that’s dedicated to cardio and the entire 2nd floor where you’ll find Flow Studios. Founded in 2007, Flow Studios at PHHC complements the fitness programs and services with a full slate of wellness services, including yoga, Pilates, physical therapy, acupuncture and massage.

Meet the Business Owner

Amy L.

Business Owner

In June 2004, Amy Lang became the new owner of the club. Raised in Michigan, Amy moved to San Francisco after graduating from the University of Michigan and fell in love with the Bay Area’s weather and restaurants. Obviously, she decided to stay.

After spending 10 years in the high technology industry at amazing companies like Netscape, Oracle and Yahoo, Amy realized she was meant to follow a different path — one that tapped into her lifelong interest in health and wellness. Now, instead of spending her time convincing people to adopt new technologies, she focuses her energy on helping people make healthier choices. And that’s what Pacific Heights Health Club is all about.

Pacific Heights Health Club also recommends

FLOW Studios at Pacific Heights Health Club

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Pilates

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Massage

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Acupuncture

Amy L. says,

«The perfect complement to PHHC’s fitness programs. At FLOW, you’ll find yoga, pilates, physical therapy, acupuncture and Asian bodywork and massage.»

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20 reviews of Pacific Heights Health Club

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Place rating: 4
San Francisco, CA
I really liked this gym while I was a member and would recommend it to anyone whose primary fitness schedule focuses around 1. Convenience and 2. Yoga
Some good things to note:
— Very friendly staff and trainers
— good selection of free weights & other equipment
— NEVER CROWDED
— very convenient if you’re in Lower Pac Heights (not much else around)
— clean locker rooms and excellent showers.
— dog friendly
Full disclosure I’m pretty much a basic dude when I work out: run, lift swim, and not much else… so if you don’t match this profile, your concerns might not align with mine, but here they are nonetheless:
For $ 125.00/month, I didn’t feel like I got that much other than convenience and a place to work out.
I can join 24 hour fitness or Koret (which I did) and pay between $ 40-​$ 80 to get some place with more services (pool, extended hours etc) although they are not nearly as nice, I’m not at the gym to look at nice stuff. I can join bay club for ~150+ and get all that, + swanky other stuff. PHHC’s price is too close to the latter while its amenities are too close to the former.
Suggestions that might make the cost more worth it:
— ‘partner’ with other fitness programs or clubs across the city to increase the scope of services for additional member costs
— Coffee in the morning (though there’s coffee and a bakery right across the street)
— hot tub (this is probably unrealistic but a few other members and I agreed it would be awesome)
OR
Drop the price for the core membership from $ 125.00 to something a bit more reasonable. Lower Pac Heights is starving for a gym that blends the right amount of ‘nice’ and ‘price’
Don’t get me wrong, I understand there are cost of business concerns in SF, let alone Pac Heights… Great gym, I miss it from time to time, but then I remember I’m saving some cash and all is well.
Place rating: 3
San Francisco, CA
The place charges $ 175/​month for a basic membership and is closed this entire Labor Day Weekend.
Not everybody goes to Burning Man Amy…
You should do THE RIGHT THING and charge a pro-​rata fee for the month.
But your with your constant «nickel and dimeing of members» attitude, I’m sure you’ve only calculated how much you’ll be making by not staffing for three days, pretty lame.
Place rating: 4
New York, NY
Great classes, great location, amazing skylight and overall a good gym. My only lament is that men have a sauna and women do NOT. I wish the owner would make the sauna available to all or add another sauna and steam (while at it) accessible to all!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I’ve been a member for nearly nine months now. I joined because it was the closest gym to my house, and I really like it. Great small group classes with lots of individual attention. The manager John has been good about listening to feedback from members and actually addressing requests. Trainer Glen Fortenberry leads fun but challenging weights/​cardio classes and does personal training. Love the availability of yoga/​pilates classes as well. I recently convinced my husband to leave his gym and join too.
Place rating: 3
San Francisco, CA
The gym has changed its hours of operation. They used to be open 5:30am to 10pm on MONDAY through THURSDAY.
Hours of Operation
Monday — Friday 5:30 am — 9:00 pm
Saturday 6:00 am — 8:00 pm
Sunday 8:00 am — 8:00 pm
Pros: location, clean, not crowded
Cons: expensive
Since I work out in the evenings, I’m looking at other options. I don’t know what everyone else pays for their monthly dues, but I’m spending over $ 100. I’m not getting enough value anymore.
Your mileage may vary depending on what you pay and what facilities or classes you use.
Place rating: 1
Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA
AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Do NOT sign up for this gym. I have been trying to cancel my membership for 8 months, and am still fighting to get back the $ 437 they overcharged me. The owner Amy outright admits that they overcharged me but refuses to refund. I’m taking legal action against them. Save yourself the headache and go to another gym… the facilities are weak anyway. For the same price you get a full membership to the 1000x nicer JCC or Crunch.
Place rating: 5
Oakland, CA
I lived in Pac Heights for just a few months and so during that period this was my gym. It was pretty much as good as it gets for all of the kinds of equipment/​space that they offer. It’s always quiet, calm, clean and welcoming (and you can’t be the open roof in the main workout room). It often feels like it’s your own private gym. I trained with one of the trainers, Glen, and he was super helpful, and generally it was a great space for my workouts. I took some of the classes, a stretching one and yoga one, and they were small class sizes run by helpful teachers. The locker rooms are super clean and luxurious as well.
As a bonus, when I moved and cancelled my membership, some error on my part or on the computer systems’ part made it so that I continued to be charged. I contacted the owner, Amy, and she looked into it and saw that it must have been an error and promptly sent me a refund (twice, actually, since the first one got lost in the mail). She was super nice and accommodating and so you can be sure that this place is run by good people. If I lived in Pac Heights, I’d be back here in a second.
Place rating: 4
Austin, TX
The facility is clean and the staff is friendly. I ended up canceling my membership because it was a little too expensive for me to maintain. It is a small gym if you are looking for brand new high tech equipment this is not the gym for you. If you want to work out and not have to deal with a ton of people waiting to use machines then you will love it here.
Place rating: 4
San Francisco, CA
My new gym that I absolutely love. Smaller gym where everyone’s friendly and gets to know one another, plus the awesome benefit of classes such as Pilates and Yoga! That’s honestly what I wanted most out of my gym– the option of classes at my discretion. Pilates are the key to staying in shape for an aging woman… life changing!
The gym itself is nice, has everything you need and is always clean.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Great business.
I go to the gym sometime between 07:00 and 09:00 each day and this gym is always nice and quiet. The busiest I have ever seen it is 5 people in the weight room. I have never once waited to use any item. I can even bring my dog.
The only down side is that the music is really really really terrible. Bring an iPod. Oh, and the classes are insanely early. Pilates at 6AM. Never once made it despite having a repeating alarm in my calendar. 6AM!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Standout little gym in PAC Heights. The management, Courtney, and the owner, Amy, immediately address any concerns. Example: I requested bumper plates for olympic lifts… boom, they magically appeared.
Solid trainers too. I personally work with Glen, but all the others know what they’re doing. Feel them out, and pick the trainer best for you.
Place rating: 1
San Francisco, CA
After two years and tens of thousands of dollars spent on membership fees and thrice weekly personal training sessions, I cancelled my membership today. Why, you ask? The gym’s owner, Amy, is the single worst small business owner I have ever had the displeasure of doing business with in my life. Having been in the hospitality business myself for well over a decade, I expect certain niceties when spending that kind of money. Not once in two years has that woman said hello to me or made me feel welcome in any way.
I’ve also brought to the staff’s attention numerous times the filthy and rusty state of the floors and equipment. Unfortunately, there’s not much they can do given the owner is too cheap to upgrade the equipment and hire a decent off hours cleaning crew. She was persuaded to replace the old, dirty exercise mats at the beginning of this year, but ordered some on sale that were practically toddler sized. They’re so small that when you lay down, you’re half on the nasty floor. Yuck. There’s also heavy water damage to the ceiling in the weight room, with falling tiles and lights that short out regularly.
The kicker came when my credit card was stolen the week I gave birth to my daughter and I was harassed for a new credit card number to keep up with my membership fees. I had two voicemail messages already by the time I brought my baby home from the hospital. Geez, lady, I was so sleep deprived I could barely remember my own name, let alone remember to call you to make sure you got your money!
I hope you’re reading this review, Amy, and that it serves as a wake up call to get your act together. Your members deserve better.
Place rating: 4
San Francisco, CA
Nice little neighborhood gym. I’m not a member but came as a guest. All the folks that work at the gym seem to be very friendly and helpful. The equipment is in decent shape. Just understand that the gym isn’t really big, it’s got like 10 cardio machines and weights; I’d say it’s adequate for a pac heights gym.
Place rating: 5
Los Angeles, CA
I have been to many gyms and I have had a few different personal trainers, but none got me in shape as fast as the classes and trainers at PHHC. I went to Hardcore with Leslie and Cardio Core with Laura. I loved both trainers. They knew what they were talking about, they had great energy, they made the classes fun and they always stuck around class to chat. I hate gyms where I go in and none of the trainers seem to care to know anything about me. Here, they care about you as a person, not just as another body in their class.
I can’t recommend this place more. Wish I didn’t have to move so far away from it or I would still be going there.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Me too, about loving this place. The nicest gym I have ever been to, and I include Ketchum, Idaho, and New York. I haven’t tried yoga yet – and I am a yoga nut of several decades, but I had a great conversation about yoga with one of the instructors who was working out, and I am sure I will enjoy whatever they have. i go to Bikram in the Marina and love that. The variety of machines are great and all the various bits you need for any kind of work-​out. ! They have my 2 all-​time favorites – versaclimber and erg (rowing machine). The weight room with the huge skylight they open to the sky on sunny days is divine. Love the doggies being allowed there.
And I have a great program my lovely trainer started me on. When I get bored I will get another one
What’s not to like?
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Love this place.
What i want from a gym
1. cleanliness (they have wipes in cardio room)
2. no line for cardio machine-​ness
3. can look like a total mess and no worries-​ness
4. fun classes (i can use more time availabilities)
5. free weights, weight machines, variety of cardio machines and random workout gadgets that i don’t have at home
check check and check!
one complaint: closes early :(10pm on weekdays and 8pm on weekends…
Place rating: 1
San Francisco, CA
This does seem like a nice neighborhood place where everybody knows your name, but it doesn’t make up for the poor state of the equipment. The cardio equipment looks good, but all the weights are old, the benches are covered in rust, just not a quality place to work out, especially when there’s a $ 150 joining fee and it’s $ 120 a month, total rip off.
Place rating: 4
San Francisco, CA
I have mixed feelings about this gym. I’ve been a member off and on for about five years and experienced highs and lows:
Highs:
close to my home
opens early
nice new locker rooms
not usually too crowded in the morning/​daytime
friendly staff
feels clean
good magazine selection
Lows:
bad music (bring an iPod for sure)
the sauna is only in the men’s locker room
dogs (and their hair) hang out in the stretching area
can be a zoo at night
small weight room — if one trainer is in there w/​a client its too much
class times seem to cater to people who don’t work normal hours
seems to attract a high population of people who like to just hang out in the weight room and read the paper — never breaking a sweat or lifting a weight
pricey
I guess that seems like more bad than good, but there is no attitude at this gym which I think is the biggest reason I keep coming back. If you are looking for nice place to get your workout in this is the spot in Pac Heights.
Place rating: 4
Bozeman, MT
The staff is friendly and helpful which is a nice feature. It is not usually crowded and the place is clean. I have enjoyed it so far!
I like to take yoga classes, but since the place is small their are limited times so you have to work around their schedule. However, there is not usually more then 5 people to a class which is very nice.
It’s kinda small but since the membership is limited I have not found it to be a problem. I just joined and got a free T-​shirt which I thought was nice.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I’ve been a member for two months, and have held off my review to try and get a balanced view of what’s good and bad about the gym. So far, it’s been a great experience.
— Staff. The staff are universally friendly, helpful, and available. It’s very refreshing.
— Cleanliness. Someone said the place was dirty in a comment. I don’t know where they were looking; maybe this was during a renovation? It’s clean in there. Locker room is spotless.
— Uncrowded. At around 5 PM when I go, there are just a few people there. Never a wait for anything.
— Equipment. It’s all there, and it all works. Not all brand new (some machines are) but seems to be in fine condition.
— Yoga /​Pilates. I don’t go, but my wife likes the classes a lot. Also very small class sizes nearly every day.
— Price. Especially with an enrollment deal, the pricing seems fair to me. All the facilities I could ever want, wide selection of all-​you-​can-​attend yoga/​pilates classes.
— Roof. It’s really nice working in the weight room when the roof is retracted. Perfect for San Francisco summers.
When I started writing this, I figured I’d give the gym four stars. But now that I’ve written it, I can’t figure out what I’d want changed. So five stars it is.
If you’re looking for brand-​new-​this-​year equipment, shiny Globo Gym clientele, and ceiling tile that’s hung just-​so, I guess this isn’t the place for you. But honestly, what you want in a gym is so far removed from what I’m looking for, we’re not even on the same planet.