Boutique and luxury gym brands like Equinox and Lifetime are at the premium end fitness offerings, and do usually have a steam room (along with other aqua amenities like saunas and pools).
Mid-range priced options like 24 Hour Fitness, VASA, and California Family Fitness most likely have steam rooms too. You'll see the monthly costs around $30 and up, and with that price comes bigger facilities, and much more room for activity! Again, saunas and pools usually come along for the ride too).
When you get to the smaller, franchise-based gyms (often found at strip malls), they likely don't have the space for a steam room (these are locations like Anytime Fitness and Crunch). Usually their amazingly affordable monthly membership costs of $10 to $20 don't cover
Finally, class-based (HIIT) brands like Orange Theory, F45 and Barry's don't have steam rooms. Their focus is on group and individual functional training and workouts—not amenities like steam, sauna and pool.
Some locations in these gym chains have childcare. Click each one for more detail.
Bay Club, Blink Fitness, California Family Fitness, Chuze Fitness, City Sports Club, Crunch Fitness, Edge Fitness, EoS Fitness, Equinox, Esporta Fitness, Fitness Connection, Fitness 19, Gold's Gym, In-Shape Health Clubs, LA Fitness, New York Sports Club, O2 Fitness, Onelife, UFC Gym, VASA Fitness, YouFit Gyms.
How come none of their locations operate 24/7?
- Their focus is often on other amenities like strength training, cardio equipment, or group fitness classes, leaving courts off the priority list.
- The cost of maintaining courts, equipment, and even reservation systems can be a significant barrier.
- Space constraints are a common issue. Areas are often reserved for group fitness, yoga, or dance classes instead of basketball.
