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World Class Fitness

Gym Fitness center Yoga studio Pilates studio Swimming pool

One of the Most Reviewed Gyms in Ixelles - Elsene


Address

Rue d'Idalie 10b, 1050 Ixelles, Belgium

Website

www.worldclassfitness.be

Contact

+32 2 503 15 57

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (235 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 8 AM to 8 PM
  • Sunday: 8 AM to 8 PM
  • Monday: 7 AM to 10 PM
  • Tuesday: 7 AM to 10 PM
  • Wednesday: 7 AM to 10 PM
  • Thursday: 7 AM to 10 PM
  • Friday: 7 AM to 10 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: pool (24) fitness (16) sauna (14) good (14) room (12) women (11) people (11) swimming (10) machines (10) clean (10)
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  • 1/5 Frederik M. 5 years ago on Google
    The only fitness center that didn't have a squat rack. They literally don't have a single squat rack. They have one bench press station. All of their other equipment is in poor condition. It's nice they have a swimming pool but its too small to exercise in. They have a sauna which i guess earns them a single star I would recommend literally every other available alternative
    8 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alice H. 2 years ago on Google • 18 reviews
    So glad I found this gym in Brussels. It really brings me peace after a long day at work and during the weekends. The gym has many rooms and studios and all the machines and equipment you can wish for (sure some are a bit old but they are all functional). The best part is the pool (heated) and the sauna, which always make me feel like Im on a holiday. They have longer opening hours than most gyms in the city. What surprised me is that they have special prices for interns, so I didn't hesitate to get a membership after a day trial (20€ day pass).
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 M S. 2 months ago on Google • 277 reviews New
    This gym has definitely seen better days. The equipment, machines and changing rooms are and feel outdated. It's quite small inside. You can find the basics, otherwise not much variety. OK gym considering price and quality.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 AS 2 years ago on Google
    They need to think more carefully about how they use social media. Their trainer Tomas Garnek who has 'specialization for weight loss women' as his profile follows random women (who he doesn't know and who evidently aren't overweight or posting about exercise) in Brussels on social media. Great way to make women feel bad about themselves when receiving a follow like that! Perhaps a careless mistake but suggests this gym isn't concerned about wellbeing and women's mental and physical health.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Sasha 2 months ago on Google • 17 reviews New
    UPD2: I got a full refund from World Class Brussels, but the fitness coach Carmen never apologized to me. It took me more than a month to get an appointment with the manager of the fitness Center. UPD: Nothing was done about the inappropriate behaviour of the fitness trainer named Carmen. The manager named Lucas ignores my messages and no apology by the the trainer was made even though she talked to me again. I have been discriminated against by the World Class Brussels and since the sports facility refuses to take any further actions I have no chance but to start sharing my story on social media. I have recently started my membership with World Class Fitness. On Saturday, October 8, 2022, a very unpleasant situation happened to me and I feel discriminated against. The fitness trainer at the facility approached me to say that my looks in the sport's top were upsetting to the other members of the club both men and women. Unfortunately, I did not catch the name of the fitness trainer who approached me, but I could easily identify her if needed. I do believe if they have the CCTV on the facility it can be easily checked. She used words along the line of decent look, which made me feel as if my body had been sexualized by the other members of the club. I see other women around the club with smaller breasts, which are exercising like me in sports bras, but they do not get a comment from the fitness trainer about their looks in front of other members of the club. Right now, I am a breastfeeding mom and came to the World Class Brussels to lose the baby weight, and even if I was not breastfeeding I feel that all other women with bigger breasts than average could be then sexualized too. Article 11 of my contract says that "members must be dressed in training or workout clothes during training and must wear full clothing (including on the upper part of the body)", thus as other women attending the facility and training in the sports bras I fulfill the requirements, unlike some of the fellow women who are using the sauna completely naked with their legs wide open. To sum up, I feel highly discriminated against by the World Class Fitness Club. I do not understand why women with smaller breasts training in the same sports clothes can do it in there, and I get to be scolded in front of the others for wearing the same type of clothes and also left feeling as if I am not a decent woman because of the way I am dressing. I am attaching the two print screens below to prove that the story is real and that even though I mentioned several times that I would like something to be done about it - all I got is the excuse via email. Again, if the facility did watch the CCTV as I asked they would have heard that the sports trainer do not mention anything at all about what type of bra she thinks it is, she goes on and on about how upsetting my looks in this particular bra are to the other men and women. I still hope that the facility will deal with this matter promptly as it is causing me mental damage. I do not feel secure in there anymore if my body can be sexualized, but at the same time, I believe that if other women are exercising in their sports bras I have to be allowed to do so too. Every woman has the right to feel safe at the sports facility of her choice no matter what bra cup size she wears. I also believe that the fitness trainer publicly humiliated me and it is not the way to talk to the members of the club.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Luc G. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The facilities are pretty good, especially in this price range. Plus: courses with real instructors (no virtual course). Beware however of the thefts of bikes at the entrance and wallets in the locker room. (Original) Les installations sont d'assez bonne qualité, surtout dans cette gamme de prix. Le plus : des cours avec des vrais instructeurs (pas de cours virtuel). Attention cependant aux vols de vélos à l'entrée et de portefeuilles dans les vestiaires.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Charles F. 5 years ago on Google
    This gym advertises the benefit of having a pool. This is very misleading, and frankly wrong. The pool is always FULL of time wasters out of the hotel, just using the pool as a group bath and mess around taking instagram photo's etc. This makes any kind of serious swimming completely impossible, morning or night. Such a shame. I would gladly pay triple the membership fees, for pool usage to be charged separately, and not just included for 1 euro in with regular membership. This way the clubs fee paying members would actually benefit. In the current system, literally nobody is benefiting. I wouldn't recommend paying for 12 months up front - because after a month, I guarantee you'll want to leave.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 ciubotaru alina m. 9 months ago on Google • 13 reviews
    The machines are too old. They should absolutely replaced them. You have to book classes asa you can, if not you never can participate, finally you pay for nothing. I would suggest first come, first served. There are people coming 10 min with delay but they still have a spot… Good thing: sauna and swimming pool.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Ksenia M. 4 months ago on Google • 7 reviews
    Hi Team! I have been the member of World Class for more than a year. I really like the gym, but there are several points which needs to be improved : changing room looks very dirty: dust, water on the floor and women’s hair everywhere… Also what really annoys me is the fact that people don’t change their shoes, thus the gym area is very dusty : I have to wash my sneakers after several gym sessions each time (and I don’t wear my shoes anywhere else but in the gym). Is it possible to implement this rule in regards of not allowance to wear outdoor shoes in the gym? When it’s not dry outside- what happens most of the time in Brussels, and people don’t change the shoes - it’s a disaster! This rule would make the clients happier and would simplify the life of your cleaning personal.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Rémy C. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Room not super big but well equipped. Big advantage: pool and sauna !! Prices very correct compared to other rooms of the same type. Small oops: the downstairs room really deserves a new airco and better ventilation (Original) Salle pas hyper grande mais bien équipée. Gros avantage: piscine et sauna !! Prix très corrects comparé à d’autres salles du même type. Petit oups: la salle du bas mériterait vraiment un nouvel airco et une meilleure ventilation
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Mircea B. 4 years ago on Google
    The worn equipment makes it cheap. Cleanliness can be improved. Decent value for money but could have been much better. Normally it would be 3 stars. However this particular person, who presented himself as Gabriel. Is just a plain arrogant brute. First he turned out my friends that I invited over to try out the place. He asked my friend to pay 20 eur for this visit that other receptionists offered for free as part of the promotion action. Second same guy several visits later, refused to give a lock for the box where you store the clothes although all other receptionists were helpful in this respect. Third he threaten to sue me for making picture in a public space just to document the case. Forth, he start screaming asking my card, not being able explain what for does he need it. Overall it is an average place with this particular guy making it not worth even considering. I hope an administrator will contact me to clarify this situation. In any case an arrogant and impolite receptionist is not something you would enjoy and hence I suggest to avoid.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Tobias W. 4 years ago on Google
    Value for money! It is a litte outdated and even shabby at some places, but you get a fully equipped gym with sauna and pool! Repairs should be done quicker and they should really enforce the towel rule!!! It is absolutely unacceptable that some visitors do not put on a towel when using the equipment and leave body fluids all over it.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 C Z. 5 years ago on Google
    Gave then 3 stars only for the fact that is clean and well situated. I was invited by a friend there, as we knew that with the pass of my friend, it was possible to visit the fitness centre including to spend that day there. At the arriving it was told to his that this is not possible anymore, that they changed the rules and if I wanted to use the invitation I had to pay 20 euros. As costs a whole day there and without invitation. We both were put in an awkward situation and it cut my desire to buy the annual pass as the invitation was with this purpose. To see, try and buy the annual pass. Huge mistake guys!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Uroš - Valentino S. 7 years ago on Google
    Very big gym, good prices, they also have pool. They are renting the place from the hotel, thus you can see sometimes hotel's guests roaming around the pool. Staff is very helpful and has a big smile, that's the main advantage. However, they could improve cleanliness and maintenance of the gym and equipment.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Antonia L. 2 years ago on Google
    This has been my gym for more than one year now, I would give it a higher score because it has many good things. However, they should be stricter with the class reservations, if a person, before the starting time of the class, claims it’s reservation ticket, the place is taken and cannot be given to someone else. I claimed my ticket yesterday before the class started and because I went to change and it took me two minutes, therefore I arrived at 19:32 to a class starting at 19:30, someone had already taken my place. I just had to go home, I find it very disrespectful, the tickets in the end are worth nothing, someone who arrives 15 minutes before you can easily have the preference.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 adams f. 4 months ago on Google • 45 reviews
    Good morning, Lately the water in the showers is cold also in the swimming pool. Sauna downstairs also sometimes not hot enough. This Sunday evening the heating was off and the sauna was out of service. As a result I came home sick because we can't do sports with warm clothes so there is the heating and the water heater. THANKS
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jonas G. 5 months ago on Google • 74 reviews
    Amazing gym! The sauna and pool are great. Friendly staff and always clean

  • 5/5 Valentin M. 2 years ago on Google
    This Club is my favorite, the whole team is very kind and the place is extremely clean. Safe to say World Class met all of my expectations especially considering its infrastructure and the high standards of quality conducted by the owner and his team : 2500 m2 of sport machines all over, multiple saunas, a big swimming pool with cosy resting place and drinks, beautiful showers, training classes all the time, a commited team, fair prices, cleaned and polished every day thoroughly...In short, "This is a real moment of relaxation !". Thanks for everything you do!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jan M. 2 years ago on Google
    Decent size, decent crowd and well located. Not so overpriced as the other gyms with swimming pool and extra facilities.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 J C. 5 years ago on Google
    Huge gym and friendly staff! Loved it, there were sooo many rooms and classes offered here. The pool was the cherry on top. Definitely recommend to visitors. 👍🏽
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sami 4 years ago on Google
    Has everything you need for a workout. Equipment is good, but you notice the age on it. Even has a pool and a free guest pass.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 fred 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice room, clean, great home, not so much more expensive than another room in an atmosphere where people are attentive to each other (Original) Chouette salle, propre, accueil super, pas tellement plus cher qu une autre salle dans une ambiance où les gens sont attentionnés les uns aux autres
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Didier B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very good club well attended and clean with a very good price-quality ratio (Original) Très bon club bien fréquenté et propre avec un très bon rapport qualité-prix
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Stéphanie S. 4 years ago on Google
    Great classes et great prices! Also has a pool and sauna... Finally found a nice gym I enjoy going to which is not over priced.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Daniela D. 4 years ago on Google
    Great place, great stuff! Highly recommended.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jefferson B. 4 years ago on Google
    Well located in the European quarter. Recently renovated, the gym offers you a clean and healthy environment to be able to perform at your greatest!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Trude T. 5 months ago on Google • 50 reviews
    Got everything a good Gym needs. Staff is very friendly, helpful and accommodating. Also conveniently located close to Public Transport.

  • 4/5 Johana M. 3 years ago on Google • 23 reviews
    A fairly well equipped gym, incl. swimming pool (water warmer than in the Olympic pools), ladies lockers cleaned several times per day. Nice and professional team. Great opening hours. Very good quality vs price ratio.

  • 5/5 World Sound C. 9 months ago on Google • 15 reviews
    Great gym, equipped also with sauna and a small pool. Took a yearly subscription and have never regretted it.

  • 5/5 Belen Lopez A. 7 months ago on Google • 9 reviews
    I'm super happy I subscribed to this gym. So far the only gym I have been able to keep going to.

  • 5/5 Suleman Walyat S. S. 3 months ago on Google • 7 reviews New
    Awesome gym! The best you can find in Brussels. Super friendly members and staff. Extremely clean and great machines. I highly recommend. You can enjoy huge choice of workout machines and free weights as well as group classes, sauna and an amazing swimming pool.

  • 5/5 Ian 4 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    Very helpful staff

  • 2/5 Ivan K. 3 months ago on Google • 3 reviews New
    Water fountain ain’t work already like 2 months, and reception have no idea when it’s going be fixed. Sauna ain’t work 2 week and they say it’s gonna be 2 weeks more but probably 2 months 😞, shower gel always out, and some of them broken. 20% Lockers out of order and full or rust. It’s not world class gym it’s Shame class gym

  • 5/5 Keith R. 2 years ago on Google
    I've been going here for a while and it gets 5 stars for value for money and good opening hours. They had good communication and froze memberships during Covid which must have been a very difficult time. It's great that things are now starting to get back to normal.

  • 5/5 Matt T. 4 years ago on Google
    Good gym, offers a free trial

  • 5/5 francoise v. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Fantastic reception, top trainers and blissful surroundings (Original) Fantastische ontvangst, toptrainers en zalige omgeving

  • 5/5 Léana S. C. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice and clean room, I'm a big fan of group lessons! The post covid restrictions make me miss a few sessions but I hope to return to normal soon! The atmosphere is pleasant and family. (Original) Salle agréable, et propre, je suis une grande fan des cours collectifs! Les restrictions post covid me font rater quelques séances mais j'espère un retour à la normal bientôt! L'ambiance y est agréable et familiale.

  • 1/5 Samya A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) No communication, everyone thinks they are the chef except Joana at the reception, she is the only kind who is listening (Original) Aucune communication , tout le monde se prend pour le chef except Joana à l’accueil c’est la seule aimable qui est à l écoute

  • 4/5 Sofie De P. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice gym, lots of different machines.

  • 4/5 Michele B. 4 years ago on Google
    Very well located and cheap fitness center. It could be cleaner and better maintened.

  • 5/5 Samantha B. 1 year ago on Google
    Fantastic gym. Great personal trainers. Staff is always helpful and polite.

  • 1/5 Endimion E. 4 years ago on Google
    Extremely filthy gym, people that stink and are not polite. The classes are of very low quality especially the spinning one of an elderly lady Eva, with outdated music and jumping like crazy everywhere, today the class was delayed because she had to kick out a guy who took on time a bike, but when other latecomers arrived instead of denying them access she started to kick out the people on time. Simply a terrible mess.

  • 5/5 Tenzin K. 4 years ago on Google
    Very happy with this fitness and I’m glad most of people go there & i will suggest to go there & enjoy the suns & the small pool , I love it , the people who work there are so friendly and nice :) very good

  • 4/5 Monika S. 3 years ago on Google
    nice and affordable.

  • 1/5 Tom D. 3 years ago on Google
    Measures against the spread of the Coronavirus are explained by signs but people still don’t wear face masks while walking around and staff does not check. In addition to poor ventilation, this is not safe.

  • 1/5 John D. 4 years ago on Google
    Unfriendly staff member (especially one guy), very old machines...

  • 1/5 Les Carnets de Normann !. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The cleanliness leaves something to be desired and this is not the priority of World Class Fitness. 2nd year of subscription and surely the last one, especially since they do not even reply to emails. Tired of swimming among the floating hair, while imposing a bathing cap would be so simple. (Original) La propreté laisse à désirer et ce n'est pas la priorité de world Class Fitness. 2eme année d'abonnement et sûrement la dernière, surtout qu'en plus ils ne répondent même pas aux mails. Marre de nager parmis les cheveux qui flottent, alors qu'imposer un bonnet de bain serait tellement simple.

  • 1/5 Elvey H. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) No Wi-Fi and almost no internet connection via the operator when the room is crowded. It's a shame for a room of this standard. (Original) Pas de connexion Wi-Fi et quasi pas de connexion internet via l'opérateur quand la salle est bondée. C'est dommage pour une salle de ce standing.

  • 5/5 Sang G. 5 years ago on Google
    Top

  • 4/5 Gregory L. 5 years ago on Google
    Nice place. Clean. But they won't share the password to their internet! Very strange.

  • 5/5 Ja R. 4 years ago on Google
    Good gym

  • 3/5 Oana D. 5 years ago on Google
    requires a renovation but all in all you can get your workout in decent conditions

  • 5/5 Vincent D. 4 years ago on Google
    One of the best fitness clubs in Brussels.

  • 4/5 Dax J. 3 years ago on Google
    Overall good gym. Friendly staff. Has everything.quite chilled all around, comfortable. no meatheads. Machines like Crosstrainers and running machines are old and dated, could do with new ones. this the only reason for the 4 star. if they get new machines, then it would be a 5.

  • 5/5 erik a. 1 year ago on Google
    Very happy with this gym, I really enjoy a nice long sauna after workout and that’s why I like this gym. Good value for the money - at least for me who enjoy the sauna 😜

  • 3/5 Samy 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The room is clean, and the team is very nice, but the devices are starting to age, and the air conditioning does not work in the fitness rooms, it is 40 degrees in the room, and the fitness room next to the pool and without. air conditioning for years. Lacks a lot of maintenance for this gym. Too bad. (Original) La salle est propre, et le team très sympa, mais les appareils commence à vieillir, et la climatisation ne fonctionne pas dans les salles de fitness, il fait 40 degré dans la salle, et la salle de fitness à côté de la piscine et sans climatisation depuis des années. Manque beaucoup d'entretien pour cette salle de sport. Vraiment dommage.

  • 5/5 tashi w. 4 years ago on Google
    It is perfect place to build your body. All staff are so friendly.

  • 5/5 Pavel N. 5 years ago on Google
    Incredibly friendly staff and affordable promotions for subscribtion. There is a plenty of classes you can attend throughout the whole day. Pool, saunas and many rooms for weightlifting and big cardio department. Cycling hall and Yoga! :)

  • 2/5 Delphine T. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The reception person forced me (!!!) to speak English, gave no explanation, which meant that I was a bit lost for my first experience there. A bit old infrastructure! (Original) La personne à l'accueil m'a obligée ( !!! ) à parler anglais, n'a donné aucune explication, ce qui fait que j'étais un peu perdue pour ma 1ere expérience là-bas. Infrastructure un peu vieillotte !

  • 5/5 Cezara A. 2 years ago on Google
    awesome gym! the summer classes in the park were amazing!!

  • 5/5 Mustafa H. 2 years ago on Google
    Always the best

  • 5/5 Chinook S. 4 years ago on Google
    Welcoming place, a good variety of people come here, music is not too loud, three saunas: one mixed, as one in each one men's and women's locker rooms. Plus small Pool! I love the charm of the dated labyrinth like architecture the gym is integrated in: It goes up and down, suddenly there is a balcony which looks over the patio of the mall like structure. Friendly management. And everything is kept very clean! Thank you!

  • 4/5 Roberto Javier A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good gym, but too crowded in the evenings, especially the showers (Original) Buen gimnasio, pero se llena demasiado en las tardes, en especial las duchas

  • 4/5 Alexandros K. 4 years ago on Google
    Cleaned often. Clean people. Classes are good.

  • 2/5 Montana M. 4 months ago on Google • 1 review
    Hello, I visited the room, everything is fine, except that the water in the showers and in the swimming pool is very cold! In the middle of December. :(
    1 person found this review helpful 👍


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