Go for Nonstop, not that I really want more people joining that place, but St Johns is good but more expensive and you dont get much extra, except for a manager who will make you feel like you are in his home rather than a public gym and a higher % of the 'meathead' types in there (especially as there they will leave their towels on stuff and have a good old mother meeting with their buddies.)

So I would say 550 vs 850 is a no brainer especially as i dont know if you plan to work while you are here but if so, then St Johns Fitness would be almsot impossible to make on a regular basis as final entry is 8/830pm mid week (3pm/2pm weekends)

One positive at the moment as Nonstop is new, is that St Johns has classes each day, and a decent spin class (though it is at 7pm - if you can make that)

Fuz

I belong to St. John's and really like it a lot. I do agree that some knuckleheads leave their towels on stuff for far too long. I usually just move the offending article and get on with whatever machine being 'reserved.' My one reservation is that the hours on the weekend could be a bit longer and I wish I could have a dedicated locker but for the price I think it's fine.

I went to st johns two years ago and now I joined non stop. I prefer non stop mostly because of the hours and it is cheaper (I think).

Haven't tried it yet but this Non Stop gym sounds pretty cool. If the price is good I might try it out when my contract is up. 24/7 is quite a revolutionary step for a place in Geneva considering non-stop to Swiss usually just means you don't close during the afternoon.

Btw I used to belong to St. John's Fitness and didn't really care for it. Nothing particulary horrible, but the manager was a pain, the place is quite small and the equipment quite old. I switched to Silhouette and while a bit more, the equipment and classes is worth it. I'll have to see how non stop compares.

Ok not to go post crazy today but oddly just received the following promo email from Silhouette which might be worth checking out. If you don't already know someone going there feel free to let me know and I can sponser you.

Silhouette member sponsoring a new subscriber till 02.14.2014 and receive: 
- CHF 200 -. Reduction * for you 
- CHF 200 -. Reduction * for your friend

Hi everyone and thanks for the answers.

Jeremy, I'm arriving to Geneva on the 14th itself. I've already written to Silhouette (by facebook, as their website isn't working yet) to ask about the rates.

Do you know how much would the one-year membership rate be, including that discount? Also, I will be working at WIPO, so I've read in another thread there might be some extra discount...

I was just there and asked. So you can not combine discounts. With the deal, it would be 200chf off the full 1200chf rate, so 1000chf. However being in the WIPO should get you the org rate of 899chf, so better. You can still do the deal above though which could then apply the 200chf towards a premium upgrade (free towels and guest passes) or towards personal training. Same goes for the 200chf for the sponsor.

How do you feel about the security aspect during later hours? Or is it always staffed 24/7?

Well keeping to the simple stuff first
Silhouette (et al similar) - with discounts ~900CHF 
opening hours ~9-9 (bad weekend hours)
St Johns - ~850CHF
opening hours ~9-9 (terrible wknd hours)
Non stop - ~550CHF
opening hours 24/7

Silhouette is nice but expensive and a nightmare to get out of their contract.

St johns has nice classes, but the owner is a bit of a control freak and has lied a couple of times to me and another member there. Plus it is pretty cramped and the machines pre-date the telephone.

Non-stop is cheap, but no real classes yet, and there is no real security after hours, but we live in GENEVA, not brooklyn. There are cameras all around, and you have to go through 3 security doors to get in (one with a finger print scan). (There is a women's only section which I find a little silly considering we pay the same price but we cant go in there. but thats a different issue)

If you work in geneva, then realistically, the 24 hour gym is a sweet sweet dream come to fruition. If for anything else, even if I had to fight my way through a crowd of drug-dealers, the fact that I can go afterwork irrespective of time makes it a no-brainer for me.

But each to their own! 

Yeah I agree I don't think security is too much an issue in Geneva. Plus this Non-Stop gym is very close to my apt which is a good area. It’s not in Paquis or something where I'd maybe give it some thought late at night. For the cost and 24/7 access, its very interesting option. Only thing is I checked out their site and they seem to have a long waiting list for new customers currently. Unless someone like Farzam who is already a member can refer people?

Else I've been with Silhouette for a bit now and enjoy it 10x more than St Johns and some of the other crappy places in Geneva. At least Silhouette has decent equipment, loads of classes (not as many as maybe a place like Holmes Place but really that place is ridiculous cost) and you have multiple locations to choose from. So sometimes I workout near my work and sometimes near my apartment, which is nice.

I guess it has been answered since. Anyway it is in a neighborhood that is quite safe. Its in servette so it is same as going for a drink late in the neighborhood I guess. The entry is fingerprint secured and has a code so have to have both and that is more than I can ask for 49chf a month.

Thanks. I wasn't asking about the neighborhood as much as I was asking about the after hours security. While Geneva is safer than many places, I was curious to learn how security inside a 24-hour gym without staff works.

they dont have 24hr staff. thats a good question actually. ill ask tomorrow.