Manchester Athletic Club in Manchester-by-the-Sea

8 Atwater Ave, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA 01944, United States

★★★★☆
(41 reviews)
Class Types: Fitness center Cafe Day spa Personal trainer Pilates studio Tennis club

About

Fitness and Racquet sports center specializing in Tennis and Pickleball tennis.

Website
macbythesea.com
Address
8 Atwater Ave, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA 01944, United States
Plus Code
H6RQ+GC Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, USA
Time Zone
America/New_York

Business Hours

Monday
6 am–10 pm
Tuesday
6 am–10 pm
Wednesday
6 am–10 pm
Thursday
6 am–10 pm
Friday
6 am–9 pm
Saturday
7 am–7 pm
Sunday
7 am–6 pm

Services

Service options
Online classes Outdoor services On-site services
Highlights
Active military discounts
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Amenities
Basketball court Child care Gender-neutral toilets Has a tennis court Sauna Swimming pool Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Swimming pool
Crowd
LGBTQ+ friendly Transgender safe space
Planning
Membership required
Children
Good for kids
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot

Reviews

3.6
★★★★☆
41 reviews

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tennis (8) email (3) weight (3) management (3) chisel (2) hot tub (2) tournament (2) bullying (2) zero (2) equipment (2)
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February 23, 2025

There is a girl cheater at junior usta tournament on this court that cheats two games and won trophy and kids didn’t get line judge support. No one on court to help. The usta tournament should be a place to encourage kids to play tennis and dishonest behavior should be banned. Never see the official inside the court inside game. As the host they should provide the fair environment for the game. The kids are too young for deal with such cheaters, we don’t want to see big kids cheat and bully young kids on the court. -families are reporting this girl to USTA asking if this cheater girl should be banned in future.

★★★★★
September 23, 2024

I love Nikki’s chisel and hit classes . I’ve been going for over a year and it truly made a difference on my 68 year old self. I attend with my daughter in her 40’s and these classes have done wonders for her as well. It’s fun, challenging and you can moderate to your speed. I highly recommend! Very effective my friends. Just Go 😁

★★★★★
September 23, 2024

Obsessed with Nikki’s classes!! She is the absolute best! Highly recommend her chisel, trx and strength training classes. Also, love gymazing, excellent childcare staffed with the best people. My kids went there for years and still ask to go back.

★★★★★
August 27, 2024

*the hot tub is a draw, but be warned, it’s closed more than half the time. Great gym! Little rough around the edges at times but they work hard to keep everything working. Good selection of weights, nice look that almost always has lanes open, nice hot tub and sauna, and even at peak times it’s never absurdly busy.

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★★★★★
April 21, 2024

Clean, spacious, and well equipped gym! My husband and I have been coming here for a few months now because of all the amenities they offer that are hard to find at most gyms. Not to mention the gym is extremely well kept and the staff are kind and helpful! 😄

April 18, 2024

Would give it zero stars if I could. A trainer named "Sam" was just terrible I was trying to lose some weight with cardio,swimming, and a little bit of weight lifting and the price he gave me, outrageous. I have since then looked into other gyms and have had a much more enjoyable experience. Feel free to email me if you would like to know the name of the gym. Before any of this happened I decided to take a look at membership costs on their website, completely useless. I was lead to a page that was trying to make them look like some amazing gym when in reality they just aren't. I couldn't even see the pricing on the website I was forced to contact someone. And when I called I was told repeatedly that the person does not work in memberships when all I needed was a base price. Even with the little money they put back into the place it all goes straight to the tennis people. Now i'm not saying I have it out for people who play tennis but I believe that the money should be well spent throughout the place , for instance getting new machines. And the one thing this place needs is some AC for god's sake that place is hot even in the winter. And their solution?, putting fans in corners that only cool down that one corner. Not to mention that they say they have new machines and state of the art equipment when the truth is they bought them from planet fitness and repainted them. Some might question if that is true or not but on multiple machines I can see the purple paint coming through on scratches, truly shameful. In conclusion having my MAC membership for one month was painful, way to expensive, and it was near impossible to cancel my membership. They have a lot of work to do before I take another shot at them and quite frankly I'm not sure I will. I'll end with that the new management is just terrible and they look to gouge people's pockets at any chance they get.

★★
April 18, 2024

The way the aqua classes are staffed is a huge letdown. One after another excellent aqua instructors have either been fired or left due to poor management by the MAC It is the way the instructors are treated by current management. Also lack of notification to instructors as well as members signed up for an aqua class th

★★★★★
August 5, 2023

Not a gym review... however if you are ever in need of a birthday party venue I highly recommend planning your party with MAC Manchester! The outdoor patio was clean and spacious. It's shaded, for the hot sunny summer days. The pool was clean and refreshing. There's a lifeguard on duty. The staff were completely attentive, professional and friendly. All our needs were met! And then some! The great thing is that you don't need to be a member. Marion was so great from helping to plan the party to being hands on during the party. And helped pack everything up. I can't say enough about her! Thank you for helping make my granddaughters 5th birthday a great one!