The most important thing to me is the equipment, and the availability of said equipment. Availability is more about knowing when it's not busy though, usually mornings are best if you can't go in the middle of the day.
I'd say the second most important thing is the type of people there. If I have a question I want to be able to ask someone, but I also don't want to be hit on all the time.
And third, cleanliness, which has already been covered.
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Originally Posted by yournamehere
As for my pet peeve, you might want to check the general hygiene of the people there, too - as in, how many people actually carry and use a towel. The gym I go to is notoriously lax in this - I'd say half the people there don't even carry a towel, and half of those who do never use them - I walk around the place with a spray bottle of chlorinated water and wipe down every piece of equipment before I use it. It's bad enough that people are so rude as to think it's alright to leave a sweaty machine for the next user, but with the flu - and even MERSA now - it's a legitimate health concern, AFAIC.
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This is why I stay out of gyms for a week after each tattoo session. It's actually a bad practice but it keeps me from getting staff infections. Gives me some extra cardio time anyways.
If they don't have towels, or a sanitizing solution with paper towels (or both) then I wouldn't go there. Most of the time, it's not a big deal to me if someone's used a piece of equipment before me without cleaning it but I don't appreciate being soaked in someone else's sweat (when not in bed).