The staff is pleasant. You can just get it done without having to worry about bothersome people banging things (Weight Machines are overloaded) like the one in Downtown.
I live very close to the planet fitness, and the membership is very cheap. Proximity to the gym definitely makes me go there more. I do miss the 30min workout area, I actually used it and followed the instructions and found it helpful. However, I realize I was in the minority.
It's really easy to just go!
Lots of machines, everyone's on their own business.
It was my first time at the gym and it was very smooth experience from not going to going nearly every day.