Ami Y.
Yelp
I took a 75-minute hot yoga class at the Flatiron location of Bode NYC. This is like the mid-tier level studio when compared to other yoga studio. It's nothing crazy fancy but not too shabby. The class progressed at a nice pace. Instructor was coherent and I admire his dedication even when he had to wear mask for the entire time in the hot studio. At the time I signed up, there were about 7-8 people already signed up for the class, but it ended up with 10+ people in the room. There were enough space for everyone but it was crowded enough to make me uncomfortable because COVID. I think I'll try to book a class that's earlier in the morning to avoid such crowd next time.
With the introduction package, you can borrow yoga mat towel and a small hand towel for free. You need to pay for renting other things like the yoga mat and bath towel (mat was $5, towel was $2, so not too expensive). The locker room is slightly bigger than that of Yoga to the people studio, but it was a little hard to navigate with some people inside. There are total of five shower stalls so I expected that it won't be too busy, but when I got out of the shower, one woman was ready to pounce on that stall so I had to exit really quickly. Also, if you plan on washing your hair, bring your shampoo and conditioner since they only provide body wash.