Gold's Gym - Santa Barbara, California

VanGo

One of the cleanest gyms I’ve been too. The staff is friendly and fun, and have been there a long time. That speaks volumes. I love all of the classes offered, and the new app to schedule the time, track workouts, and see who the instructor is.

I split my time between SB and the Midwest, and I wish we had a Gold’s of the same caliber. I appreciate the sauna NOT being coed.

Veronica V.

Golds gym in upper state st the cleaner, more organized locations in the area. I’ve recently been training with Maria Comelli and she has helped me make exceptional progress. I was struggling to get back into shape after years of not working out and trying to do it on my own. Maria has been very good at observing my form, nutrition and overseeing a proper exponential progress. I had remained stagnant for a while because I wanted to workout like I used to and would get discouraged when I couldn’t perform the workouts anymore. Maria has helped me find a proper workout routine that will steadily increase my endurance and help me reach my physical condition goal. Thanks for all your help!

Sami I.

I am war veteran retired from US army special forces , I been training all my life from working out to becoming a drill sergeant and more , but coming to Gold’s gym and training with Maria was one the best choices I did in my life , she is well experienced, she knows exactly how to press my bottom and took me to a new level in training , I met lots of trainers but most of them they lacked a part in the training , but Maria she know exactly what I needed to get better fiscally and mentally , I will say as of now , I really want to say as long as I can with her , I really don’t care if you believe me or not , all you need to do just come over ask for her and you will see what I am saying is 100% through. Lucky to have her as my trainer .

Sierra G.

Signed up for a free pass, as advertised on the website. They called me 10 minutes later and the guy on the phone asked if I was planning on buying a membership, I told him not today. He responded, "We dont usually give free passes, do you have a santa barbara ID?" I told him that I do, and he then asked, "Well what are you planning on doing in here, like work out or...?" I said that I was going to dance in the open space area. He immediately responded "We unfortunately can't give you a free pass." So I asked, "And if I told you I was going to work out, would you let me have a free pass?" And he responded "Well probably not now..." So ridiculous that the employees are allowed to decide who can utilize a free promotion, and the fact that that he decided I couldn't use the free pass AS ADVERTISED ON THE WEBSITE, just because I'm planning on dancing instead of using the equipment, or because I'm not planning on immediately buying a membership!? So out of pocket

Matt S.

Everyone is very nice, polite and welcoming. The staff always greets you with a warm smile and hello. Manager Triston runs a tight ship making sure everything sparkles and is super clean.

Alexis M.

In July I went in to cancel my membership and was told I needed to do it online. I went ahead and cancelled online, received a letter of cancellation and that I did not owe anything. This was back in July. Today, I checked my recent transactions and noticed that I was charged TWICE in July and again in September, even though I cancelled my membership in July with zero amount owed. I called and was told they could not do anything, not do a refund, and they did not know why there were multiple transactions in July or why I was charged in September. I would recommend everyone that has a membership to review your transactions and make sure that you are not being overcharged.

Elaine K.

Been a member for a couple of years now. I really like this gym. I mainly to practice Bikram style hot yoga and they have perhaps the only original 26 type of studio which is a blessing. The rest of the gym seems very nice to me and I know fellow gym members who have been with them for years. The GM really cares about the members which make a difference when things really count. I highly recommend this gym for people who are looking for one to workout, take classes and practice yoga, and relax in the nice sauna afterwards.

Ronnie L. N.

Once again while working out someone came and shut off the lights this happens constantly could you please look into the matter with the light switch .why do people have access to the light switch? you know while I get my bicycle off the bike rack in front facing State Street several possible clients have asked me this is the place open how do you get in and say you have to go all the way around the front and it's open it's just dark. Back in the day this gym used to be very very busy and it looked open, it was bright not dark like it's closed. Research will show that it was a lot busier than the fence wasn't up and it was lit up. One day someone's going to get hurt tripping over themselves or tripping over something else because it's dark. I believe that if you looked into it you would see business would be better if it was lit up and clients didn't have access to the light switch. But I do appreciate the gym thank you