24 Hour Fitness

Literally the WORST smelling gym I’ve ever been in. (And I’ve gone to martial arts gyms and boxing gyms that are truly smelly) this gym is built underground with barely any ventilation. I actually think there might not even be vents –_​– It smells so bad that my workout partner and I refer to the place as «Must city» because the second you walk into the stairway the «must» smacks your right in your nostrils. They got all the necessary equipment just like any other 24 though. If you can brave the stank, then I guess this is a good place to lift. I’m super glad to have moved away and can workout in a normal smelling 24.

mmmhm, so getting back into Santa Barbara and using the gym was great, like there is a cheaper alternative, East Beach, but with the shower room and 99cent store so close going all the way to East Beach out by Milpas, actually pretty past Milpas wouldn’t be fun, though the trolley isn’t That expensive and shit.

Overpriced and small. Doesn’t live up to 24 standard gym. Go see for yourself. Compare it to Ventura it is not worth the price

This is a great gym with super friendly staff. Sure, it’s not always sparkling clean and they don’t have everything that I could ever dream of, but they have what I need and I’ve never been in any 24hr Fitness that was super duper clean, too many customers are messy (even at the fancy ones). The price is perfect, and I really don’t understand what people are complaining about.
Also, the yoga classes are great. A rare gem to find such good and inexpensive yoga classes in SB, where every yoga studio seems to be overpriced.

Fewer and fewer yoga classes during the day. Glad to see some added at 7:30 pm, but I’m very dissatisfied with the replacement of yoga with so called piyo on Wednesdays.
This location is so crowed, 24hr would be well advised to add a location in Goleta.
Although this is called an Agassi Sport location, no Tennis or Racquetball courts are offered. For shame! Do s André know that? This dismays me greatly.

I’ve been a member for about 6 yr now I decided to add on my wife for a Xmas gift
So I talked to the membership manager
Julian very helpful (until)
So I had mentioned to him it’s was a gift for my wife surprise
So I told him not to call her after he asked for her cell number so he set me up the next day went In to give them all the financial info once again advised them not to call her that it’s a surprise Christmas
Gift and what did JULIAN do? Yes he ruined my Christmas gift
He calls her up the night before Christmas 2015 and tells her when she wants to come in to meet a personal trainer so I called and brought to his attention and all I get is
I could get you a free 1 session personal trainer I replied that was already the deal if I sighed her up she gets a free session
Then I get well you got $ 100 off initiation fee really that was already the deal before you ruined my gift. So he transferred me to the club manager (Chase) I was pretty upset that he couldn’t do anything for me but offer to cancel my membership REALLY
Is that what customer service is now these days
Now back to the interior of the club
Very dirty never ever any paper towels to wipe down the machines up stairs we really need a club manger like Jeremy a few years back he was on top of everything it’s worth paying a extra few bucks to go to bay club or any other gym in Santa Barbara any gym will be better cleaner better customer service

Just a regular gym. Has everything you need for cardio or weight lifting. It is pretty packed after work, so I’d try to come in after 7 if you can. Take advantage of the fact that they’re always open!

This gym is a disgrace. I’ve actually never seen a dirtier men’s bathroom. Ever. Pools of water on the floor, toilet paper everywhere, leaking sinks.
The gym isn’t any better. Old weights, half of which are scattered everywhere with no reason. Floor is filthy and the machines are out of date.
If it wasn’t the only 24hr within an easy drive — is never come back

Was in town and although the reviews on here are pretty bad I really thought how bad could it really be? Well, let me tell you if I could give negative number reviews I would give it a –3. This place looks like a retarded kid designed it and the cleanliness is pretty bad. The staff was nice enough but looked like they were about as excited to be there as Liberace at The Playboy Mansion.
I mean I felt like I was on a scavenger hunt trying to find the front door! Once I found it I was not impressed. Now being an Equinox member maybe I’m a tad spoiled but I’ve been a member at 24 in West Hollywood to know what a good 24 Hour should be like. The lighting was kind of dim/​dark giving a dirty gym an even dirtier vibe. The shower area smelled like the paddock at The Kentucky Derby and the pool water looked like a Dodger Stadium Urinal in the 13nth inning if you catch my drift.
The design is completely insane and confusing but luckily I won’t have to come here but 1 – 2 times a year so I guess it’s tolerable for a quck cardio session BUT bring your own towel as they try and charge you $ 5 for a small towel and I think $ 9 for a bath towel that had the consistency of sand paper grinding up against Edward James Olmos’s cheeks.
About the only plus was that there seemed to be more girls than guys there and they were not bad looking. I felt like I was on live Tinder Audition and no man on man activity in the locker which is a rarity in most 24 Hours!

Super dirty /​run down. Racks, benches, locker room, weights, everything. Actually, the cardio machines seemed fairly well maintained. Weird layout /​compartmentalized, very closed-​in feeling. No windows. Most 24’s are not very nice in general, but this one is well below average. I use this gym regularly when I visit SB, and each time I come to town I think ‘They have to have fixed it up by now…” Sure enough, if anything it’s worse every time. At least they have heavy dumbbells and plenty of benches. Staff also seems nice enough.

The build that this 24 is located in is absolutely beautiful. However once inside this gym its setup is like no other gym i’ve been in. You have to explore the facility to find all the workout areas. This 24 claimed to be a super sport, however that is not the case. When I asked for some towels the guy told me he would sell me some… Of course I said no thanx. There isnt free wifi like to rest… Although the building they’re located in is one of the most original compared to others, they need to figure out whats going on in the inside of this place. My expectations of a 24 Super Sport located in downtown Santa Barbara was much higher… Unfortunately those expectations were crushed after I passed the sign in desk.

I cannot stress enough how terrible the staff is here. A man came in asking about the jobs and the guys at the desk scoffed and asked if he had experience and he said no and the guys cut him off and said good luck and turned around. The man continued and said but I have a business degree so why not. My guess is that the guys at the desk felt stupid right after, but they still shouldn’t have been so rude.

Some machines need improvement… AND PARKING SUCKS! Why does 24 hour not have its on parking lot. The club next to it tries to charge $ 8 for Parking. Park a little down and you can find parking. this is also considered a super sport, yet only has the amenities of a sport. However, the staff is very friendly and the gym is clean and I can still get a good lifting sesh here lol

Terrible service from the overall company. They make it very difficult to cancel membership. You have to do it from the gym or online and process took me 2 weeks including 3 hours on the phone. Highly recommend any other gym just to avoid headaches down the road. Gym quality overall relatively poor as well.

Best equipment in town, although things get broken quickly and take a while to fix. Underground weight room is huge and has all the machines you could want but compared to other gyms its not as clean and the crowd is expected. I am a gym junkie myself so this is my regular gym for the equipment, they also have more cardio machines than any other gym but claim your spot fast as 5 clock crowd can leave you waiting for a machine.

Brought a friend here who is out of state and had the worst experience of my life from the black manager at the front desk. Was told it was $ 20 for a day pass which is the price of my membership for the MONTH ($ 24.99) I was told memberships are $ 50 and that «my price» was $ 24.99, manager was extremely rude to my guest and even though I was willing to pay the ridiculous $ 20 fee my guest didn’t even want to come In after the reaction we got from the manager. Will not be going to this location if ever a 24 again. 90 minute parking, 4 block walks, packed gym, dirty, wake up 24 hour fitness, one 24 hour in all of Santa Barbara when you have 5 practically NEXT DOOR to each other in Oceanside?

I quit my 24 hour membership after being a member for 8 years after moving to SB. This gym is doing the best is can to accommodate the hoards of people that attend daily. Brand new equipment is ruined within months of delivery. The facilities are cleaned frequently and become filthy shortly thereafter. It’s impossible to keep up with the sheer volume of people that attend this club. If 24 hour fitness opened another branch or two in Goleta and/​or SB it would help tremendously. This gym is simply bursting at the seams.
Message to Corporate: Expand or continue to lose members

People are critical of this gym. I’ve been to every sort of gym from Equinox to Spectrum and military gyms and college gyms and a few 24 Hour Fitnesses and so many more. Multiple people who lift weights told me 24 Hour on State is the place to go if you train.
Yes, this is the worst 24 Hour I’ve been to. However, it is now my first choice of gym in Santa Barbara due to its location and the guests (mostly younger, fit people who are actually trying). Yes, it gets crowded, but only later in the day. It’s almost empty in the morning.
If you’re looking for a gym where the guests are motivated, you don’t need a personal trainer, you are content with all the basic weight equipment, or you like exercising in a crowded room, 24 Hour on State is a great option. There is no steam room with eucalyptus oil, juice bar, complimentary towel service, or auto-​lock feature on the lockers. That’s fine with me though because I’m not looking to hang out here.
By the way, people at 24 Hour, Oxnard is getting a Super Sport Club — Can we have another branch in Goleta? That would be great ;)

OK so I went to 24 again and the weight room was a mess again. I will include pictures. But, this time, for the first time, one of the staff was down there trying to put the weights back. Big task for sure.
I give props to that guy for trying to clean up. A guy at the front desk told me he personally goes now every hour and puts the weights away. I had to call BS on him and got into an argument with him because he was flat out lying. Then he said they were under staffed so he wasn’t able to get down there very often.

I am a little surprised that this 24 got such a bad review. Aside from the fact that fit foodie Michelle V. and I had a heck of a time trying to find the entrance (it isn’t obvious, and the signs are confusing, and it is literally in the middle of the buildings NOT on any one street …) the gym was actually quite nice.
Their weight room is downstairs, in the basement, so there’s definitely that dungeon feel to it and it’s a little bit dirty as well. They really do use some equipment refresh … but then again I am usually used to 24 Hour SuperSports so … perhaps I am unfairly judging here.
However … their cardio room!!!
They had soooooo many different cardio equipment that I had never seen before. It was a lot of fun working out with someone when you get to try and check out weird new things. The location isn’t super convenient unless you walk. There’s basically no free parking :) but hey we were there super early so street parking wasn’t a big deal.
I am not a cardio person, but if you are, this is definitely your gym!