Equinox Sports Club Los Angeles

Tried it out for a few days. Large facility with a lot of options and was nicer than most gyms but not nice enough to justify the cost. Didn't end up joining in the end. Cleanliness could be improved. Pool looked cloudy. A lot of gym/equipment felt dated. The restaurant's on site weren't very good.

Trainers at this facility evicted a black pastor because they overheard his phone conversation supporting Trump. They then cancelled his membership and banned him for the same reason. Violation of civil rights. Couldn't recommend this place for any reason.

Michael is so helpful and awesome! So nice and thorough. Really liked talking to him and got a lot information! And super polite and friendly. What a treat !!

WARNING: stay away from them. It is incredible hard to cancel the membership. I have asked them to cancel, what they did is charged me two more months fee!

It a nice gym and facitly with lots of amenities but the obnoxious Persian community especially the “old Persian men” is enough to make you cancel your membership ...such rude mentalities and entitled and very racist toward African Americans I’m like weren’t you all a bunch refugees a generation ago smh ...consider yourself warned I’ve never seen such a sloppy, greedy and materialistic group of people all in one place

Great club , great sales staff and customer service every one is really friendly ..... Kristina is really great she has some amazing deals if you wanna join the club ......

Two weeks here was enough to make me leave Equinox after 4 years as a member.I decided this month to upgrade my membership back to the Destination Pass I originally had because I wanted to have access to a club close to my new office for the next few months. When I toured Sports Club LA, however, the membership manager was wholly disinterested in showing or telling me about the club. She did such a bad job show me around and tell me about the club that one of the trainers at the club had to give me another tour during my first day because I didn’t know where anything was or even most of what was in the building.This is also apparently the only club that does not validate, but the membership managers don’t share that information on the tour. I explicitly asked the woman who conducted my tour about the length of the validation period, and she assured me that there wasn’t a time limit to worry about with Equinox’s validation, and that I just needed to get a stamp on the way out. That worked fine for most of my two weeks there but on the last two days, I was told that I was not allowed to get a validation. When I challenged the front desk attendant about the policy and about the fact that the membership manager told me I was going to be validated, the first woman was rude and snapped that the membership associate was wrong: the second attendant was sardonic, but he confirmed that “the membership managers don’t really tell about that because it doesn’t sound good to new members.”So not only does this mean I am essentially stuck with an additional $40-$60 a month on my membership fee, but an employee at the location also literally confirmed that the equivalent of the Equinox sales team there is deliberately disassembling when signing new members. That, in and of itself, is grounds for a complaint for consumer rights violation.The locker room staff has also been incredibly rude.The gym is beautiful and has nice amenities, but the fact that I was quite literally lied to by a sales team associate, and that the lie is a common tactic to sign new members at this location, makes me wildly uncomfortable and distrustful that the brand cares about its members.

UPDATE: I have cancelled my membership.For what this gym purports to be, it is rough around the edges. Equinox markets itself as a top shelf gym/club experience, and their prices reflect that. This particular facility has a lot of great amenities and looks amazing at a glance. However, a closer look reveals that maintenence is always behind; you will often find something broken or in need of cleaning.The massage spa is entirely overpriced. Even though they accept outside appointments, no discounts are given to members, including executive members (there is a one time introductory discount for members though I am not sure this is offered all the time).Staff service is mediocre. This place should be on the level of a 5 star hotel, but the service level feels more like any 24 hour fitness gym.

First of all, before I say anything else, I want to be clear that going to an upscale gym like Equinox makes a lot of sense if you make use of the membership and you can afford it. The Sepulveda club is quite a bit different from the Santa Monica club, and I will talk about both clubs.The Sepulveda club has lots of amenities - plenty of high-quality classes, every possible kind of exercise equipment, sauna, jacuzzi - even a health-oriented restaurant with linen tablecloths and candles on the tables. A big advantage of the Sepulveda club is that you can stay at the club all day without spending very much on parking - and you can even find free parking on the street if you don't mind walking. I think the biggest downside of the Sepulveda club is that they keep having "events" in the club for people who aren't members. Things like sales meetings, birthdays, bar mitzvahs, charity events, and seminars. I would think that they make enough money from memberships that they don't need to keep renting out the club to outsiders. I wish that they could at least publish information about these "events" so that I would know to stay away from the club when this stuff is happening.In contrast, the Santa Monica club doesn't have as many amenities. You can buy food there, but they don't have normal things like coffee, Coke, or Gatorade - just a bunch of ultra healthy things that I have never heard of. One of the nicest things about the Santa Monica club is its vibe - it feels friendly, comfortable, and creative. I think the biggest downside of the Santa Monica club is the cost of parking. The first two hours are free, but if you want to stay longer, the parking can be very expensive - unless you don't mind walking to one of the big Santa Monica parking structures.

It's top. Indoor pool, restaurant and bar inside, indoor basketball court, hair salon, small cafe valet service. It's a really chill experience. Oh, and they eucalyptus towels for you to use.There's much more to it, the vibe is chill, people are kind when it comes to sharing space. Trainers are always there to help with any basic questions.You do need a special membership tier in order to access this location apart from a regular Equinox.