Rebel House — Attraction in Salt Lake City

This place gets rave reviews for a reason. I've been to several spin classes here and they are fun and engaging (though I think that the music is terrible and consistently played at truly harmful volumes). It's a great workout if you go all in, prepare to leave sweaty and whipped. My two star review is based on the primary domain of communication. This place is nigh on impossible to contact. It seems to me that for the amount of money Rebel charges, they should have an easy conduit for questions, concerns, and general point of contact services that a person has come to expect out of any given service provider. For example, I recently wished to purchase a gift certificate for my love for the premier winter holiday. I called, and called, and stopped by, and stopped by again, and called again and couldn't rouse anyone (at the time of writing I notice that the website now offers gift certificates, this was not an option in early December- review upped to 3 stars) In between these efforts I emailed. I eventually (2-3 days) received an email response which stated that they'd call me back at my preferred time. I stated that my preferred time is anytime before 9pm. 2 days go by and no call. I was finally able to reach them on the phone and purchased a gift certificate. This required me to provide my name and purchase info 3, yes three times! I think that the phone attendant I spoke with realized she embarrasingly asked me for payment info 3 times and felt bad. All in all, the place delivers a good end product, but is run very 'bush-league' Rebel House, if you're listening, step it up. It's soon to be 2020 and people still have a reasonable expectation of easy to access, competent service when they are paying premium prices.

Update 8/21/2020. I haven't been to Rebel House in a while and my wife purchased me a $20 drop in pass for a relax and restore yoga class. I must say that tonight was the least relaxing and most assaulting yoga class I've ever been to. Primarily, this place continues to play music at extremely high volumes. It must be high enough to raise OSHA concerns and I'm not joking. On top of that, the instructor's PA volume has to increase in order to talk over the music. Additionally, the stereo system was clipping and full of static. It honestly sounds like something is wrong with the system or it's simply being operated above it's designed volume range. A simple solution would be to turn it down. It was violating and expensive. And the floor was gritty and dirty. Definitely won't be going back. Just turn the volume down to safe levels. Pigeon pose was...

This is the BEST fitness studio I’ve ever been to. No exaggeration. I’m someone who’s always found it hard to exercise regularly — I’ve tried lots of gyms, apps, types of exercise, etc and just haven’t managed to find something I could commit to and enjoy consistently. Rebel House finally did it! Here’s everything I LOVE:

• Variety. A Rebel House membership is basically 3 gym memberships in one, with boxing, cycling, and yoga. I personally love them all and it’s fun to be able to mix it up — it makes it so I can go really frequently without getting bored.

• The workouts themselves. I joined knowing I liked yoga and thinking I wanted to try cycling. Boxing turned out to be my favorite class! But I love all three. I never leave a 45-min workout without feeling totally sweaty and like I worked super hard (with the exception of yoga restore classes). And for me the crucial thing is they’re FUN — somehow the music & the energy & the format makes them enjoyable & not just in a “feels good once you’ve done it” way.

• Theme classes. This helps with the FUN aspect! But I enjoy getting to pick and choose based on not just the class type but also the music we’ll work out to.

• The schedule. They have lots of class offerings throughout the day (even if you’re like me and you’re not an early riser) and on weekends.

• The app. It’s great. It works. I’ve never had any issues. Scheduling is super easy.

• The staff. Everyone is super friendly and welcoming. I felt comfortable being a total beginner here! And every instructor has their own personality/music taste/style but they’re all great.

• The space itself. Stylish, inviting, clean, always smells nice. Even the merch is cute. And the vibe is supportive. My sister visited from out of town and said she’d never felt so comfortable working out at a gym as a woman!

• The value. A monthly membership is pretty comparable (even on the lower side) to other gyms I looked into in the area but again, here it’s like you’re getting 3 gym memberships in one. I genuinely think you can’t beat it.

I just checked and I’ve now been to 78 classes in the ~3.5 months since I joined. I don’t see how I could ever go anywhere else! Highly highly recommend this gym!!!

If you’re a Utah local, visit their website and get the $29 one-week pass — that’s what I did and it was the perfect way to try out all the different types of classes :) see...

I absolutely LOVE Rebel House. Here’s why: Until about 2 years ago I had never before been a person to go to any gym, let alone a boutique studio. I was terrified of feeling judged or vulnerable. But a friend of mine recommended I tag along to a spin class. The staff was extremely welcoming and helped me get clipped in and explained how to use the bike. Since the room was dark and the music was loud, I didn’t feel so exposed as I stumbled through my first class, and the positivity and support of everyone in the room made me want to come back and get better. Over the next 2 years and 200 classes, my experiences have only been positive.

Things I recommend: Theme classes are always a blast. Throwback playlists and explicit hip hop classes are my favorite. Monday night boxing, because who doesn’t want to punch something 1,000 times on a Monday? Restore yoga is the most lovely and relaxing hour you will have all week. Get to know your trainers!!! They are all inspiring and badass humans.

Finally, a few notes regarding less positive reviews: You won’t be allowed into class late, because of the dark atmosphere. This is for the safety of everyone and having people barge in and try to get set up while class is going on is distracting. It is dark and it is loud - that is on purpose. There are earplugs too, and nobody will judge you if you use them. Lastly, yeah, parking is rough, especially if there is an event downtown. If you live at all on the south end of the city, check out the new Sugarhouse location, complete with a parking lot!

I know I wrote a novel here, but I seriously can not recommend this...