Date:Posted By:Category:China

Holiday Inn

Hotel: Holiday Inn
Address: No. 108 Qingtang Road, Xiuyu District, 351146 Putian, Fujian, China
 
Time of visit: September 2018
 
Equipment
Nice range of cardio equipment, strength-based machines as well as dumbbells ranging up until around 25kg.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
There’s an indoor as well as an outdoor pool at the hotel as well.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Yes, it’s quite likely. Although it’s not the best hotel gym I’ve ever seen, it’s the best when it comes to a Holiday Inn hotel.
Date:Posted By:Category:China

Marriott

Hotel: Marriott
Address: No.55, Tianyuan Road, 318020 Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
 
Time of visit: September 2018
 
Equipment
Weight based machines as well as cardio equipment – cross trainers, treadmills and a few bikes.
A fair range of dumbbells as well as a Smith machine.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
Dumbbells go up till 25kg.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Yes, it’s very likely – the mix of extensive cardio equipment, machines as well as dumbbell gives you a wide range of opportunities to do a solid workout!
Date:Posted By:Category:China

Howard Johnson IFC Plaza

Hotel: Howard Johnson IFC Plaza
Address: No. 288 Ding Tai Road, Yinzhou District, 315000 Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
 
Time of visit: January 2016
 
Equipment
If you’re in the mood for cardio, the hotel gym offers bikes, cross trainers and treadmills.
If you’re more into throwing weights around there’s a decent range of dumbbells as well as some weight-based machines.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Not sure.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
The gym was rather cold at the time of the visit, but it’s likely it’s just a seasonal thing?
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Yes, it’s likely – although I expected a bit more for a Howard Johnson hotel.
Date:Posted By:Category:Austria

Adeo Alpin

Hotel: Adeo Alpin
Address: Speckbacherstraße 79, 6380 St. Johann in Tirol, Austria 
 
Time of visit: July, 2017
 
Equipment
Two bikes and a cross-trainer plus a TRX system.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? No.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? No.
 
Comments
Open 24 hours every day – easy access via your room key card.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
It’s not very likely… Although in good condition, the equipment is way too limited. Unless you’re in the mood for body-weighted or TRX exercises, you’re left with the cardio equipment.
Although the gym is rather small, there’s space enough to add a rack of dumbbells, a bench and a barbell with a fair range of weight plates and maybe even a small cable machine.
Date:Posted By:Category:Austria

Schönblick Mountain Resort and Spa

Hotel: Schönblick Mountain Resort and Spa
Address: Poserweg 5, 5661 Rauris, Austria
 
Time of visit: July 2018
 
Equipment
The cardio equipment is a bit worn-out, but it’s surely suited for a short warm-up.
Dumbbells range up to 10kg, but there’re barbells allowing you to go higher.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? No.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? No.
 
Comments
The hotel gym is open 24 hours every day – you just gain access via your room key.
It’s located to the side of the underground parking garage – although in a separate room. However, there’s no real ventilation and without any windows it might feel a bit claustrophobic to some.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
I might! The overall impression was surely better than expected – and old school in a positive sense. However, based on the rather worn out cardio equipment and the somewhat claustrophobic location, I might search for other options.
Date:Posted By:Category:Myanmar

Jasmine Palace

Hotel: Jasmine Palace
Address: 341 Pyay Road, Sanchaung Township, 11111 Yangon, Myanmar
 
Time of visit: November, 2016
 
Equipment
A wide range of cardio equipment, dumbbells barbells and even a cable machine as well as a Smith machines provides the foundation for an awesome workout. Close to perfect!
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
There’s a nice roof-top pool overlooking the area.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
100% – I was pleasantly surprised by the hotel gym which had almost everything you could ask for!
Date:Posted By:Category:Cambodia

Sun & Moon Urban Hotel

Hotel: Sun & Moon Urban Hotel
Address: #68, Corner of Street 136 and 15 Phsar Kandal 1, Daun Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
 
Time of visit: November, 2016
 
Equipment
In terms of cardio equipment, whatever you need is there – treadmills, two bikes and a cross trainer.
However, in terms of weights, dumbbells only go up to 20kg and since there’re no barbells available you need a bit of creativity in order to secure a proper full-body workout.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
There’s a nice roof-top pool just outside the hotel gym.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
It’s possible, but I’ll probably check for other options with a better gym at first.
Date:Posted By:Category:Turkey

Le Méridien

Hotel: Le Méridien
Address: Cengiz Topel Cad. No. 39 Etiler, Besiktas, 34337 Istanbul, Turkey
 
Time of visit: January, 2017
 
Equipment
A handful of treadmills, three cross-trainers and two stationary bikes.
A cable machine, a Smith machine and a few other weight-based machines.
However, dumbbells only go up to 26kg and there’re no “heavy” barbells
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? No.
 
Comments
The quality of the cardio equipment was in good condition and not wobbly and worn out as it’s often the case.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Maybe – but there are better options in the same area, so at the end of the day, the price will determine where I end up staying.
Date:Posted By:Category:China

Mercure

Hotel: Mercure/Huiying Rencai
Address: No.336 Fengli Street, Industrial Park Jiangsu, 215024 Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
 
Time of visit: March, 2017
 
Equipment
The hotel gym mainly focuses on (old) cardio equipment. However, the traditional multi-gym and the selection of dumbbells (although somewhat limited) allows for a bit of weight training as well.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
This hotel gym is the coldest hotel gym I’ve ever used! If you don’t want to freeze your butt of, I suggest that you dress warm!
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Probably not – the equipment is somewhat worn out and limited which might lead me to look for other options.
Date:Posted By:Category:Portugal

Open Village Sport & Spa

Hotel: Open Village Sport & Spa
Address: Travessa da Ribeira 629, Mesão Frio, 4810-235 Guimarães, Portugal 
 
Time of visit: August, 2016
 
Equipment
A great gym with a wide range of cardio equipment as well as weight training equipment – machines as well as dumbbells/barbells.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? No.
 
Comments
Flexible opening hours – just check with the reception.
There’s tennis, swimming and spa facilities at the hotel too.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Yes – no doubt about it!