Date:Posted By:Category:Mexico

Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach’s Montecristo

Hotel: Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach’s Montecristo
Address: Calle Cabo Pacifica, 23453 Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
 
Time of visit: March 2021
 
Equipment
There’s a nice selection of Technogym cardio equipment including stationary bikes, cross- trainers and treadmills.
In terms of weight-based machines, this hotel gym is really well equipped too. You’ll find leg curls, shoulder presses, leg extensions and even a leg press machine and a cable machine. There’s also a solid selection of dumbbells and two adjustable (incline) benches.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
All equipment is definitely well maintained and there’s a break every two hours to clean everything for half an hour.
I was surprised to see a leg press!
The property also had some beautiful landscaping so getting out for walks and runs is nice too!
It would’ve been nice if there was a space to do body-weighted exercises or have your own little section. It would’ve been great if there’d been a squat rack or a Smith machine.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Yes, I would stay there again because of the gym – but I would probably check out the main gym at the main resort even though it takes a few more minutes to get to.
Date:Posted By:Category:USA

Best Western Plus Executive Residency

Hotel: Best Western Plus Executive Residency
Address: 2401 Brick Church Pike, Nashville, Tennessee 37207, USA
 
Time of visit: March 2021
 
Equipment
There’s a pair of stationary bikes and treadmills as well as cross-trainer.
There’s a cable machine, a decent range of dumbbells (2 to 22kg) including a pair of adjustable benches. Medicine balls range from 1 to 7kg.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? No.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? No.
 
Comments
The ceiling is really low which means that you’re likely to hit it during burpees even if you aren’t tall.
Biggest complaint is that we were requested to use supplies to disinfect, but there were no supplies to do so!
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
I would probably stay there again because of the gym. They have a lot of space to move around in there, which is nice.
Date:Posted By:Category:Turkey

Royal Arena Hotel and Spa

Hotel: Royal Arena Hotel and Spa
Address: Gümbet, Adnan Menderes Cd. No. 73, 48400 Bodrum/Muğla, Turkey
 
Time of visit: March 2021
 
Equipment
There’re seven treadmills, four stationary bikes, four cross-trainers and two stair masters.
 
There’s a nice range of weight-based machines, a cable machine and a pull up/dip bar. There’s a mat area and a weight area with a dumbbell rack covering dumbbells from 2 to 30kg. There are two Olympic barbells that are on the flat bench and incline bench, one smaller straight bar, a hammer grip bar and an EZ bar. There’re weight plates with a total weight of around 150kg.
 
There is a room next to the gym which has mats and other equipment but I never went in there.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Not sure.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Not sure.
 
Comments
If you want a gym with a view this is the place to go. For a hotel, Royal Arena has a really large gym with a variety of equipment that overlooks the beautiful sights of the beaches and marinas of Gümbet and Bodrum.
 
The gym is clean, most of the equipment is fairly new and it is in good condition.
 
The fitness instructor, who works there every day, is really nice. She works with some of the guests/clients and looks like she supports them and coaches them well. She plays music in the hotel gym via playlists she has which are good, upbeat and motivating.
 
Regarding hygiene and COVID, there’re sanitizers, sprays and tissues to clean equipment before and after use.
 
Some of the equipment is old but is working fine – for example, some of the metal weight plates are slightly rusted and on some machines the cushioning is worn out.
 
The opening hours are from 10am to 7pm from Monday to Saturday – the hotel gym is closed on Sundays. There are separate toilets for males and females. The gym instructor signs you in and out the gym.
 
The only things really missing for me was a squat rack and a leg extension machine.
It could probably also do with better air conditioning because I imagine when it’s hotter in the summer months it would get too hot in there. You can open the windows which lets in a nice breeze but it still gets a bit warm. They might have air conditioning but it wasn’t turned on at the time of my visit.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Yes! Overall, it’s a very good hotel gym with a large range of equipment and an amazing view.
 
Date:Posted By:Category:Jamaica

Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort & Spa

Hotel: Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort & Spa
Address: Point Lucea, Lucea 8800, Jamaica
 
Time of visit: March 2021
 
Equipment
In terms of cardio, there’re cross-trainers and treadmills.
There’s a fair selection of dumbbells as well as adjustable benches, a cable machine, a Smith machine and a handful of standard machines like the lat pull, shoulder press and chest press.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Not sure.
 
Comments
The gym was located in a “ZEN” space – in peaceful and beautiful surroundings away from high activity areas.
Very beautiful views, clean, spacious and with a wide variety of types of equipment to work with.
The attendants were very helpful and ensured sanitization of hands and equipment as they were used.
They had a separate area for cardio and weight which is nice since I didn’t have to stand around watching the muscle heads and feel insecure.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Yes! I’m not a fan of hotel gyms but it was very spacious and I could find a corner to workout in without getting clustered or in anyone else’s way.