Villa Rosa Kempinski

Hotel: Villa Rosa Kempinski
Address: Chiromo Road, 00800 Nairobi, Kenya
 
Time of visit: August 2021
 
Equipment
The cardio section covers five treadmills, two stationary bikes, a spinning bike and three cross-trainers
 
There’re plenty of pin-operated machines – for example, hip abductor as well as adductor, chest press, shoulder press, lat pull-down, leg extensions and leg curls.
There’s also a Smith machine and dumbbells (although not too heavy) as well as adjustable benches (including the decline version).
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
Opening hours should be 6am to 8pm.
Although this hotel gym is fairly well equipped, it would’ve been nice if there was a leg press machine.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Yes, most definitively!

WorldMark

Hotel: WorldMark         
Address: 8601 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada 89123, USA
 
Time of visit: August 2021
 
Equipment
As for cardio equipment, there’re four of treadmills, four cross-trainers and a stationary bike.
 
They have dumbbells (2 to 22 kg) and an adjustable bench. There’re two cable machines with different sorts of handles as well as a combined shoulder/chest press machine.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? No.
 
Comments
There’re towels, though no water in the hotel gym. There’s a sign saying there’s a bottle filling station near the restrooms.
 
I was surprised the hotel gym was open 24/7. That’s great for us because we like to get up early to workout.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
No, I can’t say the hotel gym would impact my decision on staying at this hotel.

The Cosmopolitan

Hotel: The Cosmopolitan                 
Address: 3708 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109, USA
 
Time of visit: August 2021
 
Equipment
In terms of machines, there’s the leg press, biceps curl, leg extension, leg curl, chest press, shoulder press and lat pull-down.
Barbells go up to 52 kg, dumbbells up to 22 kg and there’s a pair of adjustable benches (including the decline version).
 
The cardio section is pretty big covering four stationary bikes, six cross-trainers and seven treadmills.
 
They have medicine balls and a Bosu ball too.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
I’m not sure why it says daily access fee on the door since it was included with our room.
The hotel gym is open 24/7.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
No, not just because of the hotel gym.

Holiday Inn

Hotel: Holiday Inn        
Address: 101 Pacific Avenue, S7K 3X6 Saskatoon, Canada
 
Time of visit: August 2021
 
Equipment
There’s a stationary bike, two treadmills and a cross-trainer.
There’s an exercise ball, a good selection of dumbbells (2 to 22kg) and an adjustable bench.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? No.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? No.
 
Comments
I’m not sure about the opening hours, but think it was 7am to 10pm.
The weight scale doesn’t work.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Not sure – I was a little disappointed in the size of this hotel gym, since the hotel is quite new and pricey.

The Dewberry

Hotel: The Dewberry    
Address: 334 Meeting Street, Historic District, Charleston, South Carolina 29403, USA
 
Time of visit: August 2021
 
Equipment
There’s a set of kettlebells and dumbbells as well as an adjustable bench.
 
The cardio section covers two cross-trainers, two treadmills and a stationary bike.
 
Accessories include exercise balls, elastics, exercise mats, foam rollers and medicine balls.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
There’s complimentary coffee and headphones as well!
All the cardio equipment faces east creating a light and bright morning workout.
There’s enough room to stretch.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Yes! I love this hotel! It is a small hotel gym, but it has everything I needed.

Stay Bridge Suites

Hotel: Stay Bridge Suites                
Address: 7329 Mazyck Road, North Charleston, South Carolina 29406, USA
 
Time of visit: August 2021
 
Equipment
There’s a cross-trainer and a treadmill in case you’re looking for a warm-up or in the mood for a (longer) cardio session.
 
Dumbbells range from 2 to 22 kg and there’s an adjustable bench as well.
There’s also a multigym at the corner of the room allowing you to do lat pull-downs, seated leg presses, seated rows, etc.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
The hotel gym is open 24/7.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Yes, it’s a decent but workable hotel gym.

Mercure Krakow Stare Miasto

Hotel: Mercure Krakow Stare Miasto                  
Address: Pawia 18 B, Old Town, 31154 Krakow, Poland
 
Time of visit: August 2021
 
Equipment
They have dumbbells (up to 10 kg) and kettlebells (up to 20 kg) and an adjustable bench.
There’s also a TechnoGym Kinesis cable machine.
 
In terms of cardio equipment, there’re two cross-trainers, two treadmills, a rowing machine and a spinning bike.
 
Accessories include exercise balls, exercise mats and a TRX suspension setup.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
The hotel gym is open from 8am to 10pm.
Due to COVID-19, reservations are required – one room allowed at a time. This wasn’t a problem.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Yes!

Double Tree

Hotel: Double Tree       
Address: 201 East MacArthur Boulevard, Santa Ana, California 92707, USA
 
Time of visit: August 2021
 
Equipment
Cardio equipment covers two cross-trainers, a spinning bike and two treadmills.
 
Dumbbells range from 2 to 34 kg and there’s an adjustable bench as well.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
It’s a small hotel gym with basic equipment. It looks new and well maintained.
There’s a small swimming pool outside.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Not sure.

Best Western

Hotel: Best Western     
Address: 305 Munson Avenue, Traverse City, Michigan 49686, USA
 
Time of visit: August 2021
 
Equipment
There’s a stationary bike, a cross-trainer and a treadmill.
 
Dumbbells range from 2 to 22 kg and there’s an adjustable bench as well as a cable machine with a decent range of different handles.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
The hotel gym is air-conditioned and has 24 hour access.
It’s small and limited but had enough for me to complete my workout with minor variations to accommodate lack of equipment and range of available dumbbells.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Not sure. I most likely wouldn’t stay here just because of the hotel gym.