The Westgate Hotel

Hotel: The Westgate Hotel              
Address: 1055 Second Avenue, San Diego, California 92101, USA
 
Time of visit: July 2021
 
Equipment
There’s a great selection of kettlebells, dumbbells and barbells as well as adjustable benches (including the decline option).
There’s a barbell bench press setup, a leg extension machine and a Smith machine.
With a TRX training zone, a solid range of medicine balls, a hex/trap bar, monkey bars, a punching bag, battle ropes and even a landmine attachment for barbells, your workout is limited only by your own creativity.  
 
Cardio-wise there’s a stair-master, two cross-trainers, two treadmills, a stationary bike, a rowing machine and two spinning bikes.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
The hotel gym (and pool area) is located on the roof top offering a cool view while working out. In addition, there’s a running track surrounding the facility.
I think barbells go up to 45 kg and dumbbells 22kg, probably.
Opening hours are 5am to 10pm on Monday to Friday and 7am to 7pm on Saturday to Sunday.
The only towels available are big pool towels and the water is “spa water” with orange and cucumber which you have to pour in plastic cups.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Yes – this gym is very well equipped with a lot of things standard hotel gyms hardly never offers!

Westgate Palace Resort

Hotel: Westgate Palace Resort       
Address: 6145 Carrier Drive, Orlando, Florida 32819, USA
 
Time of visit: July 2021
 
Equipment
If you’re into cardio, there’s a cross-trainer, a stationary bike and two treadmills.
 
There’s a cable machine with a fair selection of handles and a lat pull-down machine.
There’s a few weighted balls and dumbbells range from 2 to 34 kg and adjustable benches – including a decline bench – are available.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
It’s a pretty small hotel gym, but it was empty when I used every morning.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Not sure – I liked the setup although it was a little small.

La Quinta Inn

Hotel: La Quinta Inn
Address: 7622 North Interstate Highway 35, Austin, Texas 78752, USA
 
Time of visit: July 2021
 
Equipment
There’re two treadmills, a cross-trainer and a stationary bike.
 
Medicine balls range from 3,5 to 7kg, dumbbells range from 1 to 14kg and there’s an adjustable bench and a pair of exercise mats available as well.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? No.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
The hotel gym is very limited and with very limited equipment.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
No – too many limitations with the equipment available.

Omni

Hotel: Omni                 
Address: 4140 Governors Row, Austin, Texas 78744, USA
 
Time of visit: July 2021
 
Equipment
With pin-operated machines, you can do lat pull-downs, leg extensions, leg presses as well as chest or rear delt flys.
There’s a nice selection of dumbbells (2 to 40kg) and an adjustable bench.
 
There’re medicine balls (1 to 7kg) and exercise mats as well.
 
Cardio equipment consists of two cross-trainers, three treadmills and a stationary bike.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
The equipment is nice and there’s good variety.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Yes!

Holiday Inn Express & Suites

Hotel: Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Address: 251 West Holly Street, Sidney, Montana 59270, USA
 
Time of visit: July 2021
 
Equipment
There’s a treadmill, a cross-trainer and a stationary bike.
There aren’t any dumbbells – just a handful of elastic bands with handles.
There’s a deflated Bosu ball and a foam roller as well…
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
The hotel gym is small and claustrophobic.
There’re plenty of towels because no-one uses them.
The carpet as well as the mirrors were dirty.
Opening hours are from 8am to 11pm.
 
It would have improved the overall impression – although only slightly – if there’d been a fair selection of dumbbells.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
No – the range of available equipment is simply too limited.

St. Anthony

Hotel: St. Anthony
Address: 300 East Travis Street, San Antonio, Texas 78205, USA
 
Time of visit: July 2021
 
Equipment
There’s a cable machine (including grips for chin-ups/pull-ups) with a nice selection of handles as well as dumbbells (2 to 22kgs) and two adjustable benches.
 
The cardio section consists of three stationary bikes, three treadmills and three cross-trainers.
 
Accessories include medicine and exercise balls.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
Although there’s mostly cardio equipment, all equipment was in pretty good shape.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Not sure – I wish the hotel gym had more weights.

Hampton Inn & Suites

Hotel: Hampton Inn & Suites           
Address: 6071 Joshua Palmer Way, Banning, California 92220, USA
 
Time of visit: July 2021
 
Equipment
There’s a cross-trainer, a stationary bike and a treadmill.
 
Dumbbells range from 2 to 22kg and there’s an adjustable bench available as well.
There’s also a rack of medicine balls with the heaviest being 5 kg.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
To use the fitness center or swimming pool, you make an appointment at the front desk. Then, at your scheduled time, an employee will let you into the hotel gym with their staff ID card.
 
I liked that unlike many fitness centers I’ve been to, there wasn’t any scale available which made me feel as though the goal of the hotel gym was more focused on body movement than the number on a scale.
 
There’re disinfecting wipes available to use to wipe down the equipment when finished. The only items missing from this hotel gym that I would’ve like to have seen was a stability ball or yoga mat for people who wanted to do stretching exercises.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Yes, I was extremely impressed by the hotel gym. Overall, this was a very robust hotel gym and it’s one I’d definitely use again in the future.

Grand Hyatt

Hotel: Grand Hyatt       
Address: 1 Market Place, San Diego, California 92101, USA
 
Time of visit: July 2021
 
Equipment
The cardio area consists of numerous cross-trainers, treadmills (including the curved ones), stationary bikes and spinning bikes and there’s also a rowing machine and a stair-master.
 
In terms of pin-operated machines, there’s everything you need: leg press, leg extensions and curls, shoulder presses, lat pull-downs, etc.
There’s also a Smith machine and a cable machine as well as a solid range of dumbbells and barbells.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
The facility is clean and offers a great view of the bay.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Yes! It has all the basic gym equipment and more!

The Westin

Hotel: The Westin        
Address: 6100 North River Road, Rosemont, Illinois 60018, USA
 
Time of visit: July 2021
 
Equipment
There’s a relatively big cardio section consisting of four cross-trainers, five treadmills, three stationary bikes and two Peloton bikes.
 
If you’re looking for a weight-based workout, there’re machines for lat pull-downs, chest presses, leg curls and leg extensions as well as shoulder presses. There’s also a cable machine with a nice selection of different handles.
Dumbbells range from 2 to 22kg and there’re two adjustable benches.
They also have kettlebells, foam rollers, a Bosu ball, exercise balls and medicine balls and even a TRX training station.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
There’s an indoor pool just outside the hotel gym.
The hotel gym is clean and equipment well-maintained.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Yes! It’s a great gym with several high-quality machines.

Waldorf Astoria

Hotel: Waldorf Astoria  
Address: 2400 East Missouri Avenue, Camelback East, Phoenix, Arizona 85016, USA
 
Time of visit: July 2021
 
Equipment
In terms of cardio equipment, there’s everything from treadmills (including the curved versions) and assault bikes to spinning bikes, cross-trainers and even stair-masters.
 
If you’re looking for a weight-based workout, there’s a Smith machine, a huge selection of dumbbells (including adjustable benches), barbells and kettlebells as well as slam balls and even cable machines.
They also have pin-operated machines like leg press, hamstring curls and lat pull-downs.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
Opening hours are 24/7.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Yes! It’s an amazing, clean hotel gym with all the essentials and more – I loved working out here!