Introducing Habitude Gym Reviews

I train four or five times a week. When you travel as much as I do, that means a lot of hotel gyms.

The problem? Hotel websites are useless. They all say "fully equipped fitness centre" with maybe one photo of a treadmill. You arrive and find out "fully equipped" means two dumbbells and a yoga mat.

I've done this enough times now that I can walk into a gym and know within 30 seconds if it'll work for what I need. So I'm reviewing every gym I visit this year - the good, the bad, and the ones with Smith machines.

So I started keeping notes. What equipment is actually there, what the space is like, when it's busy. Now I'm turning those notes into reviews for anyone else stuck googling "hotel gym" at 11pm.
These reviews are based on actual visits. I'll tell you what equipment is there, what the space is like, and who it works for.

The Habitude Scoring System

Not everyone needs the same things from a gym. A powerlifter and a marathon runner are looking for completely different equipment. So I score each gym three ways:

The Arnold Score
For gym goers focused on building strength and muscle through heavy lifting, progressive overload, and serious hypertrophy work.

The Radcliffe Score
For gym goers prioritising cardiovascular fitness, endurance training, and maintaining aerobic capacity.

The Wim Hof Score
For gym goers focused on long-term health, safe training, recovery practices, and sustainable fitness habits.

Each score rates the gym across three categories: Equipment, Convenience, and Community & Facilities. Total possible score is 15 points per category.

If you're constantly searching "gym near me" in unfamiliar cities, these reviews are for you.

Let's start with the gyms.