While travelling for business, there’s no excuse to forgo the exercise routine with gyms like these available for use.
Sheraton on the Park, Sydney
Located on the 22nd floor of the Sheraton on the Park hotel, the 155-square-metre health club offers views of Hyde Park, St Mary’s Cathedral and Sydney’s beautiful harbour in the distance. There’s cardio equipment including treadmills, bikes, cross trainers and rowers, a range of free weights for strength training and a 13.5-metre rooftop lap pool to get the body moving after a long day of meetings. A personal trainer is also on hand to customise an individual program for you. A visit to the gym will also give you access to the hotel’s rooftop terrace – the perfect spot to relax and rejuvenate after your workout.
The Langham, Melbourne
The Langham’s award-winning day spa to help you rest, relax and rejuvenate while their fully equipped Fitness Centre and indoor pool will help you stay in shape. With panoramic views of the CBD and Yarra River and awash with natural light, the health and fitness centre comprises a 15-metre long pool, spa, steam rooms and saunas and a state-of-the-art gym and exercise studio. The gym’s cutting-edge cross trainers, bikes and treadmills featuring internet-enabled touch screens – perfect for watching TV shows, checking email or doing a virtual guided walk. The exercise studio offers group classes in meditation, yoga, Pilates and boxing for $20 a session.
Hyatt Hotel Canberra
Full of character and old-world charm, the low-rise 1920s Art Deco-styled Hyatt Hotel Canberra features one of the largest hotel gyms in Australia at 1090-metres square. If you’re not staying at the hotel, you can still use the Fitness Centre by purchasing a visit pass. For hotel guests, complimentary group classes include yoga, boxing or Pilates in the weights and training room or water aerobics in the 15-metre indoor heated swimming pool. The superior cardiovascular training equipment in the Cardio Theatre is matched with television and music technology, allowing you to choose your own preferred entertainment. There’s a floodlit outdoor tennis court next to the gym, spa and sauna and mountain bikes are available for hire.
Palazzo Versace, Gold Coast
Exclusivity is an integral part of the Versace brand and the fitness centre in the group’s luxury hotel on the Gold Coast is no exception. Do a cardio or weight-training session in the spacious gym, with its state-of-the-art Technogym equipment and large glass doors that open onto a tranquil private garden. Sooth or destress in a yoga, Pilates, boxing, circuit-training or metabolic-conditioning class for $20 a session. Or to unwind, head to the hotel’s Aurora Spa for a dip in the plunge pool or a swim in the award-winning 63-metre pool with its own white sand beach.