Welllllll….. It had a clock, and there were clean towels and free bottled water which was definitely a positive. And there was an entire wall of mirror, and the room as a whole was much bigger than expected, with plenty of floor space for crazy dancing and a stack of yoga mats. So those were all good!
And then there was the machinery. At least there was machinery… we can be positive about that! However, onto the negative aspects. There was a cycle machine, a cross-trainer, and a home weights machine frame… which looked more of a death trap than a muscle match. So I stuck it out on the cycle and the elliptical, although both were fairly dodgy cheapos. They made me regret selling my own cross-trainer!
The elliptical resembled something in the way of jumping up and down on a small child. It was very tiny and wobbly, the thinnest machine I’ve seen in my life (and that ISN’T a good thing - I compared it to a pencil), and when I managed to tug out my earphones with the handlebar I very quickly discovered that it’s not a machine you can keep the momentum going as you re-insert your headphones. Neither screens worked on the machines, showing only a faint image, and neither of them functioned enough to actually calculate time, distance, calories or heart rate. Due to zero resistance as the only working option, my muscles endured a very ‘jumpy’ workout, but I managed to alternate the two machines in 15 minute sessions thanks to the clock on the wall!
The bike had the unadjustable resistance of a spin bike, so I ended up balancing cautiously on the edge of the seat and pedalling furiously to my spin tracks. Another ‘hold-onto-handlebars-at-all-time’ machine as the unadjustable seat was stuck at a slight decline so any movement from my arms and I’d have slipped right off! However, this did result in my biceps getting a good toning workout as they were stuck rigidly in a ‘press-up’ position on the handlebars in the prevention of loss of dignity.
So… scoring. 1.5/5! The water and the size of a room were definitely unexpected (one point). And I still got a workout (hence the half point), but obviously it would have been heaps better if the machines had actually given me information and acknowledged the fact that they were in motion (i.e. The timer/distance counter starting).
Back in the bathroom for another shower, and I tested out the hotel shower caps. Which are very un-sexy but totally waterproof. So thumbs up for that! Down to breakfast and there was a huge spread, although I felt that we didn’t get enough staff pampering to our every need, in way of checking to see if we needed more drinks. But there was plenty for the greedy, and fruit for the healthy. However, pricing for breakfast is a hefty 17€ which we both agreed definitely wasn’t worth the price. But the ambiance was that serene ‘hotel morning’ atmosphere, which was relaxing. 4/5. Oh, and they didn’t have marmalade, FYI.
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