Gym at Amatara Welleisure Resort
Gym facilities receive mixed reviews: strong class offerings and machine variety attract praise, but serious gaps in free-weight equipment—particularly barbells—disappoint strength trainers, with UK reviewers expressing the most frustration.
Recent reviews (May–July 2026) include both strong praise for overall equipment and specific complaints about free-weight gaps, suggesting the issue persists or recurs. Earlier reviews (2025–early 2026) are primarily positive but less detailed about equipment limitations.
What the reviews tell us
Classes and organized fitness programs are a clear strength, with multiple reviewers praising personal training, yoga, TRX, Pilates, and general fitness classes.
Cardio machines and fixed resistance machines support full-body workouts, with one reviewer noting the facility is well-equipped for a hotel standard.
Free-weight equipment, specifically barbells, is noticeably absent, forcing at least one strength-focused guest to use external gyms.
Size and equipment range attract conflicting descriptions—some call it large and complete, while others report it is small with limited free weights.
Complementary wellness amenities (infrared sauna, steam room) are available and well-received.
The Amatara Welleisure Resort's gym presents a contradictory picture. Multiple reviewers commend the variety and quality of organized fitness classes (personal training, yoga, TRX, and Pilates), and several note the availability of cardio machines and fixed resistance machines suitable for full-body workouts. Complementary amenities such as the infrared sauna and steam room add appeal. However, a consistent and specific complaint from strength-focused guests—particularly from UK reviewers—centers on limited free-weight equipment, notably the absence of barbells. One reviewer explicitly stated the lack of barbells forced them to seek alternative gyms off-site. While some describe the facility as "large and well-equipped," others characterize it as "small" with insufficient free-weight capacity, suggesting either genuine equipment limitations or significant variation in reviewer expectations for a wellness retreat. The contradiction hinges partly on what equipment different guests prioritized: those satisfied tended to focus on classes and resistance machines, while dissatisfied reviewers were strength athletes seeking barbell training.
Equipment range: well-equipped vs. small and limited free weights
UK reviewers and at least one strength-focused guest describe the gym as small with limited or absent free-weight equipment (particularly barbells), while other reviewers (mostly country-unknown) praise it as large, complete, and well-equipped with free weights, cardio, and resistance machines. This contradiction likely reflects differing reviewer expectations: those focused on classes and general fitness report satisfaction, while strength athletes seeking barbell training report significant shortcomings. The barbell gap is specific and confirmed by at least two independent reports (claims 256712 and 256707).
The evidence
Both sides shown — including dissenting reviewsThe fitness center is very complete and they even offer personal training and yoga, TRX, and Pilates lessons
For a wellness retreat the gym was poor
the hotel's gym is quite small with limited free-weight equipment
the lack of Barbells pushed me to go to one of the other gyms outside
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