Check in, stay fit: Best hotel gyms & workouts

Hyatt
Fitness Freebies

• Explore the area with a Garmin Forunner, a wrist-top GPS monitor, which you can borrow from the concierge and use during your run
• A personal training device with GPS that measures speed, distance, pace and calories burned
• Check specific hotel locations for availability (known availability in San Diego, San Francisco)

Wallet Workout

• Concierge will deliver workout clothes for purchase to your room within an hour
• Each Hyatt works with a local retailer, so prices vary
• 24-hour gym with state-of-the-art fitness facility and yoga equipment

WH Rating

• 5 dumbbells
• Cool fitness gadgets and an excuse to shop for cute workout gear without leaving your room

Marriott
Fitness Freebies

• Fit For You program lets you choose from three in-room workouts
• Our favorite: an energy-boosting routine designed by a former Navy SEAL
• 24-hour gyms
• All fitness centers will offer complimentary fresh, whole fruit in the mornings and evenings when the centers are the busiest, filtered water all day and top-quality equipment and accessories

Wallet Workout

• Workouts are free
• Yoga and Pilates videos available on the in-room entertainment systems for a small fee
• Room service menu has low-carb, low-fat but overpriced hotel fare

WH Rating

• 2 dumbbells
• Fit For You seems to be more focused on food than fitness

Westin
Fitness Freebies

• At the gym, choose from a 20-, 40-, or 60- minute workout plan (designed by Reebok’s fitness gurus)
• Before bed, tune in to the hotel’s TV channel for an in-bed Yogilates routine

Wallet Workout

Go for a WestinWorkout room (about $20 extra) and you’ll get your own mini gym in your guestroom: Reebok bike or treadmill, resistance tubes, balls, mats, a yoga mat, a local running map and workout DVDs

WH Rating

• 5 dumbbells
• They have something for everyone

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