Going on holiday doesn’t mean your fitness routine has to fall by the wayside – and there are several new hotels on a mission to prove it. With the wellness tourism market growing every year, and research by hotel group Hilton revealing 31 per cent of Brits feel the need to keep active while on holiday, luxury gyms and hotel fitness programmes are now an integral part of the guest experience. From thermo-regulated mattresses to aid athletic recovery to triathlons and challenges embedded into the itineraries, meet the establishments that are one step ahead of the endorphin craze. Here are the best fitness hotels in the world. 

Siro One Za’abeel, Dubai

Siro

Siro One Za’abeel was built with athletes in mind. Designed with the ‘active living’ ethos that made its sister hotel in Montenegro such a success, the second outpost opened in the striking One Za’abeel tower in Downtown Dubai last year, sandwiched between the five-star One&Only hotel and residences. The guest experience is tailored to both committed athletes and health-conscious frequent travellers, and is centred around personal fitness journeys. For example, all 132 rooms and 12 suites at Siro feature wake-up technology with motorised blackout blinds designed to nurture guests’ circadian rhythms, while thermo-regulating mattresses ensure optimal sleep conditions by cooling core body temperatures. 

Fitness classes created by experts from AC Milan Football Club and Olympic boxer Ramla Ali include signature and specialised HIIT workouts, group cycling aimed at improving endurance or speed, functional strength classes, or low intensity reformer Pilates and yoga. The holistic wellness offering doesn’t stop there; alleviate muscle fatigue with compression therapy, relieve inflammation with a revitalising cold plunge, and boost immunity through invigorating cryotherapy. Feeling hungry? Siro’s signature modular dishes – a customisable, build-your-own meal concept – are nutrient-packed and precisely formulated to support peak performance. 

From £200 per night. 

Amanpuri, Thailand

Image: Aman

Image: Aman

Perched on Phuket’s western coast, Amanpuri blends Thai style – think villas and pavilions cascading over a verdant hillside and influenced by native temple designs – with wellness. Home to one of the best spas in the world, where the ancient healing rituals of Thailand meet cutting-edge science, the Holistic Wellness Centre offers tailored medical and spa treatments, personalised Wellness Immersions and even a Detoxification Programme created by world-class tennis player, Novak Djokovic. 

By day, step into Amanpuri’s professional Muay Thai boxing ring to learn from the professionals while toning your muscles, or enhance your cardio and serve with tennis pro Philippe Dupuy in a private class, before raising your endorphins with the regular programme of Pilates, kickboxing, yoga, beach boot camps and more. By night, pick from six restaurants showcasing the culinary traditions of Thailand, Japan, Italy and the Mediterranean and enjoy sundowners on this balmy slice of Phuket coast. That’s what we call the best of both worlds. 

From £840 per night. 

BodyHoliday, St Lucia

The Wellness Centre

A pioneer in the world of fitness hotels, BodyHoliday opened in 1988 to offer well-heeled travellers an all-inclusive luxury holiday that nurtures both the body and mind (its slogan, ‘give us your body for a week and we’ll give you back your mind’ still rings true). Alongside its 33-treatment room wellness centre, guests are encouraged to find balance and choose anything from strict weight loss diets to indulgent fine dining, and high intensity workouts with Olympic athletes to sleep-inducing Ayurvedic massages. 

One spa treatment per day and one personal training session is included in every stay, while energising fitness programmes such as the Three Peaks challenge – which involves hiking Mount Gimie, the highest peak in Saint Lucia, and the iconic Gros Piton and Petit Piton – and triathlons are designed to push fitness fanatics to their limits. Whether you’re scuba diving or sailing, playing tennis or cycling, swimming or lying on the beach, you’re guaranteed a good time here. 

From £530 per night. 

1 Hotel Mayfair, London

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Bringing modern, nature-centric luxury to Mayfair since 2023, 1 Hotel Mayfair is a nine-storey hotel housing 181 guest rooms and suites, as well as standout foodie outlets including Tom Sellers’ Dovetale, cocktail bar Dover Yard, and nutrition-led cafe Neighbours. It also opened with a Bamford Wellness Spa, complete with three treatment rooms and serviced by a refined menu of holistic offerings, including 30-minute express treatments perfect for power-hour lunchtime office breaks.

Fitness junkies will feel right at home at the Field House gym, boasting state-of-the-art Technogym equipment, alongside an impressive lineup of practitioners, coaches and personal trainers. Pilates classes, sound healing and breathwork sessions are all part of the daily grind here, while a weekly run club takes place every Wednesday at 8am for a social but sweaty sojourn through London’s Royal Parks. 

From £500 per night.

Pine Cliffs Resort, Portugal

Offering a serene antidote to the Algarve’s party scene, Pine Cliffs Resort is the place to get your Portuguese wellness fix thanks to its eight swimming pools, the Annabel Croft Tennis Academy, football coaching, and a nine-hole golf course overlooking the Atlantic. No stranger to hosting wellness retreats, guests can regularly pick from five-day yoga, HIIT training and detox programmes – or curate your own package with the help of on-site personal trainers. 

Once the endorphins have been pumped and the DOMs are setting in, while away the hours at one of 15 restaurants and bars – ranging from the meaty Piri Piri Steakhouse to the Japanese-inspired Yakuza by Olivier Algarve – before enjoying a plethora of hotel-based activities, such as outdoor cinema nights, full moon yoga and live saxophone performances. 

From £435 per night.

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