Verandah Athletic Club and Spa

Excellent pool, however could use an upgrade on their machines. Could pass on the unisex steam room. I am not trying to get "meeeeeeeee toooooooooo'd" over sum bs lie. So I skip the steam room. They need separate steam rooms. Also the price has gone up per month. The price of a used old car. But overall a great gym.

Probably the worst spa I've ever been to. My friend asked if I would join her for a massage, her treat so I accepted. First I will say it's in the worst possible location at this hotel. You have to walk outside in the elements to get there. Once greeted you are taken the changing area given your locker robe and shoes. After changing we ask where the steam room is? Only to find out it's coed so we better make sure we are clothed. Shocked us cuz we had no idea!! No one at the spa ever communicated this to us!!! But that's neither here nor there because there is a female steam room but it wreaked of mold smell. Needless to say we didn't stay in that part which is not even in the spa area to begin with. It's in the gym. Again, no one let us know of this.
So we move on the the waiting area for tea and to wait for our service. As we are sitting there all these men walk around us. I look at my friend she looks at me and we are thinking WTF! The whole area is coed!! And what is worse is my friend got undressed as most of us women do, just out in the open. Granted there is a sign that we found after the fact but it's not very visible in a dark spa room. Shame on this place for not letting us know. Waste of time ladies!!! Don't do it!! I gave one star cuz I had no choice but let me tell ya! This is not what I would call a spa. Time to update Hilton Anatole!!

I just love the gym here because they have fitness classes - good ones too. I've attended the muscle express, kickboxing, pilates and bootcamp. I recommend them all, especially the bootcamp and the pilates. Both instructors are awesome.

Tip - If you are a Hilton Honors member you get full access to the gym for FREE. Full access = gym, fitness classes, pool, hot tub and sauna.

I have been stayed at the Hilton that this facility sits on. I have been very happy to be able to use this facility. They have a good weight room with lots of option and plenty of cardio.

They have a nice locker complete with steam room and sauna. The facility also has a full pool, basketball court, indoor track, and squash courts.

Definitely a good place.

This place helped me keep my Kim K booty game on fleek while I was staying at the Hilton Anatole!

It's a gym that has the essence of a country club with great southern hospitality. The gym had everything I needed to complete my workout. All the equipment was up to date and working. People were courteous in regards to others' exercises and no one hogged the Dumbbells or the machines. There were water machines with cups and wipes for wiping down the equipment and fresh towels.

There is also a spa, pool and basketball court. I didn't swim because I forgot to bring a descent swimsuit. I threw a few bricks on the court and jetted out of there.

Updated machines and staff is always nice. It almost makes up for the incessant parade of kids (?) through the gym this summer. Rarely crowded anymore, which makes it easy to get in and out.

So you are a business traveler and you like to work out. The local hotels advertise a gym which consists of 5 antiquated machines and a 20 television

Not at The Verandah Club. This is a workout facility, which happens to be part of a hotel. The Verandah club has 4 racquetball courts, 2 squash courts, a basketball court, yoga classes, a running track and 5 square feet of weights...all kinds of weights, barbells, dumbbells and other nautilus type of machines.

One of the best places to relieve a little stress after work

The Verandah Club is alot like the country club you always wished you could join, but never quite wanted to cough up the fees. Or maybe you don't golf or play tennis, but you still wanted a club membership because there's no better place to wear that sweater vest.

That's why you should go to the Verandah Club. I echo everyone's sentiments about how it's an urban oasis of country clubby chicness.

The layout is kinda tricky. Depending on where you park, (Anatole) you either hike across a lush "garden", or you actually figure out to park at the club (entrance off Wycliff) and park next to tennis courts to wind your way around to the annex. If you make it this far and actually find the club, you're in good shape. Next, you have to find the front desk. Lest you're not in scavenger hunt mode, I'll just tell you: It's down a hallway and not visible from the front doors. Yeah Muffy, that's that country club exclusivity feeling hitting you right between the eyes. Members only! Once you finally find the front desk, you realize the actual gym is upstairs, even though you might have already had your workout navigating the labyrinth. It has a decent array of equipment. However, a gym is a gym for the most part. I'm here today to talk about the coolest equipment this side of Milan's Design District, located in the fitness studio downstairs. (Gym . . upstairs. . . fitness studio . . downstairs . . . tennis courts, to the left. Ok, got it?)

The Kinesis machine. Kinesis is what James Bond would have in his house. It's a wall unit of sleek sexiness that relies simply on cables, pulleys, and resistance for movement. It's like an upright Pilates machine, but it's not. This makes a cable crossover machine look as clunky and elementary as . . .well, an elementary school P.E. class. The finish at the Verandah club is woodgrain, but I hear there's a mirrored facade too . . . .and maybe *THAT* version is for Austin Powers vs. James Bond . . .

The concept of Kinesis is hard to explain, but Cara is an awesome instructor and after a session with her, you just feel cooler, stronger, leaner, tighter. She does both personal training on the machine as well as group classes. She will put you through the alpha, beta, and gamma movements and makes it really easy to follow her lead. (Yes, really! - forget the SQUAT. Ugh. What an ugly word. Give me some GAMMA!) You get an incredible workout like nothing you've ever had before AND you feel like a superhero while doing it. I personally can't think of anything better.

Very nice workout facility with all the fixin's - weight room, numerous cardio machines, indoor pool, spa, steam rooms, boutique, outdoor pool, tennis, whirlpools, indoor and outdoor tracks, racquet ball, a crossfit-type set up, etc. Only ding is the number of weight machines for the patrons can be a bit tight at times. Helpful staff, clean facility, nice locker rooms and showers.

After 4 years of loving my club...we have parted ways. I'm now going to join The Cooper Fitness Center. The Verandah Club used to be great and lately has been sub par. Their billing deptartment chose to send me to collections when my autopay was declined. I had given them updated credit card information when our account was compromised and updated our address change when we sold our previous business. They chose not to make a phone call (same number since 1996) and instead continued to send bills to an address that was two years old. Scott the manager and I finally spoke after several unreturned phone calls and he apologized and said I simply "slipped through the cracks". Well, so did my 5 star rating. Best wishes to those who can deal with administrative errors that are offensive.