Really enjoyed my afternoon here. We went on a Sunday ride out for beginners…read more They thought us the basics and brought us out on their land. Would have liked to do more but we had a young child in the group so they didn't push it much which was a pity. Would definitely return though and hopefully do more. 3 stars with the potential to increase!

Absolutely wonderful. I came out from California with two friends for the first time. Though we all…read morehad vastly different experience levels, and though the weather was VERY uncooperative, we still managed to have an incredible ride with Maeve as our guide. Solid basic instruction, excellent horses, safe conditions, and lots of fun stories about the landscape and folklore along the way. Would definitely go back!

Ok this is more of a 3.5 than a 3, but I have to talk about the reception staff here. Surely…read moreensconced within the 'receptionist' role, is a warm RECEPTION for your guests? Those who pay the bills? Each time I've come in here, I've had one gripe or another. Either they are too busy chatting amongst themselves to say hello or goodbye, or they're just not super arsed in being friendly. I get that they're busy, but this is not a cheap gym by any stretch of the imagination so it would be nice to be received with a bit more courtesy. I arrived today at 1.42pm to register for spinning class at 2pm. They say that registration opens 15 mins before each class, so despite being there and ready to go, the receptionist turned to another spinner and I telling us we'd have to wait to register. Now this isn't some high tech scenario on a computer that literally doesn't open til the set time - it's jotting your name down on a piece of paper. I would like to say in full disclosure that the receptionist was tending to someone else at the time, but if she had enough time to turn to us and tell us we'd have to wait til quarter to for signing our name, surely she'd have had enough time to pass us the registration paper. Thankfully which is what another staff member did, once he heard the comment from his colleague. It took him about 0.2 seconds to pass us the sheet. A bit of common sense wouldn't go astray in situations like this. I'm still a major fan of this gym and most of the staff so far have been great, but it would be great if there was a bit less of a "Computer Says Noooooo" attitude in here (What an episode that was!)

I need to update this review with major news!…read more After a hard training, I usually go as far as the shower and don't even take the time to dry my hair before I go home. This time I felt like pushing my boundaries, wearing my bikini in public, and going to the spa. 1* For the spa: It's called spa but it's basically a huge swimming pool, a sauna, a steam room, a jaccuzzi, and tropical showers - meaning different water temperature. The place is warm - not too warm ! - and clean. I have a bit of an OCD when it comes to hygiene and this place has my stamp of approval. 1* For the sauna: Dry heat as you would expect. The interior is made of wood and the heat place is made of stones. There are 3 different levels and - of course - as the heat goes up the highest seats are warmer. It's not too hot so you can have a good sweat. Don't stay too long though and do not wear jewelry - you will get burnt. 1* For the showers: I love to alternate sauna / medium heat shower to cold / steam room. Some people like to take a cold shower right away but I don't appreciate the extreme change in temperature. I go for medium heat shower and possibly cold after that, it has to be step by step. 1* For the steam room: What a great sensation to be in a steam room! The heat and humidity is no overwhelming and that's a plus. You can't stay very long - as per usual - but you can still handle a good moment. Also there is an ambiance music played in the room to help fully relax. This place is a treat ! You eliminate the bad toxines in your body, you work on your breathing system, and you relax all at once. I haven't tried the swimming poor nor the jaccuzzi but that should happen very soon. 1* For the hair dryer: OMG Those hair dryers are so amazing it only take a few minutes to get my hair completely dry. And my hair is long to my waist. And not easily cooperative when it comes to drying! I need to take a picture of how everything is set up, but in short you can find 4/5 hair dryers and 1 hair straightener along a long mirror. You have space to put your brush or other hair/make-up products and get ready. Even when it's busy girls always make space for one another. Very friendly changing room ! 1* For the free trial: I asked for a few trial tickets for my boyfriend. They couldn't give any because this gets sent from the headquarter. At first I thought it was a bummer but then I remembered that a couple of months ago I received free trial tickets by post and a 5 day pass as well ! Should I remove a star ? It's true there should be more flexibility on that aspect but on the other hand they send a lot of incentives by post. I leave this star for now :D 1* For the beauty centre: Today I noticed a new poster in the entrance promoting a new beauty centre. Opening soon facilities for waxing, semi-permanent make-up, manicure, and pedicure. There was something else but I don't remember... Anyway, depending on the price I might want to take a look and report to my fellow yelpers :) That's all for now. Let me know if you have any questions and I will do my best to answer them ! #yelpmeplease #eliteyelper #yelp

I've tried nearly every fitness regime in the book, you name it I've tried it. Now I'm doing…read moreInsanity training in Lucan boxing club and honestly its possibly one of the hardest things I've done but I LOVE IT! Unlike any other fitness class its a relaxed fun atmosphere. Its run by Karl Brabazon and he is there day in day out to give you as many tips as you want to achieve the weight-loss / toning up goal that you want. Insanity is on Mon, Wed and Fri. 50 quid for 4 weeks which is amazing value. The training is resistance interval training...its intense but TRY it! Defo worth it and my body is showing the results already :)

Rowing might be the perfect summertime sport, and Neptune Rowing Club is a great spot to give it a…read moretry. We were signed up for one of their beginner courses, and ended up doing roughly 10 weeks of training. It's a pretty informal place, you can arrange training sessions at very short notice. If a few of your party drop out or you get some seriously bad weather, you can just hit the rowing machines in the gym. The trainers are very friendly and extremely patient. They'll have you zipping up and down the Liffey in no time!

This is where I row and train nearly every day. So obviously worth mentioning.read more