I am visiting Madrid and so far I've got a couple times to the Bikram class a Bikram Yoga Spain…read more It's a beautiful studio. Lovely owners and great instructors. I will return.

In the fancy Salamanca quarter close to Madrid's city center, a spacious 300 square meter studio is…read morehidden behind a rather unimpressive door. That is rather strange. When I arrive, there are already twelve Bikram freaks waiting in front of the door. It's Saturday evening. By the end there will be 30 people who intend to do something for their bodies. The studio is mostly kept in white, has a chill out corner, a reception towards Calle de Maldonado and a 100 square meter hot room, big enough to keep four rows of yogis easily. Lying on ones back one can see simple ceiling lamps, others with heating spirals, some rectangular heating panels and the isolated pipes of the air conditioning system that garantuees a well balanced temperature. Petite Laura teaches spirited and sometimes she corrects a posture manually. In the second half she even speeds up so that the relax phases become very short indeed. Jonathan Martin, the studio founder, owns another in Valencia. Already now, I look forward to visit that one too. (see www.hotyogablog.net)

I was in Madrid for 4 days and needed a gym close to the Plaza Mayor. Although all the equipment…read morewas arranged tightly, there was everything you need for a good workout. There are bench press tables, one squat rack, a chin up bar and various nautilus machines. I didn't use the cardio machines but there seems to be a good amount of them. 10 euros for a day pass wasn't bad at all. They just needed an identification card.

This gym was fine - clean and tidy. It's a bit of a tight squeeze in there, but they cram in pretty…read moremuch all the equipment you would want, and it is right in the city center. The only thing I found to be missing was medicine balls. However, it is about 4 Euros more expensive (day rate) than it's nearest rival. I guess this is because they have a pool.

Recomiendo muchísimo este gimnasio, es muy bonito sus máquinas son excelentes. No dejes de hacerte…read moreun masaje con Yadira en el spa. Ella es una experta en diferentes técnicas y los resultados se ven inmediatamente. Me hice adicta a sus tratamientos.

Decent boutique gym, we paid to use this gym through our hotel next door. It's fairly small but it…read moredoes the job. There are co-Ed steam and sauna rooms Downstairs and a pool/jacuzzi. The only thing I'm not a fan of is there was no soap/shampoo/conditioner in the showers which was a bummer. The lockers were old school and offered a key to lock the locker, the key was not turning so I gave up on trying to use the locker and carried my bag around the gym. They offer classes which I didn't get to participate due to the times they offered but I'm glad we got to work out a little on our vacation. I would recommend the gym, it's clean, has TVs, wifi, free weights and a green turf.

Stopped by for a class. Took Estrellita's class. Was real good flow and she was also really big on…read moreadjustments. The class was led in Spanish.

Joyless, soulless yoga. Grumpy, teacher who was aggressive with adjustments. Real bummer because…read morethey offer lots of classes and the space is nice. But bad vibe. I almost left half way through the class which I have never done in many years of practicing yoga around the globe.

This is a Madrid yoga studio that I attended while visiting Spain. Classes are normally in espanol,…read morehowever the instructor was extremely nice and helpful, speaking English through out the class for my benefit. Lovely people, and beautiful studio. Mats available to borrow.

The classes here are very similar to Bikram. It is 60 - 90 mins long in a heated room. Classes are…read moretaught in Spanish, but if you're familiar with this yoga style, you will have no problem following along. Mats and towels are provided. I took advantage of the new student special - 1 week for 25 euros.

NO PIERDAS TU DINERO EN ESTE "CENTRO". Esta es la peor…read moreexperiencia en mis casi cinco años practicando el yoga. Pagué la semana de prueba, fui a unas siete clases con cinco instructores distintos, solo me corrigieron UNA postura UNA VEZ. Sus clases de "Hot Yoga" no las llaman Bikram para no pagar la licencia pero igual te cobran el mismo precio que un centro certificado. La instructora "hot yoga" que me tocó fue nada profesional e incluso hizo sentir mal a varios alumnos con comentarios irónicos y despectivos. Una amiga que frecuenta este centro, me dijo que había tenido la misma experiencia y envió un mail quejándose de esta profesora. La directora también fue mal educada y poco profesional porque al quejarme de esta profesora, no hizo nada más que defenderla. Aparte de este incidente también hubo otros negativos. Este sitio tiene MAL ROLLO por parte del staff, los instructores no te corrigen las posturas y encima te hacen sentir mal en tu practica de YOGA! Se nota que solo les interesa la parte del negocio y no les importa nada más. Hay otros centros en Madrid que SI están certificados en Bikram Yoga, cuestan lo mismo y cuidan a sus clientes con los valores nos enseña la practica de yoga. -- STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE. This is the worst yoga experience I've ever had in my 5 years doing yoga. I paid €25 for the trial week and went to seven clases with five different instructors. Only ONE instructor corrected ONE pose ONCE in over seven hours of class!!! The "Hot Yoga" class isn't called Bikram because they don't want to pay the license but they still charge you the same price as a certified Bikram center. The "hot yoga" instructor made several students feel bad in class with rude and sarcastic comments. A friend who goes there said it wasn't the first time and in fact sent an email to management complaining. The manager was also rude and didn't care when I complained about the instructor and even defended her and made it seem like it was "normal behaviour", WTF is this?! This place has a BAD VIBE from the staff, the instructors don't correct your poses and make you feel bad in your YOGA class! It's very clear they only care about taking your money. There are better centres in Madrid that ARE Bikram certified, charge the same and treat their clients with the values taught to us by the yoga practice.

Great prices, nice ambience. One of my favorite rooftops in madrid , very young and cool for a nice…read moresummer night . The view and neighborhood is awesome. There was a line to get in when we got there but it move quite fast. Its great for a cool Romantic date and to just hang out with friends. Nice spread out seating but overall a small space. Drinks were good and fair prices.

Great idea with horrible maintenance. The gym is so far gone. The machines are fine, but you feel…read moregross after about 10 minutes in there. It's obvious nobody cleans or maintains the gym. Take one look at the impressively disorganized weight rack or the torn up fake grass and you'll know the luxury aspect hasnt been around since day 1. Space is very limited too, squeezing between moving machines to add weights is just purely dangerous. They have personal trainers who don't engage with gym-goers (not sure how they ever get new clients). The locker room is quite dirty too. Definitely not a place to do anything more than change or store your bag. At the end of the day, they have an ample selection of machines and weights (with the exception of a real squat rack). They have great big windows, which I have found super rare of gyms in Madrid, so lots of natural light. My advice: get trainers who help maintain the gym, and interact with clients (gym and trainers will earn more €)! Maybe don't worry about the tacky roof top terrace or club, and separate the health and wellness aspects.