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

A friend is a member of that tennis club and took me as a guest. For free! I liked the bar area…read morefrom where you can see other people play tennis while you are waiting for your court to become available. Playing was great as well. Really well lit and nice surface. All around us were pretty serious tennis players who I probably impressed with my funny way of swinging the racket. I stopped counting the lost balls. The changing room was smelly. But hey - it's sport. Men are sweating. What do you expect?

This club has been updated since this first review in 2011. In November 2016 a new 1.2 million euro…read moreclub house opened. We have even better views of the courts and the Aviva stadium. It has fantastic new changing rooms and showers. The club offers a great mix of competitive tennis and social tennis. It also caters for all levels. I myself was a beginner in 2006 and thanks to great coaching I now love playing league. The club is genuinely very friendly and it is very easy to meet people due to the many tennis events and coaching that take place weekly. I have been a member of a few other tennis clubs over the year due to house moves but this is the friendliest club that I have been a member of. Drop in a on Saturday morning at 10.30am and have a hit and meet some players. Then stay for tea/coffee/biscuits and a chat afterwards. The club also runs regular 30 euro per month trial offers. The club has 11 outdoor synthetic courts that are very well maintained.

Great gym in Dublin 15. It's a bit out of the way, which means everyone needs to drive there. But…read morethey have everything you would need for a good workout. Best thing that gives the edge over other places is access to tennis courts as well as loads of good and free classes. Never seems too busy either so you can always do what you need to! The spinning classes are really good, the instructors get really into them. There is also a steam room, sauna and jacuzzi to relax after a workout!

The shower are frequently FILTHY with dirty water not mopped up and broken tiles…read more The hot tub has been broken since September 2017 without any date for it being repaired. Gym classes are often cancelled without advance notice, since they aren't enough personal trainers available. A lot of money has gone into adding more machinery but the basics are still underfunded. There at better gyms in the area at a fraction of the cost.

Who knew badminton was so popular... This centre has courts for hire everyday of the week, rate is…read moredependent on peak/off peak plus if you have a particular time in mind would suggest earlier booking or hey, if you're really in the swing of things you can prebook a number of sessions. This club also has a range of groups and classes you can join so whether you're a beginner wanting to learn the ABC's of badminton or want to advance there's a class for you; there's also a great notice board with groups wanting to sign up members, looking for team mates so it's a great way to socialise and meet people... And get active while you're at it. There's a store inside, although opening hours are limited, it does stock all the supplies you need to enjoy the game, from shuttlecocks to rackets to clothing they've got you covered. The shops is ran by local people so remember shop local, support the independent shops and keep the community spirit alive :-)

Terenure Sports Club was previously known as CYM Sports Club. It's a multi Sports Club catering for…read moreBowls, Cricket, Rugby, Soccer, Table Tennis and Tennis with facilities to match. As well as that Terenure Sports Club has a snooker room available for members, a pool table, a sports hall, main bar and function room with catering and bar facilities. Membership for new members is €120 for the year (with €50 of that given back to the member in Bar credit) plus a section fee for whatever sport the member wishes to play. If a member only wants membership with no sport affiliation the €120 membership fee applys. The club has a nice friendly atmosphere and staff that are easy to deal with.

Overcrowded Overpriced…read moreImpossible to book courts Overpriced food Charge you to use padel courts Charge you for classes Gym equipment always broken Not allowed to use laptops in seating areas Rude staff Filthy seating area Full of screaming children Horrible cancelling membership process

love it great facilities great staff heated pool outdoor is…read moreamazing New spa so relaxing

Forest equestrian centre is a great riding place there horses are amazing I've been riding there…read moreyears now and it's been amazing I had zero confidence after a bad fall and now they have me up and riding well. The workers there are very nice and we will always greet you with a smile they do take things nice and easy until your confident enough without a leader and they don't push you to do things. Great riding place I really recommend.

I had spent at least 8 years in forrest equestrian centre so it became a huge part of my like,i…read morehave had 3 ponies there including doing lessons when i didnt have one. resently i have moved from forrest due to simple reasons being no turn out for my pony and there was only people younger than me there which ment i didnt have many close friends there and not being able to get advice when i needed it. From my time being there had so much fun and great experiences. i would deffinetly recommend forrest equestrian for lessons and pony camp.

Huge hall in the middle of nowhere. The hall is basically 4 regular handball pitches which is far…read morebeyond regular hall where you would struggle to find anything bigger than a basketball court.

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