Next Generation-Auckland Domain

This gym was simply glorious.
You walk in the front doors to the freshness that comes with having been open to the public only one week. The reception area is clean and inviting, with a stack of towels behind the counter for the 'premium' membership holders to use for their workouts...need I say more about the caliber of this place?? I will anyhow... :)
On the ground level is located the full restaurant and bar facility along with a lovely open-plan seating arrangement with chairs and tables both inside and out. Outside the doors to this area are the tennis courts...and adjacent to this lounge area are computers for client use along with further seating. From here you move into the changing rooms....these are fully equipped with hardryers and straighteners for the girls, along with a swimsuit dryer for the convenience of not having to replace wet items into sports bags....oh the luxury!! The changing rooms also have the obvious facilities such as showers, toilets and lockers-all of the most aesthetically pleasing variety.
Out the other end of these changing rooms is the first pool facility. Here there is a lane pool, 2 hydrotherapy pools and the sauna and steam rooms. Adjacent to this room is another room for the premium membership holders with two spas, tropical showers, an ice room, and private sauna and steam room. Everything was laid out in a very tastefully stylish manner.
Upstairs then is the gym facility. The equpiment brand used is LifeFitness-again my fave-and Hammer Strength. There is plenty of cardio equipment for a large gym, so many weights machines I can't even imagine where the muscles it takes to use them are hiding in the body...a sprint track down one wall, and a boxing room, along with the usual free weights. There is also a smaller section reserved as the womens only gym which contains machines specifically designed for women, plus the privacy of a partition between this area and the main gym. All equipment is obviously of the newest variety and adequate cleaning products were provided for use along with water fountains for refilling drink bottles and drinking from. There were windows on 2 sides of the gym which provided pleasant views of the surrounding domain and city areas.
Upsatairs again to the rooftop pool....yes a lap pool on the roof with a fabulous wee view, not to mention further courts up there too for your playing pleasure.
The membership options for this gym include full-which encorporated the use of pool, gym and tennis facilities, or an option which includes only the pool and gym facilities. There are then further options in terms of age-high school and tertiary student and individual or couple at adult age. Then there are further variations such as 'premium'-allowing access to the aforementioned extras, regular or 'off-peak'. This is the most expensive gym I have tried so far with prices between $58-$180 per fortnight depending on which membership combination you choose, there is also a $250 joining fee and $50 admin fee-all of which I think would be totally worth it if you can afford it to be honest. This is the sort of place you could go every day and spend as much time as you have spare both working out or relaxing.
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