Thirdworld wrote:
If it is just while you're on a short trip I don't recommend the gym up from HLH that highly. Worked out there for about 3 months but they are closed all day Sunday, only 3 hours on Saturday and quite a number of times I went by and the worker had gone out for a break or something, thus screwing my workout for the day. I guess I was spoiled too, because I was paying 14,000 colones per month for a nice, modern gym in Jaco: Platinum. The gym here was 19,000 with it's limited facility and hours. Only 1 treadmill Scuba1. That is not so much a problem if you just figure out slow times of the day, of which there are many. Like I say, for long term I definitely don't recommend it. If it is just for a trip it probably wouldn't be so bad.
2k colones/day, has a nice mix of gear inside, can't remember the equip brand but all the machines are white in color and use olympic style weights. it's nowhere near polished and fancy inside, but plenty of machines and 45lb bars, smith rack and a good assortment of dumbbells - db's are in kilos so make sure you note the conversion of your current db weights from lbs to kilos. upstairs has a dance floor that I do my ab work and stretching on, 2 crappy treadmills and those choppy eliptical machines that I hate, they always tear my knees up from the rapid bouncy rotation. they have a rough shower and what could be considered a locker room, but I wouldn't use it, just toss my crap in a backpack and put the pack up on the rack by the front desk. bring your own sweat towels too