Bankhill Wellness Studio is located in the Olympic House right next to Independence Square. This hidden house of weights sits on top of Fortune Boat and it happens to be the cheapest and grimiest gym we’ve reviewed yet.
This wellness studio/gym is really small - two flights of stairs up and we wound up in a cramped rectangular room filled with gym equipment. In one corner was a middle aged man waving his hand gleefully at our searching expressions - he sat us down and gave us the rundown of the membership fees.
An annual membership costs Rs. 40,000 but they’re giving away a 20% discount which brings it down to an affordable Rs. 32,000 a year. There are 4 trainers in the gym at one time, for a personal trainer you have to pay 10,000 for 14 sessions. This officially makes it the cheapest gym we’ve reviewed so far, but is it worth the price?
This Bankhill is just a few steps away from
Independence Square, which puts in right in between both the
Royal Gym and
Fitness First. Compared with the Royal Gym, the Olympic House Mini Studio is only slightly bigger. There is a slightly more mature crowd here but overall it’s missing a good gym atmosphere - which is essentially what keeps you from coming back.
The gym occupies only a single floor area and is accompanied by the smallest of changing rooms. A heads up - their bathrooms reek, I had to hold my breath the whole time I was in there – really quite appalling in terms of hygiene.
This is cheap, I mean really cheap. And the location is perfect. The facilities are way below par, but I guess that’s what you get for less than 3,000 a month these days. It's not my cup of tea but if you don’t mind smelly, unsanitary changing rooms and a mediocre environment, check it out because they’ve invested in some really good equipment.
TIP
Their biggest branch is in Battaramulla, will post up a review of that soon.
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carbuncle
Hopefully the proprietors will read this article and hire someone to clean the changing room. Most don't really care about the customers, and sometimes paying extra pays for the better service.
SeanJason
hmmm this article does not state about the service and the equipment. Me been a member there should coment on the fantastic service they provide as non of the gyms provide the service that they provide at this place. The trainers give you ample attention even if you dont purchase personal training. and the equipment is technogym. i would say its worth the money u pay .
Asanka
This article is absurd as me been a member at this gym could assure you that the hygiene is way better compared to fitness first and royal. Plus why no mention or focus about the service they provide as it is great compared to any other gym in the country
minoli
i'd have to agree with sean, the service is wonderful. They just took over the management recently (a month or so ago) and have been improving the facility ever since and are in the process of upgrading the current facility. It seems YUMU hasn't really taken the time to really have a look or get an idea of what the place has to offer. I'd be glad to recommend Olympic house and can't wait for the upgrades they have install.
jim
asanka are u takling about the one near independence? the bathrooms are disgusting
ChrishanthaJayasinghe-cj
The gym has tehcnogym equipment which is supposed to be the equipment which is used in the Olympics but you are right about toilets smelling and it being extremely small this was my reaction as well when I visited them maybe three years ago.
J
Is it just me or does it seem like Asanka and SeanJason have very similar writing styles???
Janaka
NICE PLACE WORTH YOUR MONEY AWESOME TRAINERS. HEARD THAT THE ONE IN PELLAWATTE IS THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ANY MEMBER TO JOIN IN WITHOUT A PROPER SCREENING AND ALLTHE high END CLIENT TALE SUCH AS CEOS, LEADING BUSINESSMAN AND MOST OF THE CRICKETING STARS USING THE FACILITY.
Jehan
U guys are not experts at reviewing gyms shows that u dont have shit knowledge about it please stick to what u know without making a mockery of the whole site cuz the credibility would fall your food reviews are ok but the gyms show that u dont have any clue on how to review it .
Tim
lol
fitnessguy
I'm a member here and I thoroughly regret joining here. I use the gym during the rush hours and you have to wait an eternity until you could occupy a machine or free weights. The place is small and you barely have room to move abt. Sometimes you have to wait to even find weight plates as they have very few of them. The trainers would readily offer their sevice generously to hot chicks or if they can get you to purchase a personal training package or else they wouldn't even pay attention if you wanted to lift heavy. This place is definitely not worth 32000 a year.
NiluJay
I have been a member for nearly 02 years (Torrington Gym) and so far the nicest gym ever, the atmosphere is very homely and supportive, True the Bathrooms are not too much but we all have been to worse bathrooms been srilankans.
very helpful trainers and the management is so open minded to any new suggestions, an excellent place with excellent people.
pulasthi
i went to this place and it is so friendly place.the people are so help full.