Gym & Laundry of Courtyard by Marriott Kyoto Shijo Karasuma Hotel: Amenities for a More Comfortable Stay
While I was staying at the Courtyard by Marriott Kyoto Shijo Karasuma Hotel, I decided to check out all the facilities that the hotel had to offer. It was a big hotel ideally located in the heart of Kyoto and was very popular. So I felt like it would have all the necessary amenities for the use of the guests.
I first went to the fitness center (I think it’s best to go here before having breakfast at Le Bon Vivre). It was open, so I pushed open the door and stepped inside.
The first thing that met my eye was a water dispenser that provided both regular and cold water.
Paper cups sat piled up on a tray and there was a basket full of towels which the guests could use.
There was also a neatly labelled bin to dispose of the used towels.
Right underneath the water dispenser was a trash can for the cups. It was all very convenient.
The rules and regulations for the fitness center had been clearly written. It was open 24 hours for the hotel guests but they had to adhere to rules like not using mobile phones.
I also saw an emergency kit and rules about how to administer CPR.
Then I turned my attention towards the actual gym equipment. It was quite a small gym and it mostly just had some cardio equipment. I could see exercise bikes and treadmills.
There was also some strength training equipment.
The dumbbells had all been arranged in neat rows.
There was a large TV inside the gym and on one side was a huge mirror.
The treadmills also had screens attached.
And so did the exercise bike.
The treadmills were placed in front of some windows.
There were two next to each other so that two people could use them at the same time.
I also saw a weight training bench.
The dumbbells were of different weights.
And the exercise balls would be good for balance and stretching exercises.
There was a normal bench off to one side where guests could keep their things.
I thought the gym was a little limited as compared to other hotel gyms I had seen.
Next, I took the elevator to the laundry room. It was on Level 2, the floor below the fitness center.
I could see the washing machines through the net door. The laundry was empty of people, just like the gym.
A list showed the terms and conditions of using the laundry room. The laundry machine’s status was shown on the TVs in the hotel rooms, which I thought was brilliant!
A notice stated that if guests did not collect their clothes within 30 minutes of washing them, the hotel might collect the clothes.
There were two machines inside the room and the hotel had provided detailed instructions about how to use them. Detergent was automatically released once the load started.
There were instructions about cashless payment.
Differing loads cost different amounts of money. It varied from 200 Yen to 700 Yen, depending on how much the load weighed and how long you ran it.
I chose the first machine and quickly loaded my clothes.
