Do you know of any hotels that have workout appropriate pools on site? I'm not talking about the infamous "olympic sized" pools advertised, but real live 25 yard or longer pools.
I am aware of two:
1. Grove Park Inn in Asheville NC (not cheap!)
2. Washington Athletic Club in Seattle WA (not public!)
Maybe others could contribute. I am sure there must be some more out there.
Thanks
Steve
The Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center just outside of Washington, D.C. has a 25m (yes, SCM) pool.
You can see a picture of it if you click through the pictures here:
www.marriott.com/.../
Negatives:
3'6" deep pretty much everywhere. I was in fear of knocking my feet and knees on the bottom when I tried SDK.
A bit too warm. I survived 1000m straight warmup every day I was there, but I was thankful when the guard opened the exterior door.
No lane lines.
No lines on the bottom.*
Positives:
Its there and it really is 25m long. (Well ok I didn't measure it, but it swam like SCM, I paced it off at 82 feet, which converts to 24.99m, and the guard said it is 25m.)
There is a guard.
*There is a narrow row of tiles running down the center of the bottom of the pool that ends in a "T" about 3-4 yds form the wall. This makes a pretty reasonable lane marker.
Small but nice changing room/shower facility.
Very big fluffy towels!
Open 5am-9pm. ~7:30 am it was empty. ~8pm is was sufficiently uncrowded to actually get some swimming done.
Probably a typo, but the caption under the photo says 24 meters.
Our Junior Olympic-sized, 24-meter lap pool is perfect for families and fitness! In the warmer months it becomes open air as the front doors open to a gorgeous outdoor sundeck and resort-style pool bar.
The Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center just outside of Washington, D.C. has a 25m (yes, SCM) pool.
You can see a picture of it if you click through the pictures here:
www.marriott.com/.../
Negatives:
3'6" deep pretty much everywhere. I was in fear of knocking my feet and knees on the bottom when I tried SDK.
A bit too warm. I survived 1000m straight warmup every day I was there, but I was thankful when the guard opened the exterior door.
No lane lines.
No lines on the bottom.*
Positives:
Its there and it really is 25m long. (Well ok I didn't measure it, but it swam like SCM, I paced it off at 82 feet, which converts to 24.99m, and the guard said it is 25m.)
There is a guard.
*There is a narrow row of tiles running down the center of the bottom of the pool that ends in a "T" about 3-4 yds form the wall. This makes a pretty reasonable lane marker.
Small but nice changing room/shower facility.
Very big fluffy towels!
Open 5am-9pm. ~7:30 am it was empty. ~8pm is was sufficiently uncrowded to actually get some swimming done.
Probably a typo, but the caption under the photo says 24 meters.
Our Junior Olympic-sized, 24-meter lap pool is perfect for families and fitness! In the warmer months it becomes open air as the front doors open to a gorgeous outdoor sundeck and resort-style pool bar.
