Most people don’t travel to Koh Lipe with the purpose to work out, but you may not want to lose your form wither. When you travel to an Island the lack of a proper gym may be a dela breaker for some people the take their training seriously.
For many years there was really not any good options for weight training at Koh Lipe. It was a small “jungle gym” in the backyard at OMG Sports bar, a run-down local gym (now closed), and some small hotels gym. The problem was that none of these options was considered acceptable options for western gym lovers.
Fortunately, this has now changed. There is now a good acceptable gym located at Koh Lipe. The gym is called I-club and is a part of Idyllic Resort at the southern part of Sunrise Beach and are modern gym with 3 floors.
It’s more a Fitness center than a hardcore gym, but it has modern equipment with several weighted machines, dumbbells up to 25 kg, smith machine, bench press with enough plates for most people and different options for cardio. It even has a small climbing wall and are air conditioned. For the regular gym at it will be more than an acceptable option during their vacation at Koh Lipe.
The Gym is free for visitors at Idyllic Resort and Irene Resort, but it is open for everyone for a member fee. The gym fees at I-Club are as follow:
- 1 day pass: 400 Baht
- 1 week pass: 1000 Baht
- 1 month pass: 2000 Baht
For most visitors at Koh Lipe, we guess that a 1 week pass for 1000 Baht is their best option.
The opening ours at I-Club are everyday 7.00 am – 12.00 am, And 15.00 pm – 21.00 pm.
As you can see its closed for 3 hours at the middle of the day, probably because most people are at the beach at this time of the day.
What other gym options are there at Koh Lipe?
As we have mentioned, the I-Club are the only acceptable options for serious gym lovers at Koh Lipe. But, there are still some other options for people that are not so picky about the place and equipment.
As far as we know, the outdoor “jungle gym” in the backyard of OMG Sports bar is still available. The fee there is only 30 Baht pr. Training, but expect old rusty and wear down equipment and a lot of mosquitos. The heat will probably also make your workout inefficient.
There are also some Hotels that have a fitness room, but it can’t compare with I- Club. Bundhaya Resort and Akira Lipe Resort resort has their own small fitness center, but we don’t think it can be compared with the I- Club at Idyllic. All pictures in this article is from I- Club.
