Spa & Wellness
The 6 Best Luxury Gyms in London
Six London gyms that double as members clubs, from a Chelsea spa-and-restaurant townhouse to a Soho pool with a climbing wall above it. Where to train when the changing room matters.
In short: our top picks are KX, The Lanesborough Club & Spa and Equinox Bishopsgate. 6 places in total, chosen on merit, with the full reasoning below.
A proper luxury gym in London isn’t really sold on the kit. Everyone has the Eleiko plates and the Technogym wall now. What you’re paying for is the bit afterwards: the steam room nobody’s queuing for, a locker with your name on a card, staff who know your programme without checking a screen. The places below earn their fees in different ways. One has a wellness restaurant you’d happily eat at sober. Another puts a 20-metre pool under a glass floor. A couple barely have a treadmill and lean entirely on coaching. Prices run from steep to genuinely eye-watering, and most ask for a joining fee on top. Worth knowing what each one is actually good at before you commit a year to it.
| Place | Area | Price |
|---|---|---|
| KX | Chelsea | |
| The Lanesborough Club & Spa | Hyde Park Corner | |
| Equinox Bishopsgate | City of London | ££££ |
| BXR London | Marylebone | |
| Third Space Soho | Soho | £££ |
| Bodyism | Notting Hill |
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Editor’s choice
KX
Why we pick itA members club that happens to have a gym rather than the other way round. Open since 2002, it folds a serious training floor, seven studios and a full spa into one Chelsea townhouse, with a wellness restaurant good enough that members come just to eat. The kind of place where a workout turns into the afternoon.
Private members health club
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The Lanesborough Club & Spa
Why we pick itAttached to the Lanesborough hotel and run like one of its suites. Bespoke fitness, nutrition and beauty programmes, a gym that never feels busy, and a spa that quietly does some of the best treatments in Belgravia. You join for the discretion as much as the dumbbells.
Hotel members club and gym
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Equinox Bishopsgate
Why we pick itEquinox does polish at scale, and Bishopsgate is the City flagship: 32,000 square feet over five floors, a light-filled facade, hot yoga, cycling and Pilates studios, and a full spa doing hydrafacials and sports massage. A short walk from Liverpool Street, built for people who train before the desk.
Luxury health club
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BXR London
Why we pick itCo-founded with Anthony Joshua and built as London's high-end boxing club. 12,000 square feet across two floors in W1, proper rings and bags alongside strength and conditioning, and coaching from people who have actually fought. Hard training, no posturing, very good showers.
Members boxing gym
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Third Space Soho
Why we pick itFour floors of genuinely unusual kit: a 20-metre ozone-treated pool with a suspended glass-floor training area above it, a skylit climbing wall, a boxing ring and a hypoxic altitude chamber. More toys than anywhere else on this list, and central enough to use properly.
Luxury health club
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Bodyism
Why we pick itNot a treadmill in sight. Bodyism runs on one-to-one coaching and small classes, much of it taught by former athletes, with ballet, Pilates, yoga and boxing on the timetable and a well-known cafe attached. The Notting Hill set come for results and the considered, unhurried feel.
Wellness gym and personal training
Before you book
Most of these run annual memberships with a one-off joining fee, often four figures, and many have waitlists or require a referral. Equinox sits around 245 to 470 a month depending on club and access; KX, the Lanesborough and Bodyism quote on application. Book a tour rather than committing blind, and ask about off-peak rates and corporate tie-ins, which can soften the entry cost considerably.
Common questions
What are the top picks in this guide?
KX is our editor's choice: A members club that happens to have a gym rather than the other way round. Open since 2002, it folds a serious training floor, seven studios and a full spa into one Chelsea townhouse, with a wellness restaurant good enough that members come just to eat. The kind of place where a workout turns into the afternoon. KX, The Lanesborough Club & Spa and Equinox Bishopsgate lead the guide, with 6 places in total, all chosen on merit.
How does Lamplit London choose its recommendations?
Every place is chosen on merit, after first-hand visits where possible, with no pay-for-placement. Read our full method at https://www.lamplitlondon.com/how-we-choose/.
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