Mar Hall - Fitness and Leisure Suite

The Prestigious 5 star hotel and wedding venue, Mar Hall, is entering the next chapter of hospitality with a multi-million pound upgrade to their facilities. At the centre of their refurb is the fitness and leisure suite, which includes a state-of-the-art PRIMAL gym.

Mar Hall: The most advanced hotel training facility in Scotland

Mar Hall is a prominent 5-star hotel in Renfrewshire, Scotland, is a category A listed building, and has hosted some of the biggest celebrities in the world - including Harry Styles, Brad Pitt, Beyonce, and Kylie Minogue. It’s therefore safe to say that it’s a hotel synonymous with quality and high standards. 

In December 2023 the hotel changed ownership and is now run by Dutco Group in Dubai. With the new ownership came fresh investment and a focus on revitalising their health and fitness facilities. In order to make the most of their investment, the correct partners and suppliers were rigorously researched, and the best selected.

PRIMAL were chosen as the partner to help reimagine the hotel gym and kit it out with the best equipment too.

Forget what you think you know

Hotel gyms usually come with low expectations from guests, and high disappointment, as the facilities are seldom thought out from a gym ownership viewpoint. The senior members of staff at Mar Hall wanted to change this and create a space where people could be blown away and train as they would in their own gym.

Not only does this gym do just that, but it takes into consideration fitness trends of the moment to not only please residents, but attract local members too.

Functional Future proofing 

Working collaboratively with PRIMAL and bringing their own research to the table, we decided to create an area that could act as a place for functional training, but also transform into a group PT space.This is the focal point of the gym and allows somewhere to host classes, individual workouts or small group PT for member value and extra motivation.

This is where Mar Hall took advantage of some of our cutting edge multi-functional pieces of equipment, like the Studio HIIT bench, and the brand new Performance Series modular rack, complete with fully stocked storage for durable functional accessories like our kevlar wall balls and kevlar sandbags.

However, the gym doesn’t end there and boasts several cardio machines, free weights, and standalone strength machines like the PRIMAL Pro Series Glute Hip Drive (enhanced with a new padded auto-locking belt), the Performance Series pin-select dual leg extension/prone leg curl.This makes the gym attractive to men and women of all fitness and training types.

Promising Start

Renovations for the rest of the fitness suite, including the new pool and outdoor spa facilities overlooking the stunning Old Kilpatrick Hills, are still underway.  The PRIMAL gym however, has already attracted pre-registered members, top Personal Trainers, and multiple pieces of press coverage. Watch this space for updates after the big launch in late April.  We can’t wait to see the new blueprint for quality hotel gyms in full swing.