Originally Posted by funtotravel
So exactly what exercise machines and quantities do they have in the DFW A club?
And about the showers in DFW A, what amenities are provided? e.g. towel, shampoo, hairdryer - exactly what? How many showers are there? I'd hate to workout between flights and then not be able to take a shower because they are being used!
At the desk upstairs, you'll ask for a key to a shower room. It has the really nice shower area in it, bathroom area, sink area, etc. Shower Rooms 1 and/or 2 (can't recall) have "wheelchair accessible" shower areas in the shower rooms, & these are smaller than the larger shower areas in the other shower rooms, but still with the "personal car wash" features. They'll have extra floor towels, since the curtain that separates it form the rest of the bathroom/shower room doesn't always keep the water from spilling out on the floor. In rooms 2 or 3 and up, the "shower area" is a marble-walled area in & of itself. (gosh, this is waaaay too much detail, huh?...I was JUST there, so it's all fresh in my mind still I guess) Since you've got the key, you can change into your gym stuff there, turn on the "towel heater", go across the hall & work out, & return.
Treadmill, bike, stair machine..all "LifeFitness" or "LifeCycle" brand. Perhaps not the "high tech" offerings you'd see at a nicer Westin, but similar to those in a lot of gyms, and better than the "el cheapo" crap that some hotels call a "fitness center." It's a small, office-sized room. They also have water & cups there. They have a wall-mounted TV there which, if you're either tall or up for standing on a chair, you can change the channel & adjust the volume on--or ask the AAgent. It's usually on CNN when I've come in. Out one door is the hallway where the shower rooms are. Out the other door is the old FL area.
I've NEVER had to wait for a shower there. Sometimes I've been given a key to either 1 or 2, and if so, I'll ask for 3 or higher. (I'm 6'6", so the "bigger" shower areas in those would be my take, but if I wasn't so tall, the hand. accessible ones in 1 or 2 would be just fine).
The shower rooms have shampoo/shower gel dispensers, and there's a blow-dryer at the sink.
Yes, you'll get a big towel, small towel, & bath mat towel, all hanging on a heated rack---you may have to turn on the rack, and you can adjust it to three settings, so it's good to go after you've finished your workout/shower. Sometimes the AAgents will give you a little travel kit (blue & clear plastic envelope with one-use toothpaste,razor, deo., shave-cream, comb) IF they have them. Sometimes they're out of the envelopes, but do have individual things from them.
Also, as others have said, the area by where the old Flagship Lounge used to be. A really, really nice quiet area to just relax, rest, or get work done in...I've NEVER seen anyone there. It's "behind" you as you walk up to the upstairs desk, with a sign that may still say "Arrivals Lounge" on it. Once you go thru the door, keep walking thru the area that will look like it was a "reception" area and you'll be then in "the sanctuary." This can also be accessed directly from the fitness room/shower room area.
The Terminal A A/C also has the "Bose Listening Area" with several large lounge chairs where you can just kick it listening to tunes on the Bose noise cancelling headphones (sometimes they're there, sometimes you check them out from the desk).