The Sporting Club: fitness, courts and pool access explained
Guests at The Bellevue Hotel receive complimentary access to The Sporting Club for the duration of their stay, including use of a 25‑meter indoor lap pool. Children may use the pool only during designated children's hours with adult supervision and a signed waiver; some fitness and wet areas remain adult-only at all times.
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How access works
Guest access to The Sporting Club is included with a room reservation at The Bellevue Hotel for the duration of your stay. Day passes to The Sporting Club are not sold to outside visitors.
The Sporting Club is an adjoining multi-floor fitness facility that houses the lap pool, courts, fitness equipment, an indoor track, and wet‑area amenities such as sauna and steam rooms.
- Access included for hotel guests only (no public day passes).
- Front desk and Sporting Club staff will verify guest status on arrival.
- Lockers are available for Sporting Club users.
The pool: what to expect
The Sporting Club contains a 25‑meter indoor lap pool with four lanes that hotel guests may use while staying at The Bellevue Hotel. Pool access is complimentary for guests.
Children are permitted in the pool only during the published children's hours and must be accompanied by an adult; swim diapers are not allowed and children must be fully potty-trained.
- Pool type: indoor lap pool, 25 meters, four lanes.
- Pool access: complimentary for guests; no external day passes.
- Children: must be potty-trained; signed waiver required for guests 15 and under.
| Day | Children's Hours (pool) |
|---|---|
| Tuesday & Thursday | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| Saturday & Sunday | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| Other times | Adult-only use |
Fitness facilities and courts
The Sporting Club provides a multi-floor fitness experience that includes full training equipment, an indoor track, and courts for pickleball, basketball, and racquetball/squash. Guests must generally be 18 or older to use the fitness floor and many training areas outside of children's hours.
Certain areas — the fitness floor, group fitness studios, the mezzanine track and specific club rooms — remain adult-only at all times, even when children's hours are in effect.
- Equipment: full training equipment and group fitness studios (check schedule onsite).
- Courts: pickleball, basketball, racquetball/squash available inside the Sporting Club.
- Age: generally 18+ for fitness areas outside designated children's hours.
Bathhouse spa and other wellness options
Bathhouse is the hotel's social wellness club offering thermal pools (Hot Pool, Neutral Pool, Cold Plunge), a dry sauna and steam room; access to Bathhouse facilities is managed by Day Pass rather than being included automatically with a room stay.
Massage and other hands‑on treatments are separately bookable services; Bathhouse also programs guided sauna sessions (Aufguss) and operates on its own schedule within the hotel complex.
- Bathhouse amenities: Hot Pool, Neutral Pool, Cold Plunge, dry sauna, steam room, café and lounge.
- Access model: Day Pass required for Bathhouse thermal pools; treatments are bookable separately.
- Hours: Bathhouse hours are listed as daily in public materials; confirm current hours before arrival.
Practicalities: lockers, towels, age rules and safety
Lockers are available for guests using The Sporting Club; towels are typically provided at club facilities. Hotel staff can confirm availability at check-in or at the Sporting Club desk.
A signed parental waiver is required for children 15 and under who use the Sporting Club during children's hours. Some sources list the minimum child age as 3 while others list 4; children must be fully potty-trained and swim diapers are not permitted, so confirm the exact minimum age with the hotel if this affects your plans.
- Lockers: available in the Sporting Club for secure storage during workouts and swims.
- Towels: provided at the club facilities (confirm onsite if you need extras).
- Waiver: required for children 15 and under; adult supervision mandatory during children's hours.
Hours, reservations and arriving by car
The Sporting Club's main operating hours are Monday–Thursday 5:00 AM–10:00 PM, Friday 5:00 AM–9:00 PM, Saturday 7:00 AM–8:00 PM, and Sunday 8:00 AM–7:00 PM. Guests should verify current hours before arrival in case of temporary changes.
Valet parking is available at the hotel's front entrance (200 S. Broad Street) for a fee; complimentary on‑site parking is not available.
- Sporting Club hours: Mon–Thu 5:00 AM–10:00 PM; Fri 5:00 AM–9:00 PM; Sat 7:00 AM–8:00 PM; Sun 8:00 AM–7:00 PM.
- Parking: valet parking offered for a fee; self-parking options exist nearby for additional fees.
- Check-in/check-out: standard times are 4:00 PM and 11:00 AM (confirm late-checkout options with the front desk).
Nearby activities after your workout
The Bellevue Hotel sits on Philadelphia's Avenue of the Arts at 200 South Broad Street, within easy walking distance of the Academy of Music, the Kimmel Center, and City Hall, so you can combine a gym or pool session with a theatre visit or a walk around Center City.
Reading Terminal Market, Rittenhouse Square and several museums are also walkable or a short transit ride away, making the hotel a convenient base for sightseeing and dining after the Sporting Club.
- Nearby walkable cultural sites: Academy of Music, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia City Hall.
- Markets & neighborhoods: Reading Terminal Market and Rittenhouse Square.
- Transport: Broad Street Line (Walnut‑Locust area) and SEPTA regional options serve Center City access.
