Virgin Active Palermo
A large fitness centre in Palermo offering gym, padel courts, and café facilities.
What customers love
- Genuinely welcoming and friendly staff across all roles
- Padel courts well-maintained with reasonable pay-per-play pricing
- Clean facilities with good café and comfortable seating
Worth noting
- Gym floor in weight area feels unstable and poorly ventilated
- Short-term memberships require a doctor's certificate, taking 2–3 days
Best for
Palermo residents or expats seeking a sociable gym or padel club
Attribute scores
Recent reviews
Beautiful gym. Well equipped & clean bathroom..
I use the Padel Club, not the gym which I feel is expensive. The padel is very reasonably priced per 90 min. court times, and no membership fee. Balls are provided and the facility is very well maintained including clean, nice bathrooms and showers, and a great cafe with comfortable indoor and outdoor seating. The staff are OUTSTANDING. They help you fit in, find you matches and are just genuinely welcoming. The club also uses the Playtomic app for scheduling, managing your matches, and connecting with other members. This is a great padel experience.
This is a great community athletic center and was full of local keeping their health up. Why 2 stars. The floor in the weight area is not sturdy I think if I maxed out and dropped something it would go through the floor. Interestingly from the immense amount of smokers, there was excessive CO^2 blow-off on the floor and the air was extremely thick from it. I actually went into hypoxia on the treadmill and experienced clouding in my peripherals.
I have been going to the Virgin Gym for over 2 years. As a foreigner living and studying a masters in Italy, it is the perfect place to do exercise as well as unwind or as they say in Italian (staccare la spina). What I didn’t expect and appreciate most is how kind the staff are. I lost a family member a year ago, and it’s really good for your mental health when you see how friendly the staff are from bar-staff, cleaners, personal trainers and receptionists! Grazie ancore ragazzi!!
For travelers and remote workers. €40 for a day pass. €180 for 10 visits in a month, which is offered when asking about a monthly membership. But you need a doctor's approval? They gave me a number and said the Dr paper would take 2-3 days. So, not very accommodating for short term guests. I'm giving 5 stars because they had 4.6 stars at the time of the review. Honestly, they don't seem like they don't expect anyone to sign up for a short term membership