The Best Gym in Monaco

The best gym in Monaco depends first on your priority: the Hercule Fitness Club and the fitness room at the Stade Louis II for public access at the best price, the 39 Monte-Carlo or the Monte-Carlo Country Club for the exclusivity of a private club, The Forge or Brown House Athletic Club for high-end personal training.

Whether you are preparing for a marathon, maintaining a wellness routine or reconnecting with a coach after a day of meetings, the Principality offers a dense and very high-end range of options. The challenge is finding your way between the gyms open to everyone, the discreet studios and the clubs you can only visit by recommendation. This guide reviews the finest addresses, how to choose the one that suits you and what you should realistically budget for in 2026.

The best gyms in Monaco in 2026

The best gyms in Monaco fall into three families: public and municipal facilities, private clubs and studios, and the large premium gyms located just across the border. Each answers a specific need.

39 Monte-Carlo

Set on Avenue Princesse Grace, a stone's throw from the most sought-after addresses in Larvotto, the 39 Monte-Carlo is a private club combining a gym, restaurant, spa and personalised coaching in a discreet setting. Access is by membership, and rates are provided on request. It is the archetype of the club where sporting performance goes hand in hand with a social venue and a networking space.

Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo

At the heart of the Carré d'Or, the Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo offer a wellness approach rather than a conventional weights room: a Technogym-equipped fitness floor, a heated seawater pool, a hammam and a recovery circuit. Day access is priced at 160 € on weekdays and 200 € at the weekend, individual annual membership at 5 250 €, and a 60-minute coaching session at 120 €. Many of our international clients favour precisely this focus on recovery and longevity over pure training.

The Forge Monaco and Brown House Athletic Club

For personal training, two names stand out. The Forge, at Le Méridien in Fontvieille, operates as a laboratory of individualised training (boxing, functional, Pilates, Gyrotonic). Brown House Athletic Club, at the Patio Palace, focuses on small groups of no more than six people and functional bodybuilding. Neither of these addresses publishes a rate card: their services, per session or in cycles, are priced on request.

Hercule Fitness Club and Stade Louis II

The two most accessible public options are on the municipal side. The Hercule Fitness Club, on Quai Albert 1er at Port Hercule, is run by the town hall and offers weights, cardio and group classes (municipal rates are available from the Mairie de Monaco). The fitness room at the Centre Nautique Prince Albert II, at the Stade Louis II, provides public access at particularly gentle official rates: 12.80 € per entry, 80.60 € per month and 583.50 € per year. An ideal gateway for anyone discovering the Principality.

Yet the map of gyms does not tell the whole story: you still need to choose the one that matches your lifestyle.

How to choose the right gym in Monaco

Choosing the right gym in Monaco comes down to weighing four criteria: the proximity to your home, the type of support (self-guided, group classes or one-to-one coaching), the wellness or performance dimension, and the degree of privacy you are looking for. In Monaco, this last point often weighs more heavily than elsewhere.

Based on our agency's observations, a significant share of the Principality's ultra-wealthy clientele do not frequent gyms open to the public. Membership or invitation-only clubs, from the 39 Monte-Carlo to the Monte-Carlo Country Club and the Yacht Club de Monaco, play a social role as much as a sporting one, and become a marker of belonging. Many residents also prefer a private coach who comes to their home or the gym in their building, a discreet and bespoke arrangement. We see this with every property search: more and more clients turn down an apartment, however beautiful, if it does not offer a private gym or spa within the residence. For many, it has become a purchasing criterion on a par with the view or the aspect.

This trade-off ties directly into a real estate question. In upscale residences, the presence of a spa and a private gym has become a genuine deciding factor, to the point of influencing a purchase decision. Signature developments, such as the new addresses in Mareterra, have understood this well and incorporate facilities worthy of the finest clubs. When preparing your move to Monaco, checking these amenities right from the viewing spares you many compromises.

Once the type of gym is identified, the most concrete question remains: budget.

The price of gyms in Monaco in 2026

The price of a gym in Monaco ranges from around 80 € per month for public access up to several thousand euros per year for a private club, with most premium addresses providing their rates on request. The table below lists only the official prices published by the venues.

This spread of prices illustrates a Monegasque reality: the gym is as much a service as a place of belonging, and the price reflects the level of service and privacy more than the equipment.

Beyond the gyms: exercising outdoors, swimming and Pilates

Staying in shape in Monaco is not limited to indoor gyms. The Principality offers free open-air fitness stations, coastal paths for walking and running, and first-rate public facilities. We cover this entire ecosystem, from free training on the sea walls to members' clubs, in our complete guide to sport and wellness in Monaco.

For swimmers, from the 50-metre seawater pool of the Stade Nautique Rainier III to the Saint-Charles pool renovated in early 2026, every pool has its season: we review them all in our guide to swimming pools in Monaco.

Reformer Pilates has carved out a place of its own, from Yumé in La Condamine to the Pilates Fit Club on Quai Antoine 1er: studios, methods and prices are compared in our guide to Pilates in Monaco.

Finally, for bespoke training at home or in your residence's private gym, our dedicated guide to personal trainers in Monaco covers budgets and how to choose.

Finding your ideal fitness space

Finding your ideal fitness space in Monaco means aligning your lifestyle, your need for privacy and the location of your home. A finance executive based in the Carré d'Or will not have the same expectations as a family settled in Larvotto or an athlete preparing for a competition. The right gym is the one you reach without thinking, several times a week, because it lies along the path of your daily life.

This is also why the choice of a property and that of a gym often go hand in hand. Our building-by-building knowledge of the Principality, including the sports and wellness facilities of each residence, allows us to guide, with real precision, those for whom physical activity is an essential part of their Monegasque art of living.

Written by Paolo Petrini

A recognised expert on the Monegasque property market,Paolo Petrini heads Petrini Exclusive Real Estate and has, for more than ten years, guided families and investors in their projects in Monaco, in compliance with the applicable regulatory and professional framework. His local expertise and personalised approach ensure reliable analyses tailored to international standards.