I do like a hotel with a good gym and pool facilities, and the facilities at the Waterside were outstanding. There's a large cardio room overlooking the pool, a Ladies Only area with cardio, resistance machines and free weights, and (apparently) a weights/resistance room though I never got as far as finding that! There is a poolside jacuzzi, and the thermal suite houses a sauna, multiple steam rooms (so there is always one that's hot and steamy?) and a jacuzzi pool with massage pressure shower-style jets so strong that 2 days later my shoulders still feel like I had a sports massage! Sadly the jacuzzi jets in that pool seem to be on a timer and they shut down before I got to experience them (other people in the bubbly area and I was waiting my turn...) and I was too impatient to sit and wait the several minutes for them to come back on so I gave up after a couple of minutes and moved on, lol. The gym is open 24 hours, so even though I only stayed one night I was able to visit twice, choosing to spend my morning time in the gym rather than having breakfast. The changing area / locker room was large and clean, and the wristbands which allow access to the changing area as well as the lockers are very convenient. All the staff I encountered were welcoming, friendly and helpful. The first impression they created on arriving set the level for the whole stay. The hotel area seems to have been recently decorated, and the bathroom fittings in particular, with 2 shower options including a large 'rainfall' shower fitting felt very luxurious. Kettle with tea and coffee (and biscuits ;) ) Iron, hairdryer.... all the things one would expect.... Ample parking, bar, coffee shop. My biggest disappointment is that, when I first made a reservation here I booked the wrong dates, and by the time I realised there was no longer availability for the dates I wanted, so when I visited the area 2 weeks ago I had to stay somewhere else, so I only got to stay at this hotel once instead of twice!