Picture this: early morning by the sea, the water still and silver under a soft sky. On the open-air seafront box, someone is already deep into a CrossFit session. A few meters away, another person makes their way around the walking track at an unhurried pace, as if the day can wait. No rush—just the steady rhythm of people exactly where they want to be.
This is the Viking Club on an ordinary morning, and ordinary mornings here have a way of becoming the best part of the day.
Located along Kuwait’s beachfront at the Radisson Blu Hotel, the Viking Club has quietly built a reputation as the kind of place people organise their days around. Not because it demands anything of them, but because it gives them something most wellness destinations only promise: the feeling of actually arriving somewhere. Ivan Tzenkov, the club’s Director of Recreation, has watched it happen enough times to describe it without surprise. “We see a lot of regulars who basically build their day around the club,” he says. “It becomes their space to reset, see familiar faces, and just take things a bit easier.”
The facilities make that easy to understand. Outdoors, the running track follows the seafront with training stations along the way and open sea access at the end. The padel court sits beside the historic Al Hashemi II dhow, lending the whole eastern edge of the property an atmosphere that feels more like a destination than a sports facility. Beach volleyball, squash, and a basketball half-court round out the outdoor offering, and on a good day with a breeze coming off the water, none of it feels like exercise so much as just being outside and alive.
Inside, the gym is thorough without being overwhelming. Cardio, weights, circuit and stretching zones feed into a gym studio with TRX and circuit classes, and a Sky Fitness Studio with five distinct zones covering yoga, aerobics, personal training, a dojo, and table tennis. Male and female personal trainers run fully customised programs in weight loss, posture, and conditioning. The group class schedule keeps things moving across the week, with yoga, HIIT, and cardio sessions that draw a loyal crowd of regulars.
Then there are the pools, and the pools are worth talking about properly. There are four of them. The main family pool is 29 meters long, the kids’ pool is shallow and shaded, and the indoor spa pool runs hydro massage jets that make the concept of leaving feel genuinely inconvenient. Azur, the adults-only option, is a two-level infinity-style pool facing the sea, and it is the kind of place where an afternoon disappears without apology. The pool bar is open from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM, which covers every mood from post-morning-swim coffee to sundowner.
Recovery gets its own dedicated space: sauna, steam rooms, separate relaxation zones for men and women, and massage treatments by appointment. It sits alongside the spa pool as a reminder that the club’s ambition extends well past the workout. Tzenkov puts it plainly: “Move, relax, breathe, and let the easygoing atmosphere do the rest.”
For families, the Viking Club has thought carefully about what it means to actually bring children somewhere and enjoy yourself at the same time. The Kids’ Club has a jungle gym, trampoline, creative zone, and TV area. The outdoor playground is shaded and designed for ages three to ten. Swimming lessons, gymnastics, and ballet classes run throughout the week, making it a place the kids will request by name.
Full access is available through membership, and for those who want to feel the place out first, a stay at the Radisson Blu Hotel comes with complimentary access to the fitness and leisure facilities. It is the kind of visit that has a habit of turning into something longer term.
Some places you go to once and feel like you’ve seen everything. The Viking Club is the opposite: the more time you spend there, the more it opens up, and the harder it becomes to imagine your week without it.
For membership inquiries, call 25673456. The Viking Club is located at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Kuwait, beachfront.
