The Shelbourne Club Health Fitness and Relaxation Centre, 34 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2.

Entrance Fee: Single £400 (introductory offer until February 1st - £500 from then). Annual Fee: Single £900.

Opening Hours: Weekdays: 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Weekends: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Includes: Crystal chandeliers, an 18-metre, ozone-treated swimming pool and the latest in cardio-vascular and resistance equipment in a muted setting. Boasts that it has the only "Glute" machine in the State, which exercises leg muscles.