VAUX Park Street / Explore Colombo
Stay where the routes begin. VAUX Park Street is eight serviced lofts at 60/10 Park Street, Colombo 02, next door to Park Street Mews, with a rooftop pool and a 24/7 concierge. Every itinerary on this page starts at our door.
Active Colombo
Reformer Pilates two doors down, a gym with day passes around the corner, run clubs on the seafront and some of the city’s best yoga studios. Everything here is within 2 km of VAUX, starting with what is right on our doorstep.
On your doorstep
- At home
The rooftop pool at VAUX
Start the day with a swim above the city. The roof and pool are open from 6am to 10pm.
- 80 m
Flex Studio
Reformer, mat and chair Pilates in the Parkway Building at 48 Park Street, a minute’s walk from VAUX. Drop-in classes are available, as well as class packs, and the first classes start at 6:30am on weekdays.
Book your class ahead, especially early mornings.
Directions from VAUX - 250 m
Athlete Unleashed
A coached strength and conditioning gym on Braybrooke Place, with an outdoor rooftop training area.
Contact them before you go to ask about visitor sessions.
Directions from VAUX - 350 m
Fitness First at Moors Sports Club
A full gym on Muttiah Road with day passes, a dedicated women’s area and personal trainers. Open from 5am on weekdays.
Bring photo ID for your day pass.
Directions from VAUX
Where to run
Route from VAUX on Google Maps- 500 m
Viharamahadevi Park
Shady loops of the city’s largest park, five minutes from VAUX.
Directions from VAUX - 1.7 km
Independence Square
Wide walkways around the Independence Memorial Hall, busy with joggers morning and evening, and close to tree-lined Bauddhaloka Mawatha.
Directions from VAUX - 1.7 km
Galle Face Green
The flat, breezy seafront promenade, best at sunrise before the heat.
Run early: by mid-morning it is hot and humid, and April is the most humid month of all. On those days, swim in the rooftop pool or train indoors.
Directions from VAUX
Run clubs
- Thu 7:15pm
Colombo Night Run
The city’s biggest night-running community, free to join every Thursday. Meet at Independence Square, beside the Senanayake statue, 1.7 km from VAUX.
Check their website for route changes and upcoming races.
Directions from VAUX - Fri 6:15am
6ish @ 6ish
A friendly 6–7 km run along the water, starting from the big Sri Lankan flagpole by the pier at Galle Face Green, 1.7 km from VAUX.
Directions from VAUX
More Pilates within 2 km
- 1.7 km
Revive Holistic Wellness
Pilates, Hatha yoga and breathwork in a calm house on Horton Gardens, Colombo 7.
Directions from VAUX - 1.8 km
Barressential Colombo 03
Barre, mat and reformer Pilates from Sri Lanka’s first dedicated studio, founded in 2017. Drop-ins are welcome when there is space.
Bring grip socks, or buy a pair there.
Directions from VAUX - 1.9 km
Nufloe
A modern mat and reformer studio on R.G. Senanayake Mawatha. Booking is by WhatsApp, and there is a shower.
Directions from VAUX
Yoga within 2 km
- 600 m
Sama Sound Healing and Yoga
Kundalini yoga and gong sound baths on Staple Street, a short walk from VAUX.
Directions from VAUX - 800 m
OM Wellness Centre
Yoga classes on Cambridge Place, taught in English, Sinhala and Tamil.
Directions from VAUX - 1.2 km
IshTara
Yoga, breathwork, meditation and sound healing in a converted house on Horton Place.
Directions from VAUX - 1.4 km
Prana Lounge
A well-loved yoga centre in a colonial house on Horton Place, with several classes a day and a café.
Directions from VAUX - 1.9 km
Soul Theory
Yoga classes and workshops in a peaceful indoor-outdoor space on Barnes Place, open on Sundays too.
Directions from VAUX
More gyms with day passes within 2 km
- 900 m
Fitness Kingdom
An air-conditioned gym on the second floor of Bookers Hall, Hedges Court, with day passes for travellers.
Directions from VAUX - 1 km
CrossFit Ceylon
Drop-in CrossFit classes, coached in English, with an open gym and showers.
Directions from VAUX - 1.1 km
Fitness First Colombo 7
A large, well-equipped gym on Maitland Crescent with day passes.
It gets busy between 5pm and 7pm.
Directions from VAUX - 1.4 km
Distances are straight-line from VAUX. Drop-in Pilates classes nearby cost about LKR 4,000 to 4,500, and gym day passes about LKR 1,500 to 3,500. Prices, timetables and day-pass rules change, so check with the studio or gym before you go.
These routes start at VAUX Park Street, a short walk from Park Street Mews. Book direct and enjoy early check-in when available, or see what is on our doorstep.
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Stay in the middle of it all
VAUX Park Street is a collection of eight serviced lofts in Colombo 02, next door to Park Street Mews, with a rooftop pool and a 24/7 concierge. Every route on this page starts at our door.
Book direct and enjoy early check-in when available.
