PowerHouse GYM in Durrës, Albania

PowerHouse GYM in Durrës is an active strength-and-fitness gym on Rruga Sabri Tuci, close to the city’s bus and railway stations and the ferry-terminal side of the centre. It suits travelers who want a serious weights session, residents looking for structured training, and people interested in powerlifting, CrossFit-style work or personal coaching rather than a hotel-style wellness room. A current Google business profile still shows the gym open at the same address and phone number, while the Albania operator website presents the Durrës facility, its trainers, services and machine selection. One Tripadvisor page incorrectly reports this location permanently closed, so that page should not be used on its own to judge the gym’s present status.

The operator’s own website gives a clearer picture of what the gym is built around. It lists CrossFit, powerlifting, aerobics, abdominal training, TRX and personal training as named services. That mix makes PowerHouse more versatile than a room containing only cardio machines and basic free weights. Strength-focused visitors can plan conventional resistance training or powerlifting work, while people who prefer guided or higher-tempo sessions have functional and aerobic options. The website does not publish a current class timetable, however, so a visitor should not assume that every named service runs as a scheduled group class every day.

The machine list is unusually specific for a small independent gym website. Current operator material names a leg press, seated leg press, leg-extension machine, seated leg curl, adductor machine, two glute machines, pectoral machine, fly machine, vertical row, low row and shoulder press. The site groups equipment by chest, back, legs and shoulders, reinforcing the impression that resistance training is central to the facility. This is useful for travelers who do not want to gamble on whether a local gym has enough machines for a planned workout. It still does not amount to a complete inventory, and the site does not publish current numbers of benches, racks, barbells, dumbbells, treadmills or bikes.

PowerHouse also identifies a small training team. Enea Mema and Xhani Qela are presented as founders, while Marjan Hoxhaj is listed as a personal trainer. The website highlights competition-related achievements from 2023, including bodybuilding and physique references, which helps explain the gym’s strength-oriented character. Those awards are part of the operator’s own presentation rather than an independent ranking, so they are best read as background on the gym’s sporting focus. For a short visit, the more practical point is that personal training is explicitly offered; anyone wanting coaching should arrange it directly rather than expecting a trainer to be available without notice.

Current opening data is less tidy than the service information. Google’s current business profile shows 08:00–23:00 from Monday through Saturday and no Sunday session, while an Albanian directory still publishes 10:00–23:00 Monday–Saturday and Sunday closed. A social-page mirror has also carried slightly different morning opening times. The safest interpretation is that the gym is active and normally operates long weekday and Saturday hours, but the first opening time can vary across sources. If you are planning an early workout, confirm the morning schedule by phone. Late-evening visitors have much stronger agreement around a 23:00 close.

The location is practical for travelers staying around central Durrës or arriving through the transport hub. OpenStreetMap-derived mapping places the gym on Rruga Sabri Tuci in Lagja 4, roughly beside the bus and railway station area and only a short distance from the ferry terminal. That makes it more convenient than beach-district gyms for someone staying near the historic centre or port. The same map source gives a precise business pin at approximately 41.31705, 19.45331. Even so, use the gym name and current map pin for final navigation because street numbering in Durrës is not always the easiest way to identify an entrance.

The main unresolved issue for a traveler is price. The Durrës operator website does not publish a day-pass fee, single-session price, monthly membership or visitor package, and search results for similarly named Powerhouse gyms in other countries are not relevant to this Albanian business. Do not use international Powerhouse membership prices as a guide. Call the Durrës number and ask specifically whether a one-day or short-term pass is available, what it costs, whether identification is needed and whether any classes or personal-training sessions require advance booking.

Changing-room, shower and accessibility details are also not sufficiently documented. Current sources confirm the gym and its training offer but do not provide a reliable first-party statement about step-free access, accessible toilets, lifts, lockers or showers. Visitors with mobility requirements should describe their needs directly before arriving. The same caution applies to anyone who needs secure luggage storage or wants to shower before continuing to the ferry, station or city centre; those facilities should not be assumed simply because this is a full gym.

The conflicting Tripadvisor status is worth understanding before making plans. One current Tripadvisor URL says the Rruga Sabri Tuci gym was reported permanently closed, but current Google business data shows the exact venue open, the official Albania website remains live with the same Rruga Sabri Tuci address, and current Albanian fitness directories continue to list the gym. A separate Tripadvisor page for “Powerhouse GYM” at Lagja Nr 4 also remains active-looking with a different schedule. Taken together, the evidence points to duplicate or stale Tripadvisor records rather than a genuine closure of the present PowerHouse facility.

For most visitors, a sensible visit is straightforward: confirm the day-pass arrangement and morning opening time, arrive with your own training essentials, and plan around the strength-focused equipment and services the operator actually lists. PowerHouse is a better fit for someone who wants a real training session than for a traveler seeking spa facilities or a casual hotel gym. Its biggest advantages are the documented machine range, broad strength-and-functional training offer and central transport-side location. Its main tradeoffs are the absence of published visitor pricing and the lack of clear public information on changing rooms and accessibility.