Keops Fitness Lausanne shows 4.3 from 50 reviews, and its five written reviews split sharply on one specific question: how clean is the equipment, really.
A Detailed Hygiene Complaint
Befa's review, one star, translated from French, is short but specific: "Deserves a massive renovation. Very dirty. Lack of hygiene: machines dirty, full of dust and leaves and dirt from shoes. No instruction requiring people to clean machines. Extremely dirty windows. Changing rooms full of humidity with mold." That's a list of specific, checkable complaints - dust and outdoor debris on machines, no posted cleaning requirement, visible mold in the changing rooms - worth taking seriously precisely because it's itemized rather than vague.
An Equipment Complaint With a Clear Condition Attached
Samuel Bosch's review, four stars, raises a related but distinct issue about the free weights specifically: "Even though they have all the equipment one needs, the free weights look like they have been hand made in someone's garage 50 years ago, and have not been fixed, sorted or replaced since then. Once this gets fixed, I will give 5/5 stars." That's a genuinely useful format - he's naming the exact condition under which his rating would change, and I'd check for exactly that on a visit before assuming the equipment problem has been fixed. He also praises the spa specifically, with a caveat: "even though I can almost never use it, as they switch it off after 21:00."
What's Actually Good, According to Two Others
Shokufe Papi, translated in part, describes real strengths alongside a wishlist: "The gym is managed by a group of young people. It has good courses, good teachers, good machines, and it's a big gym. Dry and steam sauna and jacuzzi make it a nice gym to work out. With adding more courses like yoga and increasing opening hours it will be a perfect gym!" Raluca Halalai keeps it brief: "Convenient location and well equipped. New equipment is added periodically." That last point is worth weighing against Samuel's free-weights complaint - new equipment being added doesn't necessarily mean everything gets replaced, especially older free weights that might not be prioritized in routine upgrades.
Pricing, From a Detailed Local Account
Xue Liu's review, in Chinese, is the only one with real numbers, and it's worth including directly (translated from Chinese): "Great gym, very big and usually not too crowded. Annual membership is around 750 Swiss francs; monthly subscription is 150 francs a month. This is the 2018 price, not sure if the 2019 price has been adjusted." That's a specific, dated price point - useful as a historical reference, though it should absolutely be confirmed as current before you rely on it, given how long ago it was posted.
What's Missing
No review states current 2026 pricing; the only figures on record are from Xue Liu's account of 2018 rates. Nothing confirms whether the hygiene issues Befa described, or the aging free weights Samuel described, have since been addressed.
Who It's Not For
Anyone who needs confirmed, current hygiene standards - one detailed reviewer describes specific, serious cleanliness issues including mold in the changing rooms. Anyone who wants to use the spa in the evening, since one reviewer says it's switched off after 21:00.
Chem. du Martinet 28, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland. The phone number is +41 21 624 24 10, and the website is keops.ch.
FAQ
Is the gym clean?
Accounts conflict. One detailed reviewer describes serious hygiene problems, including dust on machines and mold in the changing rooms; others describe it as well-equipped without raising cleanliness as an issue.
Are the free weights in good condition?
One reviewer specifically says no - describing them as old, unsorted, and unreplaced for decades, while otherwise rating the gym positively.
What does membership cost?
The only figures on record, from 2018, are roughly 750 Swiss francs annually or 150 francs monthly. Confirm current pricing directly, since this is years out of date.
Is there a spa?
Yes, with saunas and a jacuzzi, according to multiple reviewers, though one notes it's switched off after 21:00.