The hotel's small but well-equipped fitness center contains a treadmill, elliptical trainer, rowing machine, exercise bike, and two stair machines. Guests also have access to a 100,000-square-foot health club five blocks away (surcharge). The club offers lap pools, racquetball, squash, basketball, volleyball, and a wide array of classes and spa services.
Rock Creek Park, about three blocks from the hotel, is a vast, woodsy oasis with hiking and biking trails, a nature center/planetarium, remnants of Civil War forts, and an 18-hole public golf course. Trail rides are available at the Rock Creek Park Horse Center. The park has 15 soft-surface and 10 hard-surface tennis courts; reservations are generally required.
The recreational activities listed below are available at The Melrose Hotel, Washington D.C. or nearby; fees may apply.