Sheung Wan's reformer Pilates scene has a new, intimate address. Corelle Pilates has opened on Bonham Strand East, founded by two 22-year-olds with a shared goal: keep classes genuinely small and personal in a city where boutique studios can feel more like factories.
What is Corelle Pilates?
Corelle Pilates is a newly opened boutique reformer studio at 11/F, The Pemberton, 22–26 Bonham Strand East, in Sheung Wan. It was founded by Valeriia Kim, a STOTT-certified Pilates instructor and former competitive swimmer, alongside co-founder Caden Chan — both just 22 years old, making Corelle one of the youngest founder-led studios to open in the city this year.
The studio's pitch is deliberately small-scale: rather than packing rooms with reformers, Corelle caps every class at just six participants, aiming to give instructors enough bandwidth to correct form and build genuine rapport with regulars, rather than running a class on autopilot.
What are the classes like?
Corelle's studio runs on Merrithew reformer equipment, the Canadian brand widely used across Hong Kong's premium Pilates studios, set inside spa-like interiors designed to feel calmer than a typical gym floor. A curated lounge area is built into the space for guests to linger post-class — part of Corelle's broader positioning around movement as a lifestyle, not just a workout slot to tick off.
Beyond the reformer sessions themselves, Corelle has also started hosting community events, including a Smoothie x Pilates Social that pairs a class with a smoothie-focused social gathering afterwards — a format aimed at building a community around the studio rather than just selling class packages.
Address and visiting details
Corelle Pilates
Corelle sits inside The Pemberton on Bonham Strand East, in the same Sheung Wan pocket that's become one of Hong Kong Island's busiest reformer Pilates strips. As a newly opened studio, class pricing and the full weekly timetable haven't been officially published — check Corelle's Instagram or website, or contact the studio directly, before booking your first class.
Good to know: with classes capped at just six people, spots at a genuinely new studio like Corelle can fill up quickly once word gets around — if you're keen to try it, following the studio's Instagram for its first public timetable and any opening promotions is a smarter move than turning up unannounced. For more of the neighbourhood's fitness options, see our guide to the best gyms in Hong Kong and our roundup of the best meditation and mindfulness studios.
Frequently Asked Questions
A small-class studio for Sheung Wan's Pilates crowd
Six-person classes, Merrithew reformers and a founder story that starts at 22 — Corelle Pilates is betting on intimacy in a neighbourhood full of boutique studios. We'll update this guide once pricing and the full class timetable are confirmed.