Tthe John Newcombe Tennis Ranch hosts adult weekend and weeklong camps all year round. No matter your level, anyone attending a Newks camp will leave having played as much tennis as possible, with plenty to work on when you return home.
There’s something about a fall tennis trip that makes it easy to get a group together. The heat of summer begins to ease, the days are still long, and a few days away can feel like a real break without requiring a complicated itinerary. Along Florida’s Gulf Coast, Alys Beach makes a particularly appealing setting for that kind of getaway.
Padel resorts in the USA are quickly becoming the new must-have amenity for luxury travelers, and this padel travel trend shows no sign of slowing down.
Padel resorts in the USA are quickly becoming the new must-have amenity for luxury travelers, and this padel travel trend shows no sign of slowing down.
Tennis travel has moved well beyond "a resort with a few courts out back." A new wave of luxury properties has built entire identities around the sport: hiring name-brand coaching talent, running structured multi-day camps, and pairing that instruction with proven five-star hospitality.
With warm weather nearly year-round, court quality that rivals global, dedicated academies, and prices that are hard to match in Western Europe, it's no surprise that tennis resorts in Turkey draw everyone from general fans to national training squads.
For the 487-room Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa, the Santa Catalina Mountains are not so much backyard as backdrop. The view from its terraced lobby looks north across a free-form swimming pool at a line of rugged desert peaks in the near distance. The rooms have been spread out through some two dozen stucco buildings painted a rosy hue. It’s thoroughly civilized though lucky guests occasionally come across bobcats playfully batting old tennis balls around the court as if they were house cats.
4 clay courts, part of a battery of 10 altogether (the others are a cushioned hard surface called TruBounce), under the direction of Eric Styrmoe, a former All-American at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah with international tennis experience
487 rooms; The rooms have been spread out through some two dozen stucco buildings painted a rosy hue.
Getting there
Seasons: Although the resort is open year-round, the best period for tennis runs from late September into May.
Travel Instructions: Tucson claims to get 350 days of sunshine a year, more, says the Convention & Visitors Bureau, than any other city in the U.S. Expect high temperatures in the mid 60s in winter, in the upper 90s in summer. The rainiest months are July, August, and September.
Terrific staff, both knowledgeable and friendly. Great place for everyone from first timers to advanced players, and plenty of people to hit with or play doubles with. Indoor courts mean you can play when it’s raining out, and you can always practice w a high tech ball machine.
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1 Review on “Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa”
Terrific staff, both knowledgeable and friendly. Great place for everyone from first timers to advanced players, and plenty of people to hit with or play doubles with. Indoor courts mean you can play when it’s raining out, and you can always practice w a high tech ball machine.