Game, Set And Match: Seven Hotels Where The Courts Steal The Show
By Suitcase Mag
Grab your racquets and prepare to serve – we’re making tracks for summer’s chicest sport, on a tour of the world’s most seductive hotel courts.
Summer is so close, we can almost taste it – and the predicted score card is distinct: this season is all about ball sports. Think salt-seasoned breezes drifting over nets, the tang of sunscreen on bronzed limbs, the zing of freshly squeezed lemonade enjoyed between games, and the gentle thack-thack sound of a fuzzy yellow ball flying between racquets. This year, forget lazing by pools and lapping up Hugo spritzes: it’s all about practising drop shots, celebrating aces and volleying hard. Call it the Challengers effect – because, yes, it’s still going – but the world continues to go gaga for racquet sports, and, whether crazy about newcomers padel and pickleball or enamoured by the old-school elegance of tennis and badminton, growing numbers of travellers are stuffing sports bags in overhead lockers as they head off on summer adventures. Lacoste polos are being spotted in London; pleated skorts are popular in Paris; and everyone who’s anyone is vying for tickets for Roland-Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open. These days, city-break planning involves scouting out local courts for morning games. So why not make life easier by checking into a hotel with its own courts? These properties promise more than just a net and some lines: they’ve got jaw-dropping views, incredible courtside refreshments and more.
Hamilton Princess Hotel & Beach Club, Bermuda
Pack your pastels if you’re hoping to hit balls at Bermuda’s Hamilton Princess resort: you’ll want to coordinate with the tennis and pickleball courts at this marina-gazing stay in the North Atlantic, whose delicate, shell-like pink complements the coral-coloured facade of the legendary island stay. Dubbed “The Pink Palace”, the hotel’s Millennial-friendly colour job takes inspiration from Bermuda’s famous pink-sand beaches.
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