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How to book a padel court in a few taps

Find a free court, see the real price for that hour, and bring your three partners along, all from your phone.

Padel courts seen from above, blue artificial grass inside glass walls and a fence

Booking a padel court used to mean calling the club, waiting for someone to check a notebook, and calling back when the time you wanted was gone. With Padli you see every free court at the clubs near you, with the price for that exact hour, and you book it in a few taps.

Pick a day and a time

Open Padli and choose the day you want to play. You see the clubs around you and the times that are still free at each of them. Tap a time and you see the courts that are open then, indoor or outdoor, and how long you can book them for.

The price you see is the price for that hour at that club. Evenings and weekends often cost more than a weekday morning, and Padli never hides that behind a "from" price.

Choose how you pay

Padel is a game for four, so Padli lets you choose how the court is paid:

  • Pay the whole court and settle with your friends however you like.
  • Pay your share and invite the other three to pay theirs in the app. Here is how splitting works.

Some clubs also let you pay at the desk when you arrive. If yours does, you will see it as an option before you confirm.

Read the club's notes

Every club has its own house rules: how late you can cancel, what happens when it rains on an outdoor court, whether you can rent a racket. Padli shows these notes before you pay, so nothing comes as a surprise at the door.

Invite your partners

Once the court is booked, invite your partners from the booking. They get a message with the time and the club, and they can join with one tap. If one of them is not on Padli yet, send them the link: they can see the booking before they sign up.

On the day

Your booking is in the app with the club's address and directions. Arrive ten minutes early: the court before yours usually ends on the hour, and a proper warm up is worth it.

If plans change

If you need to cancel, open the booking and cancel it there. Within the club's cancellation window the money goes back the way it came. Outside it, the club's own rules apply, and Padli tells you which before you confirm.

That is all there is to it. Pick a time, bring three friends, and see you on court.

Read enough? Go and play.

Padli shows the free courts at clubs near you, with the price for that exact hour.