Padels up for a game of Padel Tennis at Hideaway Beach Resort & Spa

Admin

Jul 31

The
Maldives is the perfect tropical escape, surrounded by white sandy beaches and
embellished with lush natural island beauty. It is also ideal for active
travellers looking for a retreat in a sunny paradise filled with many adrenaline-filled
activities to break out a sweat in the tropical weather. As such, Hideaway
Beach Resort & Spa is the perfect destination for your next island vacation
due to the sheer number of recreational experiences available at the resort,
and now with one additional recreational activity available from this month
onwards – Padel Tennis.

Padel
Tennis (also known as Padel) is a racket sport typically played in doubles on
an enclosed court roughly 25% smaller than a tennis court. Scoring is the same
as regular tennis, with similar balls but slightly less pressure. The court,
rules, and play styles are very different from regular tennis. The main
differences are that the court has walls where players can play the balls off
them, similarly to the game of squash, and that solid and stringless bats are
used. The height of the ball being served must be at or below the waist level.

Padel
Tennis is considered the fastest growing sport in
the world.
It has been the second-most popular game in Spain, and in cosmopolitan tourist
destinations like Singapore and Dubai, more and more hospitality providers have
Padel courts. Padel has been attracting celebrity players and advocates in recent
years, including Peter Crouch, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Andy Murray. As Padel
Tennis courts are being built worldwide, Maldives is no exception. Currently, Hideaway
is proudly one of the few providers of this experience in the Maldives.

Hideaway
and its Signature Collection guests can book the courts to play together or, if
just by themselves, can opt to book one of our sports masters or tennis pros to
have a hit together. The new Padel Tennis court is next to the Hideaway Golf
Centre – a fairly recent addition to Hideaway's vast number of recreational
activities. Notable among these activities include, professionally surfaced two
tennis courts, a huge and well-stocked gym, a rec room with table tennis and
foosball, an outdoor gym with a punching bag, a half-basketball court, and many
more experiences on the way. In addition, due to the expert landscaping of the
large island, it is also the perfect place for outdoor running or biking to
stay fit and get your daily fix of Vitamin D.

"Creating
novel and exciting experiences has always been an important part of the ethos
of Hideaway so that there is no shortage of activities to do during your stay
at the resort. Guests are spoilt for choice with novel experiences from our
state-of-the-art Golf Simulator, beautiful five-hole Putting Green, and now
Padel Tennis. Some more exciting experiences are in the works, and we look
forwards to unveiling them soon", says Christophe Adam, General Manager at
Hideaway Beach Resort & Spa.

So come
on down to enjoy this juxtaposition of tennis and squash with a game of Padel
Tennis at your perfect hideaway in the Maldives!