Tennis Players Fall 2009

[lep]

Hi - my husband & I arrive in Phuket mid Oct for 3 mo. He would like to find other players for singles or doubles. Where would be inexpensive courts with regular players, please, if you know? We're planning on renting an apartment (Kata, perhaps??) as would like to be near beach. Any suggestions, input welcomed.

[FaxFlora]

Hi - my husband & I arrive in Phuket mid Oct for 3 mo. He would like to find other players for singles or doubles. Where would be inexpensive courts with regular players, please, if you know? We're planning on renting an apartment (Kata, perhaps??) as would like to be near beach. Any suggestions, input welcomed.

Hi,

I play sometimes in a place in Rawai. it is 300 baht pr. hour though. PM me when you get here and we can setup a friendly game

[lep]

Hi - my husband & I arrive in Phuket mid Oct for 3 mo. He would like to find other players for singles or doubles. Where would be inexpensive courts with regular players, please, if you know? We're planning on renting an apartment (Kata, perhaps??) as would like to be near beach. Any suggestions, input welcomed.

Hi,

I play sometimes in a place in Rawai. it is 300 baht pr. hour though. PM me when you get here and we can setup a friendly game

Hi - thanks - will be in contact.

[Wellington]

Hi - my husband & I arrive in Phuket mid Oct for 3 mo. He would like to find other players for singles or doubles. Where would be inexpensive courts with regular players, please, if you know? We're planning on renting an apartment (Kata, perhaps??) as would like to be near beach. Any suggestions, input welcomed.

A group plays weekly at The Hilton ,Karon ,wednesdays 8.am

contact

[lep]

A group plays weekly at The Hilton ,Karon ,wednesdays 8.am

contact

Sounds good. Will drop by. Thx

[wtk]

I've played both at Hilton, Karon and the rawai place. Hilton's crew are kind of nitty about everything + the charges for everything are higher than at the rawai place where you can get a bit more flexible service.

[lep]

I've played both at Hilton, Karon and the rawai place. Hilton's crew are kind of nitty about everything + the charges for everything are higher than at the rawai place where you can get a bit more flexible service.

Good to know. Thx

[Wellington]

I've played both at Hilton, Karon and the rawai place. Hilton's crew are kind of nitty about everything + the charges for everything are higher than at the rawai place where you can get a bit more flexible service.

What do you mean? ....................Hilton's crew are kind of nitty about everything

[TaoNow]

Greetings Lep, and welcome (in advance) to Phuket. What is your husband's age and tennis playing ability?

Regards,

[fiddlehead]

Just saw a new tennis center being built.

Heading north (towards Central) from Wat Chalong on the Choafa West road, if you take the very next right after the big TOT complex, then you'll see the new tennis center being built soon on your right.

Badly needed here as far as I'm concerned.

I take my son to the courts in Phuket town near Saphan Hin but they get busy after school hours.

There are 4 fairly decent courts there that are free (at least no one ever tried to charge me)

tennis lessons for kids are offered there on weekends also

I've also played at the Evason courts in Rawai but I've heard that there prices have gone up considerably. (nice courts though)

[steelepulse]

Buy a monthly membership at  the Hilton and if you play fairly regularly, it'll come out pretty cheap.  Last I remember it was 5K for a 6 month membership, and a one month membership was either 1500 or 2000 THB. This gets you pool access, tennis and squash courts and the changing rooms/sauna.  

[wtk]

Buy a monthly membership at the Hilton and if you play fairly regularly, it'll come out pretty cheap. Last I remember it was 5K for a 6 month membership, and a one month membership was either 1500 or 2000 THB. This gets you pool access, tennis and squash courts and the changing rooms/sauna.

last february or something i was quoted 9k for 6months and 3k for one month

[lep]

Greetings Lep, and welcome (in advance) to Phuket. What is your husband's age and tennis playing ability?

Regards,

Hi - he's 57, & maybe 4.0. Have had tennis elbow injury & just getting back into it.

[lep]

Just saw a new tennis center being built.

Heading north (towards Central) from Wat Chalong on the Choafa West road, if you take the very next right after the big TOT complex, then you'll see the new tennis center being built soon on your right.

Badly needed here as far as I'm concerned.

I take my son to the courts in Phuket town near Saphan Hin but they get busy after school hours.

There are 4 fairly decent courts there that are free (at least no one ever tried to charge me)

tennis lessons for kids are offered there on weekends also

I've also played at the Evason courts in Rawai but I've heard that there prices have gone up considerably. (nice courts though)

Thx - lots of good information. Looking forward to Phuket!

[lep]

Buy a monthly membership at the Hilton and if you play fairly regularly, it'll come out pretty cheap. Last I remember it was 5K for a 6 month membership, and a one month membership was either 1500 or 2000 THB. This gets you pool access, tennis and squash courts and the changing rooms/sauna.

last february or something i was quoted 9k for 6months and 3k for one month

Will be interesting to ask Hilton to see what they quote.

[steelepulse]

Buy a monthly membership at the Hilton and if you play fairly regularly, it'll come out pretty cheap. Last I remember it was 5K for a 6 month membership, and a one month membership was either 1500 or 2000 THB. This gets you pool access, tennis and squash courts and the changing rooms/sauna.

last february or something i was quoted 9k for 6months and 3k for one month

Will be interesting to ask Hilton to see what they quote.

Sounds like a high season/low season thing in the price differences which makes sense as that's the way it goes for all rooms everywhere.

[lep]

Hi - my husband & I arrive in Phuket mid Oct for 3 mo. He would like to find other players for singles or doubles. Where would be inexpensive courts with regular players, please, if you know? We're planning on renting an apartment (Kata, perhaps??) as would like to be near beach. Any suggestions, input welcomed.

Hi,

I play sometimes in a place in Rawai. it is 300 baht pr. hour though. PM me when you get here and we can setup a friendly game

[lep]

Now living in Karon. Have phones - dont know how to PM people on forum - how can we connect to set up singles or doubles? Thanks - sorry for being so unknowledgeable about this system!!!

[TaoNow]

Greetings Lep:

The way I send PMs is to go to the "members" option at the upper right of the screen and then type in the name of the TV member you want to send a message to. Click on the arrow next to the avatar space and there will be a drop-down menu prompting you how to send a personal message.

Hope you find what you are looking for in/around Karon. There are less expensive tennis clubs in Phuket town as well, though the court surface is not always great.

Kind regards,

TN