Hey, anyone staying at the Hilton Atlanta <https://maps.app.goo.gl/SojCP2TGzrgkhSd88> across the street from Marriott? Gilanne found 2 rooftop courts there. She also found an outdoor court at Grant Park <https://maps.app.goo.gl/kqK29nztA8bY95V28> about 10 min away. I'm okay playing outdoors if others are also. Louie On Fri, Jan 31, 2025 at 9:47 AM Louie Lee <louie@louie.net> wrote:
Hey folks,
Sorry for the late notice about this.
I'm working with Val to update the agenda and send out a note for pickleball.
I found 3 indoor locations:
1. Atlanta Pickleball Center <https://www.atlanta-pickleball.com/> 2. Painted Pickle <https://paintedpickle.com/> 3. Ace Pickleball Club <https://www.acepickleballclub.com/>
I recommend that we go with option 1: Atlanta Pickleball Center <https://www.atlanta-pickleball.com/> There are no court fees for the reservation, but they charge by the hour for each person. Prices start at $12 per person per hour, and there is a sliding scale for discounts depending on the size of the group.
For Sunday, I booked 2 courts for 3 PM. I can cancel up until 9 AM that day, so I hope to see enough interest to justify the booking.
They open at 8 am during the weekdays, and they don't expect that I will need to book the courts ahead of time. However, there is a corporate event on Monday, so only Tue & Wed are available.
This club is 3.9 miles away from the conference hotel, and takes about 14 min to drive there.
I recommend signing up in the Court Reserve app <https://courtreserve.com/mobile-app/>, and then sign up as a guest member for the Atlanta Pickleball Center (club link for app <https://app.courtreserve.com/Online/Portal/Index/8777>). You'll need to enter your contact info and sign a waiver online.
Painted Pickle <https://paintedpickle.com/> (option 2) is also about 15 minutes away. But they don't open until 9 am on weekdays. (NANOG sessions start at 10 am, but there are breakfast events that start at 9 am)
Ace Pickleball Club <https://www.acepickleballclub.com/> (option 3) opens at 6 am! But it is far away (30 min drive) and expensive ($45/person/day). No court bookings available unless you're a member, but 6-7 am should not be a problem.
Louie