Padel
in France.
To play padel privately during a stay in France, look for a court on site, included in the rental and reserved for one group only — not access to a partner club. La Bergerie des Collines, in the Drôme, combines a covered, glass-walled court, a hard tennis court and a heated pool, an hour from Lyon.
France or Spain: an honest trade-off
Spain holds most of the supply of villas with a private padel court. The sport took root there earlier, so the choice is wider and, at comparable volume, prices are often lower. Majorca and the Marrakech area follow the same pattern.
France has a different advantage: proximity. From Lyon, Paris or Geneva, a full group needs neither a flight nor a mandatory rental car — a real saving in budget and travel time for a week away with eleven people.
Another assumption is that a court in France only plays in summer. A covered court changes that. The useful season stretches well beyond July and August, spring through autumn, thanks to the roof and the floodlighting.
One more difference: in Spain and Morocco, accommodation and court access are often two separate bookings, with a transfer between the two. On an estate that combines lodging and court on site, that transfer disappears.
What to check before booking
Four questions separate a genuine private court from access to a partner club, in France as anywhere:
- Is the court on site, or at a partner club a few kilometres away?
- Is access included in the rental price, or charged by the hour?
- Is the estate let exclusively, or shared with other guests?
- Is the court floodlit, and until what time can you play?
Padel at La Bergerie des Collines
The padel court is covered, glass-walled, floodlit — playable year-round regardless of weather, and into the evening. It sits on the estate, a short walk from the bedrooms.
Access is included in the rental price, with no time slot to book and no hourly supplement. Because the estate is let exclusively to a single group of up to eleven, the court is never shared with another party.
It is joined by a hard, floodlit tennis court, a multi-sport city stade and a petanque pitch, a heated pool and 3.5 hectares of grounds.
What does a stay with private padel cost in France?
At La Bergerie des Collines, padel access is part of the rental price — there is no sports supplement. A full week, cleaning included, runs from €4,515 in low season to €5,915 in high season, for the whole estate and up to 11 guests.
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Why choose France over Spain for a padel stay?
Because Spain, Majorca and Marrakech hold the volume and the prices, but not the proximity. From Lyon, Paris or Geneva, the Drôme is reached without a flight or a mandatory rental car — a factor that weighs on the budget and travel time of a full group.
Are there really holiday homes with a private padel court in France?
Yes, but they remain rare: padel in France grew inside urban clubs, not in holiday accommodation. La Bergerie des Collines, in the Drôme, is one of the addresses where the court is on site, included, and reserved for the group renting the estate.
Can you play padel year-round despite French weather?
The court is covered and floodlit, which widens the useful season well beyond summer — spring through autumn, and into the evening thanks to the lighting.
Is court access included, or do we need to book a slot?
Access is included in the rental price, with no time slot to book and no hourly supplement. Since the estate is let exclusively, the court is never shared.
What does a stay with private padel cost in France?
At La Bergerie des Collines a full week for the group, cleaning included, runs from €4,515 in low season to €5,915 in high season, regardless of how many of the up to 11 guests attend.
Is the estate suitable for a club training camp or corporate seminar?
Yes. It hosts up to eleven people exclusively, with four pitches in free access — padel, tennis, city stade, petanque — a fully equipped kitchen and a lounge usable as a meeting room.
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