Tennis court like you’ve never seen before in the cloister church | Relief

There are tennis courts on boats, in skyscrapers, on paradise islands in the Maldives, in the Swiss Alps or even inside an airport. It seemed impossible that anyone else could surprise us, but nothing could be further from the truth. In a small town in the Netherlands, just 100 kilometers from Amsterdam. in Arnhem they proposed to surpass all previous ones by building a padel tennis court in the monastery of the old church.

Roland Verhey, who is promoting this idea, owns a real estate company in which he manages many properties in the region. One of them is Church of San Jose, built in 1938 and abandoned for 18 years in its religious activities.. In 2019, he bought the property with his partner Dick Mantel for just under a million euros. Their idea was to turn the space, the church and its surrounding gardens into a supermarket and residential complex capable of housing almost 50 families. This ambitious project is currently paralyzed, so an alternative is being sought to make the investment profitable.

In just one week, Roland Verhey launched the first indoor padel court in the entire region. The path located in the center of the church monastery, right where at that time there should have been a bench to welcome believers to the celebrations, a few meters from the altar and the cross that still crowns the church.

An hour and a half is rented for 45 euros.

Construction began at the beginning of April, and since last Monday the 8th Saint Padel It’s available on PlayTomic for those who want to take a little break from their routine and play in a very charming space. The cost of an hour of booking on this atypical route is about 30-35 euros. An hour and a half, The usual duration of an amateur match is around 45-50 euros., it all depends on the day and time you want to play. On weekends and at night it is more expensive than if you decide to play in the morning and during the week. On average, playing padel tennis on this court will cost you around 10 euros per person. Available from 7am to 11pm..

The construction of these sports facilities was so well received in the first two weeks of activity that has already announced that it will expand its offering by building a second one in the coming months. Verhey wants to turn this San Jose parish into a stronghold for the sport in the Dutch city of Arnhem.

Padel is in full swing in Holland

That this real estate businessman built a track in this enclave is not only due to the passion of the ambitious businessman and the city in which he operates, but also the success that padel tennis has throughout the country. Just look at the interest shown in this sport by the most famous faces of Dutch football, Van Persie with his padel clothing brand, the De Boer brothers or Robben with the intention of following the example of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Only from this can we understand these risky bets, from the excessive passion that finds absolute recognition in the client. Saint Padel This is a reflection of the growth of the market that has begun to emerge for the paddleboard industry.