About PADELphia

PADELphia pitches itself as "the preeminent padel destination in Philadelphia and the entire Northeast USA" — a full indoor padel facility with a recovery lounge, spa locker rooms, leagues, and an AI-robot volley trainer. The club is the evolution of what started as a 2019 pop-up pair of outdoor courts on Venice Island in Manayunk (claimed as the first general-public padel courts in the country), now housed permanently inside AFC Fitness in Bala Cynwyd, just across the Schuylkill from Manayunk.

Important address correction: While this listing's slug is padelphia-venice-island (referencing the original 2019 pop-up at 7 Lock St, Manayunk), the club's current permanent home per its website and Google Maps is 601 Righters Ferry Rd, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, located inside AFC Fitness.

The Current Club

Per padelphia.com and Google Maps (4.5★ / 21 reviews):

• Indoor padel courts inside AFC Fitness
• Spa locker rooms with cutting-edge recovery lounge
• Cryotherapy and hydro massage
• The Volley Trainer — AI robot for solo practice
• Court Cameras — record and share highlights
• Free clinics, court reservations, memberships, clinics, lessons, events, facility rental

Hours

• Monday–Friday: 5:30 AM – 11:00 PM
• Saturday–Sunday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Booking

PADELphia converted its reservation system to PlayByPoint (mobile app search: "PADELphia") on December 15, 2025. Existing members from the old Club Locker system were migrated via padelphia@mailing.playbypoint.com. New members download the PADELphia Sports Complex app or search via App Store / Google Play.

History

PADELphia started in summer 2019 as a pop-up pair of outdoor padel courts outside the Venice Island Recreation Center in Manayunk, the first general-public padel courts in the country per the original founders (covered by Philly Mag, PhillyVoice, Main Line Today). The project evolved into a permanent indoor facility at AFC Fitness in Bala Cynwyd, which is now the club's full-time home.

Location & Getting There

Current: 601 Righters Ferry Road, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 (inside AFC Fitness) — in Lower Merion just across the Schuylkill River from Manayunk. Convenient to Philadelphia, the Main Line, Conshohocken, and the western suburbs.

Historical (2019 pop-up): 7 Lock Street, Manayunk / Venice Island, PA 19127.

Contact

• Phone: (610) 664-3242
• Website: padelphia.com
• Instagram: @padelphia.padel
• Email: padel@hpta-riverside.com

Operated by AFC Bala Partners, LLC. PADELphia℠ is a service mark of AFC Bala Partners, LLC.