Was in town visiting from the Chicago signature Midtown AC. I guess I'm a little to use to the…read moreChicago club, but this location seemed extremely dated, equipment for working out was all over the place requiring you to search different rooms for equipment, and lacked a lot of equipment I was use to. Honestly, this location looks a lot more like a YMCA than a premium club.

Windy Hill is very convenient for me to get a workout in between meetings or during lunch time…read more This gym is all about community, the members are so welcoming and nice. I love the events such as wine tasting - I think it was over 60 wines; the in-depth Pilates events, they recently updated the gym equipment, the coaches are great with fabulous playlist and there are a lot of community focused events. It's a really big tennis facility so if you're in to racket sports, this is the place for you. I still have my LT membership and that being said the locker rooms need an update. Integrating to a system that allows me to schedule tennis, massages etc as well as scan into the club would make things more convenient. I don't have traditional car keys so having to carry a single tiny card with me can be a bit frustrating. They are contract based - 1 year minimum but there is definitely value if you live or work in the area.

Sharon Lester is located smack dab in the middle of Piedmont Park. It's a great facility with 12…read morecourts, all hard-surfaced, that are well-maintained. The club house is a little rugged, but it has a great indoor viewing area with both first and second floors, including an upstairs patio. I love coming here for Coach Joe's cardio tennis class. For $15 I have never burned less than 800 calories in an hour. It's pretty stellar, and crazy intense the first few times you go. It's a typical drills class but WAY faster...to the point that you don't have much time to focus on your technique nor do you have any time at all to check out where your ball went....just hit the ball and run to the back of the line (which by the time you get there, you're back at the front of the line). Joe always keeps the class interesting - it's never the same drills, and I'm always gasping for breath- it's a good thing. All of their other drills are excellent, and they have great pros. I like that they have lots of choices for drills on weekday evenings and at various skill levels. Also, the price of their drills classes are slightly cheaper than other tennis centers. What I really like about playing tennis at SLAPP (Sharon Lester at Piedmont Park) is that because parking is such a pain I mostly only see fellow Midtown neighbors here. Almost everyone who comes to SLAPP walks or bikes there. It feels like our own true neighborhood tennis center like all those OTP folks in their gated communities have. I've met lets of friends in my clinics that all live nearby. If you can't walk or bike, you can find closeby parking at the Sage garage (next to the Botanical gardens) but it is pricey. The garage can be accessed from Piedmont or Monroe. If parking is your only option to get to SLAPP, then you need to park at Sage. Trust me on this. I have had many people try to street park and walk and even if you get a decently close parking spot to the park, it's going to be a long walk to the tennis center....and even longer if you haven't been to SLAPP before and are not sure of exactly where the entrance is (on the edge of the active oval). As for team matches, I've played here a couple of times as an "away" team and the experience is hit or miss, being completely dependent on which courts your match is assigned to. I like Courts 1 & 2 for matches, that edge right up to the public restrooms, because there is plenty of room for chairs, tables, etc and you are right next to bathrooms. Courts 5 & 6 are an obvious choice as well as they are the prime seating area. All the other courts make it really difficult to set up chairs and tables....we have set up shop on the sidewalk between tennis courts and basketball courts before, but it is less than ideal. It would be nice if SLAPP provided tables for teams to use. This is not the place to go for a spontaneous, casual hit-around with a friend. Although they occasionally have courts open, the wait time on a weekend can be upwards of an hour. If you want to do that, you'll need to reserve a court 2-3 days in advance. I love coming here as my neighborhood tennis center, and they do a lot of things right. Stop by!

I'm giving this a 1 star simply because there is only parking available at the botanical gardens,…read moreand depending on the day of your match, you could pay $35 to park, or get booted and pay $75. They need to provide discounted parking for teams scheduled to play at this park. If enough people complain to ALTA and other leagues, maybe something will be done. I don't know anyone that enjoys the hassle of playing here. The facility isn't even very nice.

just an absolute jewel and one of my favorite set of courts in the city. tucked away in a…read moreresidential neighborhood--and attached to a fabulously reimagined playground--the courts are always in great shape and well-maintained. my son takes classes here and I play recreationally with pals. highly recommended!

Love the court. 4 actual courts also a 2 sides bouncing wall. Parking available in the peaceful…read moresurrounding neighborhood. Sometimes there are tennis lessons and/or pickle ball lessons.

This is my "home" tennis center. I've played several seasons of league tennis here and been coached…read moreby a few of the pros. First, the location can't be beat. I have yet to find another tennis center that is as convenient to my team as BGTC is. Since it's right off of 75, it's really easy to get to and also easy for opponents to find. They have both hard and clay courts. I have played at a LOT of tennis facilities around Atlanta, and the only other clay courts I've seen are at private clubs. The clay courts are slightly more expensive than hard courts, but the cost may be worth it if you're trying to take it easy on your joints. The clay courts are up top, while the hard courts are down at the bottom of a hill, but luckily there is parking convenient to both sets of courts. You can usually call a day or two in advance and get a court reservation, but just a tip: if you're playing a "match" it's cheaper than playing by the hour. The rates at these courts are reasonable compared to other courts you pay for....not saying they are reasonable in general, but you're not getting ripped off. Since I play mostly on hard courts, most of my comments are about that area of the facility. They seem to do decent job of keeping up the courts, although for the past year or two they've been having issues with one or two of the lights being out. It wasn't un-playable, but if you were assigned one or two of the not-as-well-lit courts, it definitely made it more difficult to play. Also, there are no restrooms nearby the hard courts; you have to walk up the stairs and around the clay courts to get to the clubhouse. Having restrooms near the hard courts would be a serious improvement; particularly since my opponents always want to use the restroom between warm-up and playing, or between sets. A trip could take 15 minutes. As for team play - I have captained probably 10 seasons of teams out of BGTC. The manager, Amy, does a great job of keeping captains informed and is hands down the most organized manager I've dealt with. I love that she is available by e-mail and keeps my credit card on file so I don't have to take the extra step of coming in the club house to pay. It's also nice they let me pay for team matches and coaching week-by-week so that I don't get charged if there's a rain-out. She also does a great job of rotating teams through the "good" courts for matches (the ones right next to the bleachers). They event have a twitter account to update you on rain-outs. I know not everyone uses twitter, but I appreciate that they are proactive about getting info out there (versus me having to call every 15 minutes for an update). One other thing - they could really improve their round robins and probably get a great group going if they included food and beer in the price. The DTC round robin always has a wait list, it would be great for those wait-listers to have another option.

Agape raised their rates 25% with no notice on the website or via email. They decreased their staff…read moreand stopped maintaining their clay courts. They sent me five invoices for the season from three different people and, you guessed it, FIVE different amounts. The cheapest and most expensive hundreds of dollars apart. Then mid season our coach says there is a new rule that you can not have more than eight players attend a practice on one court or you have to pay for a second one. If a second one is not available only eight people can practice. It's $140 per week for practice and you want to try and force us to pay more? Agape is hands down the most disorganized, unprofessional tennis management company in Atlanta Don't reward bad service - ban courts run by Agape.

I take my tennis game very seriously and the level of service and racquet/string expertise I get…read morefrom Eric is top-notch. When I first met him, I lived up in Vinings near the store...but now I live on the other side of town in Decatur and I still go to him, he's that good. You won't regret the trip up to Windy Hill, and if you're in a tight bind due to schedules, he can find a way to work with you. I'd recommend him to any serious or casual tennis player.

Eric was amazing! I had purchased a racquet from him a few years back. I had lingering tennis…read moreelbow so he helped me with a racquet choice and strung it to help my tennis elbow. I haven't been bothered with my elbow since. I love my racquet and was ready for an upgrade. He was very informative about my options. Once I made the choice he had it strung and delivered to my house the same day. I am so excited to play with the new one. Thank you Eric.

The instructors have been always very responsive and flexible…read more I didn't get connected to my first instructor much,so I requested another teacher. The coordinator immediately assigned me another instructor. I love my new teacher, Michael Winkles! He is very passionate and professional, and patient at the same time. His drills helped me so much. I highly recommend him.

Excellent. I have had a few lessons with a Play Your Court coach. He was able to find available…read morecourts close to me and meet at convenient times with my work schedule. Anthony has a good and quick system for determining areas that could use some work in my game. We immediately got started on footwork, which has been a weakness of mine. He employs a lot of teaching in the lesson, so it doesn't feel like you're running drills. I am looking forward to more lessons with Anthony. I've also joined PYC as a member. I was traveling a few weekends ago and brought my racket. The website was able to pair me with a great match for my skill level in a new city for me. It's a great way to find people to play for either competitive matches or practice.

Large park with so many things to do! The hiking paths are fantastic, paved or wood walkway. There…read moreis also off trail hiking for those inclined. The trail is very shaded and was perfect to walk dogs, would also be handy for strollers. The only downside for me is some repairs needed with holes in the wood - had to make sure dogs did not step into them. The trails are really accessible with ramps as alternates to stairs as needed. Lots of parking.

Love this park. Ample parking, tennis courts, but my favorite part are the walking trails around…read morethe park. You can walk to Emory, to N Druid Hills, Medlock Park or just traipse through the woods on the board walk and trails. There are great creeks, you can see the old Decatur Water Works (the ruins), tons of wildlife (I've seen deer, ducks, fox, coyotes, wild turkeys (yes), and more.

Unfortunately these courts seem completely closed off. None of the courts have nets anymore and are…read morelocked off to the public. No more signs that show who to call for help or a schedule. Not entirely sure why. These courts were a great addition to the area and it's not like they are using them for someone else.

A best kept secret for tennis players, these public courts are in fantastic condition, have a great…read morecity view, are located in a safe location with close parking (you can see your car from the courts), and are rarely busy. Well...they WERE rarely busy. I think the secret got out and now there are folks on these courts pretty frequently. Negatives of these courts: NO LIGHTS! Also, the gates are opened/closed by security, so if you're the first one there you'll have to call a number for them to open the gates, and if you're the last one there, security might boot you out before you're done. Finally, these courts are much more accessible via vehicle than walking; the courts are only accessible from the south side. Also, no restrooms nearby, which is typically a requirement for most official matches. If you are drive, you'll want to enter these courts from Fowler Street (across from the Fire Station). There is an inconspicuous driveway that will take you right to the courts. They now have a small sign that will direct you to these courts from this entrance; again, you'll need security to unlock these gates. Common courtesy for public courts is to limit your time to two hours maximum. There are one or two groups that come here with 7-8 people and just alternate, and stay here for HOURS. It's only a real problem when they are occupying two, even three courts while others are waiting. Personally, I have no problem asking people when they plan to finish up or who was there before they were- keep 'em honest! If you want to be sure you'll get to play (for example, a match) you CAN reserve these courts at atlantaga.gov/iparcs. It doesn't appear anyone really reserves these courts. I went through the reservation process and it appears they are following City of Atlanta rates for courts. So far I haven't encountered anyone who has a reservation kicking someone else off, but since these courts are growing in popularity, I can see it happening soon. Sadly, until they get lights on these courts- which may be never- as well as nearby restrooms, this location isn't a great option for league matches. I've enjoyed playing on these courts, but I think everyone else who plays here feels a little entitled to the secret of the courts and people seem to be annoyed when others show up. But- as long as it's sunny and there's an open court, these are in way better condition than other free, in-town options (Ansley Park, Frankie Allen, Peachtree Hills, Central Park).