The Smol Padel

One court in the hills

The Smol Padel is on Jalan Arcamanik Atas, about three kilometres up in Sindanglaya, Cimenyan — the ridge above eastern Bandung where the air is noticeably cooler than in the city. The club is honest about its scale: one court, hence the name. It sits under a white arched fabric-and-steel canopy that covers the court completely, with timber-slat back walls and toughened glass at the ends.

Playing here

The surface is a dark green turf with white service and centre lines, and the enclosure is standard padel construction — glass back walls, mesh above the timber, a padel net across the middle. Because it is a single court under cover, evening sessions run under the canopy floodlights regardless of the weather, which on the Cimenyan ridge is a genuine advantage: rain arrives earlier and harder up here than it does downtown.

Practicalities

• Open 06:00–23:00, seven days a week.
• Courtside publishes a floor of Rp 199,000, given as a “from” figure rather than an hourly rate.
• Google reviewers rate it 4.9 from 38 ratings.
• Some directories file the club as “Smol Padel Club” rather than “The Smol Padel” — it is the same venue.

Getting there: the address is on the upper Arcamanik road rather than Arcamanik Endah down in the city, and the last stretch climbs steeply. Allow more time than the map suggests, especially in the evening. With one court and a good reputation, weekend slots are the first to go.