The fact that Down Hall is the only hotel in southeast England (and one of just two in the UK) to feature its own padel tennis court might have passed most guests by a couple of years ago. But today it’s probably one of the biggest draws to the 19th-century Italian mansion spa hotel and estate — particularly given its convenient location just 45 minutes from central London on the Hertfordshire-Essex border.
Chances are you’re familiar with the buzz around padel tennis by now. If you’re not (yet) completely obsessed with it, you’ve almost certainly heard of the unlikely squash-tennis hybrid that’s seen an unstoppable rise in recent years thanks to an eclectic A-list following from Andy Murray to David Beckham and Elle Macpherson.
