The University Club of Palo Alto

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Summary / Description

9 tennis courts, 6 permanent pickleball courts (all with lights until 11 PM), bocce ball, aquatics with a rebuilt swimming pool as of 2025. Plus a newly refurbished fitness room with personal trainers, on site food & beverage service, kids camps and club organized social events all year round. Easily accessible from 280 and Foothill Expressway - it’s truly a hidden gem. The best private swim and racquet club in Silicon Valley! Club offers tennis lessons, clinics and programming 7 days a week, junior tennis year round, USTA teams annually ranging from 2.5+ to 4.5, and men’s, multiple UTR league opportunities, women’s, and mixed, social events for all levels and ages, drop in clinics, ball machine complimentary to members, hitting wall available anytime. Lots of parking.

Court Information

Address: 780 Arastradero Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306

City: Palo Alto

County: Santa Clara County

State: California

Postal Code: 94304

Website: Website

Google Maps Link: Google Maps

Google Location Link: Location

Place Type: Club

Number of Tennis Courts: 9

Number of Pickleball Courts: 6

Court Location: Outdoor

Access Type: Private

Location Map

Amenities & Features

Category	Available Features
Core Amenities	LightsRestroomsNo Water FountainBenchesFencingShowersLocker Rooms
Court Condition	CleanWell MaintainedQuietSafe Area
Court Surface	Hard Court
Equipment & Services	Equipment RentalBall MachineLessons AvailableTournaments Available
Environment Features	Trees
Access Details	Membership RequiredFee Applies
Parking	Free Parking Lot
Nearby Facilities	Pickleball NearbySwimming Facilities NearbyBaseball NearbyFootball NearbyGym NearbyCafe NearbyRestaurant Nearby

Dog & Pet Information

Dog Rules: Dogs must be leashed and under control. Dog owners are responsible for cleaning up after their dogs.

No Dogs Allowed

Reviews & Ratings

Overall Rating

4.4 out of 5 stars (148 reviews)

What Visitors Say

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Positive Reviews:

Heather Green: ★★★★★

The best private swim and racquet club in Silicon Valley! 8 tennis courts, 4 permanent pickleball courts (all with lights until 11 PM), and a rebuilt pool as of 2025. Plus a newly refurbished fitness room with personal trainers, on site food & beverage service, and club organized social events all year round. Easily accessible from 280 and Foothill Expressway - it’s truly a hidden gem.

Eric DePeel: ★★★★★

Great service, nice facilities and private.

Kurt Buecheler: ★★★★★

A great combo of tennis pickleball bocce basketball swimming weights and cardio equipment. Add to this dining and wine tasting events as well as dining and bar, both inside and out and there is quite a lot to do.

Ann Pann: ★★★★★

Nice place to have an event. Catered food has good options large space. Lots of parking.

Claire Werner Rigodanzo: ★★★★★

With tennis, pickleball, & bocce, University Club is my home away from home. I also love the fitness classes, and I just started personal training to help recover from injury. The clubhouse has a casual vibe with great lunches and dinners. Events like wine dinners and holidays are fabulous. The swim coach and tennis pros are top-notch! Highly recommend as a private cIub for the whole family!

Neutral Reviews:

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Negative Reviews:

A. “iRawrr” G.: ★

Does not allow events for non-club members, but they dont say that anywhere on their site etc. Very misleading.

Mark Fuchs: ★

We joined primarily for the tennis… But the junior program is a waste of time unless your kids are in it only for the giggles or you just want a babysitter… We had to go elsewhere for our kids’ development (all three played or are playing college tennis, 2 at the D1 level). Some of the women members are rude… they act like they own the place… it was beyond anything I’ve experienced anywhere… and we’ve belonged to a handful of clubs because of our moves over the years… other members have said the same thing… life is too short and membership fees too high to deal with snooty people like them…The grill is good…But there’s nothing else I can recommend… We’re no longer members… And have moved from the area…There are much better options like Foothill, the bay club, and especially brookside in Saratoga (the latter has an excellent tennis and junior development program run by Steve Roberts… it’s where our kids trained)…

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Thomas Riordan: ★★★★★

Good place for high school tennis matches.