Vanderbilt Tennis Club at Grand Central Terminal

Everyone’s always surprised when I tell them there is a tennis court available for rent in Grand Central. The rates recently rose and vary wildly from $ 100 to the $ 200s depending on demand. The courts are also wildly difficult to find so come early if you’ve never been here! The tennis court is on the 4^th floor and the elevator can be found along a hall at the bottom end of the ramp on 42^nd St/​Park. They provide lots of tennis balls and there is a large clock on the wall to remind players of the time.
Despite the high prices and echoey room, the club is in a very convenient location and it’s always refreshing to see Park Ave right out the decorated windows (same windows as Campbell Apartments).

Definitely hear people about the pricing and how steep it is (hence the ⁴⁄₅ stars).
Not ideal and makes it pretty tough to play there a few times a year. That said, it is right in the middle of the busiest train station in the East Coast, so they can get away with it.
I booked a reservation for some family doubles as a Christmas present. The Head Pro, Dadi, helped us lock-​in a time well in advance (for an extra fee — typically you can only book week of).
Come the big day, I screwed up the reservation and showed up at 10am instead of 9am. Heart sank and was devastated. But Dadi and Jane (Asst. Pro) were awesome and scrambled to make the upstairs drilling area available for us to salvage the day. Turned out to be a blast and overall left us with an awesome customer service feeling.
If you’re going to go, make sure to get there at the right time (duh) and take any pictures during your court time as there’s a hard stop on the hour. Ask about the upstairs ball machine area if you’re looking to get warmed up before you get on court — it’s an awesome rig they have.

After hearing about the «tennis court inside grand central,» I was hellbent on discovering this littleknown gem. Next time my parents came to visit (my dad is an avid tennis player and fan to say the least), we set out to find this place. It was not an easy task at first, but I had heard to find the elevator and that would lead us there. Unfortunately no one seem to knew where the elevator was (staff that worked at GC included). Eventually we saw a tour group pop into an elevator and followed suit. We took it to the fourth floor and followed the signs to the court. Even though we knew we were coming to see the court, it was still exciting to find it. It’s a small place, with a desk, some small changing rooms, and the two courts. There was a group of kids taking lessons when we stopped in. They had some helpful brochures in case we wanted to come back and play at another time. It’s pricey (can be up to $ 200+/hour) but some times/​days were closer to $ 100/​hour (like 1 am lol). They also offer deals on groupon or living social occasionally for lessons and tennis boot camp so check that out too!
To avoid the chaos of the elevator quest, it’s easiest to enter by the Campbell apartment (bar within GC) and you’ll be able to navigate more easily from there as opposed to the main terminal.

Very convenient, clean, stocked locker rooms. Located in Grand Central Terminal (4^th floor). It’s a little hard to find at first but it’s near the Oyster Restaurant and up the elevators.
As a first time customer, you get a free 30 minute session with the automated ball machine. You can choose your own speed, direction, feed height of the ball. It’s great practice and worth booking every once in a while to prove your swing.
I also signed up for the circuit tennis class, which is brutal (in a good way). You’re constantly moving and doing back hands and volleys and running back to the baseline. Then switching to forward swings and volleys and running back to baseline, then finally squats and lunges. It’s an intense hour and you’ll feel the residual soreness days later.
The instructors are great and encourage you with great feedback. The lessons are pricy and more even more expensive than the Yorkville/​Sutton Place counterparts, but it’s worth the central location and convenience. Occasionally they will have a deal with Gilt or groupon and that’s the time to jump on it. Best of all, You can hop on the train without ever having to go outside.

Love this place — the location is perfect and feels very unique — right above Grand Central. Looses points for ease of reservation — they don’t let you book more than a week in advance, and it’s generally very busy… Also for the price. Very expensive, especially during the day — up to $ 300/​hr! Its fine if you go off peak and split the cost.

Agree with previous comment. Do not even consider buying any type of coupons. I had a coupon for three group lessons and any time I called they had no availability, even though i called a week in advance (and that is the earliest that you can call to get a spot). Terrible service and explanation too. There are other place like Bumble Bee tennis with plenty of availability and no need to call or email for reservation, simply go online and make it yourself.

They tried to stop my redemption of an advertised offer based on a non-​existent limitation, and then were very rude when I asked them about the issue. Generally terrible customer service.