TIO TIO: five padel courts on a Rummelsburg roof
Five courts on a roof, four minutes from the station, in 60 and 90-minute sessions that go as soon as the fourteen-day window opens.
Also listed as TIO TIO Rooftop.
At a glance
- Courts
- 5 outdoor courts
- Court type
- Rooftop
- Booking slot
- 90 min
- Opening hours
- Mon–Fri 10:00–21:00 · Sat–Sun 10:00–21:00
- Facilities
- Racket rental · Bar · Rooftop terrace
- Address
- Marktstr. 6, 10317 Berlin, Lichtenberg, Rummelsburg
Details verified 22 August 2026 · Court counts, prices and hours change — confirm with the venue before you book.
Padel on a roof is not a gimmick when the alternative in inner Berlin is no court at all. TIO TIO's five courts sit on top of a building in Rummelsburg, four minutes from the S-Bahn, and the venue sells them in clean 60 and 90-minute sessions rather than the sliding scale most platforms use.
The booking window is the practical thing to know: slots open fourteen days ahead and the popular ones do not last. For a group that plays every second Tuesday, that means putting a recurring reminder in a calendar rather than deciding on the day — and it is the reason a venue with five courts can still be hard to get into.
Getting there
Four minutes on foot from S Rummelsburg, which is two stops from Ostkreuz. Padel FC is a short walk along the river, so if TIO TIO's window has closed there is a second option nearby.
Running a session here
TIO TIO has 5 courts, and a 90-minute booking is the slot to plan around. That fixes almost everything else about the evening.
- Bring 20 to 26 players. 20 is everyone on court every round; past that you are running a sit-out queue, which is fine but somebody has to track it.
- Expect about 6 rounds once you take out warm-up and changeovers — play each to 32 points so every court finishes together and the scores stay comparable.
- At 26 players, 6 people sit out each round. 5 courts tops out at 26 players before the sit-out queue is longer than the court time.
Formats that fit
- Americano a full rotation at 20 players is 19 rounds and the booking holds 6, so you play a slice of it. Fine for an evening, but the standings are a snapshot rather than a complete table.
- Mexicano re-pairs by the standings each round, so the games stay close. 6 rounds is enough for the table to mean something.
- King of the Court needs about 10 rounds to climb 5 courts, and the booking gives 6.
| Courts | Everyone plays | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 | 12 | 16 |
| 4 | 16 | 21 |
| 5 | 20 | 26 |
Five courts is twenty players on court and a ceiling around twenty-six, in 90-minute sessions that give six rounds to 32 points or ten to 21. Twenty players will not complete an Americano rotation, so this is a Mexicano evening — and with the fourteen-day booking window, the format is the easy decision compared with getting the slot.
Common questions
- How many courts does TIO TIO have?
- Five outdoor courts, on the roof of the Rummelsburg site, bookable in 60 and 90-minute sessions.
- How far ahead can you book?
- Fourteen days, and the courts are in high demand — the good slots go early.
- Is TIO TIO indoors?
- No. All five courts are outdoors on a rooftop, so a winter booking depends on the weather.
Other venues in Berlin
- 4Padel Berlin6 indoor courts, 1 of them singles · Reinickendorf, Märkisches Viertel
- BeachMitte4 outdoor courts · Mitte, at Nordbahnhof
- Birgit Padel3 outdoor courts, 1 of them singles · Kreuzberg, at Schlesisches Tor
- Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf4 outdoor courts · Reinickendorf
Worth reading before you book
- How many courts and how long: fitting a format into your bookingFit a format into a 60, 90 or 120-minute booking. The arithmetic behind points-to-target and timed rounds, with tables for one to four courts.
- The six social padel formats, and which one fits your groupAmericano, Mexicano, King of the Court and their fixed-partner versions — compared on the three things that decide which one your group should play.
We are not affiliated with TIO TIO. This page is written from public sources for anyone planning a session.
Sources: tiotio.club, padelinsider.de