New to pickleball in Thao Dien? Start here.

1. Where to play

GoChoi has recorded 19 pickleball venues in Thao Dien, An Phu and An Khanh — 11 of them inside Thao Dien itself, 5 with a roof for rainy season. Every venue page has the address, phone number and photos so you can call ahead and check a court is free.

See the full venue list or check court prices by venue. Two well-known ones inside Thao Dien itself: PickoLand and QTC Pickleball Club.

2. Two different prices, and why they get confused

Court hire is what a venue charges to rent the whole court for an hour — that's the number on the prices page. Most social play doesn't work that way, though. The common pattern in HCMC is that an organizer books the court for a block of hours and posts it in a Facebook group, and everyone who joins pays a smaller per-player fee — typically 50,000₫ to 110,000₫ for two to three hours. If a post says a low price per person, that's the session fee, not the court's hourly rate.

3. What level to look for

Organizers usually split players by level so a beginner isn't thrown in with people who've played for years. The scale runs 2.0 (brand new) → 2.5 (basic rallies) → 3.0–3.5 (intermediate) → 4.0–4.5 (advanced/competitive). If this is your first time on court, look for a 2.0–2.5 session — it's normal to start there, and most groups are glad to have new players.

4. Joining or hosting on GoChoi

GoChoi is a free tool for the organizer side of this: one link per session, players pick their level and slot themselves, the session locks when it's full and keeps a waitlist, and payment goes straight to the organizer's own QR code — GoChoi never holds the money and doesn't take a cut. Set up a session or see what's on. If you read Vietnamese, the social session guide covers the same ground in more detail, including the per-player fee and how slots get held today.