Hospitality Leadership Camp at Les Roches, Marbella

Marbella, SpainLes Roches4.4(134)

Dates
Jul 18 – Aug 1, 2027
Duration
1 or 2 weeks
Ages
15–17
Price from

$2,437

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Course price for 1 week — $3,026

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A one- or two-week summer camp on the Les Roches campus in Marbella, Spain, for students aged 15 to 17. The camp is built around what it takes to be a great leader: participants build communication and teamwork skills through hands-on hospitality experiences, challenges and outdoor adventures. Days combine interactive classes and practical workshops with behind-the-scenes industry visits, excursions around Marbella and the Costa del Sol, beach and outdoor activities, and students live on campus in shared en-suite rooms with full board.

Age

15–17 yrs

Language

English

Accommodation

Campus

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About the Course

The Hospitality Leadership Camp is built around what it takes to be a great leader. Students build communication and teamwork skills through hands-on hospitality experiences, challenges and outdoor adventures, go behind the scenes of hospitality and sports businesses, take part in interactive classes and practical workshops and develop professional and personal skills. Teaching is in English on an international campus; applicants whose first language is not English provide a recognised English language certificate.

What’s Included

The programme fee covers the full residential experience: tuition, teaching materials and practical uniforms, accommodation on campus, full board including meals during excursions, and the activities programme (excursions, field trips, indoor and outdoor activities, a programme certificate and a farewell dinner). Minibus transport between the airport and the campus is included, as is transport from Malaga train station to the campus and to all planned excursions. Students need a valid passport and valid health insurance, and applicants whose first language is not English provide an English language certificate. Places are limited and the school advises applying early; after acceptance the school sends an acceptance letter, an invoice and a welcome guide.

Accommodation

Students live on the Les Roches Marbella campus. Accommodation is a shared double room with an en-suite bathroom, included in the programme fee. On arrival day the school meets students at a welcome checkpoint in the arrivals hall of the designated airport and takes them to campus by minibus.

Meal Plan

Full board is included in the programme fee, including meals taken during excursions. A typical day starts with breakfast, breaks for lunch in the middle of the day and ends with dinner on campus; the programme also includes food and beverage experiences and a farewell dinner.

Activities & Excursions

Alongside classes and practical workshops, the week includes behind-the-scenes visits to hospitality and sports businesses, local visits and excursions around Marbella and the Costa del Sol, outdoor and beach activities on the Mediterranean, food and beverage experiences, team building and farewell activities. Students receive a full timetable on arrival; the published programme is described by the school as an example.

Facilities

The Marbella campus of Les Roches sits in one of Europe's best-known luxury resorts and is described by the school as a living hospitality laboratory, where learning is complemented by student life with Mediterranean flair. Students live and study on the campus itself.

Camp Experience

Les Roches summer camps bring together students from many countries on an international campus. Participants take interactive classes and practical workshops, work in teams, meet hospitality professionals, go behind the scenes of leading businesses, and discover Marbella, Malaga and the Costa del Sol through visits, excursions and social events.

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Hospitality Leadership

20 Lessons · 15–17 yrs · B2–C2

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Discover what it takes to be a great leader. Build your communication and teamwork skills through hands-on hospitality experiences, challenges, and outdoor adventures. Students go behind the scenes of hospitality and sports businesses, take part in interactive classes and practical workshops and develop professional and personal skills through hands-on activities.

Days combine interactive classes and practical hands-on hospitality workshops in the morning with group work or an industry visit in the afternoon, plus leisure activities. Topics include brand and event leadership, food and beverage rotations, guest experience and a live service showcase.

Leadership and teamwork in a hospitality setting: communication, hands-on hospitality workshops, presentation skills, industry visits and team challenges, taught in English on an international campus.

Daily Schedule

  1. Breakfast

    07:00–08:00

  2. Classes

    08:30–12:30

  3. Lunch

    12:30–13:30

  4. Dinner

    18:30–19:30

  5. Evening activities

    20:00–22:00

  6. Lights out

    22:30

Included items

  • International students
  • Excursions
  • Residence accommodation

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School

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Les Roches

Les Roches is an international hospitality business school with campuses in Crans-Montana (Switzerland), Marbella (Spain) and Abu Dhabi. Its Swiss campus sits in Bluche, above the alpine resort of Crans-Montana, and combines tradition and innovation with seasonal sports on the doorstep. Alongside its degree programmes, Les Roches runs summer camps for teenagers, where students from many countries live on campus, take interactive classes and practical workshops, visit leading hospitality businesses and take part in excursions, outdoor activities and team events. The school describes its community as family-style and multicultural, cultivating what it calls the Les Roches Way of Life.

Location

Map showing camp locationMarbella, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, Marbella

Frequently Asked Questions

The camp is for students aged between 15 and 17 years old, and the school asks that the age requirement is met during the programme dates. Students who are 18 or older are directed to the Hospitality Experience Summer Program instead.

If English is not your first language, or you have not spent the last two years studying in a school where English is the main language of instruction, the school asks for one of the following: TOEFL 70 (internet-based), IELTS average 5.5 with a minimum of 5.0 in each component, Cambridge FCE grade C or CAE with at least 160 points, or Duolingo 110 with no component below 100–105.

On the Les Roches campus, in a shared double room with an en-suite bathroom. Accommodation is part of the programme fee.

Yes. Full board is included, including meals during excursions.

Yes. Minibus transport is included between the designated airport and the campus in both directions, and for all planned excursions. On arrival day the school meets students at a welcome checkpoint in the arrivals hall.

Mornings bring breakfast, an activity and a practical workshop before a lunch break. Afternoons combine interactive group work or an industry visit or excursion with a leisure activity, followed by dinner. The school describes the published schedule as an example and provides a confirmed timetable before arrival.

A valid passport and valid health insurance, plus a copy of your English language certificate if one is required. A parent or legal guardian also completes a consent form as part of the application.

Students apply through the school website, provide their English language certificate and the parent or guardian consent form, and then receive an acceptance letter, an invoice and a welcome guide. Payment is arranged within 15 days of receiving the invoice. The school advises applying as early as possible because demand for places is high.

More about this camp

The Hospitality Leadership Camp is run by Les Roches, an international hospitality business school, on its campus in Marbella, Spain. It is a residential pre-university camp for students aged 15 to 17, taught in English, and it is built around what it takes to be a great leader: communication, teamwork and hands-on hospitality experience. Days combine interactive classes and practical workshops with behind-the-scenes visits to hospitality and sports businesses, presentation skills training and team building. Outside the classroom the programme brings local visits and excursions around Marbella and the Costa del Sol, outdoor and beach activities on the Mediterranean, food and beverage experiences and social events with students from many countries. Students live on campus in shared en-suite rooms with full board, and minibus transport from the airport and from Malaga train station is part of the package. Students choose a one-week or a two-week stay in Marbella; the school also runs the same camps on its Crans-Montana campus in Switzerland, and a two-week combination of the two. Applicants need a valid passport and health insurance, and an English language certificate if English is not their first language.

Price from $2,437