Les Roches (hospitality management school)

Les Roches in Marbella is one of the world's leaders in hospitality and hotel management education, part of the renowned Swiss educational tradition. The school consistently ranks among the world's top in hospitality.

Instruction is in English, with a focus on practice and internships in the global hospitality industry. The campus is in the Spanish resort of Marbella.

Les Roches - a world leader in hospitality:

• Top-5 worldwide - QS by Subject (Hospitality)
• The Swiss model of hotel education
• Internships in the industry worldwide

The Les Roches campus in Marbella is equipped for hands-on hospitality learning: training restaurants, hotel spaces and residences.

Les Roches specializes in hospitality and management:

• International Hospitality Management
• Business administration in hospitality
• Luxury & Experience Management

Admission is based on your school diploma and English. The school is geared toward international students.

The standard admission route to Les Roches (hospitality management school) for international students looks like this:

1. Choose a program (9–12 months ahead). Decide on the field — hospitality and management — and the level: bachelor’s or master’s. Programs differ in requirements, deadlines and fees.
2. Language certificate. For public universities, usually yes; private business schools offer many programs in English.
3. Application. Applications are submitted online; once reviewed, the university sends an offer — with it you can plan finances and housing.
4. Student visa and relocation. After the offer, StudyU helps prepare visa or residence-permit documents for Spain; the consular or migration authority makes the decision.

After 11 years of school. Yes, after homologación - no preparatory year. Public universities add PCE exams via UNED; private ones admit on documents.

• Passport
• School certificate and transcript
• English certificate (IELTS/TOEFL)
• Motivation letter

Exact requirements - in a consultation.

Start with the slowest items — translations, apostille and the language exam: they take 1–2 months. We do the final package check for you.

This is a private international school; tuition applies. You see tuition, required extras and scholarship options before the application.

Country benchmark for Spain. Public universities are more affordable; private business schools cost more. You see the tuition and extra costs before we send the application.

Beyond tuition, budget for housing, insurance, visa fees and tickets must be planned separately. During the free initial consultation, we clarify your goal, profile, timing, and budget and identify the next realistic step. A personal strategy, requirement checks, selection of agreed options, document preparation, applications, and support are provided under an agreement with StudyU.

Marbella is a well-known resort in southern Spain; the school provides on-campus residence accommodation.

Upon arrival, the first tasks are registration, a bank account and a transport card — every student gets our step-by-step checklist.

After graduation. The right to stay and work after graduation is set by the visa rules of Spain — they change, so we check the current options individually.

The strong fields of Les Roches (hospitality management school) are hospitality and management. As at most universities in Spain, students have access to a career centre, job fairs and internships — use them from the first semesters: hands-on experience is decisive for the first job.

Many graduates continue studying: a bachelor’s from Spain is a strong base for a master’s in the same country or anywhere else.