HQ Hotel School

In this post we would like to talk about the importance of having a hotel in a school used by students in order to improve their skills. There is no doubt that experience within the workplace is a must, further more in sectors like tourism where the practical skills are truly needed. Arie van der Spek, senior vice president, Laureate Hospitality Woldwide e xplains the importance of practical training in creating more effective employees as the "transformative education". This transformative education is based on six key areas of development: internationality, guided hands-on learning, professionalism in the workplace, progressive learning principles, soft skill development and ultimately, employability. Is with that in mind we create the HQ Hotel School with the goal to create the best professionals by giving them the know how needed to exceed thoughtout classes and at the same implement that know how in a real life situation. Using these method we believe our s...

The beautiful beach "Galapinhos" in Arrábida natural park (Setúbal) has been named "Europe Best Beach 2017" by the online portal European best destinations . Travellers around the world choose between 15 nomenees around europe, but the winner was Galapinhos, praised by the portal as "the perfect beach in an unspoilt nature". Despite the 1st place of Galapinhos, either one of Arrábida beaches could have won the prize, the blue water and white sandy beaches are just a delight to visit. Less than 20 minutes from Galapinhos, HQ Hotel School is the perfect spot to visit this amazing beach and to discover all the wonders of Arrábida natural park. We will leave this video to give you a small insight about this amazing place. Don´t forget to visit our Instagram page and Facebook page for more news about Setubal and HQ Hotel School.

The HQ Hotel School provides a fine dining restaurant where the students cook the food and deliver it to your table with a 5 star service, applying all the resources they learn in classes. You can visit the restaurant from monday's to friday's for lunch or dinner. There is a different menu every day, and at thursdays there's always a theme dinner. Despite the luxury fine dining experience, the prices are low cost, just 12€ for menus without beverages, except at thursdays nights the menus go to 15€ per person. We invite you to this amazing experience and we promise that you will have a wonderful time. For reservations or more informations: call our number:  265 009 900 Send us an email: hqhotelschool@gmail.com Book on our website:  https://hqhotelschool.blogspot.pt/       

One good thing about Setúbal it's the transport networks that the city provides. You can catch the boat or the train to go to the capital (Lisbon). The transports pass every 15/20 minutes and they're very comfortable. We also have a lot of buses that go to the capital, and pass by other beautiful places in Portugal, near (or not) from Setúbal. The prices are cheap and very attractive to the tourists.

If you have interess of know more about our city but don't know exactly what to do, well maybe It's a good idea to read about this post.  The green Serra da Arrábida, the monument of the Christ-King, in Almada; and the beaches of Costa da Caparica, the picturesque fishing village of Sesimbra, the port of Arrábida, the Roman ruins of Miróbriga in Santiago do Cacém, Santo André and Troia, among many others. Also worthy of mention is the Church and Convent of Jesus, the Castle of São Filipe, Fort of Santiago do Outão, Fort of Albarquel and the Walls of Setúbal.

It's a new hotel with a new point of view. It's a proof that young motivated students can provide the same performance as simple hospitality workers We are located in Setúbal (30 miles away from the Lisbon), near different recognized beaches in Portugal and close to a lot of different touristic sights, such as  Cristo Rei . Our hotel is composed of several departments, and all of them have one goal in common, that is the satisfaction of our clients. The hotel has 55 rooms, each of them with specific characteristics, and all with one incredible view to the  Rio Tejo . Our hotel belongs to a Portuguese Tourism School. We are 250 students focused on our goals.

We are tourism students from Escola do Turismo de Portugal de Setúbal  with a true passion for hospitality. We love our city and we aim to bring customers to our hotel so that they not only know the best that our city has to offer, but also that our guests feel truly welcome and that they create a great empathy with us and with our hotel.