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5-Day Marbella Hen Weekend Itinerary | The Local's Guide
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Most hen weekends in Marbella are three or four days. That is enough time to get the key things in — a villa, a boat trip, one or two nights out. But it does not leave you much room.
Five days is different. Five days means you do not have to choose between the yacht and the beach club. You can do both, properly, with a day between them. You can have a villa party night and still save energy for a second night out in Marbella. You can eat somewhere good on the first evening and not feel like you are squeezing a group dinner into a day that already has three other things in it.
The groups who book five days tend to fall into one of two camps: groups who have been to Marbella before and know what they want, and groups who have never been and want to make absolutely sure they miss nothing. Both are right. For the complete picture of every marbella hen do idea available and a full planning a marbella hen weekend guide, both are worth reading alongside this.
This is how five days looks when it is planned properly.
What This Itinerary Covers
Days: 5 (4 nights — Thursday to Monday, or Wednesday to Sunday)
Best for: Groups of 10 to 20 who want the full Marbella experience without rushing
Includes: Private villa, luxury yacht charter, dedicated beach club day, day activity, villa party night, group dinner, two nights in Marbella's best clubs
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Day 1: Arrival Day — Settle In, Open the Bubbly
The first day sets the tone. Groups arrive at different times, nobody wants to be rushed straight into something, and the villa is the reason you booked five days instead of flying home on Sunday.
Afternoon — Villa Arrival
Check-in is usually from 4pm, though this varies by villa. Your grocery and drinks delivery will already be waiting — bottles in the fridge, snacks on the counter, the villa stocked before you arrive. This is worth doing for a group this size. Spending the first hour hunting for a supermarket is not how anyone wants to start.
First few hours: pool, prosecco, and no itinerary. Let the group decompress from the journey and take in the fact that you have a private villa in Marbella for the next five days.
Browse the full : private villa collection to see which villa fits your group size.
Evening — Villa Party Setup and Group Dinner
The first evening works well as the villa party night — the group is together, everyone has energy, and you have not yet spent two nights in nightclubs.
A villa party package transforms the space: themed decor, lights, a cocktail station, and options for a cheeky butler or DJ depending on how the group wants to play it. Last Fling Before the Ring, Last Rumble in the Jungle, and Margaritas With My Señoritas are all strong themes for an arrival night.
Late evening, a private chef cooks for the group at the villa. A shared paella or a full sit-down dinner — you do not need to leave the villa, and the group eats properly before the week ahead.
See all : villa party packages and villa dining and private chef options.
Day 2: Yacht Day — The One They Talk About for Years
Day two is the yacht. Not the morning after the villa party night — that would be day four — but the second day, when everyone has slept, recovered, and is ready to commit to a full day on the water.
Morning — Board and Head Out
Departure is usually around 11am from the marina. The Ultimate Hen Yacht is the right call for a group with five days — it is a proper luxury charter with a sun deck, salon, and enough space for the whole group to spread out. This is not the catamaran crammed with thirty people. It is your yacht, your group, your day.
The yacht heads out along the coast. Anchor in a bay for swimming. Sun deck for those who just want to lie there with a drink. Music, food, and the kind of afternoon that does not feel like it should exist in real life.
See the full : boats and yachts collection including the catamaran and Classic Hen Cruise options.
Evening — Restaurant Dinner in Puerto Banus
After the yacht, the group comes back into the marina and the evening is a proper dinner. Not the villa — something out.
Kova is well placed for this. The Nighttime Bottomless Brunch and Tibu Entry option works: three-course set menu, two hours of unlimited drinks, and then straight into Tibu for the night. One venue to two, no logistics gap, no dead time between dinner and going out.
Alternatively, Leone on the waterfront keeps things a little calmer — the bottomless brunch option there includes a welcome fruit platter and main, with upgrades to Moet available. Good choice if the group wants a slightly more relaxed evening after a full day on the water.
See all : restaurant and dining options.
Night — Tibu
Tibu is Marbella's most established nightclub and it runs best from midnight. VIP table with bottle service, reserved area, dedicated host. The group arrives off the back of dinner already in the right mood, and the night takes care of itself.
See all : Marbella nightlife options.
Day 3: Beach Club Day — This Is Why You Do Not Combine It With the Boat
The single most common mistake groups make when planning a Marbella hen weekend is trying to squeeze the beach club into the boat day. They are not the same thing, and attempting to do both in one day means you do neither properly.
The beach club needs its own day. That is what day three is for.
Day — Kova Beach Club or Ocean Club
Both work for a hen group, but they offer slightly different things.
Kova on a Sunday is the Sunday Bottomless Brunch — four hours, from noon, bottomless cocktails and mocktails, sharing food, live DJ, reserved sun beds. If your five days runs Thursday to Monday, Sunday at Kova is one of the best days a hen group can have in Marbella. The timing is perfect: day four of five, the group is fully relaxed, and there is nothing to recover from the day before.
Ocean Club is the other option. VIP beds on the water, dedicated service, minimum spend. Slightly more upscale and quieter than Kova on a Sunday, which suits some groups better — particularly if the previous night at Tibu was a serious one.
See all : Marbella beach club options.
Evening — Relaxed Villa Night
After a full beach club day, nobody wants to go straight out. The evening goes back to the villa — pool, easy dinner, an early night for those who need it. The group has been going hard for three days. A quiet villa evening mid-trip is not wasted time. It is what lets everyone get back out on day four.
Day 4: Activities + Second Night Out — The Day That Has Everything
Day four is the fullest day on the itinerary. Morning activity, afternoon at the villa, and the second big night out.
Morning — Day Activity
A cocktail masterclass at Linekers is the right call here. Two to three hours, the group learns to make two or three cocktails each, takes the recipes home, and ends up slightly buzzed before noon. It is a proper activity — not a passive one — and it gives the morning structure without requiring anyone to be fully functional after three days in Marbella.
If the group wants something more physical, beach Olympics or archery tag are both solid alternatives. Both work for groups of ten or more and both bring the competitive element that some hen groups are absolutely there for.
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Afternoon — Villa Recovery
After the activity, the group returns to the villa. Lunch, pool, two or three hours before getting ready. This is not dead time — on a five-day trip, the villa is part of the experience. Some of the best moments of a hen weekend are not the organised things.
Evening — Group Dinner
La Sala in Puerto Banus works well for a second group dinner. The Hen Party Set Menu includes a welcome glass of cava, two courses, and half a bottle of wine per person — clean, straightforward, good food. The open bar upgrade is available for groups who want it.
Oak Firehouse is the other option for something more of a feast — welcome glass of cava, two courses, premium mains including fillet steak burger, full rack of BBQ ribs, and sirloin. Good for a group that wants proper food after a big day.
Night — Pangea or Second Night at Tibu
Pangea is the better call for the second night out if the group already did Tibu on day two. It is a larger venue — VIP table, bottle service, a different atmosphere. Groups who want a more warehouse-style nightclub experience lean towards Pangea. Groups who just want more of what worked before go back to Tibu.
Either way: VIP table, arrive around midnight, the group is in the right headspace after four days in Marbella and a proper dinner.
Day 5: Final Day — Villa Brunch, Last Hours in the Sun
The last day is not about squeezing one more thing in. It is about making the most of the villa before checkout and not spending the final morning of a hen weekend stressed about a taxi to the airport.
Morning — Villa Brunch
A private chef villa brunch is the right way to end five days. The group is together, nobody has to go anywhere, and it is a proper occasion rather than everyone grabbing toast before checking out.
Two or three hours around the pool, food on the table, and the kind of morning that makes the whole trip feel complete.
Afternoon — Pool Time and Departure
Check-out is typically 11am to 12 noon, but groups often arrange a late checkout for an additional cost — worth asking about when we build your proposal. Even without a late checkout, the villas in Puerto Banus are close enough to the airport that there is no need to rush the morning.
Transfers home are coordinated and included in the quote. The group leaves on time, nobody is standing on a kerb trying to split seven taxis.
How to Get This Right: What 5 Days Actually Teaches You
A few things we have learned from planning five-day Marbella hen weekends:
The yacht and beach club need to be separated by at least a day. Groups who do yacht on day two and beach club on day three are in better shape than groups who try to do both on consecutive days.
Plan the villa party on the first or second night, not day four or five. By then, the group wants to either be out or have a quiet night in — not setting up for a party.
The day activity works best on day three or four, not day one. The group needs to be settled into the villa first.
Build in one genuinely easy evening. Five days of full itinerary is too much. The quiet villa night is not wasted — it is what keeps the group functioning for the last two days.
Book early. Five-day trips with large villas in peak season go twelve months out. If you are looking at June, July, or August — or May, which moves just as fast — do not wait.
What You'll Need to Book for This Weekend
This is everything that goes into a well-planned five-day Marbella hen weekend:
A private villa — sleeps your whole group, private pool, the base for the whole trip
Grocery and welcome drinks delivery — arrives before you do
Villa party package — themed decor, cocktail station, entertainment options
Private chef for villa dinner — arrival night and final brunch
Yacht charter — full day on the water
Beach club — standalone day, VIP beds or full bottomless experience
Day activity — cocktail masterclass, beach Olympics, or archery tag
Restaurant dinner — two group dinners across five days
Nightlife — two nights, VIP table with bottle service at Tibu or Pangea
We plan every element of this as a single coordinated proposal — one email, everything sorted. You do not need to contact each venue separately or chase confirmations. We handle it.
When to Book
For peak summer dates — June, July, and August — book at least nine to twelve months in advance. Large villas for groups of fifteen or more go first, often within days of availability opening.
May moves just as fast as July and August. If you are planning a May hen weekend, treat it like peak season.
Shoulder season — April, September, October — gives you more flexibility, but the best villas still go early. Six to nine months out is the right range.
Read our full guide to : When to book a Marbella hen weekend for a full breakdown by month.
Frequently Asked Questions About Marbella Hen Weekend Itineraries
Is 5 days too long for a Marbella hen weekend?
Not if you use the time properly. Five days gives you space to do everything without rushing — a full yacht day, a standalone beach club day, a villa party night, two nights out, and a proper group dinner. Groups who try to fit this into three or four days end up either cutting things or exhausting themselves. Five days is the right length for a group that wants the full Marbella experience.
What is the best boat option for a 5-day Marbella hen weekend?
For a group with five days, the yacht is the right call. The catamaran is excellent for three and four-day trips where the boat needs to be the centrepiece, but when you have five days, you have the flexibility to do both — or to make the yacht the standout experience it is designed to be.
How far in advance should I book a 5-day Marbella hen weekend?
For peak summer dates, book at least nine to twelve months out. May moves as fast as July and August, so the same lead time applies. For shoulder season dates in April, September, or October, six months is usually enough — but for larger groups needing a villa with fifteen or more bedrooms, earlier is always better. Large villas go first.
How much does a 5-day Marbella hen weekend cost?
A well-planned five-day Marbella hen weekend with a private villa, yacht day, beach club, villa party, activities, two nights out, and group dinners typically sits in the mid-range to premium bracket. Larger groups bring the per-person cost down. We put together a full bespoke proposal based on your group, so you know exactly what you are getting before committing to anything.
Do you need transfers during a 5-day Marbella hen weekend?
Yes — for anything outside Puerto Banus, transfers are included in your quoted prices. Airport pickups, boat departure point transfers, beach club arrivals, and late-night returns from Marbella town are all coordinated as part of the booking. You do not need to organise taxis separately.
How We Plan Your Hen Weekend
Every weekend we plan is different. Different villa, different group, different priorities. What stays the same is the process.
You get in touch with your dates, group size, and what you have in mind. We come back within 48 hours with a bespoke proposal — villa options, a suggested itinerary, and a full cost breakdown per person. No fixed packages, no generic options list. Everything is built around your group.
Once you confirm, we handle every booking with every supplier. Villa, boat, beach club, restaurant, transfers — all of it. Your group members pay their own share separately through our payment system so you are not chasing anyone for money. Your full itinerary arrives the week before you travel.
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