Twelve hours of coaching with two players on a court, Monday to Friday, and a day at Lake Balaton. Six guests per week, and the rest of every day in one of the most walkable cities in Europe.
See the 2027 datesThree hours on court on four mornings, in two sessions with a break between them. That is the amount of court time where something changes: a grip that stops slipping, a second serve you trust, a volley you no longer back away from. Two players on a court with one coach, so every ball is yours and nothing is spent waiting your turn.
By one o’clock you are done, showered and free. Budapest is small enough to cross on foot, the thermal baths are a serious recovery tool rather than a tourist stop, and dinner costs a fraction of what it does in Western Europe. Come alone or come with someone who does not play — we built the afternoons for both.
Hungary grows up on clay: longer rallies, kinder on the knees, and the surface that teaches you to build a point. Outdoor hard courts are there too, so you also practise on the surface most people play at home.
Budapest sits on hot springs. By Thursday you have three mornings on court in your legs, and an afternoon in 38-degree water is the difference between finishing the week strong and limping through Friday.
Castle Hill, the river, the Market Hall and the old seventh district are all within half an hour of each other. No day is spent in transit.
Two 90-minute sessions on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, with an hour’s break between them. Wednesday is a day at Lake Balaton.
Levels are set in the first session. Forehand and backhand under feed, then live rallying after the break.
Fisherman’s Bastion and Matthias Church, down the funicular to the Chain Bridge.
Group dinner, 19:00Toss, the trophy position, a second serve that holds up. Return stance and contact point.
Lángos at the Great Market Hall, then an hour on the river past Parliament.
A day out of the city. The lakeside promenade at Balatonfüred, then the abbey and the views over the water from Tihany.
Day trip · no tennisVolleys and the approach shot, then the first four shots of a point played on purpose.
Thermal pools in the City Park. Your legs recover for the last morning on court.
Entry includedPositioning and poaching, then a friendly round-robin to finish the week.
Up to the Citadella for the view over both banks, then the farewell dinner.
Farewell dinner, 19:00Meals are not included. We book the table for the Monday and Friday dinners, and everyone orders and pays for their own.
Arrive on Thursday. Three mornings on court — Friday, Saturday and Sunday — six hours in total, with the same two-players-on-a-court format and the same coaches. Two afternoons in the city before you fly home.
You have never played, or you picked up a racket a handful of times. You will be rallying by Wednesday.
You can keep a rally going from the baseline and you are learning how to play actual points.
A club player. You serve, you play matches, and you want the technical gaps named out loud.
You play league or competitive club tennis and you are here for tactics and sharpening, not basics.
Twelve hours of coaching, two players on a court with one coach, plus the afternoons and the day at Lake Balaton.
The same week with the coach to yourself for all twelve hours.
Every afternoon and the day at Lake Balaton. No coaching.
A €300 deposit holds your place. The balance is due 45 days before the week starts. Cancel more than 45 days out and the deposit moves to another week of the same season. With six places per week, a held place is a place nobody else can take, which is why the deposit is what it is.
Every week runs Monday to Friday. Arrive Sunday, leave Saturday, and you have the weekend either side.
| Week | Dates | Season | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 12 – 16 April 2027 | Spring, quiet city | Open |
| Week 2 | 10 – 14 May 2027 | Spring | Open |
| Week 3 | 31 May – 4 June 2027 | Early summer | Open |
| Week 4 | 21 – 25 June 2027 | Summer | Open |
| Week 5 | 12 – 16 July 2027 | High summer, early courts | Open |
| Week 6 | 23 – 27 August 2027 | Late summer, early courts | Open |
| Week 7 | 13 – 17 September 2027 | Best weather of the year | Open |
| Week 8 | 4 – 8 October 2027 | Autumn | Open |
| Break | Dates | Season | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 22 – 25 April 2027 | Quiet city, first outdoor courts | Open |
| Early summer | 3 – 6 June 2027 | Long evenings | Open |
| Late summer | 2 – 5 September 2027 | Warm, early courts | Open |
| Autumn | 14 – 17 October 2027 | Last outdoor courts of the year | Open |
This is an application, not a payment. We read every one and reply with who you would share a court with, the hotel list and how to pay the deposit.
It is the most common way to come. You share a court with one other guest from Monday morning, and with six people in the week you know everyone by Tuesday.
We pair you before you arrive and tell you who you will be playing with. If Monday morning says otherwise, we change the pairing or put you on your own court for the rest of the week.
Indoor courts are held as backup for every week. The hours do not change.
We send a short list of hotels and apartments within walking distance of the courts, with the rate we have negotiated. You book directly.
Of course. Nothing after 12:30 is compulsory, and the city is easy to wander on your own.
No. Coaching, the afternoons and everything in writing are in English.
Tell us when you can travel and roughly how you play. You will hear back within two working days with your court pairing, the hotel list and how to hold your place.
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