Private concierge on the French Riviera

One villa, the sea, several stops along the coast, and a single point of contact from the first day to the last.

We prepare your stay on the French Riviera as a single journey, even when it takes in several places: a villa on Cap d’Antibes or Cap Ferrat, the Grand Prix in Monaco, a week in Saint-Tropez, two evenings in Cannes. The year’s fixtures set the pace: the Cannes Film Festival from 11 to 22 May 2027, the Monaco Grand Prix on 6 June, July and August, then the boat shows and Les Voiles in September. The weeks around each of these are booked early, and we start looking as soon as your dates begin to take shape.

We choose the villa for what it includes, and we check it before the deposit is paid: the staff, housekeeping, the chef, the pool, access to the sea, and the real summer journey time to the places you intend to go. A house that looks well placed on the map can sit an hour’s drive from a lunch in August. The boat is chosen in the same way, with its crew, its home port and the stretch of coast it can cover in a day.

Nice airport serves the whole coast. Allow about half an hour to Cannes, thirty to forty-five minutes to Monaco, and about two hours to Saint-Tropez out of season, longer in July. Business aircraft also land at Cannes-Mandelieu, and La Môle airport, open by day, serves the Gulf of Saint-Tropez. Depending on the day and the hour, some journeys are better made by sea; the car is waiting at every arrival. During the stay, we move a table, a day at sea or a transfer when the wind or your plans change.

What we coordinate

  • Villa

    Chosen for what it includes and for its summer journey times, checked before the deposit.
  • At sea

    A boat by the day or by the week, chosen together with its crew and its home port.
  • Transfers

    A car at Nice, Cannes-Mandelieu, La Môle or the jetty, from one stop to the next.
  • Calendar

    Stays arranged around the Festival, the Grand Prix, the summer and the September boat shows.
  • Tables and beaches

    Tables and sun loungers booked before you leave for the weeks of July and August.
  • During the stay

    Bookings and transfers rearranged when the mistral, the sea or your plans change.

What we are asked

  • Can Monaco, Cannes and Saint-Tropez be combined in one stay?

    Yes, often from a single villa. Monaco and Cannes are about an hour apart by road; Saint-Tropez takes longer in summer, and the sea is sometimes the quicker way. We time the journeys to the hour and the season, the car is waiting at every arrival, and the tables at each stop are booked before you leave.

  • Where should I stay on the French Riviera?

    The place is chosen with your programme. Cap Ferrat and the hills above Monaco put the Grand Prix about twenty minutes away; Cap d’Antibes and the hills of Cannes suit the Festival and the trade fairs; the Saint-Tropez peninsula is a world of its own in summer. A single villa can serve the whole stay when the journeys stay short.

  • When should a villa be booked for July and August?

    From the winter. In summer, villas are usually let by the week, Saturday to Saturday, and the weeks between mid-July and the end of August go first. May, June and September leave more choice, except for the weeks of the Festival, the Grand Prix and the September shows, which are booked as early as July.

  • Is a car with a driver needed?

    For evenings and the days of major events, yes. Parking is scarce in the villages and around the harbours in summer, and the coast roads fill from late morning. The driver knows which roads are closed on race or festival days, and the car waits during dinner.

  • What are the main events of the year on the French Riviera?

    In 2027: the Cannes Film Festival from 11 to 22 May, the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday 6 June, the Cannes boat show in September, the Monaco Yacht Show from 22 to 25 September and Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez from 25 September to 3 October. Each one fills the rooms and tables of the weeks around it.

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