Luxury Concierge in Paris
Hiring a concierge in Paris: the questions people ask first.
What a concierge in Paris does
Gets the table, the atelier appointment, the car and the terminal, and holds the days together when one of them moves. In a city where the good addresses are relationship-driven and quietly protective, most of the value is being known.
What a concierge in Paris costs
Membership from EUR 95 per month for Client Access, or a single engagement quoted against the brief. Tables, hotels, cars and appointments are passed through at cost with our fee shown separately, never buried in a package rate.
How much notice we need
At least seven days for an ordinary stay. Fashion Week, the couture weeks, Roland-Garros and the December period are a different matter entirely: the palace suites, the tables and the good drivers are committed months ahead.
Can you get a table anywhere in Paris?
No, and the three-star rooms are the honest limit: they release a small number of covers and they release them early. Most things are achievable with a week. Where something is genuinely closed to us we say so rather than let you build an evening around a maybe.
Where we cover
The Triangle d’Or and the 8th, Saint-Germain and the 6th, the Marais and the 1st, Neuilly and the 16th, Le Bourget, Roissy and Orly, plus Versailles, Champagne, the Loire and Deauville.
Is protection included?
No, it is a separate CNAPS-carded service and priced separately. For most Paris visitors a security-trained driver covers the real exposure. Close protection in Paris.
Conciergerie privée de luxe: what it means at Algoz
Paris rewards patience or the right introduction, and we bring the introduction. In Paris the word conciergerie is used for everything from key-holding to holiday flats. This is not that. Algoz runs a private luxury concierge service in Paris for principals, families and the offices that plan for them: palace suites and private residences, couture week and the auctions, tables that do not answer unknown numbers, and movement through the city planned like an operation.
The distinction is commercial as much as linguistic. A conciergerie privée de luxe is a relationship business. It holds the maison contact who takes a call in July, the gallery that mentions a private view before it is announced, the restaurant director who keeps one table off the system, and the hotel that finds a suite in a full house. None of that is bought at a counter, which is why the brief is given once and stays with one senior contact rather than circulating through a call centre.
And unlike any Parisian concierge house, protection is part of the same brief - CNAPS-licensed close protection officers, security-trained chauffeurs and OPSEC-aware planning, coordinated under NDA by the same senior contact.
Paris Concierge Services
Palaces & Residences
Suites at the Ritz Paris, Le Bristol, Cheval Blanc and Plaza Athénée; private apartments in the Triangle d’Or, Saint-Germain and the 16th.
Michelin & Maisons
Three-star tables from Arpège to Plénitude, chef’s counters, and private salons for dinners that never appear in a booking system.
Fashion Week & Ateliers
Show access and re-sees during couture and prêt-à-porter weeks, private appointments at the maisons, and fittings held after hours.
Art & Auctions
Private views at Fondation Louis Vuitton and the Marais galleries, museum access before doors, and representation at Drouot and the evening sales.
Le Bourget Handling
Slots, FBO coordination and chauffeurs at Paris-Le Bourget, with luggage, pets and staff moved on parallel tracks to the principal.
Close Protection
CNAPS-licensed officers, female CPOs, low-profile cover on Avenue Montaigne and event details during fashion week - discreet by design.
Where principals actually stay: the Triangle d’Or, Saint-Germain and the 16e
Paris divides more sharply than its map suggests, and choosing the wrong quarter costs a visit more than choosing the wrong hotel. The Triangle d’Or, bounded by the Champs-Élysées, Avenue Montaigne and Avenue George V, is the address for a short and deliberately visible stay: the palace houses, the flagship maisons and a five-minute walk between them. The 8th around Parc Monceau and the 7th between Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Invalides suit the principal who wants the city rather than the shop window, with courtyard apartments and hôtels particuliers that keep their own doors. West of the Bois, Passy and Auteuil in the 16th and Neuilly-sur-Seine are where families settle for a term or a school year, because the streets are quiet, the schools are close and nothing about the household is on display. We match the arrondissement to the purpose of the trip before looking at a single property, arrange the suite or the long let, staff it where required, and vet the drivers and household vendors who will hold a key.
The Paris season, and how far ahead it has to be booked
The Parisian year is a fixed calendar and it fills in a fixed order. Menswear and haute couture open in January, womenswear follows in late February and March, menswear returns in June, couture in July, and womenswear again at the turn of September into October, so the show calendar barely rests. Roland-Garros takes the closing week of May and the opening days of June at Porte d’Auteuil, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe takes the first weekend of October at Longchamp, Art Basel Paris fills the Grand Palais each autumn, and December turns the Right Bank windows into an event of their own. Around all of it sit the evening sales at Drouot and the auction houses, which publish late and wait for nobody. The honest guidance is this: show access, re-sees and maison appointments are relationship-driven and finite, so a brief given six to eight weeks out is a strong brief, and one given the week before is a negotiation. At least seven days, and earlier is better. We will always look at shorter notice, but anything under 48 hours is an urgency case: additional fees, and never a guarantee.
Arriving at Paris-Le Bourget, step by step
Le Bourget is the leading business aviation airport in Europe and sits a short run north of the Périphérique, which is why most private arrivals into Paris land there rather than at Charles de Gaulle or Orly. The walkthrough is the same every time. We confirm the slot and the FBO with the operator, then agree the handling in detail: who meets the aircraft, where the cars stand, and whether formalities are cleared in the lounge or at the steps. Luggage is counted rather than carried by whoever is nearest, and staff, security and pets move on parallel tracks so nothing waits on anything else. The chauffeur is briefed on the first two addresses of the day rather than only the hotel, because the A1 corridor decides whether a twenty-five minute run becomes an hour. Where the brief carries protection, the officer meets the aircraft with the car and the transfer becomes the quietest part of the day. Departures run the same sequence in reverse, with the diary held open until the wheels are up.
Executive transportation and chauffeurs
Paris is a small city that moves slowly, and the transport arrangement decides more of a stay here than visitors expect. The low-emission zone governs which vehicles may enter at all, the streets around the Triangle d’Or and Saint-Germain give a car almost nowhere to stand, and the run to Le Bourget or Roissy at the wrong hour doubles. A chauffeur who knows which side of the Place a car may wait on is worth more than a larger vehicle.
We arrange chauffeured saloons, S-Class and V-Class for families and groups, and prestige vehicles for the occasions that call for them, all compliant and correctly licensed. Drivers are vetted and insured, work in French and English, and are briefed on the actual entrances rather than the address. Where the profile warrants it the same car comes with a security-trained driver, which for most Paris briefs is the sensible answer. See executive transportation in Paris.
Shopping, Avenue Montaigne and private appointments
Paris shopping properly is not a walk down Avenue Montaigne. The maisons open private salons outside hours for clients who are introduced, the waiting lists that officially do not exist are managed by people rather than systems, and the difference between being sold what is on the floor and being shown what is in the back is entirely a question of who made the call. Le Bon Marché and the department stores run their own by-appointment services that almost nobody asks for.
We arrange the introductions and the appointments, time them so the rest of the day still works, and handle the tax refund and shipping properly rather than leaving a family queueing at the airport with a folder of receipts. Vintage, jewellery and the auction houses are the same relationship in a different room.
Museums, private access and the days outside Paris
The Louvre, the Orsay and the Orangerie are all considerably better before opening or after closing, and both are genuinely arrangeable through the right channels rather than the ticket page. Private guiding by a curator or a specialist, rather than a general guide with a script, is the single upgrade that changes how a family remembers a museum. Fondation Louis Vuitton, the Picasso and the smaller houses reward the same treatment.
Outside the city, Versailles has private morning access before the crowds, Champagne is a comfortable day with the right houses opened by appointment, and the Loire and Giverny are straightforward with a driver who knows the timings. We plan these as one movement including the return, because the drive back into Paris on a Sunday evening is the part people forget.
Concierge, lifestyle management or booking agency in Paris?
The terms describe different businesses. A booking agency is paid by the venue, so the recommendation carries an interest. Lifestyle management is an ongoing relationship rather than a trip. A conciergerie de luxe, working properly, acts for the client: third-party costs passed through, the fee shown separately, and the same person on the file from first message to departure. In Paris specifically the difference shows up in access, because the good addresses here are protective and deal with people they know.
People search all of it: conciergerie de luxe Paris, luxury concierge Paris, VIP concierge, Michelin reservations, Fashion Week access, palace hotel, chauffeur, private jet Le Bourget, personal shopper Avenue Montaigne, private Louvre visit, Versailles private tour, art auctions, apartment rental. They are parts of one job.
For most visitors the core is three things: the right hotel or apartment, the right car, and someone who is actually known at the places you want to go. Everything else earns its place. What a luxury concierge costs, our membership tiers, or close protection in Paris.
"Paris does not open for money alone. It opens for the properly introduced."
Close protection in Paris, under CNAPS
Private security in France is regulated by the Conseil national des activités privées de sécurité, CNAPS, which licenses both companies and individual officers and holds the disciplinary authority over them. An officer flown in from another country has no standing on French soil whatever their experience, and a principal travelling with an unlicensed aide sits outside the law and outside any meaningful liability cover.
Algoz does not deliver protection itself. Every officer on a Paris brief is provided by a licensed local partner working under CNAPS, coordinated, briefed and quality-controlled by Algoz under NDA. In practice that means low-profile cover on Avenue Montaigne and in the Faubourg Saint-Honoré, event details through fashion week, female CPOs for family and shopping days, school-run coordination for families in residence, and a security-trained chauffeur who reads traffic as a route rather than a delay. Armed work is exceptional in France, requires a minimum 30-day lead time for authorisation and may be refused. See close protection in Paris.
How much does a luxury concierge cost in Paris?
Our pricing is published rather than disclosed on application. Client Access membership is EUR 95 per month with no annual commitment, and the annual tiers run to Nobility at EUR 63,000 per year, each carrying a rising discount on standard service rates; the full benefit lists sit on the membership page. Engagements outside membership are quoted individually against scope and duration, with a written proposal and a final figure before anything is confirmed.
Where the brief carries protection, close protection starts from EUR 850 per officer per day - the market base for a licensed, trained and operationally experienced professional. Armed details and multi-officer teams sit above the base and are quoted to the brief. What moves a Paris number is predictable: the season, the scarcity of the door, the size of the party, and how much lead time is left. Read what a luxury concierge costs for the full picture.
Why Algoz in Paris
Personal shopper in Paris
Concierge + Security, One Brief
The Parisian houses arrange access; none of them run protection. Algoz plans both as one operation, from the FBO to the last table of the night.
CNAPS Framework
Close protection in France is regulated by CNAPS, and every officer on a Paris brief is provided by a locally licensed partner under it. Compliant, intelligence-led and invisible until needed.
NDA by Default
No name-dropping, no exposure. Families in residence, visiting executives and the agencies who book for talent all run through one confidential channel.
Beyond Paris
The same brief extends to the rest of France - Cannes, Nice, Saint-Tropez, Courchevel - and across to London without re-briefing.
Against the Big Names
The Paris houses arrange access and leave security to someone else. Our comparison sets Algoz beside the established membership clubs by name, including where they are the better answer: how Algoz compares.
The Paris Calendar
Couture weeks, Roland-Garros, the Arc weekend at Longchamp, Art Basel Paris and the December windows - planned into the diary before the city fills.
Brief us once. Paris opens.
At least seven days, and earlier is better. We will always look at shorter notice, but anything under 48 hours is an urgency case: additional fees, and never a guarantee.
EnquireLuxury Concierge in Paris - Frequently Asked Questions
What does a luxury concierge service in Paris do?
A Paris concierge opens the parts of the city that do not take unknown calls: palace suites and private residences, three-star and private dining, couture week access and atelier appointments, private views and auction representation, chauffeured and secure transport, and full handling at Paris-Le Bourget. Algoz coordinates it all through one senior contact, 24/7.
Is this the same as a conciergerie in the French sense?
No. In France the word conciergerie often means property management or short-let key-holding. Algoz is a conciergerie privée de luxe: a private lifestyle and access service for principals and their offices, with licensed security integrated - a different profession entirely.
How is Algoz different from other Paris concierge services?
Security. The established houses arrange access but leave protection to separate vendors, if they address it at all. Algoz plans concierge and CNAPS-licensed close protection as one operation, so the arrival, the route, the table and the officer by the door are a single plan. Our comparison page reviews the leading houses by name.
How much does a luxury concierge cost in Paris?
Membership is published rather than disclosed on application: Client Access is EUR 95 per month and the annual tiers run to Nobility at EUR 63,000 per year. Engagements outside membership are quoted individually against scope and duration. Where protection is included, close protection starts from EUR 850 per officer per day - the market base, confirmed on enquiry with no obligation.
Can you arrange access during Paris Fashion Week?
Yes - with honesty about the market. Show access, re-sees and maison appointments during couture and prêt-à-porter weeks are relationship-driven and finite; the earlier the brief, the stronger the result, and six to eight weeks out is a strong brief. Protection details for talent and executives during fashion week are one of our most frequent Paris engagements.
Which arrondissement should we stay in?
It follows the purpose of the trip. The Triangle d'Or between the Champs-Élysées, Avenue Montaigne and Avenue George V suits a short, visible stay beside the palace hotels and the flagship maisons. The 8th around Parc Monceau and the 7th by Saint-Germain-des-Prés suit a quieter city visit in courtyard apartments. Passy and Auteuil in the 16th and Neuilly-sur-Seine are where families settle for a school term.
Do you handle arrivals at Paris-Le Bourget?
Yes. FBO coordination, chauffeurs at the steps, luggage counted rather than carried by whoever is nearest, staff and pets moved on parallel tracks, and a protection officer in the car where the threat picture warrants it. The chauffeur is briefed on the first two addresses of the day, because the A1 corridor decides whether a short run becomes an hour.
Can the Paris team include close protection?
Yes. Private security in France is regulated by CNAPS, and every officer on a Paris brief is provided by a licensed local partner under that framework and coordinated by Algoz under NDA. Female officers, low-profile shopping cover on Avenue Montaigne and school-run coordination for families in residence are routine requests. Armed work is exceptional, requires a minimum 30-day lead time and may be refused.
Do you cover the rest of France from Paris?
Yes. Paris is the hub of our France coverage: Cannes, Nice, Antibes, Saint-Tropez, Provence and Courchevel run on the same brief, with the winter and summer seasons planned as one calendar. See our France concierge page for the national picture.
How much does a luxury concierge cost in Paris?
Two routes. Membership starts at EUR 95 per month for Client Access, which suits anyone in Paris more than once a year or wanting the relationship standing before they need it. A single engagement is quoted against the brief instead. In both cases third-party costs, tables, hotels, cars, appointments and hospitality, are passed through at cost with our fee shown separately, so you can see which part is ours and which is the supplier rather than receiving one opaque number.
Do you arrange chauffeurs and executive transportation in Paris?
Yes, and in Paris it matters more than visitors expect. The low-emission zone governs which vehicles may enter at all, the streets around the Triangle d Or and Saint-Germain give a car almost nowhere to stand, and the run to Le Bourget or Roissy at the wrong hour doubles. We arrange compliant chauffeured saloons, S-Class and V-Class for families and groups, with drivers who work in French and English and are briefed on the actual entrances rather than the address.
Can you get a table at a three-star restaurant in Paris?
Sometimes, and it depends entirely on notice. The three-star rooms release a small number of covers and they release them early, so a month is comfortable and a week is a matter of returns and relationships. Below that tier the picture is much easier and most things are achievable. Where a room is genuinely closed to us on your dates, you will hear that immediately rather than be left building an evening around a maybe.
Can you arrange access during Fashion Week?
Within limits that are worth stating plainly. Runway seating is controlled by the houses and their press offices, not by concierges, and anyone promising front row is selling something. What is genuinely arrangeable is the rest of the week: the showroom and atelier appointments, the private salons, the dinners and parties around the shows, the cars and the timing between venues, and accommodation in a period where the palace hotels are full. That is where a concierge earns the fee during Fashion Week.
Do you arrange private museum visits and Versailles?
Yes, and it is the upgrade that most changes how a family remembers Paris. The Louvre, the Orsay and the Orangerie are all considerably better before opening or after closing, and both are arrangeable through the right channels rather than the ticket page. Private guiding by a curator or a specialist rather than a general guide is the difference. Outside the city, Versailles has private morning access before the crowds, and Champagne, the Loire and Giverny are comfortable days with the right driver.
Can you handle palace hotels and apartment rentals?
Yes. For hotels we book the specific room rather than the category, because in the Paris palaces the difference between a courtyard room and one on the avenue is the whole stay. For apartments the market carries the usual problems, flattering photographs and buildings that matter more than the interior, so we work with agents we have used and check the building, the floor and the access arrangements. Staffing, chef and housekeeping are set up as part of the same arrangement.
Do you provide security in Paris?
It is a separate service under French law and priced separately. Close protection in France requires a CNAPS professional card held by the individual officer, and without it the company and the officer are working illegally, which exposes the client too. For most Paris visitors a security-trained driver covers the real exposure. Where a profile genuinely warrants an officer we arrange it and say why; where it does not, we say that too.
Do you work outside Paris?
Yes, and normally within the same file. Versailles and Giverny are half-days, Champagne and the Loire are comfortable full days, Deauville and Normandy work well in season, and the Riviera or the Alps are usually reached by air with the ground side arranged at both ends. One named contact stays with the programme throughout rather than passing you to a regional office at the city limits.