Who We Design For
Family Journeys
Itineraries paced for children, with childcare support — and for three generations travelling together, a full villa rather than several separate hotel rooms.
Photo: Idyllic Collection / Château de Neydens (Idyllic Collection) official site, Unconfirmed — sourced from the property’s official site, commercial-use rights not yet confirmed
A Villa, Not a Block of Hotel Rooms
When grandparents, parents and grandchildren travel together, a house with a pool, a proper kitchen and enough bedrooms for everyone usually works better than splitting the group across separate hotel rooms — everyone ends up in the same place for breakfast rather than coordinating three room keys. It also solves the real problem most multi-generational trips run into: grandparents want a slower morning, a toddler needs a nap by early afternoon, and a teenager wants to sleep in — a villa lets each generation keep its own rhythm under one roof instead of forcing everyone onto a single hotel schedule. Château de Neydens near Geneva sleeps up to 19 across three floors with its own House Manager and concierge team; the Grand Villa in Mies, on the lake side of Geneva, is built for the same kind of stay.
Days Built Around a Child's Actual Attention Span
Museum sketching sessions arranged privately rather than tagging onto a public tour, alongside hands-on workshops — pottery, jewellery-making, patisserie and similar — with artisans and instructors chosen for that trip and matched to a child's level, not a fixed one-size-fits-all itinerary. A typical day runs one focused activity in the morning, while attention is still fresh, then a longer, looser block in the afternoon — a park, a pool, unstructured time — rather than a second scheduled stop back to back with the first; older siblings can be given a bit more to do while a younger child naps, instead of the whole group moving at the pace of the slowest member.
Family Journeys
What This Includes
- One advisor plans the trip and stays reachable throughout — useful when a grandparent needs a step-free route, a child's nap time shifts, or plans simply change on the day
- Restaurants, museums and outings booked around the actual pace of the group — nap windows, earlier dinners, and enough downtime that nobody is dragging a tired child through a fourth stop of the day
- Trusted childcare arranged for a single evening or the full length of a stay, briefed on the specific ages and routines of the children involved
- Priority access to leading European summer school programmes — schools such as Beau Soleil and Le Rosey in Switzerland among them
- Sports coaching — football academy training, tennis masterclasses and equestrian programmes — matched to your child's interests
- A multi-generational villa built for large family groups — Château de Neydens near Geneva, which sleeps up to 19 across three floors
Services
Related Services
Family & Children Services
Trusted childcare, family-friendly itineraries and activities planned around your children's ages and interests.
Hotel & Villa Reservations
Access to landmark hotels and private villas across Europe, with the kind of benefits that aren't available by simply booking online.
Personal Concierge
Round-the-clock personal concierge — from everyday requests to landmark occasions, handled with discretion.
Destinations
Featured Destinations
Europe
French Alps
Ski-in/ski-out addresses, private instructors and mountain dining reserved well ahead of the season.
Europe
Geneva
A discreet base on the lake, often paired with the Alps — refined, quiet and well connected.
Europe
Loire Valley
Renaissance châteaux, formal gardens and a gentle, unhurried stretch of the French countryside.
Europe
London
A discreet, well-connected base for business, culture and access to some of Europe's most storied sporting events.
Europe
Provence
Hilltop villages, vineyard estates and a slower pace of travel across the south of France.
Accommodations
Featured Accommodations
Hotel
COMO Le Montrachet
A 19th-century village inn at the heart of Puligny-Montrachet, one of the world's most renowned wine villages — awarded a MICHELIN Key in 2025. 28 rooms and suites across three village buildings, with Villa Christine, a private 5-bedroom house, for larger groups.
Villa
Grand Villa, Mies
A contemporary architectural villa in Mies, on the lake side of Geneva — 2,000 sqm across three floors, with 9 en-suite bedrooms sleeping up to 18, a private cinema, wine cellar and spa.
Hotel
Fouquet's Courchevel (formerly Hôtel Barrière Les Neiges)
A Palace-category, ski-in/ski-out hotel at the foot of the Bellecôte slope in Courchevel 1850 — Groupe Barrière's first mountain property, opened in 2016 as Les Neiges and since renamed Fouquet's Courchevel. 22 rooms and 20 suites, a 1,000 sqm spa with the largest pool among Courchevel's five-star hotels, and the Italian mountain trattoria Loulou.
Hotel
La Réserve Ramatuelle
A private domain in the Provençal garrigue above Saint-Tropez, a few minutes from the village but set apart from its crowds. 27 rooms and suites plus 14 standalone villas with private pools, home to the two-Michelin-star restaurant La Voile and a Pampelonne beach club designed with Philippe Starck.
Hotel
Le K2 Palace
A Himalayan-themed resort near the centre of Courchevel 1850, its chalets spread across the hillside among the pines like a hidden village — from rooms and suites to Suite-Chalets and standalone private chalets, 39 units in total, one of the largest luxury properties in the resort. Michelin has awarded the hotel three keys, and its two restaurants L'Altiplano and Le Sarkara each hold two Michelin stars. Address: 238 Rue des Clarines, with direct ski-in/ski-out access to Les 3 Vallées.
Villa
Maison Kairui
A four-bedroom wabi-sabi retreat near Quincey, on Burgundy's Grand Cru wine route, built by a winemaker as a place to slow down between cellars.
Experiences
Featured Experiences
Nature
A Private Morning on Lake Geneva
A quiet morning on the water with a private skipper, the Alps rising behind the shoreline and no fixed itinerary beyond where you want to go.
Art & Culture
Private Access to a Loire Valley Château & Gardens
A private walk through a château and its gardens before the gates open to the public, with a guide who can go as deep into the history as you want.
Private Access
A Private Riviera Yacht Afternoon
A private afternoon on the water along the coast, with the boat and route shaped around who is travelling with you.
Journal
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Cooking at Le Cordon Bleu, making a perfume, modelling clay at the Louvre, a circus school, a fashion workshop: nine places in and around Paris where children do something rather than just look, with the ages, the booking rules and what each one asks of your planning.
Seasonal Travel
Halloween in Paris With Children: Five Places for 31 October 2026
Disneyland Paris, Parc Astérix, the Jardin d’Acclimatation, the Parc zoologique de Paris and a ghost hunt at the Hôtel de la Marine: five places for Halloween 2026 with children, with dates, ages and what each one actually offers.
Frequently Asked Questions
What ages do you plan for?
Everything from toddlers to teenagers, and often several age groups on the same trip — tell us the ages of everyone travelling and we build pacing, activities and nap/rest time around the youngest while keeping older children genuinely engaged rather than just tagging along.
Can you arrange childcare during the trip?
Yes — trusted childcare can be arranged for a single evening or for the full length of the stay, confirmed once we know the ages of the children and the dates.
Is a villa always better than a hotel for family trips?
Not always — it depends on the group. A villa suits three generations travelling together or families who want their own kitchen and pool; a family-friendly hotel with connecting rooms can suit a single-family trip just as well. We recommend based on group size, not a fixed rule.
How far in advance should we book a family trip?
For school holiday periods (especially European summer school placements or ski season), 2–3 months ahead gives the most flexibility on villas and summer school availability; other times of year, a few weeks is usually enough.
What happens if grandparents in the group have mobility needs?
Tell us in advance and it shapes the route itself — step-free access at the villa, shorter walking distances between stops, and a car that waits close by rather than a fixed drop-off point — rather than being handled as an exception on the day.
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