Short term domestic staff service

In my last post I talked about my preference for staying in holiday apartments (or vacation rentals) when staying for longer than three days on my trips around Europe. I can hear some you saying, but what about the lack of service? Whilst I travel alone and am fairly capable of doing a bit of washing for myself and throwing a meal together, I can understand how families travelling together maybe put off this, especially when on holidays and have other things on their agenda.

I was talking this over with a friend of mine they other day, who was planning a trip with her three children. Whilst she loved the idea of the space and autonomy a holiday apartments affords, she was worried she would spend most of her time on looking after her children as her husband was not able to join them on the trip.

So I suggested she contact a short-term domestic staff service. There is generally one in each city, and they have staff on their books like cooks, maids, butler and even nannies who could give you a hand during your stay. Some ones I have heard about are www.butlerforyou.com and www.4familycare.com.