Even when choosing self-catering accommodation over a hotel, it is possible to have a concierge, as entrepreneurs offering to take the guesswork out of your holiday arrangements are popping up all over the world.
Like a hotel concierge, these individuals or agencies can recommend and reserve restaurant tables, organise for a personal shopper, make onward travel
arrangements and even find caterers and baby-sitters.
In Barcelona the website of Alberta La Grup offers (in rather clunky English) ‘a personal assistant to manage exceptional lifestyles’. Services include party planning for those that are coming to the city to celebrate a birthday or anniversary, devising bespoke sightseeing agendas, private gallery viewings, specialist tours and so on. A quick google search will reveal similar such companies in other major cities.
Whilst Alberta la Grup and others offer their services for hire, some other private concierge companies require a membership. Quintessentially charges £ 1,000 per year for ’24-hour access to the world’s finest lifestyle management service’ (or £ 2,500 for a ‘Dedicated’ membership). Working more akin to an exclusive club, Quintessentially claims they can actually save you money by securing discounts and cut rates on the world’s most exclusive hotels and services.
With over 700 people on their staff globally, including in far-flung destinations in the Middle East and Africa, they certainly seem to have the resources to be able to provide you with complete concierge and lifestyle management services on your holidays.
Like a hotel concierge, these individuals or agencies can recommend and reserve restaurant tables, organise for a personal shopper, make onward travel
arrangements and even find caterers and baby-sitters.In Barcelona the website of Alberta La Grup offers (in rather clunky English) ‘a personal assistant to manage exceptional lifestyles’. Services include party planning for those that are coming to the city to celebrate a birthday or anniversary, devising bespoke sightseeing agendas, private gallery viewings, specialist tours and so on. A quick google search will reveal similar such companies in other major cities.
Whilst Alberta la Grup and others offer their services for hire, some other private concierge companies require a membership. Quintessentially charges £ 1,000 per year for ’24-hour access to the world’s finest lifestyle management service’ (or £ 2,500 for a ‘Dedicated’ membership). Working more akin to an exclusive club, Quintessentially claims they can actually save you money by securing discounts and cut rates on the world’s most exclusive hotels and services.
With over 700 people on their staff globally, including in far-flung destinations in the Middle East and Africa, they certainly seem to have the resources to be able to provide you with complete concierge and lifestyle management services on your holidays.
