The calendar

Signature experiences

Eight weekends and weeks that come round every year, planned end to end rather than booked piece by piece. Each one is a starting point — tell us the dates and the number of people and we rebuild it around you.

The season opens — May and June

Four weekends inside six weeks, and the hardest of the year to arrange late. Monaco and Cannes overlap, Ibiza opens the same fortnight, and Basel follows in June.

Monaco Grand Prix Weekend
May · Monaco
Monaco Grand Prix Weekend

Paddock, suites, club tables, yacht hospitality.

Cannes Film Festival Package
May · Cannes
Cannes Film Festival Package

Premiere access, suites on the Croisette, after-parties.

Ibiza Opening Parties
May · Ibiza
Ibiza Opening Parties

Pacha, Hï, Ushuaïa, DC10 — all the right floors.

Art Basel Week
June · Geneva · Zurich
Art Basel Week

Previews, dinners, gallery introductions in Basel and Miami.

High summer — the Mediterranean

July and August, when the islands and the Riviera run at full tilt and everything moves between a villa, a boat and a beach club.

Saint-Tropez Yacht Weekend
Summer · Saint Tropez
Saint-Tropez Yacht Weekend

Yacht charter, Pampelonne lunches, Caves du Roy nights.

Mykonos Summer 7 Nights
Summer · Mykonos
Mykonos Summer 7 Nights

Villa, daybeds at Scorpios/Nammos, private yacht days.

Winter — the Alps and the Gulf

December to March. Two very different answers to the same month: snow and a chalet, or heat and a marina.

Courchevel Ski Week
Winter · Courchevel
Courchevel Ski Week

Chalet, ski school, Le 1947 dinners, Les Caves nights.

Dubai Winter Season
Winter · Dubai
Dubai Winter Season

Atlantis suites, F1 weekend, desert chefs, marina yachts.

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The year at a glance

When each one falls, and how far ahead it needs booking.

WhenWhatWorth knowing
MarchCourchevel, late seasonThe snow is still good and the resort is quieter than February half-term. Best value week of the winter.
Late MayMonaco & CannesThe two overlap. Cannes runs a fortnight, the Grand Prix takes the Thursday to Sunday inside it.
Late MayIbiza opening partiesEvery superclub opens across the same two weekends. Tables and villas are committed months ahead.
JuneArt BaselBasel itself, with Geneva and Zurich as the practical bases. Previews are invitation-led.
July–AugustMykonos & Saint-TropezPeak Mediterranean. Villas go on six to eight weeks' notice, less for the best houses.
DecemberCourchevel, New YearThe tightest week of the year for chalets anywhere in the Alps.
Dec–MarchDubai winter seasonPerfect weather, a full events calendar and the marina at its best.

How one gets built

Every one of these starts as a conversation rather than a package. You tell us the dates, how many people, and which part matters most — the race, the room, the boat, the table. We come back with what is genuinely still available for those dates and what it costs, in one quote rather than five.

What sits underneath all of them

A place to stay that suits the group rather than the brochure — a staffed villa for eight is a different proposition from two suites. Transport that matches the event: Nice to Monaco is seven minutes by helicopter and well over an hour by road once the circuit closes, and that difference is the whole weekend. Then the tables, the boat, or the access the event itself turns on.

What varies most

Lead time, more than anything. Monaco and Courchevel over New Year are effectively sold out by late winter; Mykonos in August wants six to eight weeks; a Saint-Tropez weekend can sometimes be assembled inside a fortnight if you are flexible on the house. Nothing here is held on standing inventory, so the honest answer to "can you still do it" changes week to week — ask and we will tell you straight.

Groups, families and single travellers

Most of these run for four to twelve people. Smaller works — two people at Art Basel or Cannes is common — and larger works with more notice, since the constraint becomes the house rather than anything else. Family versions of Courchevel and Dubai are among the most requested, and change the shape of the week considerably.

Questions

Which of these suits a first visit?
Saint-Tropez or Mykonos in high summer — both are straightforward to build, both have a wide range of houses, and neither depends on a single event going your way. Monaco and Cannes are better once you know what you want from them, because the good version of those weekends is booked a long way out.
Can you build something that is not on this page?
Yes, and we do more often than not. These eight recur every year and have earned their own pages; the rest of the calendar — a Formula 1 weekend elsewhere, a birthday across two cities, a week in the Alps outside Courchevel — is arranged the same way, just without a page to point you at.
What is a signature experience?
A weekend or week we plan end to end rather than book piece by piece — the villa or suite, the flights and transfers, the tables, and whatever the event itself requires. Eight of them recur every year, which is why they have their own pages.
Can you change what is on the page?
Yes. Every one of these is a starting point, not a fixed package. Tell us how many people, which nights and what matters most, and we rebuild it around that.
How far ahead should we book?
For Monaco, Cannes and the Ibiza openings, months — the good villas and berths are gone by late winter. Mykonos and Saint-Tropez in high summer want six to eight weeks. Courchevel over New Year is the tightest week of the year.
Is transport included?
It can be. Jets, helicopters, chauffeurs and fast-track arrivals are arranged alongside any experience for guests travelling from overseas, and quoted with the rest so there are no separate bookings to chase.

VIP transport — jets, helicopters, chauffeurs and fast-track arrivals — can be arranged with every experience for guests travelling from overseas. Access, tables and tickets are sourced through our partner network and confirmed case by case; availability is never guaranteed.

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