Book & Smile arranges luxury experiences in Paris for international visitors and residents: private and after-hours visits where institutions allow them, appointments with ateliers and artisans, exceptional dining and private chefs, days outside the city, celebrations that must be flawless. Each is built from a conversation about what you want the moment to feel like — then handled, with the car, the table and the timing, by one person.
Paris offers more than any itinerary can hold, and the experiences that stay with people are rarely the ones sold by the ticket: the workshop that opens for an hour, the dining room that does not advertise, the garden before the gates open.
Experience platforms sell what is available to everyone, at the same hour, with the same guide. The rare arrangements depend on relationships, timing and a request made properly — in French, by someone the house knows.
What if a week in Paris were designed around three moments you will still describe in ten years, rather than thirty you will forget?
What we arrange
- Private and after-hours visits — museums, foundations, historic houses and gardens, where such arrangements exist, with the right guide or none
- Ateliers and artisans — appointments with the makers Paris is known for: couture, perfume, jewellery, leather, porcelain, bookbinding
- Exceptional dining — chef's tables, private rooms, private chefs at home, a tasting built with the sommelier
- Celebrations — birthdays, anniversaries, proposals; venue, flowers, music, photographer, car, every detail confirmed in writing
- Days beyond Paris — Champagne, Versailles, Giverny, the Loire; chauffeur, private visits and lunch, in one plan
- Culture and performance — opera, ballet, concerts and vernissages; the seats you want, the evening around them
How an experience is built
We begin with a short conversation — who it is for, the occasion, what you love and what bores you, how much of the day it should take. We then propose two or three ideas, each with an honest view of what can be arranged and how far ahead. Once you choose, we make every request in French, in our name or yours, and come back with a single written plan: timings, addresses, names, the car between them. On the day you receive one message: everything is ready.
We say when something is not possible. Some houses do not open privately at any price; some dates are gone. You will hear it early, with the best alternative we know.
Discretion, and what we do not do
We do not publish what we arrange for whom, do not photograph, and do not use your name with third parties unless you want us to. We do not take commissions from the places we recommend, do not sell tickets or packages and do not claim access we have not obtained. We arrange, coordinate and take responsibility.
For a stay, or for a life in Paris
Visitors retain us for a stay, often starting with one evening. Residents retain us by membership, so that experiences sit alongside the rest of life in Paris handled by their personal assistant: the school run, the plumber, the préfecture. Our luxury concierge page describes the wider service; our restaurant concierge and personal shopper pages the two requests that most often start a relationship.
Who asks us
International visitors who want a stay designed, not booked
Residents celebrating an occasion that must be right
Executives and families hosting guests who have seen everything
FAQ
Can you arrange private visits to museums?
Where institutions offer private or after-hours arrangements, yes — with notice. Where they do not, we say so and propose an alternative of equal standing.
How far ahead should I ask?
Two to four weeks for most private arrangements; longer for the rarest. Dinners and performances can often be arranged with days of notice.
Do you sell packages or tickets?
No. Each experience is arranged for you; costs are passed at the establishments' prices and our coordination is part of our assistance.
Can you organise a proposal or an anniversary?
Yes — venue, flowers, music, photographer, car and timing, confirmed in one written plan and handled on the day.
Consider it handled.
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