A long table prepared for a celebration at a Mediterranean house

Included with every stay

Occasions

Tell us why you are coming

Most people travel for a reason. When we know it, the house can be prepared for it.

An occasion changes what goes in the fridge, how the rooms are dressed, and what we arrange around the stay. Everything below sits on top of the standard arrival and comes with the house — there is nothing to add to your booking and nothing to pay.

Five occasions

Prepared before you open the door

Birthday — arranged before you arrive

Birthday

Candles lit before you find the light switch

You walk in and it has already started. A cake collected that morning from the nearest pastelería, something cold open, and the house warm rather than waiting.

In the arrival

  • Cake from a local pastelería
  • Perrier-Jouët on ice
  • Candles lit through the house
  • Flowers cut that morning
  • Fortnum & Mason chocolates

Also arranged

  • Late checkout on your last day
  • A table held at a nearby restaurant
  • Breakfast delivered the following morning
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Honeymoon — arranged before you arrive

Honeymoon

Quiet, unhurried, entirely yours

Nothing performative. The bed dressed properly, the bathroom stocked with things worth using slowly, and a first evening you do not have to organise.

In the arrival

  • Champagne and strawberries, chilled
  • Fresh linen and petals on the bed
  • Floris London candles in the bedroom
  • Votary bath ritual in full sizes
  • Mariage Frères tea for the morning

Also arranged

  • A private chef for the first dinner
  • A sunset boat or a vineyard visit
  • The latest checkout the house allows
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Graduation — arranged before you arrive

Graduation

Built for a group that has just finished something

Scaled up rather than dressed up. Magnums instead of bottles, a long table already laid, and enough on it that nobody has to shop on the first night.

In the arrival

  • Magnums of cava and red
  • Cinco Jotas jamón and cheese boards
  • A long table set for everyone
  • Speaker paired and playlist ready
  • Cold beer and mixers in the fridge

Also arranged

  • Extra towels and a beach kit
  • Group taxis for the first night out
  • A later checkout for the whole house
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Anniversary — arranged before you arrive

Anniversary

A year found, a table for two

We look for a bottle from the year you married where the region allows it. The rest is small and deliberate — two plates, low light, nothing else to do.

In the arrival

  • A bottle from your year where we can find it
  • Tasting plates from the local market
  • Santa Maria Novella bath set
  • Valrhona chocolate
  • Candles on the terrace table

Also arranged

  • A photographer for one golden hour
  • A dinner reservation we hold for you
  • The room dressed again while you are out
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Family Arrival — arranged before you arrive

Family Arrival

The first hour with children, already handled

The part of a family holiday that usually goes wrong is the first two hours. So the fridge is full, the beach kit is by the door, and there is ice cream waiting.

In the arrival

  • Snacks and fresh juice for children
  • Pastries and fruit for the morning
  • Board games in the living room
  • Beach toys and towels by the door
  • Ice cream in the freezer

Also arranged

  • A cot and a high chair in place
  • A vetted local babysitter contact
  • Early check-in where the house allows
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How to ask

Seven days is usually enough

  • Mention the occasion when you enquire, or write to us after booking
  • Give us seven days where you can — some things are found locally
  • Tell us about allergies, children and anything you would rather we skip
  • Nothing here is priced, upgraded or added to your booking

Something not on this list?

A proposal, a birthday for someone who hates a fuss, a first holiday after a long year. Tell us and we will arrange it.

Enquire