The Private Black Book
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Properties and experiences, curated for our private network.

For families who travel well and value discretion: villas, chalets, châteaux, apartments and small hotels, the people who keep them, and experiences arranged by those who know each place. Membership is by invitation or application.

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A glimpse

What members see when the door opens.

Members see each property in full: its name, where it is, its rooms and its rates. This is a glimpse.

A chalet in the mountains, shown blurredMembers only

The Alps, France

A family chalet facing the peaks of the Vanoise

Eight bedrooms. Name, place and price for members.

A stone house in Provence, shown blurredMembers only

The Luberon, France

A bastide on the heights above a hilltop village

Seven bedrooms. Name, place and price for members.

A wooden villa among pines, shown blurredMembers only

The Atlantic coast, France

A black wood villa among the pines, minutes from the bay

Seven bedrooms. Name, place and price for members.

A roof terrace above the trees of Paris, shown blurredMembers only

Paris, France

An Art Deco town house with a rooftop and a hidden garden

Five bedrooms. Name, place and price for members.

A house among rocks and olive trees, shown blurredMembers only

Provence, France

A mas set into the rock below the Alpilles, with an artist’s studio

Eight bedrooms. Name, place and price for members.

A villa with a pool by a lake, shown blurredMembers only

The Landes coast, France

A villa from the 1930s on a lake, a short drive from the ocean

Seven bedrooms. Name, place and price for members.

Experiences, arranged by people who know each place.

A temple room with tatami, shown blurredMembers only

Kyoto, Japan

Zazen with a priest, in a temple normally closed

Culture. Name, place and price for members.

A forge and its fire, shown blurredMembers only

Gifu, Japan

Forge your own knife beside a swordsmith

Craft. Name, place and price for members.

An arrangement of flowers, shown blurredMembers only

Tokyo, Japan

Ikebana with a master instructor

Art. Name, place and price for members.

A bonsai pine, shown blurredMembers only

Hyogo, Japan

Bonsai with a master, on a black pine a century old

Craft. Name, place and price for members.

Three steps, and the door opens.

  1. Apply or be introduced

    Come with an introduction from a member, or from the owner of a property you have stayed in. Or tell us how you travel.

  2. A short conversation

    We check your identity and have a brief, unhurried call. It protects the owners, and it protects you.

  3. The properties open

    Names, places, rates and dates, and a concierge to put whole journeys together. You pay each property directly.

A good stay is rarely the most reviewed one. It is chosen for you, by people who know the place.

A stone house in Provence, shown blurred
For owners

Welcome guests you would have chosen yourself.

Your property is shown in full only to members we have checked, every guest is known to us, and the guests you have enjoyed hosting can join through you.

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