A trusted local presence for your Paris home while you are away.
Private home stewardship for absent owners, pieds-à-terre and expatriates: scheduled visits, photo reports, mail handling, contractor coordination and pre-arrival preparation.
The service is deliberately limited to 5 active clients to preserve a highly personal level of care.
Who is it for?
Présence Privée supports a small number of owners who want a reliable, discreet and organised local presence for their apartment in Boulogne-Billancourt or Paris 16.
It is designed for absent owners looking for a premium alternative to traditional concierge services, without short-term rental or property management.
Pieds-à-terre
Homes used a few days per month or a few weeks per year.
Expatriates
Owners living abroad who need a trusted person on site.
Frequent absences
Families or executives regularly away for holidays, weekends or business travel.
Vacant homes
Apartments awaiting sale, inheritance settlement, works or the owner’s return.
What we do
Visit & check
Scheduled visits, visual checks, airing, mail, plants, water points, windows, shutters, odours and visible humidity, with the possibility of including annexes attached to the property: cellar, parking space or service room.
Document
A photo report after each visit, clear summary, visible issues and simple recommendations.
Coordinate
Contractors, building manager, concierge, deliveries, housekeeping or dry cleaning through external providers, according to your instructions.
How it works
A deliberately simple but carefully framed process, allowing you to delegate the stewardship of your apartment without losing control.
Confidential exchange
We review your situation, home, absence periods and main need.
On-site audit
We document the home, access rules, points of attention and useful contacts.
Agreement
We confirm the plan, intervention terms, limits and start schedule.
Key protocol
Access means are inventoried, anonymously labelled and kept under a formal protocol.
Selected service
Visits and coordination are carried out according to the selected plan, with a report after each visit.
Stewardship plans
Initial stewardship audit: €490, waived for annual commitments. Minimum commitment: 3 months. Prices below are indicative and may be adjusted after the audit.
Signature
For a minimal, serious and documented local presence.
- 1 monthly visit
- Secure key safekeeping
- Mail collection and safe placement inside the home
- Airing and general visual check
- Light plant watering
- Photo report after each visit
- Response within 48 business hours
Serenity
The recommended plan for absent owners seeking regular, documented follow-up.
- 2 monthly visits
- Everything included in Signature
- Visual sorting of important mail
- 2 hours of coordination included per month
- Coordination with contractors, building staff, deliveries or housekeeping
- Simple pre-arrival preparation
- Monthly summary
Estate
For a valuable pied-à-terre, a longer absence or a higher level of coordination.
- 2 monthly visits
- Everything included in Serenity
- 4 hours of coordination included per month
- Occasional mail opening and scanning upon written request
- Enhanced pre-arrival preparation
- Monthly summary call
- Enhanced priority in case of visible issue
Tailored stewardship
For highly absent owners, high-end family apartments, frequent coordination, works, succession, long expatriation or specific requirements. Quoted after the initial audit only.
A deliberately restricted service area.
Présence Privée mainly operates in Boulogne-Billancourt and throughout Paris 16 in order to preserve a local, personal and consistent stewardship service for a limited number of clients.
Neuilly-sur-Seine and Saint-Cloud may be considered on request, depending on availability and level of need.
A rare, discreet and carefully framed service.
Présence Privée grew out of several years of helping relatives and absent owners who needed a reliable, discreet and documented local presence.
The activity is deliberately limited to a restricted number of clients in order to preserve an impeccable level of quality: personal follow-up, discretion, operational rigour and reports after each visit.
We do not provide private security, guarding services, seasonal rental management, property management, direct housekeeping, 24/7 on-call services, pet care, or handling of jewellery, cash or safes.
Request a confidential introduction
The service is limited to a small number of clients in Boulogne and Paris 16. The purpose of the first exchange is to make sure your situation falls within our service perimeter.
Name and email are sufficient to initiate a first exchange. Other information can be shared later.
Direct email: contact@presence-privee.fr
Confidential request
The form takes less than two minutes. Only your name and email are required to initiate our exchange.
Présence Privée will get back to you if your situation falls within the service perimeter.
Frequently asked questions
What is private home stewardship for absent owners?
It is a trusted local presence for a home that is unoccupied part of the year: scheduled visits, visual checks, mail handling, photo reports, third-party coordination and pre-arrival preparation.
Does Présence Privée operate in Boulogne-Billancourt?
Yes. Boulogne-Billancourt is part of the main service area, allowing short travel times, personal follow-up and reasonable responsiveness.
Do you operate in Paris 16?
Yes. Présence Privée operates throughout Paris 16, including Auteuil, Passy, Exelmans, Porte de Saint-Cloud, Jasmin, La Muette and Victor Hugo, depending on the need and availability.
Do you operate in Neuilly-sur-Seine or Saint-Cloud?
These areas are considered on request, only when the location and level of need remain compatible with a rare and personal service.
Is this an Airbnb concierge service?
No. Présence Privée does not provide short-term rental management, guest check-ins or property management. It is a premium alternative to traditional concierge services for absent owners.
Do you provide private security?
No. The service is not private security or guarding. It consists of scheduled visits, domestic vigilance, reports and coordination.
How are keys handled?
Access means are handed over, inventoried, anonymously labelled and kept according to a formal protocol. No key handover takes place without a contractual framework.
Can you coordinate a contractor or delivery?
Yes, depending on the selected plan. Présence Privée may coordinate a contractor, building manager, concierge, delivery, housekeeping or dry cleaning through external providers.
Is the service suitable for expatriates?
Yes. The service is particularly suited to owners living abroad, Paris pieds-à-terre and vacant homes requiring a discreet local presence.