Private chauffeur in Monaco

Monte-Carlo is the district of the Casino, the Hôtel de Paris and the Hermitage. Port Hercule hosts the yachts and terraces facing the Rock. Fontvieille, more recent, is home to the heliport and a residential area. Larvotto lines up beaches and seafront buildings, and Monaco-Ville, on its rock, is the historic centre with the Prince's Palace, almost entirely pedestrian. Each address has its own drop-off logic: give us yours when you book.

Traffic is dense all the time, with tunnels, one-way roads and little parking. A chauffeur avoids circling the Casino in search of a space: for your journeys to and from the Principality, he or she picks the most practical access to the permitted drop-off address.

An evening in Monte-Carlo needs planning: a booking at the Opera, dinner at a hotel restaurant, a visit to the Casino, a late return. A chauffeur takes you to Monte-Carlo and brings you back at the agreed time, without calling a vehicle each time; the chauffeur knows the queues and the drop-off zones reserved for the larger establishments.

For a business lunch, the Grimaldi Forum and the seafront hotels host seminars and congresses: book the chauffeur for the whole day if you link several appointments between the Principality and Nice.

The Monte-Carlo Rally in January, the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters in spring, the Formula 1 Grand Prix in May and the Monaco Yacht Show at the end of summer transform the city. Whole streets close, grandstands go up, access to hotels is filtered. During those weeks you need to book early, give the exact address and accept that the drop-off point may be a hundred metres from the entrance.

Outside those events the Principality remains easy to get around with a chauffeur who knows its one-way streets.