TVA: 20% (when applicable)
Le Collectionist and the larger managed-portfolio operators invoice through a TVA-registered French entity at 20%. Plum Guide and Onefinestay rates already include TVA where it applies. Private owner-direct rentals are typically outside the TVA system and the rate is TVA-free. The Cap Ferrat trophy market is roughly half-and-half: about half the trophy properties trade through TVA-registered management, the rest through private owner-direct contracts. On a managed €180,000 weekly headline, that is €36,000 TVA on top.
Taxe de séjour: €3.30 to €5.20 per adult per night
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Antibes (Cap d’Antibes), and Éze run €4.40 to €5.20 per adult per night at the luxury-villa tier. Beaulieu, Villefranche, and Cap Martin run €3.30 to €4.40. Children under 18 are exempt. For a family of eight (four adults, four children) on a seven-night stay on Cap Ferrat, the line is €124 to €146. The operator collects and remits.
Staff: housekeeper, butler, and gardener typically included
The standard Côte d’Azur trophy villa includes a daily housekeeper, a butler, a gardener, a pool maintenance crew, and 24-hour security. The mid-band Beaulieu and Éze villas include the housekeeper and gardener; butler is itemised. Cook is rarely included at the €42,000 to €140,000 band and is sometimes included at the €120,000 plus trophy band. Verify the inclusions before signing.
Evening chef: €580 to €920 per service plus food at cost
An independent evening chef on the caps runs €580 to €920 per service plus food at cost for ten. The strongest chef benches are alumni of Le Louis XV in Monaco, La Vague d’Or, Mirazur (Menton, three Michelin stars), and the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc dining rooms. Food cost lands at €75 to €180 per person depending on protein (turbot, langoustine, foie gras), the wine list, and whether a sommelier service is added. The August lead time runs ten to fourteen weeks; the Mirazur-alumni chefs run sixteen to twenty.
Boat charter (Cap Ferrat and Îles de Lérins): €3,200 to €14,000 per day
A 14-metre Riva or Itama charter from the Beaulieu port for a Cap Ferrat anchor and Lérins-day lunch runs €3,200 to €5,200 plus fuel (€480 to €780) and 10% captain tip. A 21-metre Wally or Sanlorenzo with two crew runs €7,200 to €10,500 per day plus fuel and tip. A 27-metre Sunseeker or similar runs €11,000 to €14,000. The canonical day from Cap d’Antibes is the Îles de Lérins (Saint-Honorat, Sainte-Marguerite) with lunch at the abbey or on board. The canonical day from Cap Ferrat is the Villefranche bay and the Monaco approach. The August lead time runs ten to sixteen weeks.
Beach-club lunches: €180 to €380 per head
The Côte d’Azur beach-club line is smaller than St-Tropez but real. Anjuna at Antibes, Plage Keller on Cap d’Antibes, La Réserve de Beaulieu beach, La Voile beach at the Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, and the Eden-Roc beach run €180 to €380 per head with the beach-bed minimum. A typical week budgets €2,200 to €5,500 across two or three visits for a family of eight. The Eden-Roc beach is generally a hotel-guest reservation; villa guests rarely access it.
Restaurant nights: €180 to €520 per head
The restaurant night is a real line. Le Louis XV in Monaco runs €380 to €520 per head before wine. Mirazur runs €320 to €480. La Vague d’Or runs €260 to €420. La Réserve de Beaulieu (Le Restaurant des Rêves) runs €220 to €380. A family of eight at Mirazur with reasonable wine lands between €3,500 and €5,200. The reservation lead time at Le Louis XV runs twelve to sixteen weeks in August; Mirazur runs sixteen to twenty.
Ground transport: €320 to €620 per car per day
A Mercedes V-Class with driver runs €480 to €620 per day on the coast. Self-drive SUV from Nice runs €180 to €320 per day; self-drive is workable on the coast outside the August harbour evenings and the Monaco event weeks. The recommended pattern for trophy weeks is a V-Class with driver for the week and a self-drive SUV as the second car. The Côte d’Azur dinner schedule is dressier than St-Tropez; the driver line is more typical here.
Nice (NCE) transfers: €120 to €280 each way
NCE is on the coast. V-Class from NCE to Cap d’Antibes runs €120 to €180 each way (25 to 40 minutes). NCE to Cap Ferrat runs €140 to €220 (30 to 45 minutes). NCE to Éze and Beaulieu runs €140 to €220 (35 to 50 minutes). NCE to Cap Martin runs €180 to €280 (45 to 65 minutes). Helicopter transfers are uncommon on this coast; the road network is direct.
Gratuities: €100 to €200 per staff member per week
French villa staff are paid through the operator under French labour law. A cash gratuity on departure of €100 to €200 per staff member per week is the practice at the Côte d’Azur trophy tier, slightly above the broader French norm. For a six-staff villa on a seven-night stay, plan for €600 to €1,200 in cash gratuities. The villa manager distributes.