Quick answer: For a full week of meals, a private chef often provides more flexibility and can be more cost-effective than repeatedly booking restaurants for a large group, especially across breakfast and lunch.
Why it matters: Coordinating restaurant reservations for every meal across a full week adds significant logistics overhead for a large group, on top of the cumulative cost.
The short answer: A private chef handling most meals, with select restaurant outings for variety, tends to work best for a week-long group stay.
What to check:
- Have you budgeted the cumulative cost of eating out for every meal across your group’s full stay?
- Does your group want the flexibility of chef-prepared meals on a schedule that suits everyone?
- Are you planning a mix of villa meals and select restaurant outings, rather than one or the other exclusively?
The bottom line: A private chef for most meals, paired with a few standout restaurant nights, tends to be the best balance for a week-long group stay.