Biography of a Driver in Paris
Welcome to Paris !
Hello, my name is Sam, I am 42, born and raised in Paris.
I live in a lovely quiet student quarter in Paris called Montparnass.
I started my career as a private driver for prestigious hotels in Paris, in the late 90s.
I learned to be a professional chauffeur with high quality of service. I have more than 20 years of experience, and I still love it !
Here are the services I offer today in Paris :
1. Hire by the Hour
Bio
When I was young , I worked for the Ritz Hotel, for the Bristol and other Parisian Palaces.
One day, a client told me he wanted to see the Normandy. On our trip to Normandy American Cemetery, we started talking and turns out he is WW2 veteran.
As I am the son of a solider who was honored and decorated by the french army for his fight side by side with the American Soldiers on the Normandy Omaha Beach to liberate France, we started talking …
Then he encouraged me to start working on this new offer : To give visitors a safe ride to Normandy, Giverny and other magical secret places in France where you can relax and discover the hidden gems of our country.
I started very young as a Solo driver, I promised myself to do my job respectfully and very carefully and preserve the safety of my clients.
The beginning of my long career
Everyday at work, I had the chance to meet and talk with very interesting people, curious and eager to discover everything, coming from very far countries to meet me and appreciate my splendid city !
I loved it !
My clients inspired me the most !
During the hours of work, I had many conversations with my clients.
I listened to my clients advice. I always take their advice into consideration to improve myself.
I really appreciate my visitors needs and I understand quickly what they are going through, so I try sincerely my best to help them by all means and try to make their trip a delightful memory to cherish !
As I worked hard, my business grew, I started to meet many people from USA, Israel, England and Australia. So, I went to work for the big Tourism Industries in Paris to be complete in my business offer and to discover all : what this city has to offer, the new visitors, the secret places to eat something unique… and I made a list of recommendations to give my clients the best restaurants, hotels, Tour guides, destinations for Day trips like vineyards and castles and villages of France …
Through my huge network of chauffeurs in Paris, I organized business transportation for big Conventions that were held in Paris.
What is different in 2020 ?
I decided to open my blog and to provide the same quality of services to all English-speaking visitors coming to Paris, who wish to enjoy a first-class ride for a reasonable price !
I created my personal blog to share with you my pictures, my ideas, my safety tips …
For example : I designed with my colleague Flora Goldenberg a very nice itinerary for the Private Car Tour of Paris and a joined tour catalog.
Feel free to read my list of ideas for the Day trips from Paris.
I now provide a Private Airport transfer thanks to a partnership with the airport : a Fast Track to skip the line at the airport security , for departures only.
✈ I also arrange a Layover plan for Paris if you are coming to visit for just few hours ✈
CONTACT ME
I can answer all your questions about your trip to Paris :
email : contact@limopremiumservices.com
tel : +33 6 12 47 73 97
Extra services : Baby seat, Wifi, Honeymoon organisation …
Driver in Paris is not a job.
It is a passion !
One thing you should know about being a driver in Paris that it is tiresome but in the same time so exciting :
- I must admit that I have the chance to work in a very beautiful city. The scenery of my job is always amazing !
- Every mission is different ( different people, different personalities, different needs, different origins and languages … ) but the pleasure to help is the SAME ! I can show my clients that I am at their entire service and that they are here JUST TO ENJOY ! that is my mission !
I love France and I love driving my visitors here.
Especially, when I get the chance to meet a curious visitor with lots of questions. If we have some time to spare, we can go together up to the country side of France, and share my passion with you and show you all the amazing landscapes that France has to offer.
The countryside of France is my paradise !
You can come and look for yourself.
Technically speaking, France has very reliable road infrastructure too. It is a very safe and has a reliable social security, a balanced place to work.
The medical care in France is one of the best in the world.
I went on many road trips in France. It is a pleasure to drive a classy comfortable Mercedes on these elegant french roads to end up at a lost gorgeous vineyard, somewhere in France !
CONTACT ME
email : contact@limopremiumservices.com
tel : +33 6 12 47 73 97
I 
my job !
I always take my clients to Giverny 🌵 or to Normandy to see the french countryside. Giverny was the home of the famous artist Claude Monet
With a passion for gardening as well as for colors, he conceived both his flower garden and water garden as true works of art.
Walking through his house and gardens, visitors can still feel the atmosphere which reigned at the home of the Master of Impressionnism and marvel at the floral compositions and nymphéas, his greatest sources of inspiration.
We can go there with a tour guide !
The people in the countryside are nice and generous. They love tourists and they have different cuisines. The food is authentic, healthy and so delicious.
Are you coming with your Family ?
I am a family man, I am raising three children with my wife in Paris.
I can say, with great assurance, that France is a very kid-friendly place.
It depends on where you live in France, to tell the truth but the Little Paris is very safe. I appreciate our health care system and the educational programs, the parks, the gardens, the schools in Paris. We can talk about it here.
If you want a travel plan for your family in Paris, please let me know !
If you come with your family : I will come to pick you up inside the airport, at the gates and help you with the stroller or the luggage and load it into my roomy Mercedes Van.
I hope you will be happy with my chauffeur services with your family.
I can prepare for you a list of ideas and places, customized to your wishes and interests, and depending on your children ages. We will find things to do and events to attend depending on the time and the weather :
- We can go to Disneyland
- Explore the Montmartre artists square
- Go to a museum for a treasure hunt
- Attend a Music festival for kids in Paris City Hall
- Explore an artist expo in the Pompidou Center
- See the Amazing 14th of July Parade of France
- Explore the lovely jewish quarter of Paris
I have many ideas of things you can do in Paris with your family, please ask me by email : Contact@limopremiumservices.com
My Chauffeur Services
“Chauffeur” is a french word that means “the heater” literally, it is in reference to the first motors : the steam engines of the 18th century.
The chauffeur was a worker who use to heat the “boilers” to make steam to accelerate the train / cars.
As the technology advanced quickly from steam engine to our modern cars engines, and now Tesla … The chauffeur word in 2020 stayed the same but to designate a Professional Driver with a high quality standard.
My qualities :
- First class chauffeur is always elegant, he has a perfect body hygiene and absolutely clean, in a suit and a cravat !
- Perfect hygiene 🚿 and I never wear perfume or add scents to my cars 🌿
- I believe a perfectly clean environment is the minimum for a comfortable ride.
- Sanitary Rules : I clean my cars and disinfect after each ride.
- Modesty and obedience
- I am Polite
- Friendly and very open-minded
2020 : a chauffeur in France must obey all the state safety rules
We must Maintain and check technically the cars with a professional mechanic.
We must Disinfect and clean the cars everyday, before and after each ride
In 2020, we must also separate the driver from the clients with a plastic transparent divider which I installed during the covid crisis.
I also use disinfectant gel and wear masks all the time.
I will give a mask if you need one …
Above all, the chauffeur has to be courteous and patient
I understand that my visitors sometimes come from a long-haul flight and need to rest quietly, peacefully : they need a calm driver to help them and provide them with comfort, safety, peaceful ride, snacks, water, infant seats for the kids, phone chargers and many more on my driver services
Questions I get while I am Driving
1. How is life in Paris ?
Living in Paris is like living in a nice dream. It is very comfortable. We have everything so close : The theaters, the 1500 restaurants with different cuisines from allover the world, cafés and bars everywhere, boutiques and commerce, gardens, museums with the best painting and unique antiquities.
The food is very delicious and the city is very beautiful.
Life feels so easy but in the same time, it attracts too many people lately, it becomes hot at summer and feels very crowded . So that’s why, we stay in Paris the whole winter then go to the countryside of France on summer !
2. Why Parisians are always protesting ?
I am not sure why exactly. Each time is a different reason, as we say, it is our national sport and how we play democracy.
Personally I do not protest : I love my country more than anything and I trust my government to do its best for us. No need to block the roads to feel heard. The protest are not violent, the media tend to take the most shocking videos just to make it viral but we all know that these protests are just little sparks that happen only on Saturdays, and in some areas that we all know very well.
3. Is Paris Safe ?
Yes, Paris is very safe ! Trust me, I would not stay here with my family and all my friends, and our baby kids, if it was not.
Please, do not believe the media, be smart, and take the time to read the statistics and verify your sources.
Paris is the safest city for tourists in whole Europe.
If you take the metro, just be careful about your wallet and that’s it.
Paris welcomes millions of tourists each year and statistics shows that you are in very good hands.
4. Why Parisians are always on hurry ?
Like New York, working in a crowded city can be stressful and Parisians are always in a hurry in the morning to go to work. They walk fast, they seem unavailable and away in their thoughts during the day …
But, at night, Parisians go out for the Apero : After one drink at the bar and they become pleasant, delightful with tourists, and open to talk to.
You can even make many friends in here !
5. Is it possible to buy an apartment in Paris and live here ?
This is my favorite question, because people love Paris so much that they want to live here for the rest of their lives.
In a nice area, like Le Marais, a small apartment is expensive : For example a 35 meters² with only 2 rooms : is worth about $400,000 and The rent is about $1000 .
It is possible to live in here under the condition to ask the French Government for a special “Green card equivalent” . We call this : Titre de Séjour. For american citizens, this procedure is simplified as we have good diplomatic relations with USA .
Many startups are booming in Paris ( especially, in Le Sentier Area and Opera area ) : you will find your dream job easily if you take the time to stay in here for a month or two and look seriously for job interviews. Employers do love Americans in here and they recruit massively.
Life can be as expensive as New York. But the salaries are not as high as New York as we pay more taxes for our Universal Health care system and for the income taxes.
6. Can I meet with members of the Jewish communities in Paris ?
Of course, I will introduce to a famous jewish tour guide : Flora Goldenberg
Flora is very knowledgeable and she can take you inside both sepheradi and ashkinazi synagogues of Paris. She is french, born and raised in the heart of the Jewish area of Paris.
Flora is nice, humble, friendly and can really help with anything.
7. Why do you buy Mercedes ?
Many clients notice that I love Mercedes cars. It shows a world-class feeling of comfort and beauty, shared by many drivers.
Mercedes vehicles are made for safety, luxury, ergonomics and comfort of both the driver and the passenger.
That’s why :
I bought a very classy MERCEDES Class E with 4 SEATS
and then I bought this roomy comfortable MERCEDES VAN Class V with 7 SEATS
I also Included small services in the car
All phones USB charger
On board Wi-Fi with Free Internet
Sound Bluetooth for your music
Mini Bar Refrigerator at your disposal with Water & Snacks
A glass of Champagne to surprise your partner for Anniversaries & Honeymooners can be arranged if you me for this service in advance !
8. What is your special VTC License?
I am a professional driver under the state VTC License which means Véhicule de Tourisme avec Chauffeur .
It is my chauffeur license, obtained after a special training, that allows me to drive legally a small group of tourist visitors with insurance for all my Passengers and their Luggage.
More over, My VTC license allows me to park in privileged special parking next to the arrival Gates : I will wait for you and verify your flight arrival time and pick you up easily at the airport of Paris.
Feel free to contact me
Contact@limopremiumservices.com
or via phone : 00 33 6 12 47 73 97
Paris Beauty is overwhelming !
“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast” – Ernest Hemingway !
I am being always surrounded by this amazing contagious Parisian beauty.
You can see this “simple” architectural Beauty in the Louvre with a tour guide ,
You can take a walking tour and learn about the history of the Haussmannian renovation of Paris Architecture,
or go and discover the sophisticated french food,
When my clients come to Paris , they are overwhelmed by the beauty everywhere
Everything would appear small to my clients especially when they come from USA , Canada and Australia.
You will submerged by beautiful yet simple small things and it is every where you go !
We will explore some hidden areas of Paris to see how beautiful it is !
email : contact@limopremiumservices.com
tel : +33 6 12 47 73 97