Certified Butler Services

We specialize in placing quality domestic household personnel in residences and private estates throughout Los Angeles, New York,  San Francisco and worldwide. We understand the complexities of finding the perfect butler, a service oriented, loyal, discreet and dedicated person.   We personally meet with each candidate and perform a detailed background check to ensure you are getting exactly what you are look for.

“A butler is a servant in a wealthy, large household.  In great houses the butler is in charge of the dining room, the wine cellar and the pantry.  A butler is usually male, and in charge of male servants, while the housekeeper is usually female and in charge of the female servants.   Traditionally, male servants (such as footmen) were better paid and therefore rarer and of higher status then female servants.  The butler, as the senior male servant has the highest servant status.”   This is no longer true, as the estate manager could or would oversee the butler if there are many residences.

The butler represents and often instills values and service to the rest of the staff.   Their attitude and enthusiasm will spread though your estate in a manner that will keep your entire staff happy. The butler might know 80 ways to tie a tie, handle your wardrobe, pick your wine,  attend to your floral arrangements, set the finest table,  take care of your antiques, polish your shoes, your silver, and train your staff.  They will attend to the needs of your guests, and make sure that everyone is handled with the utmost in service.

Butlers may also be titled personal assistant, majordomo, staff manager, or house manager.

Here is a fantastic reference book that could help give more detailed formal information for those potential seeking a butler.

MRS BEETON
Mrs Beeton’s Book of
Household Management
ABRIDGED EDITION