The Long View
For four days, this is the only meeting on your calendar.
This page is your whole retreat: where to be, what to bring to each session, what to wear to dinner and when your one-to-one is. Open it each morning... then put your phone away.
That photo is the view from the top of the Eiffel Tower. We’ll be standing there on Saturday at sunset!
Six things, in this order
Five days, swipe through
Four agreements
- Phones stay off the table.In sessions and at dinner they live in your bag, on silent. Camille holds an emergency line for your family and your office.
- Everything is optional except the four sessions.Skip the morning walk. Skip the Louvre. Be seated for the sessions.
- On time means seated.Sessions start at the minute listed, and the vans leave at the minute listed. Coffee is ready thirty minutes before.
- What’s said in the circle stays there.No names, no stories, no screenshots.
Every detail, in its place
Land by 1:00 pm on Thursday
- Airport
- Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
- Pickup
- Your driver waits at arrivals with a Long View sign. Transfers run from 9:00 am.
- Drive
- 45 to 75 minutes to the hotel, depending on traffic into the city.
- By train
- Arriving at Gare du Nord? Send Camille your train number and a driver meets you at the end of the platform.
- Entry
- Check France’s entry rules for your passport before you fly.
- Home
- Book departures after 3:00 pm on Monday, May 17.
The list, so you can stop thinking about it
Already in your room: a journal, a tote for the sessions, an umbrella and slippers.
Maison Vérane, Paris 16e
A townhouse hotel on a quiet street, ten minutes on foot from the Trocadéro. You each have your own room, with a French balcony, a writing desk and a proper bathtub.
- Check in
- From 3:00 pm Thursday
- Check out
- 11:00 am Monday
- Front desk
- Staffed 24 hours
- Wi-Fi
- Network and password are on your key card sleeve.
La Verrière des Tilleuls
A glass hall on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne, twelve minutes from the hotel. Lawn on three sides, a sofa corner for the breaks and daylight all day.
- Vans
- From the hotel door, at the time on the schedule.
- Coffee
- Ready thirty minutes before each session.
- On the table
- Notebooks, pens, chargers and reading glasses in three strengths.
Your 30 minutes with Margot
In the library bar on the ground floor of the hotel. Arrive five minutes early and bring your journal.
Every meal is taken care of
- Breakfast
- 7:30 to 9:30 am in the hotel salon
- Lunch
- At La Verrière on session days
- Dinner
- A different table each night: Café Capucine, Bistrot Séraphine, Brasserie Belle Vue, then Le Pavillon des Cèdres.
- Dietary
- Your notes are with every kitchen, and with Camille.
- To drink
- Wine is poured at dinner. In sessions: coffee, tea and sparkling water.
Who to ask
Emergency
- 112
- Any emergency, anywhere in Europe
- 15
- Medical (SAMU)
- 17
- Police
- 18
- Fire
The front desk can have a doctor at your door within the hour. Tell Camille first and she’ll handle the rest.
Euros, in dollars
Everything on the schedule is included. This is for a taxi, a coffee or a bookshop. Service is already in the price at French cafés and restaurants, so there’s no tip to calculate.