Close protection and private bodyguard services

For executives, families and public figures who travel, stay or entertain in Paris, on the Riviera and in the Alps.

Close protection officer in a black polo shirt, seen from behind on the red carpet of a harbourside event

A presence in proportion

A close protection officer is not a wall but someone who anticipates: the route has been reconnoitred, the restaurant's entrance is known, and so is where the car waits and how to leave if the evening turns. Our close protection work falls under articles R631-18 to R631-22 of the French Internal Security Code and is carried out by officers holding the CNAPS professional licence specific to this activity.

We look after executives and their families, figures from sport, fashion and entertainment, and international guests passing through. The need is not always a specific threat. More often it is the wish to cross a crowd, leave a hotel or dine on a terrace without giving it a thought. The private bodyguard we place with you is calibrated to that level of exposure, no more and no less.

The arrangement works with the people around you: assistant, driver, household staff, organiser. When a MAROS security driver is at the wheel, driver and protection officer share the same instructions and the same schedule.

What is included

  • Before the first day we assess your exposure, your habits and your constraints. The assessment stays confidential and serves to write the arrangement.

  • Hotels, restaurants, offices, venues, residences: the officer identifies the entrances, the exits, the waiting points and the alternatives before you arrive.

  • Meetings, journeys across town, evenings out, events, holidays. The officer adjusts dress and distance to the setting: a suit in a lobby, light clothing on a beach.

  • One person is often enough. For a family, an event or a particular exposure, we build a team under a team leader.

  • The two roles complement each other: one drives and waits, the other accompanies. Timings, drop-off points and instructions are shared.

  • The officer is connected to our on-call desk. You or your assistant have a direct number, day and night, for any change of plan.

  • No photographs, no publication, no mention of your name or of the places you visit, during the assignment and for five years afterwards. It is written into the contract.

Man in a suit seen from behind in a hushed hotel corridor, wall lamps lit

On quotation, an arrangement written with you.

This service does not come in a pack: we build it from your premises, your hours and your guests, then we quote it.

Close protection

On quotation

Close protection does not come in a pack: every arrangement depends on the person, their movements and their exposure. We write with you the number of officers, their profile and the coordination with your driver and entourage, then send you a quote within 24 hours.

Each pack is quoted within 24 hours, with no commitment. Night, Sunday and public-holiday surcharges are set out in the quote.

Close protection: your questions

How much does a private bodyguard cost in Paris?

Each assignment is quoted individually, according to the number of officers, the duration, the hours and the level chosen. Nights between 21:00 and 06:00, Sundays, public holidays and assignments requested at less than 48 hours' notice carry a surcharge. You receive an answer within 24 hours.

Are your close protection officers licensed?

Yes. MAROS Sécurité holds CNAPS licence AUT-091-2124-02-24-20250968611 and our close protection officers hold the professional licence specific to this activity. Our professional indemnity is covered by MAIF.

Will the bodyguard be visible?

Only if you want it. By default the officer adopts the dress and manner of the place: one guest among others, a colleague in a lobby. A more visible presence can be agreed for an event or a particular period.

Can you provide close protection for my children?

Yes. Accompanying children and teenagers, on the beach, in the resort or in town, is done by an officer chosen for that purpose, with instructions written with you. Nothing is decided without your agreement and that of the person in charge of them.

Tell us about your schedule.

A confidential conversation, a quote within 24 hours, an officer who already knows the venues on day one.

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