The entrance hall of a lakeside villa at dusk, one lamp lit, a figure walking out toward the water

Premium household staff.

Nannies, housekeepers, private chefs, butlers and drivers for private residences.

Zürich · Zug · Geneva

What we hold to.

  • Discretion What we learn about your home stays in your home.
  • Continuity We look for people who stay.
  • Standards Trained, referenced, met in person.
  • Care For the people, on both sides.
  • Trust Built slowly, kept carefully.

The people we place.

  • Nanny

    Early years to school age. Live-in or out.

  • Housekeeper

    A house kept to your standard, not ours.

  • Private chef

    Daily cooking, entertaining, travel.

  • Butler

    House management and formal service.

  • Driver

    Family, school runs, discretion.

A nanny reading a picture book with a child on a window seat A housekeeper smoothing white linen on a made bed A private chef plating food at a marble kitchen island A butler adjusting a place setting at a long table A chauffeur holding open the rear door of a dark saloon
A private chef under a single pendant light in a dark kitchen, copper pans

How a placement unfolds.

  1. 01

    We listen

    A conversation about your household, in person or by phone.

  2. 02

    We introduce

    A small number of candidates, each met by us first.

  3. 03

    We stay

    A trial period, a contract, and a point of contact afterwards.

Evelyn Roca, founder of Happy Home, seated by a window

I started Happy Home because I believed private households deserved the same care in hiring as any board.

Evelyn Roca, founder

Standards, quietly upheld.

SECO licence
Licensed for private placement in Switzerland.
References
Checked, in writing and by phone.
Trial period
Time to be sure, on both sides.
Afterwards
One person to call.
A staircase with a dim wall sconce, dark wood, at night
A dark saloon car waiting under a porte-cochère at night, rain on stone

Currently seeking.

  • Nanny — Kilchberg
  • Housekeeper — Zug
  • Private Chef — Geneva
All positions

Tell us about your household.

A few lines is enough. We reply personally, within two working days.

A writing desk with a green-shaded lamp and fountain pen, night