Butler Services
A 5-tier "Staircase of Trust" chosen by time and contract type, plus 6 purpose-based categories. From a 3-hour spot booking to a 24/7, 365-day resident butler, our certified butlers stand beside your life and its most important scenes.
What Is Our Butler Service?
A butler is a profession that governs a household, taking on everything from guest hospitality to the logistics of daily life. To the question "What is a butler?", THE BUTLER offers eight answers: 5 contract tiers and 6 purpose-based categories.
Our Butler Service Is Chosen By...
Wealthy Households & Asset Owners
Wealthy clients who wish to entrust asset management and multi-site household affairs to a dedicated butler. A Private Butler or House Steward serves as the overseer of the whole household, with pricing arranged individually.
VIP & VVIP Celebrities
VIP and VVIP clients who require a fully dedicated butler with confidentiality as the top priority. The Royal Butler responds individually on a named basis, with a team bringing concierge-level arranging power for the highest hospitality.
Executives & Business Owners
Executives who wish to entrust secretarial work and guest reception to a butler. The Executive Butler serves as a business right hand, supporting both professional and private life, from guest hospitality to sitting in on negotiations.
First-Time Clients
For those who want to try a genuine butler first. Guest Footman lets you try a butler for party or hospitality serving from just 3 hours, with clear pricing that puts first-timers at ease.
Choose Your PlanChoose Your Plan
The Staircase of Trust — 5 Contract Tiers
From a single spot booking to a 24/7 dedicated live-in butler — the longer the term, the deeper the trust and the wider the scope of household and secretarial work you can entrust. Start by choosing based on how much time you need a butler for.
Guest Footman
A spot butler from 3 hours¥26,400~ / 3h2
Day Butler
A dedicated butler for a full 8-hour day¥66,000~ / day3
Weekly Butler
Continuous, dedicated for days or weeks¥181,500~ / 3 days4
Private Butler
A monthly dedicated butler for life and work¥748,000~ / month5
House Steward
The top-tier butler, resident 24/7, 365 days¥6,600,000~ / monthChoose by PurposeBy Purpose
Six Categories, Chosen by Purpose
From event serving to VIP care and training, our service can also be organized along a purpose-based axis, not just contract tiers. Choose the category best suited to you, keeping in mind how a butler differs from housekeeping, a maid, or a concierge.
AEvents & Spot Support
A butler available from 3 hours handles serving and hospitality for weddings, parties, and guest visits. Guest Footman is the most popular entry point.
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BHousework & Life Support
Housekeeping, housework, and daily life logistics, arranged continuously. Unlike a maid, a butler oversees the entire household.
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CBusiness Support
The Executive Butler serves as an executive's right hand, handling secretarial work and schedule management, supporting both business and private life.
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DOutings & Escort
The Guide Butler provides sightseeing guidance and escort accompaniment, multilingual, for VIPs from Japan and abroad.
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EVIP & Special Care
A fully confidential, top-tier line for celebrities and VVIP clients, exclusively overseen by the Royal Butler.
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FTraining & Coaching
From manner coaching to butler training, our certified butlers teach conduct to businesses and individuals.
Learn more →Finding Your FitFinding Your Fit
How to Choose
For ongoing housework, see B
For those wanting ongoing daily housework and housekeeping. Unlike a maid or housework service, a butler oversees the entire household.
Go here →For business focus, see C
For those wanting a butler as an executive's right hand in business scenes, including secretarial work and asset-management consultations.
Go here →For outings & sightseeing, see D
For those seeking sightseeing guidance or escort accompaniment. A Guide Butler, doubling as a driver, is at your side.
Go here →For top-tier discretion, see E
Fully dedicated service for celebrities and VVIP clients. The Royal Butler responds individually, with dignity and confidentiality as top priorities.
Go here →For teaching purposes, see F
For those wanting a butler as a manner-coaching or butler-training instructor, teaching rank and conduct standards systematically.
Go here →For a one-off booking, see A
For those wanting to try a genuine butler first with a spot booking, from party serving to hospitality.
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Standards for a Butler's Attire & Conduct
1. The Same Standard of Attire and Conduct, Every Contract Type
Whether a 3-hour Guest Footman booking or a resident House Steward, the standard of attire and conduct is the same. Only butlers who have completed All Japan Butler Association training take up the role, so you experience the same dignified service regardless of contract type.
The Standard Behind Every ButlerThe Standard
What Is the All Japan Butler Association?
2. The All Japan Butler Association Guarantees Our Quality
The All Japan Butler Association certifies the dignity and skill of the butler profession and continues its refinement. Every butler at THE BUTLER has completed this association's training and meets the conduct standard for their rank.
What a Butler Takes OnWhat We Handle
What a Butler Handles for You
Whether you rent a butler for a single evening or keep one on a monthly basis, the scope of care stays the same. Below is what a THE BUTLER professional takes on across daily life and business.
1. Housework & housekeeping
A butler covers a wide span of daily housework — cleaning and tidying, wardrobe care, meal preparation and service, and arranging shopping and outings. Rather than simply carrying out tasks, a butler designs the whole rhythm of the household and stays a step ahead so the home runs without a hitch. Where a maid or cleaning service handles individual chores, a butler oversees the household as a whole.
2. Office work & administrative support
For executives and business owners, a butler takes on secretarial-level office work: schedule management, document handling, phone and email correspondence, and other administrative tasks. As an Executive Butler, they hold a cross-cutting view of both private and professional commitments so the principal can focus on their core work.
3. Personnel management
In households or firms with several staff, a butler handles hiring and interviews, labour and welfare administration, training, and communication within the team. As a House Steward, they lead the entire staff of a residence, drawing out the full strength of each member.
4. Financial administration support
A butler supports the household side of financial administration — budgeting, bookkeeping, cash-flow oversight, and financial reporting. Rather than executing transactions, they act as a bridge to your accountant or financial planner, organising the information so you can make the best decisions.
5. Travel support
A butler supports your travel end to end: planning the itinerary, making arrangements, preparing before departure, assisting during the trip, and following up afterwards. A multilingual Guide Butler can accompany you at home or abroad, keeping everything from transit to lodging in smooth order.
6. Event management
From private gatherings to formal ceremonies, a butler oversees event planning, budget control, venue arrangements, guest management, and after-event follow-up. Coordinating arrangements across very different fields into one whole — from an anniversary dinner to a corporate reception for VIP and VVIP guests — is where a butler proves their worth.
Renting a Butler with THE BUTLER
Prefer to bring in a butler only when you need one? THE BUTLER lets you engage a professional by the hour, the day, or the month, so the arrangement fits the occasion — quiet, capable presence without a permanent contract, for a single evening or on call through a whole season.
A trained professional, not a temporary hire
Every butler we send is certified and trained by the All Japan Butler Association — never an untrained, uncertified temp. Whether it is a wedding, business support, or everyday help at home, the same seasoned butler is ready to step in.
What it costs
The fee depends on the plan you choose: a short spot booking is the lightest option, while a live-in arrangement runs by the month. Whatever the occasion, just ask — the service is flexible, and every butler joins you only after completing full training.
Pricing & How to StartPricing & Steps
Rate Table at a Glance
| Service | Duration | Price (tax incl.) |
|---|---|---|
| Guest Footman | From 3 hours | ¥26,400~ |
| Day Butler | Per 8-hour day | ¥66,000~ |
| Weekly Butler | From 3 days | ¥181,500~ / 3 days |
| Private Butler | 20 days/month × 8h | ¥748,000~ / month |
| House Steward | 24/7, 365 days | ¥6,600,000~ / month |
| Executive Butler | Monthly dedicated | ¥748,000~ / month |
| Guide Butler | From 1 day | ¥55,000~ / day |
| Royal Butler | Fully dedicated | Individual quote |
※ Transportation and necessary expenses are billed separately at cost. Royal Butler pricing is quoted individually after signing an NDA. Please consult us separately for special rates for wealthy or VIP clients.
The Path to Your ButlerGetting Started
How It Works
Inquiry
Contact us by phone or web form with your preferred contract type and schedule. We welcome inquiries at every rank, from Footman to Royal Butler.
Hearing
Our staff hears your requirements and proposes a pricing plan and the best-suited butler, organizing conditions at this stage even for VIP clients.
Quotation & Contract
The contract follows your approval of price and term. For Royal Butler, individual terms are finalized after signing an NDA.
Your Butler Arrives
A butler trained by the All Japan Butler Association arrives in formal dress, performing serving, hospitality, and housekeeping per your contract.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the All Japan Butler Association?+
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Feel Free to Get in Touch
Our All Japan Butler Association coordinators will carefully guide you to the butler service best suited to you.