It is days, not a night
Bookings are priced by the day, with one full day as the minimum, and the day rate applies to every day booked. Five days at home is five days. There is no weekly rate hiding behind the figure, and you see the full estimate before you confirm.
Travel to your city, and where he stays once he is there, belong in the first message rather than in a conversation on the platform. You pay an advance of 30% when you choose a companion; it is refunded in full if nobody is introduced, or if he cancels or does not come, and once you are introduced it is not refunded if you cancel or change the plan, and the date can move only if he agrees. For a week whose flights are booked months out, that is worth reading twice.
The question underneath the question
Nobody at that table is really asking whether you are seeing someone. They are asking when you are getting married, and a plus-one does not answer that. It postpones it for one new year.
He will not pose as a fiancé, invent a proposal, or agree to a story that has him joining the family. The company is warm, strictly platonic and non-romantic, and he keeps to the introduction you agreed rather than improving on it. If what your relatives want is an engagement, this buys you a quieter week and not a different conversation next year — which is worth knowing before you spend the money, not after.
Do not let your parents' doorstep be the first meeting
First meetings are recommended in public, comfortable places — a cafe, a restaurant, a museum. That matters more here, not less. Meeting for the first time at your family's front door, in front of an audience, with nowhere to step outside to, is the version of this that goes badly.
Meet before you travel if you can, even briefly, and tell a friend the plan. Either side may end an experience if comfort is broken, and a family home is a harder room to do that in than a restaurant. That is a reason to have met already, not a reason to skip it.
Brief him the way you would brief a colleague
- Who will be there, and the four or five names that actually matter
- The introduction you agreed, in the exact words you intend to use
- What stays private — your job, your money, your last relationship
- The shape of each day, and the signal you will use when you want to leave a room
- Whether red envelopes are expected of him, and what you would rather he did with any he is handed
Frequently asked questions
How many days do I have to book?
One full day is the minimum, and the day rate applies to every day booked — a four-day stay is four days. You see the full estimate before you confirm, so nothing about the length is a surprise.
Will he pretend to be my fiancé?
No. It is strictly platonic company and he keeps to the introduction you agreed. An invented engagement has to survive a week of relatives and the whole of the following year, which is exactly why it is not on offer.
Where does he stay?
Yours to decide, and worth raising in the first message. Travel and accommodation are confirmed with you before the booking rather than sorted out on arrival.
Does money change hands while we are there?
Only the rest of the price, which you pay him directly on the day, at the price shown and never more. The 30% advance is paid when you choose a companion, against our invoice.
How soon should I ask?
Replies come within 20 minutes, 9am to 9pm daily, so the answer is quick. The matching is not, and a fixed week in a busy city leaves less room to find someone who genuinely suits — ask early.