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Relais & Châteaux Preferred Partner

Relais & Châteaux Preferred Partner – VIP Benefits & Exclusive Access

Relais & Châteaux is a global collection of independently owned luxury hotels and gourmet restaurants, each defined by a deep sense of place, culinary excellence, and genuine hospitality. Spanning countryside estates, seaside hideaways, city jewels, and Michelin-starred dining destinations, every property reflects the local culture and the vision of its passionate innkeepers and chefs.

As a Relais & Châteaux Preferred Partner agency, The Check-In Collective provides clients with privileged access to enhanced recognition, exclusive amenities, and more seamless coordination across participating hotels worldwide. Booking through a Preferred Partner elevates your stay well beyond what’s available online or through credit-card programs, ensuring thoughtful touches and personalized attention throughout your journey.

What is the Relais & Châteaux Preferred Partner Program?

The Relais & Châteaux Preferred Partner program is an invitation-only network created for a select group of luxury travel agencies that consistently demonstrate deep product knowledge, high-touch client service, and strong relationships within the Relais & Châteaux community.

When you book through The Check-In Collective, your reservation is marked for Preferred Partner recognition, alerting hotel management and guest relations teams in advance. This ensures tailored service, elevated upgrade consideration, and a more curated experience from the moment your stay is confirmed.

Relais & Châteaux Preferred Partner Benefits

When you reserve a Relais & Châteaux stay through The Check-In Collective, you’ll enjoy a curated set of privileges that add comfort, value, and special recognition to your visit.

Typical Preferred Partner amenities include:

  • Daily breakfast for 2 guests
  • Upgrade on arrival, subject to availability
  • Early check-in / late check-out, subject to availability
  • Welcome amenity
  • Enhanced VIP attention from hotel leadership and guest-relations teams
  • CLICK HERE to request Preferred Partner benefits for a specific Relais & Châteaux hotel

How to Access Relais & Châteaux Preferred Partner Perks

There’s no cost, no membership, and no additional requirements. Your benefits are included simply by booking through The Check-In Collective.

  1. Share your travel details. Tell us your destination, dates, and preferred type of stay using the form below.
  2. Receive tailored recommendations. We’ll present eligible hotels, the best available rates, and the specific amenities each property offers.
  3. Book with ease. Once you’ve chosen your hotel, we confirm your reservation directly under Preferred Partner status.
  4. Enjoy elevated treatment. Your VIP recognition is communicated ahead of arrival, ensuring thoughtful service, priority consideration, and those signature Relais & Châteaux touches you can’t secure on your own.

Our Favorite Relais & Châteaux Hotels

Le Bora Bora

📍 Bora Bora, French Polynesia

Relais & Châteaux Preferred Partner Benefits:

  • Daily breakfast for 2 guests
  • Upgrade on arrival, subject to availability
  • Early check-in / late check-out, subject to availability
  • Welcome amenity
  • Enhanced VIP attention from hotel leadership and guest-relations teams

Villa Gallici – Relais & Châteaux

📍 Aix-en-Provence, France

Relais & Châteaux Preferred Partner Benefits:

  • Daily breakfast for 2 guests
  • Upgrade on arrival, subject to availability
  • Early check-in / late check-out, subject to availability
  • Welcome amenity
  • Enhanced VIP attention from hotel leadership and guest-relations teams

Calabash Hotel

📍 Grenada, The Caribbean

Relais & Châteaux Preferred Partner Benefits:

  • Daily breakfast for 2 guests
  • Upgrade on arrival, subject to availability
  • Early check-in / late check-out, subject to availability
  • Welcome amenity
  • Enhanced VIP attention from hotel leadership and guest-relations teams

Hotel Le Toiny

📍 St. Barths, The Caribbean

Relais & Châteaux Preferred Partner Benefits:

  • Daily breakfast for 2 guests
  • Upgrade on arrival, subject to availability
  • Early check-in / late check-out, subject to availability
  • Welcome amenity
  • Enhanced VIP attention from hotel leadership and guest-relations teams

Castello Banfi – Il Borgo

📍 Montalcino, Italy

Relais & Châteaux Preferred Partner Benefits:

  • Daily breakfast for 2 guests
  • Upgrade on arrival, subject to availability
  • Early check-in / late check-out, subject to availability
  • Welcome amenity
  • Enhanced VIP attention from hotel leadership and guest-relations teams

Meadowood Napa Valley

📍 St. Helena, CA

Relais & Châteaux Preferred Partner Benefits:

  • Daily breakfast for 2 guests
  • Upgrade on arrival, subject to availability
  • Early check-in / late check-out, subject to availability
  • Welcome amenity
  • Enhanced VIP attention from hotel leadership and guest-relations teams

Relais & Châteaux Preferred Partner FAQs

1. What makes booking through a Relais & Châteaux Preferred Partner advisor different?

When you reserve through The Check-In Collective, your stay is entered under Relais & Châteaux’s Preferred Partner program, an elevated status recognized directly by each participating property. Your reservation receives advance attention from the hotel’s leadership and guest experience teams, ensuring priority upgrade consideration, tailored pre-arrival notes, and more personal touches than you’ll receive through standard booking channels or credit card programs.

2. Does it cost extra to book through a Relais & Châteaux Preferred Partner travel agency?

No. Preferred Partner reservations use the same publicly available flexible rate you’d find on the hotel’s website. There are no added fees or markups. The value lies in the exclusive amenities and enhanced recognition that come only with a Preferred Partner booking.

3. Can Relais & Châteaux Preferred Partner benefits be combined with special offers or promotional rates?

Usually, yes. Many public offers, such as seasonal promotions, advance purchase, or added-value packages, can be booked using the Preferred Partner rate code, allowing you to receive both the promotional pricing and your VIP amenities. Some exceptions apply depending on the property’s policies, and we’ll confirm eligibility before securing your reservation.

4. Is there a minimum-night requirement for Preferred Partner stays?

Generally, no. Most Relais & Châteaux properties honor Preferred Partner benefits regardless of stay length. However, certain hotels may attach minimum-night requirements to specific rate plans or high-demand dates. We’ll outline any property-specific conditions when presenting your options.

5. Which hotels participate in the Relais & Châteaux Preferred Partner program?

A selection of Relais & Châteaux’s independently owned boutique hotels, country estates, gourmet retreats, and luxury hideaways participate in the Preferred Partner program. The collection includes more than 200 distinctive properties across Europe, North America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia. Participation can vary year-to-year, and we’ll guide you to the hotels that currently honor Preferred Partner privileges.

6. How will the hotel know I’m a Relais & Châteaux Preferred Partner guest?

Your reservation is coded under Relais & Châteaux’s Preferred Partner rate plan, which immediately alerts the hotel’s management, reservations, and VIP teams. This ensures your arrival is anticipated, your preferences are noted, and your stay receives elevated attention from the moment your booking is confirmed.

7. Can I book multiple rooms under one Preferred Partner reservation?

Yes. Most participating hotels extend Preferred Partner benefits to additional rooms booked under the same guest name, typically up to three rooms per stay. Each room receives the same breakfast, amenities, and enhanced recognition, subject to availability at check-in.

8. Why choose The Check-In Collective over standard booking sites or credit card portals?

As a Relais & Châteaux Preferred Partner agency, The Check-In Collective works directly with property management and the brand’s VIP services team, access that online platforms and card portals don’t have. This translates to better visibility on your reservation, improved upgrade priority, faster communication, and a more personalized guest experience, all while securing the same rate you’d find on your own.

List of All Relais & Châteaux Preferred Partners

Americas

  • Camden Harbour Inn
  • Castle Hill Inn
  • Little Palm Island Resort & Spa
  • Ocean House
  • Weekapaug Inn
  • Lake Placid Lodge
  • The Inn at Hastings Park
  • The Ivy Hotel
  • The Lodge at Glendorn
  • The Inn at Little Washington
  • Royal Blues Hotel
  • Château du Sureau
  • Hotel Les Mars
  • Meadowood Napa Valley
  • Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa
  • Auberge Saint-Antoine
  • Manoir Hovey
  • Stonehaven Le Manoir
  • Hastings House Country House Hotel
  • Wedgewood Hotel & Spa
  • Hôtel Le Toiny
  • Calabash Luxury Boutique Hotel
  • Casa Palopó
  • El Silencio Lodge & Spa
  • Cavas Wine Lodge
  • House of Jasmines
  • Saint Andrews Gramado
  • Txai Resort Itacaré
  • Casa Gangotena
  • Hotel del Parque
  • Sol y Luna

Europe

  • 11 Cadogan Gardens
  • Chelsea Townhouse
  • Chewton Glen
  • Gilpin Hotel & Lake House
  • Gravetye Manor
  • Hambleton Hall
  • Longueville Manor
  • The Bath Priory
  • Amberley Castle
  • Buckland Manor
  • Gidleigh Park
  • The Idle Rocks
  • Anne de Bretagne
  • Au Cœur du Village Hôtel & Spa
  • Auberge des Templiers
  • Auberge du Jeu de Paume
  • Brindos Lac & Château
  • Château Cordeillan-Bages
  • Château d’Adoménil
  • Château d’Audrieu
  • Château de Berne
  • Château de Courcelles
  • Château de Fonscolombe
  • Château de la Treyne
  • Château de Mercuès
  • Château de Riell
  • Château de Valmer
  • Château Louise de La Vallière
  • Château Saint-Jean
  • Clarance Hôtel
  • Coquillade Provence
  • Domaine d’Auriac
  • Domaine de Fontenille
  • Domaine de la Bretesche Golf & Spa
  • Domaine de Locguénolé
  • Domaine de Primard
  • Domaine de Rochevilaine
  • Domaine Les Crayères
  • Fleur de Loire
  • Flocons de Sel
  • Georges Blanc Parc & Spa
  • Grand Hôtel du Lion d’Or
  • Hostellerie de Levernois
  • Hôtel & Spa du Castellet
  • Hôtel de la Plage
  • Hôtel de Pavie
  • Hôtel Les Barmes de l’Ours
  • Hôtel Richer de Belleval
  • Hôtel Splendide Royal Paris
  • Hôtel-Spa La Bouitte
  • Jiva Hill Resort
  • La Bastide en Gascogne
  • La Bonne Étape
  • La Chapelle Saint-Martin
  • La Grenouillère
  • La Maison d’Uzès
  • La Nauve, Hôtel & Jardin
  • La Pyramide Patrick Henriroux
  • La Signoria & Spa
  • Château Sainte Sabine
  • La Villa Calvi
  • Le Castel Marie-Louise
  • Le Château de Beaulieu
  • Le Couvent des Minimes Hôtel & Spa L’OCCITANE
  • Le Domaine de Verchant
  • Le Domaine du Mas de Pierre
  • Le Mas des Herbes Blanches
  • Le Phébus & Spa – Villa des Anges
  • Le Relais Bernard Loiseau
  • Le Saint-Delis
  • Le Saint-James Bouliac
  • Le Saint-Paul
  • Le Vieux Logis
  • Les Bergeries de Palombaggia
  • Les Etangs de Corot
  • Les Hautes Roches
  • Les Hortensias du Lac
  • Maison Doucet
  • Marquis Faubourg Saint-Honoré
  • Relais Christine
  • Saint James Paris
  • Hotel Balzac
  • Michel Trama
  • Moulin de l’Abbaye
  • Relais de la Poste
  • Tiara Yaktsa
  • Villa Gallici
  • Villa Grand Voile – Restaurant Christopher Coutanceau
  • Gut Steinbach Hotel Chalets Spa
  • Gutshaus Stolpe
  • Hardenberg BurgHotel
  • Hotel Bareiss
  • Hotel Schwarzmatt
  • Hotel Dollenberg
  • PURS Luxury Boutique Hotel & Restaurant
  • Schlosshotel Burg Schlitz
  • Villino
  • WEISSENHAUS Private Nature Luxury Resort
  • MÖRWALD Hotel am Wagram
  • Post Lech Arlberg
  • The Amauris Vienna
  • Aïda Hotel & Spa
  • Beau-Rivage Hotel
  • Chalet Hotel Schönegg
  • Chasa Montana Hotel & Spa
  • Grand Hôtel du Lac
  • Hôtel de la Cigogne
  • Hotel Restaurant Krone Regensberg
  • Hotel Walther
  • In Lain Hotel Cadonau
  • Lenkerhof gourmet spa resort
  • Villa Principe Leopoldo
  • Walliserhof Grand-Hotel & Spa
  • Hotel Heritage
  • Central Park Voorburg
  • Dragsholm Slot
  • Cashel Palace
  • Marlfield House
  • Park Hotel Kenmare
  • Hôtel Le Place d’Armes
  • The Xara Palace
  • Stikliai Hotel
  • Hotel Copernicus
  • Quadrille
  • Hotel Grad Otočec
  • Kendov Dvorec

Africa & Middle East

  • Heure Bleue Palais
  • Hôtel Le Doge
  • Palais Ronsard
  • Riad Fès
  • La Maison Bleue
  • Al Moudira Hotel
  • Ellerman House
  • Esiweni Luxury Safari Lodge
  • Zanzibar White Sand Luxury Villas & Spa
  • Museum Hotel

Asia & Pacific

  • Le Bora Bora
  • Le Nuku Hiva
  • Le Taha’a
  • Suján Jawai
  • Suján Sher Bagh
  • The Malabar House
  • Seven Villas
  • Xitan Beijing
  • The Uza Terrace Beach Club Villas
  • Otahuna Lodge