A personal concierge by Gerard Morgan-Tepa
Home checks, arrival preparation, and practical personal concierge support.
Dunefinch is founder-led service for agreed details around Palm Springs, Cathedral City, and Rancho Mirage. Gerard personally confirms availability, scope, and timing before scheduling.
A local hand
Home checked. Arrival eased. Details handled.
Availability confirmed personally
Clear scope. Each request is agreed before work begins.
Written quote. Draft prices are provisional and pending approval.
Personal confirmation. Availability is never assumed.
Services & proposed pricing
Every price below is a draft/proposed price pending approval. Gerard confirms the final scope, quote, availability, and timing with you before work begins.
$55 per visit
Draft price · pending approval
Up to 30 minutes for agreed visual checks, optional mail collection, and a short report with agreed photos.
A personal visual visit, not a technical inspection, security patrol, or repair service.
$99 per month
Draft price · pending approval
Two visits per calendar month, each up to 30 minutes with an update after the visit.
Draft membership scope and pricing are pending approval.
$219 per month
Draft price · pending approval
One scheduled-week visit, including five visits in months with five scheduled weekly visits. Each visit is up to 30 minutes with an update.
Draft membership scope and pricing are pending approval.
From $99
Draft price · pending approval
Up to 90 minutes for a pre-agreed grocery pickup, refrigerator stocking, visual readiness check, and optional existing-cleaner access coordination.
Purchases, delivery charges, travel surcharges, and third-party services are separate, require approval, and may be quoted separately.
$55 per hour
Draft price · pending approval
A one-hour minimum, then 15-minute increments for agreed practical help.
Purchases, delivery charges, travel surcharges, and third-party services are separate and require approval.
From $35 / 30 min
Draft price · pending approval
Pre-agreed feeding, water, litter, plants, and an update, with suitability confirmed before accepting.
No overnight pet care or medical service. Scope is confirmed personally before work begins.
$55 per hour
Draft price · pending approval
A one-hour minimum for a chosen provider and an agreed appointment or access window.
The chosen provider is paid directly where applicable. Dunefinch does not guarantee a third-party provider’s work.
Purchase and third-party cost note
Purchases, delivery charges, travel surcharges, and third-party services are separate from the service price, require your approval, and may be quoted separately. Where a provider is involved, you choose and pay that provider directly where applicable.
A clear, personal process
Gerard personally confirms availability, scope, and timing before scheduling. No assumed coverage or automatic booking.
Share the service, city, request details, and preferred timing in the demonstration form.
Gerard personally reviews the request, scope, timing, and any provider or purchase details.
The proposed scope and price are written down before anything is scheduled.
After an agreed visit or task, Gerard provides an update on what was completed.
Founder-led by design
About the founder
Gerard’s background is in luxury hospitality, butler service, guest care, and events. Dunefinch brings that service mindset to agreed home checks, arrival preparation, and practical concierge requests.
Originally from Tahiti, Gerard speaks English and French. Service is direct and founder-led: he reviews each request and personally confirms what can be done, when, and at what quoted price.
Introduce yourselfService area
Palm Springs, Cathedral City, and Rancho Mirage. Availability is personally confirmed after Gerard reviews your location, timing, and request.
Palm Springs
Cathedral City
Rancho Mirage
Dunefinch is not property management, medical care, security patrol, technical inspection, or skilled repairs. Pet & Plant Visit does not include overnight pet care or medical service. A chosen third-party provider remains responsible for that provider’s work, which Dunefinch does not guarantee.
Good to know
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A Home Check is up to 30 minutes for visual checks agreed in advance, optional mail collection, and a short report with agreed photos. It is not a technical inspection, security patrol, property management service, or repair service.
Home Check Membership is $99 per month for two visits per calendar month. Weekly Home Check is $219 per month for one scheduled-week visit, including five visits in months with five scheduled weekly visits. Each visit is up to 30 minutes with a report.
Arrival Ready is up to 90 minutes for a pre-agreed grocery pickup, refrigerator stocking, visual readiness check, and optional coordination of access with your existing cleaner. Purchases, delivery charges, travel surcharges, and third-party services are separate, require approval, and may be quoted separately.
Purchases, delivery charges, travel surcharges, and third-party services are not included in a service price. They require your approval and may be quoted separately. Where a provider is involved, you choose and pay that provider directly. Dunefinch does not guarantee a third-party provider’s work.
Gerard personally confirms availability, scope, and timing before scheduling. The written quote is also confirmed before work begins. This review draft does not promise same-day response, 24/7 coverage, or a particular appointment window.
Vendor Coordination has a one-hour minimum for a chosen provider. Gerard can coordinate an appointment or attend an agreed access window for that provider. The chosen provider is paid directly where applicable; Dunefinch does not perform skilled repairs or guarantee the provider’s work.
Pet & Plant Visit covers only pre-agreed feeding, water, litter, plants, and a visit update, with suitability confirmed before accepting. It does not include overnight pet care or medical service.
This is a personal concierge and visual home-check service, not property management, medical care, security patrol, technical inspection, or skilled repairs. Third-party services remain the responsibility of the chosen provider.
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Palm Springs · Cathedral City · Rancho Mirage
Quote and availability confirmed personally
Demonstration only — nothing is submitted or stored.