Road Trip to Monaco and The Alps!

[Ikemi]

A road trip to Monaco, complete with return journey through The Alps and Switzerland - It's something I've always fancied doing, but have never had the chance to actually do! After splitting with my girlfriend earlier this week, I'm now craving an adventure of some kind ...

I'm sure there are a few members on here who have done just this and I was hoping if someone could answer my questions, as well as maybe provide helpful advice?

-The easiest question of all; has anyone got it alone, or is it more fun/just as cheap to go via a driving holiday company? If the latter, which company did you go with? If you went by yourself, did it feel more like an unplanned adventure?
-This is a bit cheeky, but does anyone have any route information e.g. Best driving roads, places to stop overnight?
-Looking at hotels in Monaco, is the 'self parking' fee basically a car park charge? Does it guarantee parking?
-When is the best time to go? I'm thinking June, unless someone says otherwise?

Thanks!

[Ikemi]

Bump! Anyone?

[Ikemi]

Thank you so much for the replies and links to related threads! It's much appreciated! So far I've booked a room at the Hotel Port Palace in Monaco for one night (Well, it's right on the harbour and not eye-wateringly expensive, so it would've been rude not to!) and I've bought a TomTom with all the relevant maps (Thanks Amazon Black Friday!) ... All that's left is to change the water pump, cambelt, thermostat and oil before departing, which will be mid-June. I'm really rather excited!

I still need to sort out a general route, although I know roughly where I'd like to go. I'm also going to try and borrow a mate's GoPro, so I'll try and put together a 5 minute clip of my journey once home!

Cheers!