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Kate and Wills got the Seychelles, so we’re bagging Thailand. (*Flurry of puns-alert.*) We’d be sure to have a royally good time in kingly Koh Samui, and the crowning glory of our trip would be a stay in the ravishingly regal KC Resort & Over Water Villas, our latest hotel of the week – a [...]
Reporting from the travel frontline this week, Smith’s NBF Wanderlista, aka Andria Mitsakos: publicity guru and luxury travel blogger par excellence. Here’s her lowdown on the bright sights of Brazil…
Rio is everything. Ok, that’s a bold statement. But it really is. Take all your pre-conceived thoughts about Rio – the sex, the glamour, the gorgeous [...]
Newport, Rhode Island may be small but its shores are packed with attractions. We fell under its spell on a hotel-finding road trip last month, and with two Smith-approved boutique hotels in Newport, you’re sure to be lured to its shores, too…
Just a few hours’ drive from buzzy New York, this lighthouses-for-landmarks land is [...]
As one of Australia’s top interior stylists, vintage maven Lyn Gardener (right, with Jack) is kept on her toes running a gorgeous emporium in Albert Park, South Melbourne, a decorating business and a holiday home in our Smith & Friends collection. We asked Lyn to spare a few minutes to tell us about [...]
On a recent jaunt to the metal- and concrete-covered Hotel Straf in Milan, we fell in love with all manner of fripperies, and wished to trade in our current Mr Smith for a Milanese millionaire. Top of the shopping list (aside from Italian men) was a trip to Milan’s best glove shop for some luscious [...]
Later this month, film-making movers and shakers will be descending on the red carpets of the Côte d’Azur for the Cannes Film Festival. Here at Smith, we’re excited about our own awards: it might not be the Palme d’Or, but – for outstanding contribution to worldwide wellbeing – this week’s hotel world equivalent goes to… [...]
With all the love in the air here in the UK lately, we’ve been on the hunt for some rural romance. Just as well, then, that the new recruits to our Smith & Friends collection are bucolic boltholes, perfect for isolated escapes à deux…
THE HUNTING LODGE Dordogne
With the Dronne river at the bottom of the [...]
Question: what do Heston Blumenthal, Richard E Grant and Tracey Emin have in common?
Were they all guests at Camilla and Charles wedding? (Nope, only Grant.) Do they all hail from seaside town, Margate? (Nah – just Ms Emin.) Can they all make a mean snail porridge? (Er, you know who that applies to.)
Answer: these celebrity [...]
Melbourne has a habit of hiding its light under a bushel – or rather, amid its warren of mysterious laneways. Down many a dark, graffiti-lined alley, you’ll find the city’s coolest hidden hangouts, from buzzing bars to white-hot eateries. If there’s no name on the door, or you have to ring a bell to [...]
Great news! We’ve unearthed our first boutique hotels in Sri Lanka, the tea-rich teardrop-shaped island nation languishing off the south-east coast of India. Here’s a little preview of our latest launches…
Rustic manor house The Wallawwa in Negombo makes a seductive first-night sojourn, with a soothing spa to ease any post-flight stress (plus it’s pretty handy for Colombo’s [...]
