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My journey to Romania started in a Chiswick bookshop. Our Transylvania destination guide recommends a few books; standing in the travel section William Blacker’s Along the Enchanted Way looked just the ticket for a taste of northern Romania. By the time we reached Copsamare Guesthouses I’d already been charmed by the country folk and entertained [...]
Start 2012 with a bang after a bunk-up in one of London’s original boutique hotels, the Sanderson. A shimmy from Oxford Street, she’s got all that you need for a glamorous intro or outro to the year. And well, it is the sales: this hotel’s neighbourhood is the beating heart of retail.
London – you’re looking [...]
Andalucian tiling, Moorish archways, salvaged castle doors – it’s near impossible to believe that Finca Cortesin in the Costa del Sol, was recently built from scratch. Opened in 2009, this modern classic has quickly become a favourite with the discerning luxury traveller – especially for a Mr & Mrs Smith romantic getaway.
Picture the scene: Mr [...]
It’s amore: Mr & Mrs Smith’s love affair with Italy is official (ok, that by itself isn’t really ‘news’, but read on…). Our latest (and, may we modestly suggest, greatest) hotel guidebook brings you 32 hand-picked hotels in Italy, including traditional Puglian trulli, gorgeous guesthouses, spectacular lakeside villas, wonderful farmhouses and dazzling city-centre palazzos.
As ever, we show [...]
Rufus Hound: funny man, stand-up guy and sporter of a mighty fine moustache. And now (drum roll, please) Smith hotel spy, too.
In the time-honoured tradition of a monthly blog post revealing our secret hotel reviewers (don’t be checking that monthly thing, now), we’d like you to meet another alumnus; this time, from the reviewer panel [...]
We catch up with artist and illustrator HelloVon (and Smith reviewer) in honour of his exciting new limited-edition print from his Semblance series, available to buy only until the end of this month*…
Earlier this year we sent HelloVon and his Mrs Smith on a much-needed break from the studio, north to the [...]
Secret Shopper Mary Portas is currently appearing on small screens nationwide, doing good deeds on behalf of consumers everywhere with her undercover exposés and mission to reform shoddy sales practices.
The Queen of Shops has also been doing good deeds on behalf of Mr & Mrs Smiths everywhere, undertaking an anonymous review of Petra Segreta Resort [...]
This week, our prize-scooping hotel is a decadent den in a rather smart corner of the city that never sleeps. Numerous 24-hour options aside, we reckon you’ll be hankering after a nap if your bed happens to be at The Surrey hotel in New York…
Style Beaux Arts beauty
Setting Upscale Upper East Side
Why this week? The [...]
We’re so good to you – not only have we made you a gorgeous new guidebook covering the best boutique hotels in France, but because today’s the day our latest choose-your-own-adventure tome hits the shops, Mr & Mrs Smith has joined forces with equally super-stylish British brands Ormonde Jayne and Ettinger to celebrate the book [...]
Be first to feast your eyes on our brand new guidebook – an incredible tour of France’s finest boutique retreats (even if we do say so ourselves) – hot off the presses and sitting on the shelves of our favourite bookshops as I type.
We’ve combed the country from Paris to Provence to bring you a [...]
