Archive for the 'Canada' Category
Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
This month, we started our search for stylish stays by sipping whisky at The Atholl, a suite-only townhouse in Edinburgh. After all that hard work, we headed south to soak up the rays at romantic Tuscan village retreat Monteverdi and relax at Imani Country House, a rural haven in Portugal. Over in Australia, we partied [...]
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Posted in Australia, Boutique hotels, Canada, Edinburgh, Italy, Miami, Mr & Mrs Smith, New hotels, Portugal, Scotland, Travel tips, Tuscany, United Kingdom, United States | 2 Comments »
This month, we enjoyed some barefoot bliss at Niyama in the Maldives, iconic Australian adventure at Arkaba Station & Walk in Flinders Ranges, some super-luxe suites at Indigo Pearl on Phuket’s northern shores, and a Euro-Thai high rise named Hotel Muse in Bangkok. In Marrakech, we discovered Palais Namaskar, a Balinese-inspired masterpiece (above), and in [...]
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Posted in Amalfi Coast, Argentina, Australia, Boutique hotels, Buenos Aires, Canada, Capri, Europe, Greece, Indian Ocean, Italy, Maldives, Mallorca, Marrakech, Morocco, Mr & Mrs Smith, New hotels, News, Paris, San Francisco, Spain, Thailand, Toronto, travel, Travel tips, United States | 1 Comment »
Friday, October 30th, 2009
This week, we’re donning our snoods* and heading to Canada, home to mountie, moose and maple. Toronto is a shimmeringly clean city of towering high-rises, and, in winter, has that kind of fresh chilly air that makes you glad to be alive (and wearing a coat). It’s a also a great place to do your [...]
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Canada, Hotel of the Week, Toronto, Travel tips, Uncategorized | 4 Comments »
It’s a familiar dilemma for Mrs Smiths everywhere: you’ve booked a romantic city break but on planning your vacation wardrobe, find it somewhat lacking in luxury boutique-hotel finesse. We think we’ve found the solution – meet Girl Meets Dress (GMD), a website offering designer threads for hire, with fresh frocks in stock weekly. For as [...]
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Canada, Destinations, Dubai, fashion, Features, Madrid, New York, Portland, Shopping, Spain, Travel tips, Uncategorized, United States, Worth getting out of bed for | 6 Comments »
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
To complete our budget boutique hotel blog trilogy (we’ve already covered cheap luxury stays in the UK, and budget-beating boltholes in Europe, in case you missed them), we’ve scoured the Smith collection for a selection of long-haul hotels that still leave you with cash to splash. Here’s our run-down of the world’s most romantic resorts [...]
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Posted in Australia, Boutique hotels, Canada, Cape Town, Destinations, Features, Langkawi, Malaysia, South Africa, Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
Friday, August 29th, 2008
Juliet’s been boutique-hotel hunting in not-actually-capital-of-Canada Toronto; Anthony caught up with her when she touched back down… Anthony Good to have you back Juliet – where have you been gallivanting to then? Juliet Hello. I was in North America… New York in July – whew – now that is hot. And I had a cheeky [...]
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Canada, Design, Destinations, Insider interviews, Smith Trips, Toronto, Uncategorized, Worth getting out of bed for | 1 Comment »