Archive for the 'Caribbean' Category
Friday, December 18th, 2009
As the tension rises for this week’s conquering hero, so does the temperature and the altitude. For sea-salty spectacle and hilltop high drama, it could be none other than Jade Mountain on the island of St Lucia… Style Supervillain’s island lair Setting Balmy bayside heights Why this week? We’ve connived to get you five nights [...]
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Caribbean, Hotel of the Week, St Lucia, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Friday, November 27th, 2009
The Caribbean summer is on its way – and you can save 25 per cent with our special offer: two reasons why Hermitage Bay this week is very hot indeed Style Asian-inspired Caribbean cottages Setting Secluded Antigua Bay Why this week? When we find a time or a reason not to visit Antigua, we’ll be [...]
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Posted in Antigua, Awards, Boutique hotels, Caribbean, Destinations, Eating & drinking, Features, Hotel of the Week, Uncategorized, Worth getting out of bed for | 2 Comments »
We’re only six days in and it’s already been an exciting month indeed. Not only did we manage to amuse/confuse/annoy hundreds of people with our boutique bendy bus April Fool ruse, but we’ve also just introduced some of the most exciting hotels and self-catering stays in the world to our hand-picked selection. Our Smith & [...]
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Caribbean, Cotswolds, Destinations, Los Angeles, New York, News, St Lucia, United Kingdom, United States | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
When I was in Grenada staying at beloved Laluna boutique resort, I popped into a really sweet shop called Veronica’s Visions in St George’s, which sold fabulous screen-printed garments and bags. Now, this is an island on the cruise-ship circuit – but stay at a romantic hotel like Laluna and venture to this little retail [...]
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Caribbean, Destinations, Grenada, Shopping, Smith Trips, Travel tips, Worth getting out of bed for | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
Just before Christmas, James and I set sail on a hotel-hunting trip to the Caribbean, where we were completely bowled over by one hotel in particular – a honeymoon-perfect mountainside hideaway on St Lucia with just 29 rooms, which we’ll be adding to the Smith collection post-haste.
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Design, Honeymoons & weddings, News, St Lucia, Uncategorized | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
Mmm, a yoga holiday in Grenada. And loads of chocolate. No, I’ve not eaten one too many liqueur chocolates, I’m at Laluna. It’s all very well treating ourselves to a few days in a stylish boutique hotel in the Caribbean that’ll have us looking and feeling our best. But how many holidays also do good [...]
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Posted in Activities, Boutique hotels, Eco travel, Features, Grenada, Insider interviews, Travel tips | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
After Anthony’s post (Best steak in London?) about the so-good-we-drooled T-bones Team Smith had at the Hawksmoor steakhouse, we thought you might like to meet Will Beckett, the well-travelled man behind the meat, as it were. [Thinking to self: goodness, must rein in those cheesy puns.] A kindred soul of Smith’s, he’s not averse to [...]
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Posted in Caribbean, Insider interviews, London, Uncategorized, Worth getting out of bed for | 2 Comments »
Friday, September 5th, 2008
To celebrate the launch of the Mr & Mrs Smith wedding pages, we’ve persuaded Brides magazine editor Deborah Joseph to divulge her Little White Book of wedding secrets – and trust us, what she doesn’t know about weddings and honeymoons probably ain’t worth knowing: Brides is the UK’s biggest-selling bridal magazine. Here she reveals her [...]
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Posted in Australia, Boutique hotels, Caribbean, Destinations, Eating & drinking, Events, Guest blogs, Honeymoons & weddings, Insider interviews, London, Maldives, South Africa, Uncategorized, United Kingdom | 2 Comments »
Monday, September 1st, 2008
Let our destination inspiration whet your wanderlust and provide a guide to the most romantic cities, idyllic islands and wilderness escapes. Lucy Fennings rounds up a worldwide hot-list of honeymoon destinations…
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Posted in Caribbean, Design, Destinations, Honeymoons & weddings, Indian Ocean, Italy, Morocco, South Africa, Thailand, Top 10s, Uncategorized, United States | 29 Comments »