Get the low-down from the original style-seekers' latest good-time hunting expeditions, find destination inspiration and insider tips from around the world. Welcome to the official Smith blog: we hope you enjoy your stay
The beautiful hotels, all those lovely flowers, the chance to acceptably don a frilly fascinator… we do love a good wedding at Smith. So allow us to introduce our favourite new partner, The Big Event (and its director, Rosie) – a stylish service dedicated to wedding and event planning in central Italy where Smith members [...]
At Smith HQ, we’re always on the lookout for the very latest trend-setting styles. So, you can imagine our delight when we discovered a brand new British eyewear brand called Zanzan…
It’s that time again when we reveal the new hotel debutantes we’re inaugurating into Smith society. We’ve combed the beaches of San Sebastián, searched the coastal charms of Empordà and scoured the heavenly excesses of the Hamptons to bring you the very best of the boutique-hotel world this August…
If there’s one thing Team Smith love (after a fabulous boutique hotel, a good rare steak, and a darn fine cup of coffee), it’s a gorgeous swimming pool. A shimmering stretch of water to sun-bask next to, sup sundowners beside, or just to admire the reflections of a starlit sky in. Occasionally, we’ve even been [...]
As promised, here’s the first of three posts on budget boutique hotels - this one focuses on Europe, where, despite the euro’s strength, there are still many bargains to be had, and where the good life is easier to come by for less, if you know where to look…
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01 Château les Merles
DORDOGNE, FRANCE
Style [...]
Credit crunch, schmedit crunch… what we all need during January’s bleaker moments is a bit of holiday escapism. So we quizzed editor of Luxury Travel magazine Alyson Cook about the highs and lows of luxury, and asked her for some luxe-for-less tips to make your budget go further…
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Define ‘luxury’…
Luxury for me is the chance to [...]
And another review (they’re coming thick and fast at the moment): this time, our Smith spies have been in La Bella Italia, in that most stylish of fashion capitals, Milan. They took refuge in the spankingly chic new urban resort in the up-and-coming Boviso district known as The Chedi Milan, and here’s a little excerpt [...]
While it’s a bit miserable and dark (well, it’s winter, innit), we thought we’d brighten your day with tales from a sunnier isle – Sicily.
As you know, every time we publish a new hotel write-up from one of our panel of independent reviewers at Mr & Mrs Smith, we’ll let you know, so you can [...]
Our man in the East, the redoubtable writer, food-blogger, and high-life liver Aun Koh, has been busy roaming the wilds of China in search of more stylish stays for the Smith collection. And, judging by this month’s quintet of new hotels, he’s really come up trumps.
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…
01 Kruger National Park
LUXURY SAFARI STAYS
Countryside South African wilderness
Country life Eye-spy the Big Five
Why to go Safaris epitomise romance, with spine-tingling safari drives, [...]
