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As another rainy August day keeps us in the UK indoors, we know of somewhere we’d rather be: a glittering isle off the coast of Italy, being pampered in the palatial surroundings of Capri Palace Hotel & Spa…
Style Alabaster chic
Setting Unspoilt Capri countryside
Why this week? Joining the likes of its L’Olivo restaurant and the Il [...]
Epicureans, to Italy! Bite-size adventures await away from the tourist trail on our latest boutique road trip, inspired by our upcoming Italy guide. Food, wine and history will tempt you from Rome to Umbria for a fresh taste of Italy – and without the crowds. Move over, Tuscany…
Fly to Rome, and you could hop straight [...]
Happy Ice-cream Day! The third Sunday in July is all about celebrating the frozen stuff after Ronald Regan declared so back in 1984. But, after recently researching our latest guidebook (out this autumn), it’s Italy’s gelato in particular that has us especially excited…
So us ice-cream-loving Londoners are particularly happy about a couple of fantastic [...]
We’ve got a bumper bundle this month, with new hotels spanning the globe from Langkawi to Lisbon. Foodies in particular, you’re in for a treat…
We’ve gone gourmet for June with three new foodie fantasies: St John Hotel, a sleek London retreat where nothing’s skipped on the nose-to-tail menu; The Bull Inn, a picturesque Dorset pub [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Easter is upon us, and with it a flurry of bank holidays, made to get our wanderlust levels peaking. If you’re disorganised, holiday-less or in need of inspiration, look no further than rural idyll Borgo Santo Pietro in Tuscany, which has a fantastic family-friendly Easter offering…
Style Classic-luxe Tuscan villa
Setting Enchanting formal gardens
Why this week? Getting [...]
San Lorenzo Mountain Lodge, a blissfully beautiful self-catering chalet in the glorious Dolomites, South Tyrol, is a property that made our eyes widen and our hearts skip a beat. The lodge’s wonderful owners, Stefano and Giorgia, both abandoned high-flying careers in the fashion industry to open up their dream home to discerning guests. The result [...]
Despite our recent April Fool’s fun, David Cameron won’t be assisting with subsidised dirty weekends and you can’t really gatecrash Wills and Kate’s honeymoon, but you can still plan your own. For inspiration, look no further that our latest bunch of heavenly hideaways, from Newport in Rhode Island to Italy’s golden, glam Riviera di Levante…
We [...]
We’re always on the hunt for new hotels to be the apples of our eyes, and this month is no different. Allow us to introduce our crop of corkers for March…
We’ve been foraging in Italy once again, hand-picking Ca’ P’a – Casa Privata, a boho bolthole in Praiano on the Amalfi Coast. In Tuscany, we [...]
