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Here at Smith, we don’t know whether to drag out our saris, ski poles or swimwear this month, as we welcome new luxury hotels in the Indian desert, European mountains, sun-drenched Sicily and tropical Australia.

Our collection of boutique hotels in India continues to swell, with the arrival of two beauties in Jodhpur, including fairy-tale desert [...]

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Volcano-proof travel? Take the train

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

The geological antics of the last few days have had us all scrambling around in search of alternative modes of transport.* When the skies are out, man has no choice but to turn to the seas, roads and tracks…
We’ve sung the praises of traincations in the past, but that was before The Volcano. As tonnes [...]

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Eating our way around Italy

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

The 2010 La Dolce Vita show is set to honour all things Italian this week. We’ll be there of course – look out for our Graham and Green-styled stall, G1. In greedy anticipation, we’re playing foodie Top Trumps with six of Italy’s regions, highlighting their signature plate-toppers and suggesting where to sleep off the calories…

UMBRIA
Countryside [...]

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Dipping in: the best hotel pools in Europe

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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