We’re starting the new year as we mean to go on, with a host of heavenly hotels. This month, we’ve already enjoyed a Tuscan tryst: we were seduced by a cosmopolitan Chianti castle, Castello del Nero and also Villa Armena, a baroque villa near Siena. In London, the witty Ampersand hotel in Kensington wowed us, [...]
Inspired by a shared love of the sea, our Crème de la Mer collections highlight some of the world’s most special coastal stays. This week, we’re dropping anchor at soul-stirring, secluded sunspots where you’ll feel as though you’ve got the place to yourselves… WHERE TO STAY SANTORINI Greece With arguably the most dramatic landscapes of [...]
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 [...]
Whether you’re hoping to head to London to join a Jubilee street party, or making the most of your extra days off with a last-minute getaway, we’ve got some fantastic late availability at hotels and houses across Europe and the UK…
We couldn’t let 2010 slip by without a hotel-of-the-week-shaped bang. Taking the winner’s crown for the last time this year is Hospes Maricel, a beachside bolthole in Mallorca… Style Majestic, modern Mallorcan mansion Setting Turquoise Portals Nous bay Why this week? Act fast and book by 2 January to take advantage of the hip hospes’ [...]
In our last Postcard from Mallorca, we teamed up with the Balearic-based concierge service Deliciously Sorted and two of their on-isle red-carpet roller-outers, Tor Cooper-Evans and Claire Gauvain from TLC. Normally, these suntanned social butterflies are busy arranging private chefs, jet and boat charter and VIP entry to Ibiza (and now also Mallorca’s) best destinations. [...]
Only a select handful of Mr & Mrs Smith bloggees know their Balearics from their Aeolians, it transpires In the second of our photo competitions, we challenged you to tell us where in the world this heavenly hilltop was. And lucky winner, Chris McAtominey from London, correctly identified this majestic Mallorcan vista. Tweet
Balearic-based concierge service, Deliciously Sorted, arranges private chefs, jet and boat charter and VIP entry to Ibiza and now also Mallorca’s best destinations. Who better then, to give Mr & Mrs Smith the inside scoop on the island’s hotspots than Deliciously Sorted’s on-isle red-carpet roller-outers, Tor Cooper-Evans and Claire Gauvain from TLC? (right, at Can [...]
It’s going to take a little more than the washout weather and another Brit-free Wimbledon final (22 years now, and counting) to stop the hotel-hungry Smith team celebrating the best of British. And so homegrown is the flavour this month. For good measure, we’ve also introduced some Mallorcan delights with praiseworthy pools, a holiday haven [...]
Forget less-than-cool Eighties-style package holidays to Magaluf, our new luxury stays in Mallorca are HOT. As well as having a melange of Mallorcan boutique hotels joining our online collection soon, we’ve just added a selection of stylish self-catering holiday houses to Smith & Friends. Brace yourself for privacy, individuality and style galore, and then feast [...]
