Archive for the 'Mallorca' Category
Friday, December 31st, 2010
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’ four-for-three offer, exclusive [...]
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Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
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) [...]
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Destinations, Eating & drinking, Mallorca, Palma, Self-catering, Spain, Travel tips, Uncategorized, Worth getting out of bed for | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
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.
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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, [...]
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Design, Destinations, Eating & drinking, Features, Mallorca, Uncategorized, Worth getting out of bed for, spa hotels | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Destinations, Features, Honeymoons & weddings, Insider interviews, Mallorca, Self-catering, Travel tips, Uncategorized, Worth getting out of bed for | 7 Comments »