Archive for the 'Mexico' Category
Friday, January 20th, 2012
Bringing your travels home is not just about snapping up souvenirs, it’s also about reworking ideas from the road – a colour palette, graphic pattern or tactile handmade object – to suit your style. Global nomads can find interiors inspiration anywhere, from a walk around a new town to museums, galleries, [...]
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Posted in Australia, Boutique hotels, Design, Destinations, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Travel tips, Uncategorized, books | No Comments »
Thursday, November 24th, 2011
From the Caribbean beaches of the Mayan Riviera to Valladolid’s aroma-enhanced retreats, the Yucatán Peninsula is Mexico’s most indulgent side. Explore ancient treasures and ruined empires, then unleash your ‘picante’ side…
From cliff-top Mayan ruins to ocean-edge bars and seductive beats, adventure awaits everywhere. Here, the second largest reef in the world – a paradise of [...]
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Posted in Caribbean, Mexico, Smith Trips, Travel tips, Uncategorized, road-trips, travel | 2 Comments »
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Oh, how we like to spoil you. We’ve been skipping around the globe to bring you a cherry-picked collection of stylish new stays…
Brush up on your Spanish lessons as we say hola to two scorching hot havens in Barcelona. Edgy Ohla Hotel (pictured left) radiates classic Catalan cool, and flaunts a rooftop pool and two [...]
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Posted in Barcelona, Boutique hotels, Cotswolds, Hampshire, Mexico, New hotels, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Thursday, August 11th, 2011
As you know, our super-secret hotel reviewers report back from the boutique hotel frontlines chronicling their jaunts as only they can, penning critical, witty and hilarious accounts for us to share with you, dear reader.
This month, we introduce you to another member of the Mr & Mrs Smith family, the whip-smart and worldly stylista Ashley [...]
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Colima, Mexico, Reviewers, Uncategorized, travel | No Comments »
Monday, December 20th, 2010
Look at the States you’re in! Let our friends in luxury spa hotels sort out your pre- and post-holiday physique with their insider advice on top-to-toe perfection: we’ve grilled personnel from leading pampering parlours and spa stays across the Americas to bring you a healthful dose of detox and DIY tips just in time for [...]
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Posted in Insider interviews, Mexico, Spa, Uncategorized, United States, spa hotels | No Comments »
This week, we’re yearning for coffee, coconuts, culture and cowboys – colour-rich Colima in vibrant Mexico should satisfy our cravings. While we’re there – admiring the rainforests, volcanoes and subtropical jungle – we’ll bed down in Hacienda de San Antonio, our latest hotel-of-the-week hero.
Style Exclusive organic enclave
Setting Volcanic valleys of Colima
Why this week? Smith members [...]
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Colima, Hotel of the Week, Mexico | 1 Comment »
Monday, December 29th, 2008
In this season of good cheer and high spirits, we thought you might need a little festive drinking inspiration, so we put our heads together, sank a few martinis, lost track of what we were doing somewhat and then decided to get someone else to do it for us. So we quizzed Soho bar supremo [...]
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Posted in Design, Eating & drinking, Independent reviews, Insider interviews, London, Mexico, Travel tips, Uncategorized, Worth getting out of bed for | 10 Comments »