Archive for the 'Marrakech' Category
Saturday, August 28th, 2010
Yes, it’s that time of year again, and if you haven’t already, you should (shameless link alert!) book a hotel in Marrakech. Yes, I’ve cut straight to the chase there. But I know you’ll all complain if I don’t elaborate a bit, so I’ll now give you a few reasons why you should want to [...]
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Marrakech, Morocco, Something for the weekend, Uncategorized | 4 Comments »
Hopefully, you are by now familiar with the idea that Mr & Mrs Smith has a panel of independent hotel reviewers (if not, check out the post on our hotel reviewer Dita Von Teese; or peek at one of our Smith review posts).
We’re planning to introduce you to our secret hotel spies and let you [...]
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Posted in Features, Independent reviews, Marrakech, Puglia, Reviewers | No Comments »
We like to get around a bit at Smith, as Mary’s recent roving around America attests. The last month was no different, with team members in and out and all over the place (Crete, Puglia, Cornwall, Atlanta…). Here’s what we found…
Short-haul hops to Europe led us to the Sextantio properties in Italy. The first, Sextantio [...]
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Posted in Atlanta, Berlin, France, Italy, Italy, Marrakech, Spain | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
New Year has come and gone, and we feel a little older, not really much wiser, a lot fatter and just a little bit more desperate to get away. It’s lucky then, that so many of our stylish self-catering stays have decided to slice their prices. Like the sound of an elegant country house set [...]
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Cornwall, Cotswolds, Destinations, Devon, Eating & drinking, Ibiza, Insider interviews, Marrakech, Morocco, Norfolk, Self-catering, Spain, Uncategorized, United Kingdom | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
You know what you like to buy and you’re no sucker for marketing… Do you shun the red sale stickers on discounted produce at the supermarket? Do you laugh in the face of Bogof offers in Boots, resisting the urge to hoard toothpaste for the sake of a pound or so? Well, this is one [...]
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Posted in Berkshire, Boutique hotels, Brighton, Cotswolds, Design, Destinations, France, Hampshire, London, Marrakech, Morocco, Paris, Suffolk, Sussex, Uncategorized, United Kingdom, Wales, Worth getting out of bed for | 26 Comments »
Friday, February 27th, 2009
This week, we bring you tidings from our newest co-blogger, Marrakech-based American abroad, Maryam Montague (right). Maryam is the self-confessed design junkie and boutique hotel addict behind the gorgeous to look at, lovely to read My Marrakesh blog. Here’s her first Smith postcard, with a great insider tip on a child-friendly activity in the usually [...]
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Posted in Activities, Child-friendly, Guest blogs, Marrakech, Morocco, Smith & Kids, Travel tips, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »