You already know that Smith hotels and romantic weekends go together like moonlight and music: but what are the other ingredients of a super-stylish mini-break? We’ve rounded up this season’s perfect weekend-away travel companions – from the products that will make eyes sparkle on the Amalfi Coast to the best bedrooms to book in Barcelona… [...]
With the Gatsby bandwagon rumbling through town like a Rolls-Royce, we’ve rounded up the coolest hotels and happenings that capture the zeitgeist without drowning you in fringed flapper frocks… JAZZ UP YOUR SUMMER This weekend, in Gatsby’s home city of New York, we’re pulling out our kitten heels and spats for the bi-annual Jazz Age Lawn [...]
The Smith Travel Blog team does love an outing (only last week we were mixing cocktails, remember), and we’re also partial to a meaty dinner, so when the opportunity came to combine the two with a trip to Brown’s Hotel in Mayfair for an evening with titan-of-the-London-restaurant-scene Mark Hix, we jumped at the chance… It’s [...]
As our globe-trotting readers will know, there’s an exclusive Smith extra waiting for you at all our luxury boutique hotels around the world, thanks to our free Mr & Mrs Smith membership. But sometimes, this little treat is so tantalising we simply have to dispatch someone to try it out. This week we spent an [...]
This month the Smith team got back in the saddle, hitting the dusty trail in search of the best luxury hotels around the globe. First up, we arrived in sunny Spain, where we strapped on our Marengo riding boots, crossed the Sierra Nevada and travelled back to 19th-century Andalucia at stylishly antiquated Cortijo Del Marqués, a manor [...]
Feeling wilted because you missed out on tickets to the Chelsea Flower Show‘s centenary edition? Fear not: a rose at any other show would smell as sweet and there are plenty of capital distractions for social butterflies, barflies and busy bees – from watering-can cocktails to edible gardens. Here’s our (ahem) pick of the bunch, plus [...]
This month, the intrepid Smith team of style-seeking hotel hunters began its global trek in canal-crossed Amsterdam, home to a trio of reinvented Dutch stunners: a modern aristocrat named Sir Albert (originally a diamond factory), the fantastical Andaz Amsterdam (formerly a library) and modernist masterpiece Conservatorium (the one-time Sweelinck Conservatory of Music). Then, we headed [...]
Looking for boutique hotels in London but want to escape the bustle of the city? Go west: in riverside Richmond, the Bingham is a smart townhouse with stylish rooms, excellent food and a verdant lawn that leads down to the Thames… (All photos by Rachel Juarez-Carr.) Tweet
This week we’re prescribing a hearty dose of lavish Latin living as a post-winter pick-me-up: snugly situated on the southwest corner of London’s Hyde Park is the irresistibly Italian Baglioni Hotel… Style: Daring decadence Setting: Parkside palatial Why this week? Spring is officially here but many of us are still stuck in the wintry doldrums. [...]
We’re gleefully celebrating Spring’s arrival with a globe-spanning host of new hotels this month. We kicked off our world tour in the Windy City, where Ian Schrager’s sleek Public Chicago hotel has impressive Lake Michigan views, a glittering crowd invariably gathered in the bar, and some elegant guest rooms big enough to throw a party [...]
