Get the low-down from the original style-seekers' latest good-time hunting expeditions, find destination inspiration and insider tips from around the world. Welcome to the official Smith blog: we hope you enjoy your stay
The party season – exhausting isn’t it? It barely seems a day’s gone by since we were chinking prosecco glasses at the launch of our Italy hotel guide, then there was the cocktail-swilling arty party at the launch of Scope Miami, and now we’re gearing up for our Christmas shindig tonight (the hairstylists of [...]
It’s easy to come over all period drama and play debutante while staying at our very own Hotel Endsleigh in Devon, the unwitting star of Kathleen Tessaro’s latest novel…
Readers of The Debutante who also happen to avidly chart the Smith hotel collection may recognise the name used for the dust-covered Georgian home of a socialite [...]
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 [...]
There’s animal magic in the air at Mr & Mrs Smith this week, so prick your ears and wag your tails for our brand new selection of pet-friendly hotels. In the past, we’ve picked out dream wedding venues, family getaways, budget boutiques and safari stays – and now we’ve rounded up 133 luxury retreats, [...]
A new eco deco company paints London green, just in time for World Environment Day
Wait until you see the fantastic new luxury self-catering properties I have just visited for our Smith & Friends collection. I’m so excited that we’ll have four really special new holiday houses launching when our December newsletter, Room Service, goes out.
Trust me, friends and families looking for stylish rentals on the UK’s South coast will [...]
Chef Michael Caines – not to be confused with the chirpy, one-dimensional cockney actor – has long been a Mr & Mrs Smith favourite. After learning his trade in the kitchens of such greats as Raymond Blanc, Bernard Loiseau and Joël Robuchon, Michael became head chef at Gidleigh Park in Devon, where he garnered two [...]
