Archive for the 'United States' Category
Monday, August 24th, 2009
To be fashionable these days, it seems you need to be in pop-up format. Walls, foundations and just plain standing still have become deeply uncool, due to a recent flurry of fold-away activity, from eateries to bars, boutiques to parties. Smith HQ jumped on the (unstable) bandwagon a while ago – we’ve lusted after vintage [...]
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Posted in Activities, Boutique hotels, Diary, Events, London, New York, News, Shopping, Travel tips, Uncategorized, United Kingdom, United States, Worth getting out of bed for, fashion | 2 Comments »
How to follow a fabulous Portuguese farmhouse, a cosy Norfolk cottage and a trad Thamesside inn? Why, with another equally stunning boutique property, of course. This week, our fickle fancies turn to…
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Posted in Awards, Boutique hotels, Los Angeles, Shopping, Uncategorized, United States, Worth getting out of bed for | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
It’s that time again when we reveal the new hotel debutantes we’re inaugurating into Smith society. We’ve combed the beaches of San Sebastián, searched the coastal charms of Empordà and scoured the heavenly excesses of the Hamptons to bring you the very best of the boutique-hotel world this August…
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Edinburgh, Italy, Madrid, New York, News, Spain, Uncategorized, spa hotels | No Comments »
It’s a familiar dilemma for Mrs Smiths everywhere: you’ve booked a romantic city break but on planning your vacation wardrobe, find it somewhat lacking in luxury boutique-hotel finesse. We think we’ve found the solution – meet Girl Meets Dress (GMD), a website offering designer threads for hire, with fresh frocks in stock weekly.
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Canada, Destinations, Dubai, Features, Madrid, Montreal, New York, Portland, Shopping, Spain, Travel tips, Uncategorized, United States, Worth getting out of bed for, fashion | 6 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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Posted in Australia, Boutique hotels, Edinburgh, Europe, Mallorca, Melbourne, New York, New Zealand, Scotland, Spain, Uncategorized, United Kingdom, United States | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Author and editor Peg Samuel set up Social Diva, a diary-planning site full of insider info on the elite and exclusive events going on in some of Mr and Mrs Smith’s favourite cities, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Miami and, coming soon, London. We talk parties, preening and how exactly one becomes a [...]
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Mistress of make-up Bobbi Brown has worked her magic on the fairest faces all over the world in the name of beauty, staying at some pretty praiseworthy places on her travels, too.
We cast our eyes Stateside to New York (we’ll be adding more hot New York hotels to our online collection soon) and get some [...]
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Posted in Destinations, Eating & drinking, Features, New York, News, Shopping, Travel tips, Uncategorized, Worth getting out of bed for | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
Anyone who’s ever flown and has been subjected to the strange alternate reality of airline cuisine – perfect disc-shaped potatoes, geometrically cut meat, etc – will no doubt recall the letter that irate ad exec Oli Beale sent to Virgin head honcho Sir Richard Branson back in January. Oli’s account of his ‘culinary journey of [...]
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Independent reviews, New York | 2 Comments »
OK, if all of our UK and Australian readers could cover their eyes and ears now – this one’s for our friends in the US only. All covered? Good, then we’ll continue…
Mr & Mrs Smith has teamed up with stateside epicurean expert Dean & DeLuca to launch the Global Gourmet, a new ongoing promotion that [...]
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Posted in Activities, Boutique hotels, Destinations, Eating & drinking, Events, Features, News, Uncategorized, United States, Worth getting out of bed for, competition | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
I thought this might grab your attention.
And no, this isn’t merely a ruse using the age-old tactic of risqué connotation and celebrity name-dropping just to hook you in, only to find that the story has nothing to do with the headline: the bawdy and beautiful burlesque star Dita Von Teese really is one of our [...]
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Design, Independent reviews, Los Angeles, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »