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We might have been ramming our faces with chocolate all weekend, but we could never be sick of the stuff. And so to Belgium, dream home of the chocolatier, and Antwerp, its second-largest city, home of the shiny new MAS museum as of next month…
Why go Opening on 17 May, the much-anticipated Museum [...]
Last week, we caught a sneak preview of the John Makepeace exhibition at Somerset House. Makepeace is an industry maverick, championing bespoke furniture-making and sustainable practices in an age of hi-tech mass production – a man after Smith’s own heart, then, since we share a loathing of unimaginative replication and soulless sameness.
A founder member of [...]
We like to think we’ve got an eye for the finer things in life, and, having inspected some of the world’s most stylish interiors in our pursuit of dreamy design dens and hip hideaways for the ever-expanding Smith hotel collection, we know a Good Thing when we see it.
And last night in London, at Somerset [...]
KARNEVAL
When? Although carnival season officially begins at 11.11am on 11 November, not much happens until 6 January, and the high point of revelry isn’t reached until Rosenmontag, the day before Shrove Tuesday, after which normal service resumes.
Where? All over Germany, but festivities are more madcap around Cologne, Düsseldorf, Munich and the Rhineland towns. The [...]
We’re not just obsessed with the world’s most stylish hotels. We’re also partial to a designer villa and a chic townhouse. And so, last week, to celebrate the hand-picked houses in our Smith & Friends collection, we threw a little dinner party at Chester Place to celebrate self-catering, Mr & Mrs Smith style…
‘We have such [...]
Right, are we all done with Christmas now? As if last week’s all-American spa hotel round-up wasn’t enough, we’ve grilled the great and the good from luxury hotel spas near and far to ensure you’re the prettiest, perkiest and most polished partygoer from top to toes this New Year’s Eve.
Here’s our mammoth pick of [...]
No, we’re not riddled with parasites – we’re just celebrating the glories of the flea market. Partly because, taking inspiration from New York’s thriving vintage-sale scene; London’s suddenly crawling with them, partly because we’re excited about this weekend’s Kensal Flea Christmas Fair (which Smith’s own Juliet has a well-manicured hand in); and partly because we’re [...]
Newsflash! Alert! Man the lifeboats! And so on! Not wishing to be overdramatic, but our two-nights-for-the-price-of-one hotel deal with The Times comes to an end on Saturday, so if you’re in the market for a half-price two-night getaway, ACT FAST! BUY NOW! MIND YOUR HEAD! And suchlike.
There are 70 hotels in the UK and Europe [...]
No, not a Would you rather? question, but a genuine offer.
For the third year running, Mr & Mrs Smith is getting into bed with some of the world’s finest travel bloggers (now there’s an image) in recognition of Passports with Purpose – a worldwide blog initiative intended to raise money for noble causes.
The philanthropic brainchild [...]
Last weekend, some of the core Smith crew set up stall at Kensington Olympia for the Condé Nast Traveller Luxury Travel Fair, where the great and the good gather to woo new travel audiences. As well as shouting about our fantastic new hotel guidebooks (France and South-East Asia), it was a great chance to remind [...]
