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Organised romance: what an arousal-squashing concept. Discerning lovers should bypass all the pink and sickly tack for some unabashed indulgence – from helicopter rides to ladies in lakes – at our romantic hotels. Mr & Mrs Smith built a business around the art of seduction, so who better to entrust with your night(s) of passion? [...]
With summer hotting up down under, it’s outdoor movie season – so we’ve focused on the top 10 best outdoor cinemas in Australia, with hip rooftop screenings, beachside film festivals and open-air park soirees up for grabs. Pack a picnic, take a plus one or even a pooch, and enjoy a romantic evening under the stars. [...]
Been a bit busy? Sunshine giving you itchy feet? Getting that sinking ‘Oh no, I forgot to book a holiday’ feeling and now hunting for last-minute hotel getaways? Help is at hand: here’s a top-10 hotlist of stylish summer destinations from London and Paris (below) to Dublin with late availability and last-minute offers to help you plan the [...]
With the State of Design Festival currently serving up a stylish smorgasbord of events in Melbourne until 31 July, we’re celebrating the best design stores in town. Our top tip for a one-stop shop is fast-gentrifying Gertrude Street in inner-city north’s grunge-cool Fitzroy, the ideal stamping ground for local or visiting design fans alike. You’ll [...]
Bean there, done that? You haven’t earned your caffeinated stripes until you’ve toured Melbourne’s best cafés. Like Seattle and Milan, this is a city obsessed with sourcing the perfect cup of coffee, with baristas roasting, grinding, blending, brewing and pouring as if their beards depended on it (the Victorian gent-meets-outlaw-Ned Kelly look is big here [...]
Best afternoon tea in London? Smith bloggers Lucy Fennings and Sarah Jappy brew up a top ten selection of the capital’s tastiest teatime treats
There are rooms with views. There are hotels with views. And then there are the best hotels with views in the world. Since we at Smith don’t like to do things by halves (we’re all about romantic escapes with you other half, after all), we’ve rounded up our pick of the globe’s most scenic stays, [...]
Anyone who thinks style, luxury and children can’t go hand in tiny hand hasn’t explored our Smith & Kids collection of child-friendly boutique hotels. Following our round-up of the top 10 UK hotels for travellers with tots in tow – and, of course, Kayt Sukel’s run-down of top children’s travel accessories – we give you [...]
Mr & Mrs Smith is all about romantic boutique hotels and dirty weekends away, right? Well, no actually. We’re just as proud of our family-friendly collection – proof that little ones needn’t stop (hotel) play. To inspire your travel en famille for 2010, here are 10 tot-friendly stays in the UK…
Fowey Hall, Cornwall
The stately building [...]
This week, a lot of us will be bundling kids into cars, planes or trains and taking them to whichever lucky relatives have the pleasure this Christmas – or maybe even running away from it all to a hotel. To help avoid any ‘are we there yet?’-inspired infanticide, we asked Kayt Sukel, writer, mother, Smith [...]
