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
Yesterday you’ll no doubt have been glued to Mr & Mrs Smith’s Christmas gift guide, on the lookout for stocking stuffers, presents for the menfolk or Mrs, and holiday geegaws to distract the kids with; we merrily obliged with a stylish selection from the good people at cult cosmetics brand Becca, online fashion boutique my-wardrobe.com [...]
Deck those halls! Trim those trees! Jingle those bells! Yes, unbelievable but true: it’s time once again for Mr & Mrs Smith’s Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide. If, like us, you like to do things spontaneously (aka last-minute), this post will help you get Christmas all wrapped up (and shoved into stockings) just in time. Stocking fillers [...]
Well, call us party animals if you like: this past week has seen not one, but two exciting Smith events light up local calendars on either side of the pond. Last Wednesday saw our Italy guide launch party at B&B Italia in London; but the night before, over in Florida, we celebrated our affair with [...]
Last night in London saw the soiree to launch our latest (and, we think, greatest) hotel guide: Mr & Mrs Smith Hotel Collection – Italy. If you were there, thanks so much for coming (hopefully you enjoyed it as much as we did!). If you couldn’t make it, here’s what you missed… B&B Italia threw [...]
Oh, to be clad in chequered knitwear and tweedy plus fours, with a basket of balls beside us, a keen caddie behind us, and a green and pleasant golf course before us. In this lust for all things golf-y, our Hotel of the week spotlight glows brightly upon The Bull Inn, a pretty little pub [...]
With Bali still revelling in dry-season sun, it’s a smart time to sample the tropical delights of this culture-rich Indonesian island. For a rustic retreat in the arty town of Ubud, escape to The Chedi Club Tanah Gajah, one of our romantic, hand-picked boutique hotels in Bali. Style Indigenous opulence Setting Endless paddies, misty mountains [...]
With so many incredible websites and online resources out there today, winning the 2011 Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Award for Best Website last night at the travel industry’s most credible awards was incredibly touching and a huge honour, and we want to thank everyone for your support. Just under a decade ago, Mr & Mrs [...]
For an indulgent minibreak, a Daylesford escape in Victoria’s Spa Country delivers the goods: fabulous food, stress-melting mineral springs and a host of boutique holiday houses. FEAST A brisk walk up Wombat Hill, through Daylesford’s blissful Botanic Gardens, brings you to Wombat Hill House (pictured above), the latest venture from Alla Wolf-Tasker of Lake House [...]
What fits in your pocket, takes you to exciting places, is gorgeous to look at and is chock-full of sexy? The Mr & Mrs Smith iPhone app, of course. It’s been a long time coming, but hey, we’re perfectionists, and have been tinkering and tweaking away behind the scenes to bring you what we reckon [...]
When it comes to our boutique hotels, we’re as proud as first-time parents. We’ll show you photos of them, sing their praises ’til we’re hoarse in the throat, and coax you to come visit, so you can see for yourself. We feel the same gush of love for our Smith reviewers – finding a more [...]
