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
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.
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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 [...]
Our New York team hotfooted it over the opposite end of Manhattan recently in search of new hipster-favoured hideaways for our Smith & Friends collection. The arty, urban style lurking in Harlem didn’t disappoint…
Harlem Residence, Harlem
- Big-for-the-city apartment in historic Harlem
- Designer decor with vivid artwork and artifacts
- Gracious, knowledgeable owner onsite
- Private terrace with [...]
Call us greedy (well, we are) but we like our stylish self-catering properties to come with a few extras on the side. Take 42 rue Victor Hugo, which occupies a prime perch in historic Carcassonne. Not only does this two-apartment townhouse have city-slicker good looks (slate bathrooms, Farrow & Ball shades, Smeg-kitted mini-kitchen and elegant [...]
As one of Australia’s top interior stylists, vintage maven Lyn Gardener (right, with Jack) is kept on her toes running a gorgeous emporium in Albert Park, South Melbourne, a decorating business and a holiday home in our Smith & Friends collection. We asked Lyn to spare a few minutes to tell us about [...]
With all the love in the air here in the UK lately, we’ve been on the hunt for some rural romance. Just as well, then, that the new recruits to our Smith & Friends collection are bucolic boltholes, perfect for isolated escapes à deux…
THE HUNTING LODGE Dordogne
With the Dronne river at the bottom of the [...]
Nothing says Easter like lashings of chocolate, but if you’re entertaining this weekend and want to pull out all the stops, then foil-wrapped eggs just ain’t going to cut it. We’ve hit up one of our favourite Mr & Mrs Smith tastemakers, Aussie celebrity chef Curtis Stone, to share a wicked dessert that’s sure to [...]
San Lorenzo Mountain Lodge, a blissfully beautiful self-catering chalet in the glorious Dolomites, South Tyrol, is a property that made our eyes widen and our hearts skip a beat. The lodge’s wonderful owners, Stefano and Giorgia, both abandoned high-flying careers in the fashion industry to open up their dream home to discerning guests. The result [...]
We know a thing or two about getting away from it all, and if it’s total isolation you’re really after, look no further than these remote retreats new to our Smith & Friends collection…
DOLLY COTTAGE County Donegal
- This cosy cottage sits undisturbed on a seven-acre patch of romantic rural Ireland
- It’s near beaches, a [...]
Architects in Australia have been busy over the last few years, plotting and planning some of the latest stars of our Smith & Friends stylish self-catering collection. We’re suckers for knock-out structures (especially when they come with dreamy, pared-down interiors), so here’s a handful of our new favourites, from the Sunshine Coast to Tasmania…
THE SEIDLER [...]
Creamy sand beaches and a lively, cosmopolitan personality – Cape Town has enough to attract any beach chair connoisseur or bon viveur. But it’s especially beloved by international celebrities who flock to South Africa for sun-kissed R ’n’ R. Camille de Mondesir enjoyed a gossip with convivial Capetonian, Troy Goatley, who kindly (if a little [...]
