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
Our indomitable head of hotel relations, Peggy, just landed back in Smith HQ from a mission to find the crème de la crème of hotels in Paris. Anthony harassed her for the luxury lowdown…
Anthony So Peggy, you’ve been noseying around Paris for Mr & Mrs Smith – where did you go and what did you [...]
Juliet’s been boutique-hotel hunting in not-actually-capital-of-Canada Toronto; Anthony caught up with her when she touched back down…
Anthony Good to have you back Juliet – where have you been gallivanting to then?
Juliet Hello. I was in North America… New York in July - whew - now that is hot. And I had a cheeky little few [...]
Lucy grills Amber about her recent research trip to the Maldives in the Indian Ocean
So, Amber, welcome back: tell us a bit about your trip to the Maldives – was it all lying about on beaches catching rays (my guess, judging by your tan, which is still astonishing after a week back in Grey Britain)?
Well [...]
It’s that magic time of the month again – we’ve just launched a whole host of luxurious boutique hotels in some of the furthest-flung corners of the world. It’s a mixed bag (in terms of geography, not quality, naturally), covering four continents, eight countries, and one very hefty air fare bill (carbon-offset, of course)
Most excitingly, [...]
Since the launch of the Smith route-planner and our top luxury UK road-trips not so long ago, we’ve been thinking a lot about the lure of the open road, the thrill of the wind in the hair, and the enduring 80s awfulness of soft-rock service-station drive-time compilation albums.
Thus far, we’ve thought exclusively about journeys within [...]
The Wester Ross Coastal Trail - By Tamara Lohan
Packing tips wellie boots and binoculars
Intro
The road trip we took is a loop – starting from Pool House in Poolewe, taking the Wester Ross Coastal Trail through Shieldaig to Applecross and then over the Pass of the Cattle before heading back inland and taking a detour to [...]
Hey Mary, so you just went gallivanting around Me-hi-co, huh?
Si, senorita!
Any goosepimple moments?
There was a hotel called Verana… we were meant to arrive by boat but the seas were too rough that day so we had a lovely white-knuckle drive down a very steep, very windy road…
met by the Belgian GM at the end and [...]
Hotels Provence
James Lohan:
We were commenting on a couple who couldn’t keep their hands off each other during dinner (get a room!) in a very classic French hotel restaurant called Colombe d’Or in Saint Paul de Vence (famed because artists such as Miro, Cezanne, Matisse used to exchange their works of art which are still there [...]
