With sunshine making a last-gasp summer appearance and the Ibiza closing parties calling, here’s some last-minute-getaway wardrobe inspiration… Silk-georgette kaftan, £200, Tallulah & Hope Fab up your late-summer look with one easy piece: this dreamy Liberty print sheer kaftan dress will take you from beach to bar to boutique hotel quicker than you can say ‘Mojitos in Mykonos ‘. Think Chloé meets Palm Springs …  Read More →

This week, our prize-scooping hotel is a decadent den in a rather smart corner of the city that never sleeps. Numerous 24-hour options aside, we reckon you’ll be hankering after a nap if your bed happens to be at The Surrey in New York … Style Beaux Arts beauty Setting Upscale Upper East Side Why this week? The kind folk over in New York are offering all Smith members 30 per cent off stays until early September, so hit the city this month... 

With grey skies looming over Smith HQ, our British-summertime thoughts have turned to log fires and four-posters, floor-to-ceiling tapestries and fleur-de-lys cushions; and by that point they’ve turned south and ever so slightly west towards the portcullis-ed palace of pleasures that is Amberley Castle in West Sussex… Style Moated mediaeval retreat Setting Scenic Sussex Why this week? This week sees Verdi’s Macbeth revived at Glyndebourne... 

Doubtless, news that Mr & Mrs Smith ’s DIY boutique hotel suite was more spoof than truth will have disappointed, nay, devastated many. But those still keen to turn their house into a happy (boutique) home need look no further than Amara . The online luxury furnishings store has recently added Missoni Home ’s 2010 range to its brand-packed catalogue. Cushions, chairs, bathrobes, bedlinen, beach towels and even humble …  Read More →

Martin Miller doesn’t like birthdays, doesn’t really like weddings, and isn’t sure if he likes hotels (other than Miller’s Residence of course). He used to like partying – still does every now and then – loves a G&T (made with Martin Miller’s Gin ), prefers his bedrooms on the cosy side and has a magnetic attraction to big piles of bricks, especially ones …  Read More →

A few too many stacks of pancakes this week have left us in need of a detox. We can’t think of anywhere better to cleanse body and soul than at Aquapura , Portugal ’s sexiest spa retreat… Style Sprawling spa retreat Setting Dazzling Douro wine country Why this week? This perfectly positioned former farmhouse has had a dramatic designer reinvention and offers indulgent wining, dining and poolside reclining. Until 31 March…  Read More →

Francis Ford Coppola – what a legend, eh? Not only because he’s responsible for some of the greatest gangster movies ever to grace our screens, but also because he’s a pretty hip hotelier, too. Top of our list of Coppola-backed boutique boltholes to visit (and possibly never leave) is ­­ Turtle Inn in Belize … Why this week? Clearly feeling the pre-Valentine’s love, Turtle…  Read More →

Have you ever noticed how actresses about to receive a necklace on screen are always bare-necked before their suitor rocks up with a jewellery gift? If you, too, know that naked feeling when you’re in your hotel room, getting ready for a fabulous night out – get your partner to channel Richard Gere in Pretty Woman (not Chicago , heaven forbid), and rent you some high-class carat. Make Rentyourrocks.com your virtual jewellery box: their... 

Of all the fabulous finery that billowed and swished its way down the catwalk at London Fashion Week 2009, Smith HQ fell hardest for Erdem ’s whimsical watercolour dresses. In particular, the demure and divine ankle-length silk gowns with their daubs of jewel-bright colour, available from Net-a-Porter – well, before they (predictably) sold out that is. Cue much foot-stomping  Read More →

Very high in the north of Germany is the wonderful city of Kiel with an excellent maritime flair. Kiel is a modern place to take a ferry trip or a cruise, especially if you want to do a Scandinavian trip by ship  Read More →

At Smith HQ, we’re always on the lookout for the very latest trend-setting styles. So, you can imagine our delight when we discovered a brand new British eyewear brand called Zanzan… Keeping up with the latest eyegear is an expensive and frustrating hobby. Oliver Peoples or Linda Farrow  Read More →

Hamburg has some really nice sightseeing and culture, but if you have seen everything what you wanted to see, you could do a one day trip to Luneburg .  Read More →

Come August, you can always be sure of a good party or two in Ibiza — the hair-down, free-spirited fun times at Atzaró next month will be no exception.  Read More →

Scandal has rocked Mr & Mrs Smith’s Hotel of the Week awards in their infancy.  Read More →

Olga Polizzi, director of design for the Rocco Forte Collection, is the creative mind behind many of our favorite international hotels, including Hotel de Russie in Rome, Brown’s Hotel in London, and Hotel Astoria in St. Petersburg.  Read More →