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The Mr & Mrs Smith concept was born in the UK in 2003, after a weekend break that had promised far more than it had delivered. Determined that no one should share their bad luck, founders James Lohan and Tamara Heber-Percy set out to compile a selection of stylish stays, and launched the first in the series of Mr & Mrs Smith hotel guides, beautiful books of boutique properties guaranteed to provide guests with a memorable getaway. Mr & Mrs Smith took their ‘great weekends away’ campaign online in 2005 and now provides an expert booking service for a cherry-picked selection of more than 500 boutique hotels and luxe rentals around the globe. www.mrandmrssmith.com has become one of the most trafficked boutique-hotel booking sites in Europe, with more than 350,000 unique visitors each month.
My latest articles
La Coluccia for a romantic getaway
Boutique Hotel, 08-07-2009La Coluccia
La Coluccia is a Sardinian boutique hotel set in landscape grounds a few metres from its own private beach. The simply stylish rooms are designed with modern flair and all have panoramic views. The billionaire’s playground of the Sardinia’s Costa Esmeralda is within easy reach.
Room rates
€130–€320 a person in a double room, including continental breakfast and dinner (minimum stay…
Il Palazzetto – a special place in Rome
Boutique Hotel, 07-31-2009This island of serenity and elegance lies in the heart of the Roman tourist beast, only a few short metres from the Spanish Steps. In fact, the view from the terrace of Il Palazzetto onto the 18th-century landmark is absurdly perfect. The private spaces at this boutique hotel in Rome are quiet and airy, lulling the world away. Kingsize beds…
Masseria Cimino – A beautiful boutique hotel in Puglia
Boutique Hotel, 07-24-2009Masseria Cimino
A cluster of whitewashed farm buildings set around a kitchen garden and surrounded by ancient olive groves, Masseria Cimino is an archetypal Pugliese rustic hideaway with a fresh, dreamlike sheen. Ornamented with artfully rusted farm tools, dried plants and flowers, and jars of preserves, it’s a modern-day take on a classic farm stay – with food just like nonna…
La Villa – a bijou boutique hotel in the Piedmont countryside
Boutique Hotel, 07-17-2009Set amid rolling hills this boutique hotel in Piedmont is surrounded by spectacular scenery and some of the finest restaurants in Italy. La Villa is the ideal country hideaway; each room in the 17th-century building has been decorated with impeccable taste blending historic features with the modern essentials of flatscreen TVs and hi-fi wizardry.
Room rates
€165–€215, including breakfast
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Fashion hotel in Milan
Boutique Hotel, 07-10-2009The interior of this Milanese fashion hotel is a chocolate box of browns, blacks and whites, with an expensive, soft-minimal feel. You’ll never see a loose end or a scuff mark. The hotel has a slightly masculine appeal: it would make the ideal seduction scene for the sort of young man who gets GQ for the girls and the gear,…
A design hotel near Ponte Vecchio in Florence
Boutique Hotel, 07-03-2009Mr & Mrs Smith pick of the week is today an unusual design hotel in Florence.
With its sleek minimalist design, the Continentale is the very antithesis of the classic Florentine Room with a View-style pensiones, and it’s a huge hit with those searching for a contemporary vibe. It almost sits right on the famous Ponte Vecchio, and is within a few…
Discovering Capri in a wonderful palace & SPA
Boutique Hotel, 06-26-2009Michelin-starred Med cuisine, a serious Beauty Farm, and seaside chic as only Capri knows how. CapriPalace’s past is recorded in its vaulted ceilings and columns, now a backdrop for huge sofas and artworks; and the pool, overlooking the Isle of Ischia, where you can nibble on exotic-fruit skewers while wearing oversized sunglasses, sets the tone of Italian indulgence.
Room rates
€320–€3,500,…
Discover Casa Angelina, Amalfi’s Coast pearl
Boutique Hotel, 06-19-2009It’s hard to imagine a more majestic location than perched on the Amalfi coastal cliffs, between the green mountains and the deep blue sea – from the rooftop terrace, the ocean view spreads out before you like an azure blanket, disturbed only by the island bumps of Capri and Li Galli and the rocky toe of Italy stretching into…
Diving and sailing in the Aeolian Islands, Sicily
Boutique Hotel, Crazy Shopping, 06-11-2009Mr & Mrs Smith partnered with TripShake Magazine! Every Friday we will publish a cherry picked boutique hotel from Mr & Mrs Smith selection for you to discover!
This week Mr & Mrs Smith suggests a wonderful hotel in the Aeolian Islands, Sicily.
Located on the island of Panarea, this perfect Mediterranean hideaway, offers delicious seafood and excellent diving, sailing and yachting. It’s…
