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In the diary: Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials
STYLE Riders and Rovers SETTING Lush Lincolnshire landscape When? 4–7 September 2014 Where? Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire Tell me more… As much social gathering as sporting event – attracting...
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New for August: Smith hotels in Dorset, Dubai, Aspen, Abu Dhabi and beyond…
We begin our global adventuring this month in Thailand, courtesy of two very different Phuket haunts. The first, Foto Hotel (above), is a slick stay high on a west-side hill; the second, Twinpalms...
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Top 10 bank-holiday hotels in the UK and beyond
Have you booked a bank-holiday break yet? Yes, we know it’s just two weeks away, but there’s no need to resign yourself to three days of rain-threatened back-garden barbecues just yet. We’ve rounded up...
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What to wear where: Fashion Week edition
The September issues are thick on the shelves, street photographers are out in packs and a palpable frisson is sweeping from New York to Paris via London and Milan. Do you feel that cool in the air?...
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Great Global Chefs app preview party with chefs Lee Westcott and Sophie...
We threw a great little gourmet gathering last night in buzzing Bethnal Green at Town Hall Hotel & Apartment‘s new Typing Room restaurant with super chefs Lee Westcott (below) and Sophie Michell....
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High Road House, London: hotel of the week
We’re craving some au courant beats in quintessentially cool-Britannia surrounds: step up hip boutique hotel High Road House: the retro-chic members’ club in West London‘s laid-back Chiswick district....
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New for July: Smith hotels in Menorca, Maine, the Maldives, Mũi Né and more…
Our adventures this month began in Tuscany’s rural hills, where rustic-luxe La Bandita has jaw-dropping views from its infinity pool; then, beautiful Basilicata made us an offer we couldn’t refuse:...
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Spirit guide: Edinburgh’s best gin bars
Of all the gin joints in all the towns, in all the world, we love Edinburgh‘s batch of one-track-minded bars the most… The city may be better known for its honey-hued whisky, but the new dram about...
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The Laslett Hotel: your new London local
The Laslett hotel – a just-launched boutique stay in the centre of Notting Hill – flies the (Union) flag for localism. Shaped by London designers and native trendsetters, guests get a true sense of...
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Lime Wood, New Forest: hotel of the week
Welcome to autumn. September’s arrived, and with it comes a yearning to pull on a jumper and our favourite pair of wellies and start stomping around the woods. But we’ll need a particularly lovely...
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You’ve been doing airports all wrong
The worst thing about going on holiday is, well, the going – traffic jams, suitcase slaloms, queues, more queues, other people. What if you could get that shoulder-loosening Smith-hotel feeling as soon...
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Five reasons Brighton’s lured us back…
With its brazen artwork and graffiti’d sea-view rooms, Artist Residence Brighton has made us come over all unnecessary – well it is the original dirty-weekend destination, after all. So here are five...
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High five from the English countryside
Tamara Kaye-Honey, founder of Los Angeles interior design studio House of Honey, is our kind of traveller: intrepid and in-the-know. It’s why we tapped her as a Smith Hotel Awards judge, and to share...
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Halloween hotels: haunted houses, spooky stays, ghostly guesthouses and eerie...
This Halloween we’re seeking out high-end haunted house hotels, vampy Transylvanian stays, ghostly guesthouses and the most spooktacular events. Our boutique hotels are renowned for being out of this...
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Neighbourhood watch: Pimlico
By Jove! Pimlico – the bit in London between Victoria and the Thames – is becoming cool. Since boutique hotel Artist Residence London arrived in the ‘hood, our (vintage, upcycled) barometer has...
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City quitters: how to create your own boutique hotel
On a long weekend in Dartmoor, Jo Gossett and Sam Perry decided to quit London and open their own boutique hotel. A few years later, they’d created Weeke Barton. They share a few before and after...
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Best Smith Hotel 2015: the Pig – on the Beach
Congratulations to The Pig – on the Beach, which was crowned Best Smith Hotel 2015 at the Smith Hotel Awards shindig last night. This beautiful boutique stay in Dorset already has a dedicated fan base,...
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Top 10: quirky room perks
It’s true, we never mind being packed off to our room. After all, testing the bedsprings and lathering up with bath potions is all in a day’s work. And we especially love discovering added incentives...
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Festive feasting at the Grove Narberth
When we heard that the Grove Narberth’s exciting new chef will be rustling up the turkey and trimmings this Christmas (and refining the restaurant’s à la carte), we booked our festive break there in...
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Fragrant travel tips with royal approval
Ever wondered how you can smell like you, but better? Mr Smiths: ever considered trading in your rusty razor for a good, old-fashioned shaving kit – soap bowl and all? We’ve pondered these mysteries....
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