Mr &
Mrs Smith Hotel Collection
BOUTIQUE HOTEL EXPERTS MR
& MRS SMITH bring you a superb collection of 34 hand-picked luxury country
retreats, boutique bed and breakfasts and hot new city stays — a
selection of superior accom-modation with the 'wow' factor,
all contained within the Mr & Mrs Smith Hotel Collection UK/Ireland Volume
2.
An illustrious panel of taste-makers and design connoisseurs helped to test
out this new collection, including designer Roland Mouret; interiors stylist
Emily Chalmers and Serena Rees of Agent Provocateur. A constant stream of feedback
from Smith members means you can be sure the featured accommodation meets with
the exacting standards of 'Mr and Mrs Smith'.
Breaks can be booked online free of charge and you are guaranteed the best room
rates available. Or you can telephone and speak to one of the friendly and helpful
members of the travel team on 0845 0340 700. At mrandmrssmith.com you'll find more than 300 recommend-ations and by the end of 2008 there
will be hip hideaways from further afield.
Check out the map of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland on page 7. Each number
on the map corresponds to the Contents Page so you'll know exactly where you're
going.
Why not try out Glasgow's "overwhelming" Hotel du Vin at One Devon-shire Gardens;
or be very discreet at One Royal Circus in Edinburgh? Or you could fetch up
at The George in the beautiful and historic town of Rye. The new owners have
achieved that most difficult of tasks and have created a modern, redesigned
interior that is sympathetic to this 18th Century former coaching inn.
Always wanted to visit Ireland? Why wait? Book your stay at the Bellinter House
at Navan in County Meath and discover "a period drama spectacle" inside and
out, before dropping down to the Dylan in Dublin which is "a symphony of grand
design".
The New White Lion at the Brecon Beacons invites you to feel com-pletely at
home and places you slap bang in the centre of Wales (well, almost!) among a
host of antiques in this five-star Grade II listed former pub.
At a glance you can find accommodation to suit your pocket from room rates that
start at £50 to £99 then up to £250-plus per night. Whether you want a large
hotel (35-plus rooms) or small establishments (under nine rooms), you will find
one here. Locations are also highlighted (country, coastal and historic) as
well as great food, family-friendly establishments. Or maybe you need the rest
and relaxation of a spa…
Each area is put together with a description at the front of each section telling
you how to get there, what you'll find there, local know-ledge and specialities,
art and culture and a mini diary of events.
Wittily written and full of inspiration and information for you to plan the
perfect getaway, the Mr & Mrs Smith Hotel Collection is illustrated with
stunning, specially-commissioned photography by Adrian Houston. The innovative
design, by Bloom, reveals the personality of the hotels while reserving some
pleasant surprises for when you arrive. This is one reference book you'll want
to keep in a prominent place on your bookshelf!
SmithCard holders get many benefits and exclusive offers on hotels, travel,
shopping, etc and a year's free membership comes when you buy the book.
If you want to "lurch from meal to meal in a delirium of pastoral aston-ishment",
this book is the one for you. So plan your great escape: just relax, lie back
and think of England… and Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
• The Mr & Mrs Smith Hotel Collection UK/Ireland
Volume 2 is out now and is available at all good bookshops at an RRP of
£19.95.
"There is simply no other guide like it" — The Sunday Times Travel Style
"Informed, witty and original… the perfect travel companion" — Harpers
Bazaar
"The ultimate in hip hotels… don't book a weekend away without it" — The
Guardian
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