Mr and Mrs Smith Hotel Collection: Australia and New Zealand - Softcover

Kinsman, Juliet; Davies, Sophie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0646514504 ISBN 13: 9780646514505

Publisher: Mr & Mrs Smith (Asia Pacific) Pty Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

The latest guidebook in the bestselling series from the world s boutique travel experts featuring 33 extra-special properties in Australia and New Zealand. Mr & Mrs Smith have combed white-sand beaches, climbed snow-capped mountains, camped in sun-drenched deserts and scoured cosmopolitan cities in pursuit of the sexiest boutique and luxury hotels down under. Undercover reporting: each hotel has been visited personally by the Smith team and then reviewed anonymously by a local tastemaker, who share an unbridled account of their escape. Specially commissioned photography: this glamour-strewn guidebook also features original images from leading Australian photographer Earl Carter. Insider secrets: as well as evocative photographs and entertaining reviews, there are destination guides covering every practicality from getting around to sniffing out the finest vineyards, shops and galleries, plus in-the-know details such as the best rooms to book, the top tables in the most special restaurants and the most secluded beaches. And, there s even that all-important Smith tidbit, something for nothing , where we suggest great gratis activities. Luxe for less: each book comes with an exclusive Smith Card, which entitles holders to a year s free membership (worth £15), fast-tracking you to upgrades, hotel discounts, exclusive on-arrival gifts and other life-enhancing extras and money-can't-buy privileges.

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Review

"The ultimate hotel guide for lovers." "--Wallpaper"

"A boutique benchmark." "--Luxury Travel Magazine"

"The ultimate hotel guide for lovers." "Wallpaper""

"A boutique benchmark." "Luxury Travel Magazine""

"The ultimate hotel guide for lovers." --Wallpaper

"A boutique benchmark." --Luxury Travel Magazine

"An irresistible cocktail of style-spotting and service . . . trustworthy recommendations for smaller, sexier hotels." --Vacations & Travel

About the Author

As Editor-in-Chief of boutique travel specialists Mr & Mrs Smith, Juliet Kinsman's job is to sample the high life in the name of travel-writing duty. She's lucky enough to regularly stay in some of the world's most stylish hotels and special vacation houses so that she can celebrate them in the unique invitation-only hotel collection, and she enjoys evangelizing about hospitality that exemplifies excellent attention to detail and nothing-is-too-much-trouble service. Since her childhood in Manhattan, she's enjoyed extended spells in India, Greece, Africa and Australia, but remains loyal to her West London neighborhood, which she celebrates in her local blog Park Life. In between sharing insider luxury travel secrets with The Times and Elle Decoration she obsesses over punctuation for their coffee-table guidebooks, and has co-presented a TV show for the Discovery Channel called "The Smiths' Hotels for 2."Asia-Pacific editor Sophie Davies grew up in Turkey, Indonesia and Iran, exiting stage left during the revolution. After studying at Oxford, she worked as a researcher for Japanese TV, before swapping bento for boy bands with a features gig at Just Seventeen. Having freelanced for Time Out and The Daily Telegraph, she went on to a six-year stint at Elle Decoration, where, as assistant editor, Sophie learned how to spot a good table at 20 paces, and honed her hotel-appreciation skills. When Smith's Melbourne office beckoned, it was time to leave London (and her beloved Arsenal) for pastures new.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mr & Mrs Smith (Asia Pacific) Pty Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0646514504
• ISBN 13: 9780646514505
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 312