Mr & Mrs Smith boutique hotels 9+

Five nights at Gorgeous George did not feel like enough. This is one of the most charming hotels and the staff are absolutely the best. Having worked in luxury hospitality for 30 years I know when I write that a hotel is a winner if you can’t wait to eat in their restaurant. We actually cancelled outside dinner reservations one evening to have another dinner at GiGis. The location is perfect and the amenities in the room were lovely. Everything is well thought of. The only point I’d suggest having run restaurants and been a Food and Beverage Director is consider cloth napkins in the restaurant. The quality of the food out of the kitchen is world class but the napkins detract from it.

I recently traveled for an adult get away weekend in northern Italy, specifically Lake Como and was again impressed with this property. The staff was fantastic at being courteous and helpful and food I thought was out of this world. The two restaurants offered many options from fine dining to a all day bar menu. The property was Instagram stunning and unlike other similar properties had all the reality of the beauty when you arrived. There were countless activities from hiking to boating on and off property which made it a perfect spot . With that said If one is looking for the Ibiza party vibe this isn’t the spot for you as it’s quiet and calm nestled on the lake shore.

When I first heard of SmithHotels, I immediately downloaded the app and was excited to try them out. I’m a frequent traveler who loves to explore boutique hotels and initially I was impressed by the format of their write ups and I must say that they have some great finds on here. But.. the mobile app is just unusable. Every search takes 10-15 seconds to load, and when scrolling the list of results it will need to pause to load every 1-2 options. The search UX is confusing, and searching using the map is tedious. I want to see them succeed, but for now.. I’m going to hold off and actually utilizing them for bookings