New arrivals

It’s June! Can you believe it? This month, our summer-holiday wish list has a distinctly Iberian theme, and we're currently tossing an old peseta coin to try and decide whether to head south for a slinky slice of offbeat cool in Barcelona, or one of our gorgeous new additions in Portugal’s Lisbon. With three properties in the city to choose from – a sophisticated, hilltop 17th-century bed and breakfast, a laid-back, powder-blue townhouse and an ultra-chic art deco paradise – we could be throwing that coin up for some time…

And we haven’t ignored the growing trend for holidaying closer to home either. This month sees our Wales collection grow by four. Take your pick from an eco-friendly Edwardian townhouse in Carmarthenshire, an 18th-century Pembrokeshire manor, a luxe guesthouse in Snowdonia and a dainty gastro-boutique in the rolling Powys countryside. In Suffolk, we’ve also added an elegant former rectory and a stunning manor house – both of which are less than three hours from London.

Next month, we’ll be all about the UK, with new hotels in Edinburgh, Yorkshire and Warwickshire joining the Smith collection. We’ll also be adding stylish stays in Madrid and Mallorca – ideal for some guaranteed midsummer sun.

18 new hotels listed

	Bells at Killcare
	Central Coast, Australia
	Style Bold classy coastal
	Setting Graceful English gardens
Bells at Killcare takes the best of country, coastal and city chic to make a boutique bouillabaisse which is part hotel, part chef's-hatted-restaurant, part private retreat. Stefano Manfredi brings New Italian heartiness to the kitchen, while classic Australia awaits on the surf beaches and walking trails of the surrounding Bouddi National Park, just 90 minutes north of Sydney. Doubles from: AUD 350
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	Cape Lodge
	Margaret River, Australia
	Style Country club chic
	Setting Gardens and vines
Perfectly positioned among 40 acres of manicured lawns and native woodland, elegant boutique hotel Cape Lodge is part country manor, part country club but without being showy or stuffy. This is where you come to celebrate all that’s great and good about Western Australia's famed Margaret River wine region; fine dining in the award-winning lakeside restaurant, fine tipples from the 14,000-bottle cellar (and the hotel's own vineyard) and scenery that's ultra-easy on the eye. It’s also where you come to relax; the park-like grounds are so quiet the only sounds you’ll hear are the birdsong and the gentle thunk from the croquet lawn. Doubles from: AUD 325
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	Chiado 16
	Lisbon, Portugal
	Style Historic hilltop high jinks
	Setting Chic Chiado
Perched atop a heavenly hill, Chiado 16 is luxury guesthouse in the chic Chiado district of Lisbon. The apartments’ modern sophistication contrasts elegantly with the listed building’s 17th-century charm. Chiado’s shops, cafes and cultural curiosities are a stroll away, but with Heleen, the owner, on hand to pamper and pander, you may be loth to leave. Doubles from: EUR 190
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	The Drawing Room
	Wales, United Kingdom
	Style Dainty gastro-boutique
	Setting The rolling fields of Powys
In the two tiny sage-green front rooms, a crackling fire, traditional antiques and porcelain trinkets lend an elegant French atmosphere to this Welsh gem. A brass bedpan stuffed with new slippers suggests this is a place intended to relax. And the food is out of this world at this husband-and-wife-run establishment:she makes the pastries, breads and starters; he tends to the main courses. The bedrooms are très Elle Deco: Venetian glass, stylish fabrics, contemporary chintz wallpaper, roll-top baths. Doubles from: GBP 80
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	Ffynnon
	Wales, United Kingdom
	Style Glamorous Gothic
	Setting Snug in Snowdonia
Tucked away in the foothills of Snowdonia, North Wales, Ffynnon is as close to the Mr & Mrs Smith rural B&B ideal as it’s possible to be. With just four rooms and one suite, it’s gloriously intimate; and its blend of Victorian styles with some seriously stylish 21st-century design flourishes is the ideal backdrop to a relaxing weekend in the country. The hospitality on offer is second to none. Doubles from: GBP 120
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