Sometimes you don’t have to choose between style and substance. With a motto of ‘fewer, better things,’ Cuyana is a champion of the curated closet, offering sleek, timeless yet modern styles that will will serve you for years. Mr & Mrs Smith is discerning like that too, especially when it comes to vetting best-in-class boutique hotels for our members. As hotel lovers with meticulous taste, fewer and better is a philosophy we can appreciate, so we decided it was time to ask—when your closet is a perfectly balanced mix of sophisticated staples, where do you jet off to? Our friends at Cuyana answered that question by choosing their favourite hotels in some of the cities where their sumptuous offerings are expertly crafted.
We’re so inspired by their picks that we’re sharing a special offer to help you hit the road: use promo code CYN100 at checkout for $100 off a minimum two-night stay at any hotel in our collection, valid through 30 November, 2016.
Tranquility is the thing at Titilaka, an intimate and remote retreat on the shores of Lake Titicaca. This eco-friendly hotel mixes a modern sensibility with quirky and authentic Peruvian touches: colourful local tapestries; whimsical animal sculptures; energetic native paintings… At this characterful hideaway, guests are spoiled with features like a lakefront lounge, locally sourced delicacies, and Andean mint-infused toiletries.
This sprawling ranch retreat offers the best of Argentina: a rich equestrian history (each room is named after a champion racehorse), staff in full gaucho regalia, and traditional asado feasts. The luxurious outdoor pool, lined with 100-year-old trees, is the perfect place to relax in the Argentinian sun. The only thing we don’t like about Estancia is checking out.
If airy Ecuadorian elegance is your goal, look no further than Casa Gangotena. The former family manor house is surrounded by Quito’s historic architecture, including a pristine 1920s plaza. The grandly proportioned colonial-style rooms have stunning windows, swirling mosaic floors and artfully muralled bedroom walls. The clubby, old-school watering hole is the perfect escape from your days of adventuring around the city – a UNESCO World Heritage site, no less.
Adding a dose of glitz and glamour to the grey-stone streets of Edinburgh, the G&V Royal Mile is a fantastic juxtaposition of old and new. Trippy graphic wall treatments and neon accents make the playful rooms pop against the backdrop of the charmingly historical cobbled streets. A vibrant spa will have you looking as fresh as the dynamic decor, and the scene-stealing bar serves excellent cocktails – and some world-class people-watching.
The Hôtel Americano sits next to the High Line on a quiet street among the galleries of Chelsea. Fashionable crowds swoon over its shimmering silver sheathing, elegantly angular rooms, buzzy rooftop pool, and distinctive East-meets-West touches such as soaking tubs, room-service bento boxes, and distressed denim bathrobes. There are plenty of spectacular city views, but see if room 85 or 95 is available to really get your perfect panorama fix.
La Villa is a converted 17th-century farmhouse, and the hotel rooms are kitted out with charming country-chic antiques. Gastronomes and oenophiles flock here to take advantage of the surrounding vineyards, farms, cheese producers, and some of Italy’s best restaurants. You can take a cooking class from a local chef, or try your luck at a truffle hunt in the surrounding woods, too.
La Villa is a converted 17th-century farmhouse, and the hotel rooms are kitted out with charming country-chic antiques. Gastronomes and oenophiles flock here to take advantage of the surrounding vineyards, farms, cheese producers, and some of Italy’s best restaurants. You can take a cooking class from a local chef, or try your luck at a truffle hunt in the surrounding woods, too.
We’re so inspired by Cuyana's picks that we’re sharing a special offer to help you hit the road: use promo code CYN100 for $100 off a minimum two night stay at any hotel in our collection, valid through 30 November, 2016.
