Editors' picks for May
Places

To whom May concerns, here are this month’s just-landed hotels

Culture

Great hospitality has always been about connecting people. With the first ever Smith Sessions panel day, Mr & Mrs Smith put that firmly into practice

Smith Sessions: conversations shaping travel
Places

Fashion-forward author Kay Barron finds herself very much to the manor born — one of a certain style, anyway — in the Cotswolds' coolest new stay

The review: cool, Cotswolds stay Hyll Hotel
Culture

The current wave of hotels championing sustainability initiatives seek cleaner, greener ways to keep the lights on (and bubble up the hot tub, chill the minibar, blend frozen margaritas…)

Leading the charge: Earth Day-ready hotels
Places

How to spend the perfect weekend in Swedish’s super-cool capital

48 hours in… Stockholm
Places

Travellers, it’s your time to shine with the Smith team's pick of the season's best luxury and boutique hotels

Where to stay spring/summer edit 2026
Culture

Gogh and Cézanne, Gehry and Hirst: aesthete Ella Alexander gives us brushes with greatness from Arles to Nice

Artistic movement: a cultural trail through the South of France
Culture

More than half a century on from Leonard Cohen and Marianne, the Saronic isle is still a gathering place for artists, musicians and free spirits

Fine art: in search of bohemia on Hydra
Places

Native San Franciscan Laura Zhang navigates the California coastal city to show you how to maximise your weekend break there

48 hours in… San Francisco
Places

Self-confessed food-obsessive Joel Hart makes a culinary pilgrimage to eat his way around Mexico’s ultimate gastronomic haven

Oaxaca, the land of mezcal, mole and memelas
Places

The Cyclades’ windy wonder isle is a gourmet haven, with dovecotes, mountain villages, wild beaches and otherworldly landscapes, says Caroline Lewis

The ultimate island guide: Tinos