Things are getting serious. For the past 10 years, Mr & Mrs Smith, the boutique hotel booking service, has helped smitten couples around the world find the hippest hotel rooms for the hottest weekend getaways. How that first flush of love has blossomed: Smith’s in-house team of honeymoon specialists now hand-tailor spectacular itineraries for newlyweds and have shared their expert advice in The Little White Book of Honeymoons, a limited-edition guide to that first trip away as a Mr & Mrs.
The Little White Book of Honeymoons is a hot-off-the-press booklet packed full of hints and tips for travelling twosomes. From the Maldives to Mexico, Mr & Mrs Smith can now package some of the most romantic honeymoon destinations with international long haul flights. Here’s a snapshot of what’s on offer:
Start in Sri Lanka and check in at The Wallawwa, a 200-year-old manor house set in lavish tropical gardens, then head to The Kandy House in the heart of Hill Country. Stop off at the peaceful plantation of Ceylon Tea Trails before winding down at Cocoa Island by Como’s elegant overwater villas in the Maldives.*
Mosey up to Miami’s Tides South Beach, a gold-and-glam art deco ocean-view pad. From here, a two-hour flight takes you to Cancun’s Riviera Maya. Roll up to the Viceroy Riviera Maya just north of Playa del Carmen for an adults-only escape in beautiful beachside villas.**
Cosy up in Costa Rica with a stay at El Silencio Lodge & Spa, where eco-friendly suites on stilts peek over Bajos del Toro’s canopy. Sleek and sensual, Kurà awaits on the Pacific coast; travel south to Lapa Rios, a green-hearted bolthole with spectacular views over the Golfo Del Dulce. Your last loved-up stop? Whimsical, spa-blessed Finca Rosa Blanca in Santa Barbara – the perfect pick-me-up before heading home.***
Customers can request a copy of The Little White Book of Honeymoons by signing up here. The booklet contains a code allowing anyone booking a honeymoon to qualify for free GoldSmith membership (worth £400 and valid for 12 months). GoldSmith is Mr & Mrs Smith’s top-tier membership earning customers exclusive benefits, including five per cent loyalty money back, room upgrades where available and a personal travel concierge.
For advice on booking a boutique budget break or finding a dreamy minimoon, call the specialist honeymoons team on 0845 034 0700 or email honeymoons@smithhotels.com. For inspiration and more example itineraries head to the online hub at mrandmrssmith.com/honeymoons.
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Notes to Editors:
Mr & Mrs Smith is an award-winning hotel website, booking service and free-to-join travel club, specialising in finding the world’s most inspiring boutique hotels. Founded in 2003, Smith has published nine coffee-table guidebooks and maintains a hand-picked and anonymously reviewed collection of around 900 of the world’s most stylish stays at mrandmrssmith.com. Book online or through the Travel Team for money back on every booking, best available rates and a Smith extra on arrival.
* Sri Lanka and the Maldives. A 12-night trip costs from £3,299 per person on a b&b basis [Including return international flights with BA, road and speedboat transfers, 1 night at the Wallawwa, 2 nights each at Kandy House and (full board) at Ceylon Tea Trails and 7 nights at Cocoa Island. *Based on departures in April 2014.]
** Miami and the Riviera Maya. A 10-night trip costs from £2,700 per person
[International flights with Virgin Atlantic and American Airways, private transfers in Miami and Mexico, 4 nights at Tides South Beach, room only, and 6 nights at Viceroy Riviera Maya, b&b. **Based on departures in June 2014.]
*** Costa Rica. An 11-night trip costs from £3,396 per person on a b&b basis**
[Including return flights with Air Canada, all domestic flights and land transfers, 2 nights at both Finca Rosa Blanca and El Silencio, 3 nights at both Lapa Rios (all-inclusive) and Kurà and 1 night in a San José hotel. **Based on departures May–Oct 2014.]
For more information contact Mr & Mrs Smith’s PR manager at elizabeth.rhodes@smithhotels.com / 020 8987 6980