Where to stay this autumn and winter

Escapes beyond the equinox… [View in browser]( [Image](   [HOTELS]( [INSPIRATION]( [OFFERS]( Winter is coming. It may not feel like it as East and West Coasters fan their way through late-season heat, but when it comes to plotting your escape, it's always better to be one step ahead. Luckily, we’ve done the leg work so that you can be outta here before the first raindrop falls. Whether your idea of a winter wonderland is all snowscapes and faux fur or sipping watermelon spritzes on a beach down under, we’ve covered all bases with a curious country manor in the Cotswolds, a luxury Italian lighthouse, a silver-screen stay in San Diego and more latter-part prospects worth making a run for… [EXPLORE THE EDIT](   [A FEW SEASONAL APPETISERS…]( [FARO PUNTA IMPERATORE, ISCHIA]( You may know Ischia as Capri’s introverted little sister, but Italians know her as isola verde, an emerald beauty all of her own. Sure, she may not be as glitzy as her Tyrrhenian neighbour, but she more than makes up for it with her mineral-rich thermal waters, velvety green slopes, a cluster of crowd-free beaches and summers that stretch way into November. But in case you needed another reason to welcome winter there, Faro Punta Imperatore is a 132-year-old lighthouse turned radiant retreat with four sea-gazing rooms, a rooftop terrace and oh-so-romantic cliffside deck. [VIEW HOTEL](   [Alternate text]( [COWLEY MANOR EXPERIMENTAL, COTSWOLDS]( Cowley Manor is a one-of-a-kind country-house hotel with a storied past. It’s been a royal residence, a wartime safe haven, a stately home for aristocratic good-timers and, wouldn’t you know it, the inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Now, thanks to a recent zhuzh-up courtesy of the Experimental group, this Italianate manor blends modernist and ‘po-mo’ furnishings with pastel colour palettes and a whole load of checkerboard thrown in for good measure. [VIEW HOTEL](   [THE STRAND, SYDNEY]( As the curtains close on summer across the Northern Hemisphere, Australia’s share of dog days are only just dawning. Follow the sun and see the year out Down Under. In Sydney’s edgy Darlinghurst district, specifically, where the Strand Hotel is celebrating its 100th birthday with a slick, Parisian-esque glow-up. Think Cruella de Vil colour palettes, a Grammy-worthy record room, sun-splashed rooftop bar and more Gallic swagger than Bridget Bardot on a moped. [VIEW HOTEL](   [Alternate text]( [SB WINEMAKERS HOUSE, MENDOZA]( Lorelai and Rory, Kim and Kris K, Little Edie and Big Edie. We all love a mother-daughter duo, especially when they create country pads as charming as this one. But stylish stays aren’t the only thing this family excels at; mum Susana Balbo just so happens to be Argentina’s first female oenologist, too. Raise a glass of her signature torrontés while gazing out over the Medoza mountains, be inspired by the pair’s curated collection of Argentinian art, or go in for a grape-based in-suite treatment. [VIEW HOTEL](   [THE PEARL HOTEL, SAN DIEGO]( Every night is movie night at The Pearl Hotel, a petite made-over motel in San Diego’s rugged Point Loma. Built in 1959, the SoCal stay’s mid-century facade harks back to the Golden State’s golden era, but inside, artisan furnishings and Cali-cool design bring this retro retreat right into the present. There’s contemporary coastal cuisine and delightfully sleek communal spaces, but the mother of this pearl can be found in the courtyard, where the ghosts of old Hollywood join guests at the oyster-shaped pool for an all-American ‘dive-in’ picture show. [VIEW HOTEL](   YOUR MEMBERSHIP LEVEL BlackSmith LOYALTY CREDIT $0   Why book with us? [Image] BEST-PRICE GUARANTEE [Image] SMITH EXTRAS ON ARRIVAL [Image] HERE FOR YOU   [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [Spotify]( We only contact you with news and offers that we genuinely believe will be of interest and we will never sell your details to third parties. This email was sent to {EMAIL} by Mr & Mrs Smith. [Unsubscribe]( or update your contact details. Registered office: 2nd Floor, Nucleus House, 2 Lower Mortlake Road, Richmond, TW9 2JA, United Kingdom Company registration no: 443 8845 VAT no: GB802561850