• James Lohan: the co-founder of Mr & Mrs Smith on how his first experience of home shaped an obsession with boutique hotels

  • May 24 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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James Lohan: the co-founder of Mr & Mrs Smith on how his first experience of home shaped an obsession with boutique hotels

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  • This is the first time we’ve recorded an episode in a hotel suite, and that’s because today’s guest knows more about opening doors to glamorous guesthouses than anyone else.


    James Lohan co-founded the travel company Mr & Mrs Smith with his wife Tamara back in 2003, and since then he’s visited nearly 4,000 hotels in the name of research.


    James is a gregarious character with some brilliant tales to tell.We discuss his earliest experiences as an entrepreneur, from selling cheese toasties at school, to setting up a mobile disco called Your Mother Wouldn’t Like It.


    He tells me about his refurbishment of a Dutch barge on the Thames – complete with flock wallpaper and a freestanding bath – and what he’s learned from hotels that we might apply to our homes.


    This episode was recorded in person at The Nomad Hotel, London.


    For more:

    Check out Mr & Mrs Smith

    Visit The Modern House website


    Producer: Hannah Phillips

    Editing and mixing: Oscar Crawford

    Music: Father

    Graphic Design: Tom Young and Ben Tucker


    This episode was sponsored by Vitsoe.


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