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Smith's reviewers are a worldwide panel of friends and people we admire, whom we trust absolutely to report back to us on their stays at Smith hotels. The only requirement is that they visit each hotel anonymously with a partner, and on their return give us the kind of honest lowdown you would expect from a friend.

Mr & Mrs Smith reviewers

Suzanne Aaronson Lifestyle curator
Reviewed Knightsbridge Hotel

Anna Acton Portrait-snapping actress
Reviewed Rayavadee

Tom Aikens Michelin-starred chef
Reviewed Monastero Santa Rosa

Jason Alper On-set stylist
Reviewed The Gray

Réda Amalou Boutique builder
Reviewed Moulin Renaudiots

Frédérique Andreani London insider
Reviewed La Villa Gallici

Jonny Aris Speaker-in-tongues
Reviewed Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa

Barry Ashworth Beat poet
Reviewed Chez Odette

Ismay Atkins Sea-facing scribe
Reviewed La Maison by Dussol

Tony Ayres Freewheeling filmmaker
Reviewed Alila Villas Soori

Oona Bannon Chair person
Reviewed Le Lodge Kerisper

Sophie Barton Showbiz scribe
Reviewed Alila Ubud, Casa Angelina

Barrie Barton Subcultural strategist
Reviewed Spicers Peak Lodge

Stephen Bayley Culture connoisseur
Reviewed Bellevue Syrene, Areias do Seixo

Bruno Bayley Vice guy
Reviewed 15 Glasgow

Claire Baylis Glossy-gracing freelancer
Reviewed Hope Street Hotel

Will Beckett Meat merchant
Reviewed Whitehouse, Cuixmala

Richard Bence Style informant
Reviewed Homeric Poems, Mystique, Sri Panwa

Jeroen Bergmans Multi-lingual ezine maker
Reviewed La Sommità

Mark Bigault Passport-bashing penman
Reviewed Hotel St Paul, Odette en Ville

Rosie Birkett A lot on her plate
Reviewed The Beckford Arms

Steven Blick Hairstylist extraordinaire
Reviewed Villa Sungai, Ceylon Tea Trails

Helen Bodycomb Master mosaicist
Reviewed YL Residence No.17

Rafael Bonachela Mover and shaker
Reviewed Saffire

Hannah Booth Writer and people-watcher
Reviewed Paradise Road Tintagel Colombo

Bridget Boseley Travelling telly exec
Reviewed Dean Street Townhouse

Susie Boyt Shopping scribe
Reviewed Château les Merles

Ellie Brannan Artistic all-rounder
Reviewed Hôtel de la Paix Cha-Am Beach

Jeanine Bribosia Gourmet girl-about-town
Reviewed The Chedi Club Tanah Gajah

Gemma Cairney Airwave surfer
Reviewed Memmo Baleeira, Brody House

Nicole Campoy-Leffler Arts and eats adventurer
Reviewed Ace Hotel & Swim Club

Ronda Carman Finer-things finder
Reviewed St James's Hotel & Club

Terry Carter Passport-stamp collector
Reviewed Metropolitan by Como, Bangkok

Mark Chalmers Architect, artist and ad man
Reviewed Hotel Seven One Seven, URBN Hotels Shanghai

Emily Chalmers Flea-market fan
Reviewed The James Royal Palm

Evelyn Chen Cosmopolitan critic
Reviewed Naumi

Mollie Chen Trendsetting editor
Reviewed The Dupont Circle Hotel

Tim Chester Writer and web editor
Reviewed Number Thirty Eight, Dar Nanka

Sudarampai 'Pam' Chiang Thai high stylista
Reviewed The Racha

André Chiang Globe-trotting food guru
Reviewed Trisara

Alison Chow Boutique buyer
Reviewed Can Simoneta

Krissada Clapp Actor, singer, superstar
Reviewed Kirimaya

Shaun Clarkson Interiors innovator
Reviewed The Surrey

Lucy Cleland Country-house connoisseur
Reviewed Grace Mykonos, Cavo Tagoo, High Road House

Ryan Clift Young-gun gourmet
Reviewed Wanderlust

Jethro Clunies-Ross Interiors inspirer
Reviewed Riad Anyssates

Bill Condie Asia adventurer
Reviewed The Sukhothai

Tara Conlan Media mover and shaker
Reviewed Town House

Michael Cooper Creative director
Reviewed Tree of Life Resort & Spa

Noah Cowan Film festival sponge
Reviewed KC Resort & Over Water Villas

Chris Cox Mind meddler
Reviewed Fontelunga Hotel and Villas

Jo Craven She's in fashion
Reviewed Son Brull

Ilse Crawford Design doyenne
Reviewed Château de Bagnols

Ruth Crilly A model arbiter
Reviewed Avaton Resort & Spa

Rob Crossan Lifestyle luminary
Reviewed Derwent House

Helen Dalley Hong Kong scribe
Reviewed Clove Hall, Villa Samadhi

James Davidson What he hearts
Reviewed Ohla Hotel

Jody Day Interiors insider
Reviewed Be Manos, Witt Istanbul Suites

Louis de Rohan Brand builder
Reviewed Fasano Rio, Casa la Siesta

Sophie Dean Fashion queen
Reviewed Maia Luxury Resort & Spa

Nick DeCosemo Dance-music dynamo
Reviewed Riad 72

Anthony Demetre Champion chef
Reviewed La Bastide de Moustiers

Grace Dent All you can tweet
Reviewed La Mamounia

Katie Derham Prom queen
Reviewed Lime Wood

Ligia Dias Jeweller extraordinaire
Reviewed Le Mas de la Rose

Aaron Dignan Game player
Reviewed Kanopi House

Sean Dixon Suits him
Reviewed Haymarket Hotel

Ian Douglas-Jones Adventurous architect
Reviewed Jia Shanghai, The Opposite House

William Drew Restaurant writer-upper
Reviewed Shoreditch Rooms

Kirsty Drury Small-screen stylist
Reviewed Marari Beach Resort, The Malabar House

Jake Dubbins Marketing man
Reviewed Résidence Nell

Joe Dunthorne Novel narrator
Reviewed Follonico

Ian D’Agata All-round grape guy
Reviewed Palazzo Bontadosi Hotel & Spa

Sarah Ellison Lewis Stylist-turned-shoe-guru
Reviewed Hotel Havana

Chris Elwell-Sutton Music master
Reviewed The Drawing Room

Sophie Epstone Charitable adventurer
Reviewed Thompson Beverly Hills

Brett Erlich Worldly witticist
Reviewed Verana

Ekow Eshun Cultural critic
Reviewed Puro Hotel

Lucien Etori Name dropper
Reviewed Geejam

Rachel Everett Travel addict
Reviewed New Majestic Hotel, MesaStila

Charlene Fang Global beachcomber
Reviewed Kemang Icon by Alila

Jason Fielding Music marketing magician
Reviewed Likuliku Lagoon Resort

Liam Fisher-Jones Bard's bastion
Reviewed Tuddenham Mill

Kathryn Flett Worldly writer
Reviewed 45 Park Lane

Rich Fogarty City sleuth
Reviewed Spicers Canopy

Mark Footer Well-journeyed journo
Reviewed 3 Nagas

Zoë Foster Ground-covering gallerist
Reviewed The New White Lion

Martha Freud Bright young thing
Reviewed Locanda al Colle

Katie Friedman Travelling trampolinist
Reviewed Gorah Elephant Camp

Heidi Fuller-Love Lifestyle chronicler
Reviewed Fresh Hotel

Ming Gan Festival founder
Reviewed Six Senses Yao Noi

Lyn Gardener Interior design queen
Reviewed The Shaba

Daisy Garnett Epic-voyage epistler
Reviewed One Royal Circus

Mary Garvin Hotel hound
Reviewed The Pig in the Forest

Simon Gaul Gallivanting gentleman
Reviewed La Réserve Ramatuelle

Matt Gibberd Architecture advocate
Reviewed Baros

Victoria Gill Globetrotting adventuress
Reviewed Stoke Park , V Boutique Hotel

Jo Girardet Hotel insider
Reviewed Ffynnon

James Giuseppi Hotel-raised happy chap
Reviewed SwaSwara

Bridget Gleeson Try-anything travel writer
Reviewed Deseo

Caroline Glitre Charitable book-balancer
Reviewed Riad Due

Lisa Goldapple Latina bon viveur
Reviewed Mihir Garh

Catherine Gordon Scuba-diving scribe
Reviewed Hacienda Temozon, Hacienda Santa Rosa

Casey Gorman Luxury accessories expert
Reviewed Villa Sassolini

Andrew Grahame Director discoverer
Reviewed Naladhu

Bill Granger Cook and café king
Reviewed Hostellerie de l'Abbaye de la Celle

Richard Grassie Headshot honcho
Reviewed Aenaon Villas

Marianne Gray Compulsive traveller
Reviewed Atlantic House

Stuart Gregor PR and wine wizard
Reviewed Bamurru Plains, Alila Villas Uluwatu

Ian Griffiths Jaunting journalist
Reviewed Le Couvent d'Hérépian

Molly Gunn Full-time vacationer
Reviewed Casa la Concha

Trevor Hannam Luxury marketing whizz
Reviewed Wilson Island, The Nam Hai

Tom Harrow He knows his wine
Reviewed The Church Street Townhouse

Erin Hartigan Travelling taster
Reviewed Riad Siwan, King & Grove Tides

Robert Hendrie Wilson Life-long journo
Reviewed The Levante Parliament

Ginny Henry Jewellery-design gem
Reviewed San Domenico House, Hotel Britania

Thom Hetherington Man about Manchester
Reviewed Lion & Pheasant

Will Hide Wandering writer
Reviewed Ten Bompas

Michael Hogan Columnist chap
Reviewed Hope House

Victoria Hogg Stand-up scribe
Reviewed The Rutland Hotel

Jo Holden Market maker
Reviewed Woolley Grange

Dominic Holland Cracking comic
Reviewed Baglioni Hotel

David Holmes Advertising guru
Reviewed Tonic

Laura House Gotham wordsmith
Reviewed Captain Fairfield Inn

Alastair Humphreys Adventurer and inspirer
Reviewed Font Santa Hotel

Matthew Hurst Wheeler and dealer
Reviewed QT Sydney

Nick Hussey Promoter and producer
Reviewed The George in Rye

Raphael Ibanez Team captain
Reviewed Le Logis de Puygâty

Ben Illis Bon viveur and experience junkie
Reviewed Crossing Condotti

Sarah Ivens Southern showbiz belle
Reviewed Blackberry Farm

Pippa Jackson Web-savvy writer
Reviewed Victoria's at Ewingsdale

Luke Johnson Chairman extraordinaire
Reviewed The Montpellier Chapter

Abby Johnson TV titles queen
Reviewed Soho House New York

Matthew Johnston Software whizz kid
Reviewed The Balé

Quentin Jones Life in pictures
Reviewed Masseria Fumarola

Catherine Jones Journeying journalist
Reviewed The Crab & Lobster

Toni Jones Fashion follower
Reviewed The Datai

Anna Jones Meandering Magazine Maven
Reviewed Cowley Manor

Louise Jones Design darling
Reviewed Masseria Torre Maizza

Mark Joy Caribbean connoisseur
Reviewed Laluna

Christopher Joyce Tuscan host
Reviewed Hotel Savoy

Rachel Juarez-Carr Wordsmith and picture taker
Reviewed The Rookery

Shaun Keaveny Radio raconteur
Reviewed Strattons, Hotel Missoni

Rory Keegan Club creator
Reviewed Hôtel Le A, College Hotel

Ben Keith Modern Renaissance man
Reviewed Alila Manggis

Richard Kilgarriff Media and eco hero
Reviewed The Scarlet

Jeremy Kinsman Commentating columnist
Reviewed The Carneros Inn, Poetry Inn

Jake Knowles Intrepid advertiser
Reviewed Cliveden, Le Trésor

Aun Koh Marketing media man
Reviewed Capella Singapore

Anne Kornblut Political reporter
Reviewed Esencia, Hacienda San Jose, Hotel Tugu Bali

Karen Krizanovich Advice-giving author
Reviewed Il Palazzetto

Alison Kubler Creative curator
Reviewed MONA Pavilions

Amanda Lamb Emigration expert
Reviewed Castello di Vicarello

Benji Lanyado Budget-travel blogger
Reviewed Azienda Agricola Mandranova

Alex Larman Boulevardier extraordinaire
Reviewed Boskerris Hotel, Hotel Palazzo Manfredi

Natasha Law Fine figurist
Reviewed Villa Rosmarino

Ann Layton PR powerhouse
Reviewed Samode Palace

Lanee Lee Luxury Lover
Reviewed Dunton Hot Springs

Alastair Lee Digital dynamo
Reviewed The Elms

Kathy Lette Witty writer extraordinaire
Reviewed Dorset Square Hotel, The Ampersand Hotel

Sarah Lewis Wandering wordsmith
Reviewed Spicers Balfour Hotel , Gayana Eco Resort

Emma Loach Documentary-making matriarch
Reviewed Rectory Hotel

Hannah Lohan Designer and director
Reviewed P'tit Habibi

James Lohan The original Mr Smith
Reviewed Coworth Park

Anna Longmore Greedy gallivanter
Reviewed Legado Mitico, Masseria Cervarolo

Trish Lorenz Design nomad
Reviewed Maya

Ben Lyttleton Football freelancer
Reviewed Amberley Castle

Emily Magnuson Frieze framer
Reviewed Brindleys

Jonathan Maloney Foodie nomad
Reviewed Indigo Pearl

Christine Manfield Globetrotting gourmet
Reviewed Hotel Keppler

Stefano Manfredi Italian cuisine evangelist
Reviewed Hotel Signum

Lucy Mangan Comedic columnist
Reviewed The Bull Hotel

Charles Martin Continent-crossing director
Reviewed The Pavilions, Phuket, The Betsy South Beach

Kirsten Marx Marketing maven
Reviewed Hotel DeBrett

Giuseppe Mascoli Pizza-loving philosopher
Reviewed Borgo Santo Pietro

Michelle Matthews Cocktail-hunting nomad
Reviewed The Swan Wedmore

Kate Maxwell Expat expeditioner
Reviewed The 1770 House

Mourad Mazouz Restless restaurateur
Reviewed Cap Estel

Mario Mazzer Industrious designer
Reviewed Capo La Gala

Eva McBride Music-scene evangelist
Reviewed Bill & Coo

Stella McCartney Fashion favourite
Reviewed JK Place Firenze

Andrew McConnell Chef and culture vulture
Reviewed The Islington Hotel

Adam McDougall Silver screen celabrater
Reviewed Palazzo Seneca, Ardmor House

Allegra McEvedy First lady of fast food
Reviewed York & Albany

Shannon McGrath Interiors snapper
Reviewed Oazia Spa Villas

Julie McKeen Adland Supermum
Reviewed Cap Rocat

Neil McLennan Good-time boy
Reviewed Maison La Minervetta

Kay McMahon Digital director
Reviewed The Olde Bell Inn

Rove McManus Let me entertain you
Reviewed Cavallo Point

Paul McNally Epicurean editor
Reviewed The Louise

Jim McNulty Travelling tour manager
Reviewed Barnsley House

Helen McNutt Five-star fan
Reviewed Chewton Glen

Anwar Mekhayech Dynamic designer
Reviewed The Orange

Rasmus Michau Social entrepreneur
Reviewed La Réserve Paris

Felix Milns Tenacious traveller
Reviewed Oundle Mill

Andria Mitsakos The Wanderlista
Reviewed Maison Moschino

Adrian Moore Alpha Concierge
Reviewed JK Place Firenze

Victoria Moore Resident oenophile
Reviewed Château de Saint Paterne

Erdem Moralioglu Frock star
Reviewed JK Place Capri

Nick Moran Visa-collector and author
Reviewed L'Oustau de Baumanière

Amanda Morison Professional mum
Reviewed Talaa 12, Ksar Char-Bagh

Matt Morley Home avoider
Reviewed Townhouse, Twentytwo

Alex Morris Picture perfector
Reviewed Llety Bodfor

Simon Morrison Disco dispatcher
Reviewed The Cranley Hotel

Tom Morton Critic and curator
Reviewed Hôtel Récamier, Canal House

Ben Musgrave Drama king
Reviewed The Royal Oak, Fronlas

Danielle Nay Brand angel
Reviewed Dar Zemora

Ben Nicholls Epicurean civil servant
Reviewed Kinsterna Hotel & Spa

Russell Norman Writing restaurateur
Reviewed Hotel Unico

Charlotte Northedge Intrepid investigator
Reviewed Grand Hotel Central

Ellie O'Mahoney High-tailing hack
Reviewed Number Sixteen

Joshua Ogilvie Wine marketing whizz
Reviewed Sangoma Retreat

Molly Oldfield Travelling fact truffler
Reviewed Vine House

Ed Orr Bilingual financier
Reviewed La Maison Champs Elysées,

Jordan Paramor Celebrity scribe
Reviewed The Reading Rooms

Layo Paskin Dynamic DJ
Reviewed Uxua Casa Hotel & Spa

Louiza Patikas Athens-lover and actor
Reviewed Londa

Si Si Penaloza Pleasure-seeking scribe
Reviewed Hotel Indigo Shanghai on the Bund

Jack Peñate Guitar-pop pro
Reviewed Palazzina G

Kate Pettifer Miss Adventure
Reviewed Arguibel, Alpaga

David Pfister International playboy
Reviewed Inn on the Lake, Villa dei D'Armiento

Ruth Phillips Harmonious wordsmith
Reviewed Les Servages d'Armelle, Finca Naranja

Mary Portas The queen of shops
Reviewed Petra Segreta Resort & Spa

Alex Proud Proud gallerist
Reviewed Three Sisters, Hotel Tresanton

Danielle Proud Hip homemaker
Reviewed Hacienda de San Rafael

Rosemary Purcell Forensic psychologist
Reviewed Azur Lodge

Paul Qui Travelling 'Top Chef'
Reviewed Hôtel Americano

Nick Raistrick Valiant voyager
Reviewed The Drawing Room

Rosa Rankin-Gee Parisian script tease
Reviewed Palazzo Victoria

Carli Ratcliff Food writer
Reviewed La Belle Juliette

Lauren Rayner Fly girl
Reviewed Fawsley Hall

Alex Rayner Reader & writer
Reviewed La Suite West

Serena Rees Luxury undies merchant
Reviewed Bellinter House

Taj Reid Accessorising adventurer
Reviewed Jupiter Hotel

Simon Richardson TV-producing traveller
Reviewed The Connaught, C/O The Maidstone

Anna Richardson Bikini-body bastion
Reviewed Can Curreu

Rhymer Rigby Adventure traveller
Reviewed La Fuente de la Higuera

Tom Robbins Intrepid editor
Reviewed Residenza Napoleone III

Carmen Roberts Roving travel reporter
Reviewed Tenface

Louise Roe Fashion fan
Reviewed The James New York

Dan Rookwood Healthy man-about-town
Reviewed S'Hotelet de Santanyi

Taryn Ross Professional tastemaker
Reviewed Atzaró

Liane Rossler Climate-conscious designer
Reviewed Lyall Hotel and Spa

Richard Scott Man About Towner
Reviewed Predi Son Jaumell

Jaime Rose Scudamore Sassy traveller
Reviewed Bunga Raya

Margie Seale Page-turning publisher
Reviewed North Bundaleer

Bee Shaffer Columnist and contributor
Reviewed Portrait Suites

Natasha Shafi, Smith Hotels Founders keepers
Reviewed Anemi Hotel

Raoul Shah Superbrand superhero
Reviewed Chateau Marmont

Jill Sieracki Girl about Gotham
Reviewed Vanderbilt Grace

Mark Simpson Globetrotting architect
Reviewed The Puli Hotel and Spa

Jemima Sissons On-the-hoof editor
Reviewed Estancia Vik

Toby Skinner Editor in the East
Reviewed Song Saa Private Island

Emma Sloley New York City scribe
Reviewed Mansion Hotel & Spa

Kim Smee Media advisor maverick
Reviewed Pinctada Cable Beach

Adam Smith Video visionary
Reviewed Herdade da Malhadinha Nova

Lauren Smith Ford Stylist and sojourner
Reviewed Hotel Saint Cecilia

Louisa St Pierre Insightful illustrator
Reviewed Soho Beach House, Le Sereno

Jonathan Stern Shining scriptwriter
Reviewed Headland House, Casa Sandra

Jon Stibbs Travelling pen for hire
Reviewed Clingendael

Richard Strange Punk-pioneering composer
Reviewed Hotel del Teatre

Tan Su-Lyn Food fan
Reviewed Uma by Como, Paro

Sofia Suarez Jaunting journo
Reviewed Abacá Boutique Resort

Kayt Sukel Writer and whirlwind
Reviewed Hôtel Duo

Francesca Syz Honorary Briton
Reviewed Casa de Madrid

Christopher Tennant Cultural commentator
Reviewed The Bowery

Anthony Thistleton Advanced architect
Reviewed Amberley Castle

Holly Thomas Style maven
Reviewed The Cullen

Sarah Thomas Roving reporter
Reviewed Bells at Killcare

David Thompson Master Chef
Reviewed Viroth's Hotel

Simon Thomsen Dedicated foodie
Reviewed Royal Mail Hotel

Sigrid Thornton Performing artist
Reviewed Qualia

Nigel Tisdall Roaming writer
Reviewed Hôtel Daniel

Faye Toogood Interiors whiz
Reviewed The Kandy House

Simone Topolski Globe-searching scribbler
Reviewed Hospes Palacio de los Patos, La Purificadora

Matteo Torre Connoisseur of cars
Reviewed Castiglion del Bosco

Oliver Tress Retail whizz
Reviewed Samling

Philippe Trétiack Serious scribe
Reviewed Jardins Secrets

Travis Trewarne Gem of a guy
Reviewed Anantara Seminyak

Robert Triggs Eco lawyer
Reviewed Raheem Residency

Holly Tuppen Eco editor
Reviewed The Green House

Gavin Turk Great British artist
Reviewed Le Royal Monceau

Matt Turner Dance and design fan
Reviewed Hospes Maricel

Oscar Udeshi Snappy dresser
Reviewed Alma Barcelona

Helen Veale Top telly exec
Reviewed Villa Bordoni

Dan Vernon Bafta bagger
Reviewed Sextantio Albergo Diffuso

Hello Von Graphic detailer
Reviewed The Swan Hotel & Spa

Benjamin Von Eckartsberg Cult comic creator
Reviewed Anna Hotel

Karen Walker Fashion nomad
Reviewed Dolphin Island

James Wallman Futurologist and freelancer
Reviewed The Oberoi

Gary Walther Freelance scrittore
Reviewed Palazzo Vecchietti

Peter Ward Where is he now?
Reviewed Le Saint Paul

Jessie Ware Sultry singer-songwriter
Reviewed Gidleigh Park

Myf Warhurst On-air adventurer
Reviewed Belgraves

Danny Webb Acting arbiter
Reviewed Ca Maria Adele

Adam Werbach Environmental activist
Reviewed ME Madrid

Liz Weselby Asia-hopping editor
Reviewed Heritage Suites Hotel

Simon Westcott Travellerati head honcho
Reviewed Home Hotel, Finca Valentina

Joshua White Art educator
Reviewed Diamant Hotel Canberra

Jori White PR party queen
Reviewed Le Lodge Park

Emma Whitehair Communications Connoisseur
Reviewed Fazenda São Francisco

Jim Whyte High-tailing ink slinger
Reviewed Hospes Las Casas del Rey de Baeza

Ashley Wick Glamorous Gallivanter
Reviewed Hacienda de San Antonio

Ricky Wilson Crowd-surfing lead singer
Reviewed Kapari Natural Resort, Coqui Coqui Valladolid

Lucy Yeomans Glossy queen
Reviewed Continentale, Blakes Hotel

Josa Young Editorial doyenne
Reviewed Queensberry Hotel