Food & Wine: May 2007

Tastemakers like fashion designer Stella McCartney review the properties on mrandmrssmith.com and give great insider tips (best rooms to request, for instance, or a favourite hidden beach nearby).  The far-reaching collection ranges from the luxe African safari camps to 18th-century French Chateaux.  Anyone can book on the site, but for a fee ($20 and up) members get discounts and perks such as access to VIP airport lounges.