Chic Stays

The Bernalda section alone was worth it — I had no idea that family retreat had that kind of history behind it. The photos are gorgeous and it's the kind of book you leave on the coffee table just to flip through on a lazy Sunday.

I've been bookmarking trips straight from these pages — the Kate Winslet hideaway on Eilean Shona sounds exactly like the quiet Scottish getaway I've been hunting for. The mix of famous homes and doable real-world locations makes it way more useful than a typical coffee-table book.

The photos alone are worth it — I ended up flipping through the Kate Winslet Scottish hideaway section twice, just for the beach shots. It's more of a wish-list book than a practical guide, but that's exactly what I wanted.