Author: Brooks Reitz

  • Mii Amo, Sedona, Arizona

    Mii Amo, Sedona, Arizona

    A beloved Southwest holistic wellness resort and spa outside of Sedona, Arizona, which reopened in 2023 after an expansive, two-year $40 million renovation. 

  • The Douglas, Savannah, GA

    The Douglas, Savannah, GA

    The Douglas is a sumptuous 16-room hotel (with more suites and a restaurant on the way), meticulously restored over two years, making a good case for putting Savannah on your “must visit” list.

  • Family Road Trip: LA to Mendocino County

    Family Road Trip: LA to Mendocino County

    Restaurateur Brooks Reitz set off with his wife and young son on a road trip that stretched from the palm trees of LA to the apple orchards of Philo, winding through Ojai, Carmel, Inverness, and beyond.

  • La Playa Hotel, Carmel-by-the-Sea

    La Playa Hotel, Carmel-by-the-Sea

    La Playa is a grand hotel (operating for over 100 years) perched proudly among the smaller cottages and hillside homes of Carmel.

  • Palm Heights, Grand Cayman

    Palm Heights, Grand Cayman

    The 52-room hotel has been reinvented for a new kind of modern luxury traveler for whom style, comfort and ease are all  priorities.

  • Itinerary: London & Copenhagen

    Itinerary: London & Copenhagen

    A cram-it-in, 7-day game plan for these two from a discerning, fast-moving Charleston restaurateur

  • Postcard from… Pawley’s Island, SC

    Postcard from… Pawley’s Island, SC

    Charleston restaurateur Brooks Reitz on the simple charms of The Pelican Inn—a 1840s B&B with a devoted following for its empty beach, swaying hammocks, and lowcountry cooking

  • Just Back From…Holbox

    Just Back From…Holbox

    Finding the charm that remains on this island beach reserve as it negotiates its growing popularity

  • The Charleston List

    The Charleston List

    In locals we trust: the best lowcountry BBQ, oysters and cocktails plus barrier island beaches in this historic city