
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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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