Emma Hunt

1 month ago | atlantamagazine.com | Emma Hunt

Making WavesThe Outer Banks’ latest luxury stay elevates sports-centric vacations to a new level of sophistication. Designed by celebrity interior decorator and potter Jonathan Adler, Edgecamp Pamlico Station features 14 chic, residential-style suites on North Carolina’s peaceful Hatteras Island. Wellness is woven into all aspects of the hotel, from the Therabody massage guns and yoga supplies in each suite to the cold plunge, sauna, and in-room massage services.

2 months ago | atlantamagazine.com | Emma Hunt

The lower Mississippi Delta city of New Orleans is unlike any other. Founded by French colonists in 1718, it fell under Spanish rule for a time, then French again before being purchased by the U.S. and becoming a thriving economic hub due to slave laborers from Africa.

Jan 21, 2025 | atlantamagazine.com | Emma Hunt

Need a fresh start? Amrit Ocean Resort, a new wellness-focused luxury property on Florida’s Singer Island, can help with that. Amrit is a Sanskrit word meaning “the elixir of life,” and the seaside escape just north of Palm Beach uses five “pillars of wellness”—nutrition, mindfulness, sleep, relaxation, and fitness—to lead visitors on a self-improvement journey, personalized to fit each guest’s health goals.

Dec 10, 2024 | atlantamagazine.com | Emma Hunt

Ditch the luxe-lodge mountain aesthetic and opt for something, well, radically different at Asheville’s stylish new hotel the Radical. Inspired by and named after its location in the River Arts District (aka RAD), the boutique spot was once a 1920s cereal factory, later left abandoned to the elements—and to graffiti artists.

Dec 5, 2024 | atlantamagazine.com | Brady Nash |Kevin Benefield |Emma Hunt |Jennifer Green

While some holiday traditions have stood for centuries (Christmas trees and carols), others have faded from popular view (when was the last time you hung a box of animal crackers as an ornament?). At these Southern destinations, what’s old is new again every December. From Christmas Eve bonfires and glowing Moravian stars to hayrides and fife and drum corps marches, these yuletide celebrations offer a glimpse of Christmas as it used to be—in many cases, even before it arrived in the New World.