Sentence examples for resort place from inspiring English sources

Hull had once been, quite a while ago, one of the brighter spots, a resort place with splendid hotels, a bandstand, an amusement park with a famous roller coaster and a hand-carved carrousel under a scalloped canopy.

("Hotel too cold inside," one said, in an evaluation of a June 1998 drug company program, adding, "Resort places preferred".

The Mexican Riviera certainly boasts more famous resorts, places like Acapulco (160 miles to the south), Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta.

"We've seen a rash of terrorist incidents at resorts, places that are traditionally soft targets and vacation destinations," says Dave Johnson, director of training for The Steele Foundation, a California-based risk-management company.

Buyers of points usually invest in what's called a home resort, a place where they have priority when making reservations, but they also have the option of going elsewhere.

Prison must be a punishment of last resort, a place where you lose your liberty, not your life.

Eddie Mahoney's 50-minute stargazing "shows" on the roof of the resort take place three times nightly and are limited to 15 people each ($25).

Still, it is the country's most celebrated ski resort, a place where instructors' uniforms are by Ralph Lauren Polo Sport, where a million-dollar house is considered a bargain and where the $65 lift ticket is the most expensive in the nation.

In truth, it is attempting to claim the distinction of being New York's first gay urban resort: a place to hang out and relax, not just somewhere to lay your head for the night as most tourists to New York treat accommodation.

There are exceptions, but corporate does tend to be the last resort: The place you go when your company has been shopped, or your valuation is so high that the only investors insane enough to write you a check have hoards of "dumb money" to spend.

Try to recreate that feeling of stepping into a spa or a vacation resort, any place you've felt a physical relaxation response.