Meaning & use
vacation retreat
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Meanings
nouncountable
A quiet place away from home where people go to rest, relax, or spend a holiday.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a vacation retreat' or 'two vacation retreats'.
Patterns
- a vacation retreat in/on somewhere
- go to a vacation retreat
- stay at a vacation retreat
They booked a small vacation retreat in the mountains for a week.
The island has become a popular vacation retreat for busy city workers.
After the conference, she spent three days at a vacation retreat by the sea.
nouncountable
A short organized stay at a special place where people rest, learn, or improve their health.
Grammar: Often used with words like 'yoga', 'health', or 'wellness' before it.
Patterns
- a yoga/health/wellness vacation retreat
- a vacation retreat for someone
- run a vacation retreat
He signed up for a yoga vacation retreat in Portugal.
The company runs vacation retreats for stressed employees.
A wellness vacation retreat can include healthy meals and daily exercise.
Word forms
| plural | vacation retreats |
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Common combinations
- a quiet vacation retreat
- They wanted a quiet vacation retreat far from the crowds.
- book a vacation retreat
- We booked a vacation retreat for the last week of August.
- a luxury vacation retreat
- The hotel describes itself as a luxury vacation retreat.
- a vacation retreat in the mountains
- Their vacation retreat in the mountains has only ten rooms.
- stay at a vacation retreat
- You can stay at a vacation retreat and still work online.
Synonyms and how they differ
Commonly confused: vacation retreat or vacation resort?
vacation retreat vs vacation resort
A resort is a large hotel complex with pools and entertainment; a retreat is smaller and calmer, often for rest or study.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'vacation retreat' most naturally?
Choose one answer.
A vacation retreat is a place for rest and relaxation, so 'to rest and read' fits. The other options are about travel problems or errands, not a restful holiday place.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “vacation retreat”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.