He built the Mallard Lodge as a personal retreat on land adjacent to the club.

"I still can't understand why someone would choose this godfor- saken place for his personal retreat," Christos wondered out loud.

She spent the next six weeks at home on a kind of personal retreat.

Two years later he purchased a neighboring property and extended the park, and included a private "citadel" as his own personal retreat.

Robert Currie also pursued the idea of a personal retreat, turning a tiny study into "a man's room for a person who has ties with the past."

In 2008, "personal retreats" were created, thus allowing members of the public to stay on the island for up to one week.

Cosimo de' Medici had a cell at the convent for his personal retreat.

His company is selling home sites bordering on marshy areas in northwestern Florida for up to $750,000 apiece, billing them as the "ultimate personal retreat."

This was Dad's personal retreat.

Retreats are offered for families, church groups, seniors groups, and for those wishing personal retreats.