"Resorty" - The Hotel Industry's Favorite Made-up Word

If you work with hotels, chances are you've heard the term "resorty". Hearing it for the first time may have left you, like it did me, with some questions. To start, what does that even mean?!

Confused and ready for some answers, a quick google search is going to let you know this actually isn't even a word... I guess understanding the term may be some type of meeting planner rite of passage? Well here is your fastpass!

Resorty is phonetic if you will; sound it out and you will get pretty close to the connotation! Resorty (or resort-like) simply means you are in an all inclusive style setting. Not to say you will be scoring free food, but most of what you need is already on property. A resort style hotel is made so you don't have to leave. Pools, restaurants, entertainment, and more will be within the grounds of the resort.

The opposite of this, for simplicity sake, is generally thought of as city based hotels. A hotel where most activities will take place off the property. When looking at city hotels, another defining factor between the two property types presents itself - space. Resort style hotels are larger and provide lots of room to spread out (again including many activities such as golf, tennis, etc). So the New York City Hotel that also offers a restaurant and bar wouldn't quite pass the test.

Hopefully this helps provide some insight on a widely used term in our industry, and just maybe Merriam Webster will give resorty a chance!

As always, happy planning!

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