▁divor ces . ▁His ▁family ▁maintain s ▁private ▁qu arters ▁in ▁a ▁separate , ▁closed - off ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁grounds . ▁Trump ▁has ▁frequently ▁visited ▁there ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁referring ▁to ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁Winter ▁White ▁House ▁and ▁his ▁" S ou thern ▁White ▁House ". ▁Mar - a - L ago ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁host ▁meet ings ▁for ▁President ▁Trump ▁and ▁international ▁leaders , ▁including ▁Japanese ▁prime ▁minister ▁Shin z ō ▁A be ▁and ▁Chinese ▁president ▁X i ▁Jin ping . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁m ansion ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Florida ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁largest ▁m ansion ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁ident ifies ▁the ▁name ▁Mar - a - L ago ▁as ▁Spanish ▁for ▁" Se a - to - L ake ", ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁resort ▁extends ▁the ▁entire ▁width ▁of ▁Pal m ▁Beach , ▁from ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁to ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁Int rac o ast al ▁Water way , ▁but ▁previously ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Lake ▁W orth . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Mar jor ie ▁Mer ri we ather ▁Post , ▁he ir ess ▁to ▁the ▁Post ▁C ere als ▁business , ▁paid ▁for ▁the ▁house ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁Edward ▁F . ▁H utton . ▁She ▁h ired ▁Mar ion ▁Sim s ▁Wy eth ▁to ▁design ▁it , ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Urban ▁to ▁create ▁interior ▁design ▁and ▁exterior ▁decor ations . ▁Post ▁spent