▁and ▁social ite ▁Mar jor ie ▁Mer ri we ather ▁Post . ▁The ▁ 1 2 6 - room , ▁ ▁m ansion ▁contains ▁the ▁Mar - a - L ago ▁Club , ▁a ▁members - only ▁club ▁with ▁guest ▁rooms , ▁a ▁sp a , ▁and ▁other ▁hotel - style ▁amen ities . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁County ▁on ▁the ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁bar rier ▁island , ▁with ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁Florida ' s ▁Int rac o ast al ▁Water way ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Post ▁be que athed ▁the ▁property ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Park ▁Service , ▁hoping ▁it ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁state ▁vis its ▁or ▁as ▁a ▁Winter ▁White ▁House , ▁but ▁because ▁the ▁costs ▁of ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁property ▁exceed ed ▁the ▁funds ▁provided ▁by ▁Post , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁difficult ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁facility ▁( as ▁it ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁flight ▁path ▁of ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁Airport ), ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Post ▁Foundation ▁by ▁an ▁Act ▁of ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Mar - a - L ago ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁at ▁a ▁price ▁of ▁around ▁$ 1 0 ▁million . ▁His ▁wife ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁I v ana ▁Trump , ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁running ▁the ▁property . ▁Trump ▁retained ▁Mar - a - L ago ▁through ▁both ▁his