Alisal Ranch
Breakfast and dinner are in the nightly rate, which keeps group costs simple. Open land and ranch activities give leaders time together outside the meeting room.
What your team gets.
- The stay
- Resort or hotelEveryone has a private room at the same hotel or resort, with meeting rooms, restaurants and staff on site, and a little more space at the end of the day.
- Group size
- 20 to 80
- Where people stay
- 73 Western-style cottages and suites on a working cattle ranch of about 10,000 acres
- Where the team meets
- 4 event rooms, about 10,000 square feet, plus dinners by the lake and in the rodeo arena
- Getting there
- Santa Barbara (SBA), about 40 minutes
- From Los Angeles
- About 2 to 2.5 hours from downtown Los Angeles. More places near Los Angeles
- Room, per night
- $$$ to $$$$ by season, meals included$ up to $250 · $$ up to $500 · $$$ up to $750 · $$$$ up to $1,000 · $$$$$ over $1,000
Best March to May and September to November.
The Santa Ynez Valley has mild spring and fall weather and hot summer afternoons.
What the team can do.
- Trail rides
- Fishing and boating on the lake
- Ranch tours
- Winemaker dinners
How we would run your retreat at Alisal Ranch.
We interview every leader before we write a word of the agenda. The place sets the mood. The work starts weeks earlier.
- 1Discover
Working sessions with you and a one-on-one interview with every leader.
Weeks 1–3 - 2Design
A custom agenda built from what we heard. You sign off before anything is set.
Week 3 - 3Connect
Your team gets to know each other beneath the roles.
Retreat day 1 - 4Clarify
An honest look at what's working and what isn't.
Retreat day 1–2 - 5Align
Two or three priorities and a plan the team wrote together.
Retreat day 2 - 6Sustain
A written readout of what we heard, what the team decided and who owns each priority.
After the retreat
Planning a retreat at Alisal Ranch.
How big a group fits at Alisal Ranch?
Group size: 20 to 80. Where people stay: 73 Western-style cottages and suites on a working cattle ranch of about 10,000 acres. Where the team meets: 4 event rooms, about 10,000 square feet, plus dinners by the lake and in the rodeo arena.
When is the best time for a retreat at Alisal Ranch?
March to May and September to November. The Santa Ynez Valley has mild spring and fall weather and hot summer afternoons.
How does the team get to Alisal Ranch?
Getting there: Santa Barbara (SBA), about 40 minutes.
What does a room at Alisal Ranch cost?
$$$ to $$$$ a room per night, depending on the season, with meals included. Our scale: $ up to $250 · $$ up to $500 · $$$ up to $750 · $$$$ up to $1,000 · $$$$$ over $1,000. We confirm current rates with the venue for your dates.
Can Everest Collective run our leadership retreat at Alisal Ranch?
Yes. Choose full service and we book Alisal Ranch, plan the meals and run the schedule. Or book it yourself and we bring the leader interviews, the agenda and the facilitation. Either way, your team leaves with two or three priorities it wrote together.
Land, lakes and long tables.
We’ll handle the rest.
Choose full service and we book Alisal Ranch, plan the meals and run the schedule. Or book it yourself and we bring the interviews, the agenda and the facilitation.