Casa Elar at Ojai Valley Inn
A team of up to ten has a private house to itself, with the whole resort's spa, dining and boardroom next door.
What your team gets.
- The stay
- Under one roofA private house, lodge or estate your team has to itself, like a large vacation rental. Everyone has a bedroom of their own, there are no other guests, and the team shares the great room, the kitchen and the table.
- Group size
- Up to 10, the whole villa
- Where people stay
- A private five-suite villa on one acre, gated, with an estate manager
- Where the team meets
- The villa's great room and library, plus the inn's 12-seat Libbey Boardroom
- Getting there
- Burbank (BUR) or Santa Barbara (SBA), about 1 hour 15 minutes
- From Los Angeles
- About 90 minutes from Los Angeles. More places near Los Angeles
- Room, per night
- $$$$$$ up to $250 · $$ up to $500 · $$$ up to $750 · $$$$ up to $1,000 · $$$$$ over $1,000
Best March to May and October to November.
Spring and fall are mild in the Ojai Valley, and summer days often run hot.
What the team can do.
- Private chef dinners on the terrace
- Spa Ojai
- Golf
- Classes at the Artist Cottage
How we would run your retreat at Casa Elar at Ojai Valley Inn.
We interview every leader before we write a word of the agenda. The place sets the mood. The work starts weeks earlier.
- 1Discover
Working sessions with you and a one-on-one interview with every leader.
Weeks 1–3 - 2Design
A custom agenda built from what we heard. You sign off before anything is set.
Week 3 - 3Connect
Your team gets to know each other beneath the roles.
Retreat day 1 - 4Clarify
An honest look at what's working and what isn't.
Retreat day 1–2 - 5Align
Two or three priorities and a plan the team wrote together.
Retreat day 2 - 6Sustain
A written readout of what we heard, what the team decided and who owns each priority.
After the retreat
Planning a retreat at Casa Elar at Ojai Valley Inn.
How big a group fits at Casa Elar at Ojai Valley Inn?
Group size: Up to 10, the whole villa. Where people stay: A private five-suite villa on one acre, gated, with an estate manager. Where the team meets: The villa's great room and library, plus the inn's 12-seat Libbey Boardroom.
When is the best time for a retreat at Casa Elar at Ojai Valley Inn?
March to May and October to November. Spring and fall are mild in the Ojai Valley, and summer days often run hot.
How does the team get to Casa Elar at Ojai Valley Inn?
Getting there: Burbank (BUR) or Santa Barbara (SBA), about 1 hour 15 minutes.
What does a room at Casa Elar at Ojai Valley Inn cost?
$$$$$ a room per night. Our scale: $ up to $250 · $$ 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 Casa Elar at Ojai Valley Inn?
Yes. Choose full service and we book Casa Elar at Ojai Valley Inn, 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 Casa Elar at Ojai Valley Inn, plan the meals and run the schedule. Or book it yourself and we bring the interviews, the agenda and the facilitation.