Chicago Athletic Association
Meeting rooms inside a landmark across from Millennium Park, with seven places to eat and drink. Nonstop flights from almost anywhere.
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
- 240 rooms in an 1893 landmark on Michigan Avenue
- Where the team meets
- 17,000 sq ft, from boardrooms to the old basketball court
- Getting there
- Midway, about 30 minutes, or O’Hare, about 50
- From Chicago
- In the Loop. More places near Chicago
- Room, per night
- $ to $$$ by season$ up to $250 · $$ up to $500 · $$$ up to $750 · $$$$ up to $1,000 · $$$$$ over $1,000
Best May to June and September to October.
Avoid December through March for snow, ice and wind chill that can disrupt flights. July and August are warm and busy with tourists.
What the team can do.
- Cindy’s rooftop
- Architecture river cruise
- Art Institute
- Game room night
How we would run your retreat at Chicago Athletic Association.
We interview every leader before we write a word of the agenda. The place sets the mood. The work starts weeks earlier.
- 1Discover
Working sessions with you and a one-on-one interview with every leader.
Weeks 1–3 - 2Design
A custom agenda built from what we heard. You sign off before anything is set.
Week 3 - 3Connect
Your team gets to know each other beneath the roles.
Retreat day 1 - 4Clarify
An honest look at what's working and what isn't.
Retreat day 1–2 - 5Align
Two or three priorities and a plan the team wrote together.
Retreat day 2 - 6Sustain
A written readout of what we heard, what the team decided and who owns each priority.
After the retreat
Planning a retreat at Chicago Athletic Association.
How big a group fits at Chicago Athletic Association?
Group size: 20 to 80. Where people stay: 240 rooms in an 1893 landmark on Michigan Avenue. Where the team meets: 17,000 sq ft, from boardrooms to the old basketball court.
When is the best time for a retreat at Chicago Athletic Association?
May to June and September to October. Avoid December through March for snow, ice and wind chill that can disrupt flights. July and August are warm and busy with tourists.
How does the team get to Chicago Athletic Association?
Getting there: Midway, about 30 minutes, or O’Hare, about 50.
What does a room at Chicago Athletic Association cost?
$ to $$$ a room per night, depending on the season. 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 Chicago Athletic Association?
Yes. Choose full service and we book Chicago Athletic Association, 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.
We’ll handle the rest.
Choose full service and we book Chicago Athletic Association, plan the meals and run the schedule. Or book it yourself and we bring the interviews, the agenda and the facilitation.