Costanoa
Real meeting rooms with natural light and patios, a full restaurant on site and miles of coast trail outside the door, about an hour from SFO. Lodge rooms are priced well below the rest of the California coast, which keeps a two night retreat for 30 within reach.
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 60
- Where people stay
- 40 lodge rooms with private baths, 12 Douglas Fir cabins and about 90 tent bungalows on 48 acres. Cabins and tents use shared bath houses.
- Where the team meets
- The Ranch House (60 classroom, 80 banquet), the Redwood Oak Room (40 classroom), the Eucalyptus Loft boardroom for 12, plus an ocean view deck and lawns
- Getting there
- San Francisco International (SFO), about 65 minutes
- Room, per night
- $ to $$ by season$ up to $250 · $$ up to $500 · $$$ up to $750 · $$$$ up to $1,000 · $$$$$ over $1,000
Best April to May and September to October.
This stretch of coast is cool year round, with morning fog common in summer, so plan layers and indoor backup space for outdoor sessions.
What the team can do.
- Naturalist led hike on the property trails or the Ohlone Ridge
- Guided elephant seal walk at Ano Nuevo
- Kayak outing or surf lesson
- Visit Pigeon Point Lighthouse, 3.5 miles up Highway 1
- Mountain biking on Gazos Creek Road and the Old Haul Road
How we would run your retreat at Costanoa.
We interview every leader before we write a word of the agenda. The place sets the mood. The work starts weeks earlier.
- 1Discover
Working sessions with you and a one-on-one interview with every leader.
Weeks 1–3 - 2Design
A custom agenda built from what we heard. You sign off before anything is set.
Week 3 - 3Connect
Your team gets to know each other beneath the roles.
Retreat day 1 - 4Clarify
An honest look at what's working and what isn't.
Retreat day 1–2 - 5Align
Two or three priorities and a plan the team wrote together.
Retreat day 2 - 6Sustain
A written readout of what we heard, what the team decided and who owns each priority.
After the retreat
Planning a retreat at Costanoa.
How big a group fits at Costanoa?
Group size: 20 to 60. Where people stay: 40 lodge rooms with private baths, 12 Douglas Fir cabins and about 90 tent bungalows on 48 acres. Cabins and tents use shared bath houses. Where the team meets: The Ranch House (60 classroom, 80 banquet), the Redwood Oak Room (40 classroom), the Eucalyptus Loft boardroom for 12, plus an ocean view deck and lawns.
When is the best time for a retreat at Costanoa?
April to May and September to October. This stretch of coast is cool year round, with morning fog common in summer, so plan layers and indoor backup space for outdoor sessions.
How does the team get to Costanoa?
Getting there: San Francisco International (SFO), about 65 minutes.
What does a room at Costanoa cost?
$ to $$ 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 Costanoa?
Yes. Choose full service and we book Costanoa, 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 Costanoa, plan the meals and run the schedule. Or book it yourself and we bring the interviews, the agenda and the facilitation.