An aerial view of the resort, golf greens and lake at sunset
Countryside and lake · Resort or hotel

Grand Geneva Resort & Spa

Lake Geneva, WIBest May to October$ to $$ by season

Close enough for a team to drive up the morning of, with boardrooms for a leadership group and room to grow to 80. Something to do outdoors in every season.

At a glance

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
358 rooms and suites, plus villas sleeping 2 to 8
Where the team meets
Small rooms for a leadership team, including the Bay Boardrooms for 12 and executive rooms for 16, and breakout rooms up to about 100
Getting there
Chicago O'Hare (ORD), about 1 hour 15 minutes, or Milwaukee (MKE), about 1 hour
From Chicago
About 1 hour 45 minutes from 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
When to go

Best May to October.

Southern Wisconsin winters are cold and snowy, which suits the ski hill, but golf and outdoor sessions run about May to October.

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Between the sessions

What the team can do.

  • Golf on two courses
  • Horseback riding and trails
  • Skiing in winter
  • Lake Geneva tours
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How we would run your retreat at Grand Geneva Resort & Spa.

We interview every leader before we write a word of the agenda. The place sets the mood. The work starts weeks earlier.

  1. 1Discover

    Working sessions with you and a one-on-one interview with every leader.

    Weeks 1–3
  2. 2Design

    A custom agenda built from what we heard. You sign off before anything is set.

    Week 3
  3. 3Connect

    Your team gets to know each other beneath the roles.

    Retreat day 1
  4. 4Clarify

    An honest look at what's working and what isn't.

    Retreat day 1–2
  5. 5Align

    Two or three priorities and a plan the team wrote together.

    Retreat day 2
  6. 6Sustain

    A written readout of what we heard, what the team decided and who owns each priority.

    After the retreat

More on how an Everest retreat works

Questions

Planning a retreat at Grand Geneva Resort & Spa.

How big a group fits at Grand Geneva Resort & Spa?

Group size: 20 to 80. Where people stay: 358 rooms and suites, plus villas sleeping 2 to 8. Where the team meets: Small rooms for a leadership team, including the Bay Boardrooms for 12 and executive rooms for 16, and breakout rooms up to about 100.

When is the best time for a retreat at Grand Geneva Resort & Spa?

May to October. Southern Wisconsin winters are cold and snowy, which suits the ski hill, but golf and outdoor sessions run about May to October.

How does the team get to Grand Geneva Resort & Spa?

Getting there: Chicago O'Hare (ORD), about 1 hour 15 minutes, or Milwaukee (MKE), about 1 hour.

What does a room at Grand Geneva Resort & Spa 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 Grand Geneva Resort & Spa?

Yes. Choose full service and we book Grand Geneva Resort & Spa, 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.

You pick the place

We’ll handle the rest.

Choose full service and we book Grand Geneva Resort & Spa, plan the meals and run the schedule. Or book it yourself and we bring the interviews, the agenda and the facilitation.