Grey Havens Inn
A historic inn the team takes over completely, with a fireplace salon and a porch facing open water. Open May to October.
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
- 8 to 13, the whole inn
- Where people stay
- A 1904 shingle-style inn with 13 rooms over the harbor
- Where the team meets
- An ocean-view salon for 50, AV included, and a wraparound porch
- Getting there
- Portland, Maine, about 55 minutes
- Room, per night
- $ to $$ by season$ up to $250 · $$ up to $500 · $$$ up to $750 · $$$$ up to $1,000 · $$$$$ over $1,000
Best June and September.
Closed November to April. The inn has no air conditioning, so a rare July or August heat wave relies on ceiling fans and ocean breezes. Coastal fog is common in early summer.
What the team can do.
- Reid State Park beach
- Harbor cruise
- Kayaking
- Ocean-lawn firepit
How we would run your retreat at Grey Havens Inn.
We interview every leader before we write a word of the agenda. The place sets the mood. The work starts weeks earlier.
- 1Discover
Working sessions with you and a one-on-one interview with every leader.
Weeks 1–3 - 2Design
A custom agenda built from what we heard. You sign off before anything is set.
Week 3 - 3Connect
Your team gets to know each other beneath the roles.
Retreat day 1 - 4Clarify
An honest look at what's working and what isn't.
Retreat day 1–2 - 5Align
Two or three priorities and a plan the team wrote together.
Retreat day 2 - 6Sustain
A written readout of what we heard, what the team decided and who owns each priority.
After the retreat
Planning a retreat at Grey Havens Inn.
How big a group fits at Grey Havens Inn?
Group size: 8 to 13, the whole inn. Where people stay: A 1904 shingle-style inn with 13 rooms over the harbor. Where the team meets: An ocean-view salon for 50, AV included, and a wraparound porch.
When is the best time for a retreat at Grey Havens Inn?
June and September. Closed November to April. The inn has no air conditioning, so a rare July or August heat wave relies on ceiling fans and ocean breezes. Coastal fog is common in early summer.
How does the team get to Grey Havens Inn?
Getting there: Portland, Maine, about 55 minutes.
What does a room at Grey Havens Inn cost?
$ to $$ 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 Grey Havens Inn?
Yes. Choose full service and we book Grey Havens 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.
We’ll handle the rest.
Choose full service and we book Grey Havens Inn, plan the meals and run the schedule. Or book it yourself and we bring the interviews, the agenda and the facilitation.