Mohonk Mountain House
Meals, meeting breaks and most activities are in one rate, so the team spends its energy on the work. Fourteen meeting rooms give a group space to split up and come back together.
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, or the whole house
- Where people stay
- 262 rooms and suites in a Victorian castle hotel on a mountain lake, including the six-suite Grove Lodge
- Where the team meets
- 14 meeting rooms with natural light, from the Oak Room and Sunset Lounge to the separate Conference House
- Getting there
- Stewart (SWF), about 30 minutes, or Newark and LaGuardia, about 1 hour 45 minutes
- From New York
- About 1 hour 45 minutes from Midtown Manhattan. More places near New York
- Room, per night
- $$$$$, meals included$ up to $250 · $$ up to $500 · $$$ up to $750 · $$$$ up to $1,000 · $$$$$ over $1,000
Best May to June and September to October.
Fall foliage weekends book early, and winter brings snow for skating, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.
What the team can do.
- Hikes on 85 miles of trails
- Guided rock climbing on the Shawangunk Ridge
- Kayaking and rowing on the lake
- Staff-run team activities
How we would run your retreat at Mohonk Mountain House.
We interview every leader before we write a word of the agenda. The place sets the mood. The work starts weeks earlier.
- 1Discover
Working sessions with you and a one-on-one interview with every leader.
Weeks 1–3 - 2Design
A custom agenda built from what we heard. You sign off before anything is set.
Week 3 - 3Connect
Your team gets to know each other beneath the roles.
Retreat day 1 - 4Clarify
An honest look at what's working and what isn't.
Retreat day 1–2 - 5Align
Two or three priorities and a plan the team wrote together.
Retreat day 2 - 6Sustain
A written readout of what we heard, what the team decided and who owns each priority.
After the retreat
Planning a retreat at Mohonk Mountain House.
How big a group fits at Mohonk Mountain House?
Group size: 20 to 80, or the whole house. Where people stay: 262 rooms and suites in a Victorian castle hotel on a mountain lake, including the six-suite Grove Lodge. Where the team meets: 14 meeting rooms with natural light, from the Oak Room and Sunset Lounge to the separate Conference House.
When is the best time for a retreat at Mohonk Mountain House?
May to June and September to October. Fall foliage weekends book early, and winter brings snow for skating, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.
How does the team get to Mohonk Mountain House?
Getting there: Stewart (SWF), about 30 minutes, or Newark and LaGuardia, about 1 hour 45 minutes.
What does a room at Mohonk Mountain House cost?
$$$$$ a room per night, with meals included. Our scale: $ up to $250 · $$ 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 Mohonk Mountain House?
Yes. Choose full service and we book Mohonk Mountain House, 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 Mohonk Mountain House, plan the meals and run the schedule. Or book it yourself and we bring the interviews, the agenda and the facilitation.