The DeBruce
Twelve single rooms give a small executive team the whole lodge and a room each. The kitchen, trails and river are all on the property.
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 12, the whole lodge
- Where people stay
- 12 rooms in a historic lodge on 600 acres, set up for one leader per room and available as a buyout
- Where the team meets
- The Great Room for up to 50, The Tackle Room for breakouts, The Conservatory and The Club Room
- Getting there
- Stewart (SWF), about 1 hour
- From New York
- About 2 hours from Midtown Manhattan. More places near New York
- Room, per night
- $$ to $$$ by season$ up to $250 · $$ up to $500 · $$$ up to $750 · $$$$ up to $1,000 · $$$$$ over $1,000
Best May to June and September to October.
Spring and fall are best for fly fishing and hiking in the western Catskills, and winters are cold.
What the team can do.
- Guided hikes on 5 miles of trails
- Fly fishing on the Willowemoc
- A cocktail class
- Chef's tasting dinners
How we would run your retreat at The DeBruce.
We interview every leader before we write a word of the agenda. The place sets the mood. The work starts weeks earlier.
- 1Discover
Working sessions with you and a one-on-one interview with every leader.
Weeks 1–3 - 2Design
A custom agenda built from what we heard. You sign off before anything is set.
Week 3 - 3Connect
Your team gets to know each other beneath the roles.
Retreat day 1 - 4Clarify
An honest look at what's working and what isn't.
Retreat day 1–2 - 5Align
Two or three priorities and a plan the team wrote together.
Retreat day 2 - 6Sustain
A written readout of what we heard, what the team decided and who owns each priority.
After the retreat
Planning a retreat at The DeBruce.
How big a group fits at The DeBruce?
Group size: 8 to 12, the whole lodge. Where people stay: 12 rooms in a historic lodge on 600 acres, set up for one leader per room and available as a buyout. Where the team meets: The Great Room for up to 50, The Tackle Room for breakouts, The Conservatory and The Club Room.
When is the best time for a retreat at The DeBruce?
May to June and September to October. Spring and fall are best for fly fishing and hiking in the western Catskills, and winters are cold.
How does the team get to The DeBruce?
Getting there: Stewart (SWF), about 1 hour.
What does a room at The DeBruce cost?
$$ 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 The DeBruce?
Yes. Choose full service and we book The DeBruce, 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 The DeBruce, plan the meals and run the schedule. Or book it yourself and we bring the interviews, the agenda and the facilitation.