The Madrona
A full buyout gives one team a historic estate, a boardroom and its own dining rooms. Wineries are a short drive away.
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 24, the whole estate
- Where people stay
- 24 rooms in a hillside mansion and bungalows on 8 acres
- Where the team meets
- A private boardroom, a drawing room and garden terraces
- Getting there
- Sonoma County, 15 minutes, or San Francisco, about 1 hour
- Room, per night
- $$ to $$$$$ by season$ up to $250 · $$ up to $500 · $$$ up to $750 · $$$$ up to $1,000 · $$$$$ over $1,000
Best April to June and September to October.
No snow or ice. The rainy season runs November to March. Late summer and fall can bring wildfire smoke, and harvest weekends in September and October book up early.
What the team can do.
- Wine tasting
- Private lawn dinners
- Healdsburg square
- Saltwater pool
How we would run your retreat at The Madrona.
We interview every leader before we write a word of the agenda. The place sets the mood. The work starts weeks earlier.
- 1Discover
Working sessions with you and a one-on-one interview with every leader.
Weeks 1–3 - 2Design
A custom agenda built from what we heard. You sign off before anything is set.
Week 3 - 3Connect
Your team gets to know each other beneath the roles.
Retreat day 1 - 4Clarify
An honest look at what's working and what isn't.
Retreat day 1–2 - 5Align
Two or three priorities and a plan the team wrote together.
Retreat day 2 - 6Sustain
A written readout of what we heard, what the team decided and who owns each priority.
After the retreat
Planning a retreat at The Madrona.
How big a group fits at The Madrona?
Group size: 8 to 24, the whole estate. Where people stay: 24 rooms in a hillside mansion and bungalows on 8 acres. Where the team meets: A private boardroom, a drawing room and garden terraces.
When is the best time for a retreat at The Madrona?
April to June and September to October. No snow or ice. The rainy season runs November to March. Late summer and fall can bring wildfire smoke, and harvest weekends in September and October book up early.
How does the team get to The Madrona?
Getting there: Sonoma County, 15 minutes, or San Francisco, about 1 hour.
What does a room at The Madrona cost?
$$ 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 Madrona?
Yes. Choose full service and we book The Madrona, 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.
Land, lakes and long tables.
We’ll handle the rest.
Choose full service and we book The Madrona, plan the meals and run the schedule. Or book it yourself and we bring the interviews, the agenda and the facilitation.