The Wickwood Inn
A team of up to 22 can have the whole inn with its own staff, meals and a meeting room set up for video calls. The beach town is a short walk 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 22, the whole inn
- Where people stay
- 14 rooms across the main inn and the Bungalow, rented whole with five staff
- Where the team meets
- Meeting layouts for 12, 18, 20 or 24, with a camera, screen, event Wi-Fi and a printer, plus the library, garden and terrace
- Getting there
- Grand Rapids (GRR), about 45 minutes
- From Chicago
- About 2 to 2.5 hours from the Loop. More places near Chicago
- Room, per night
- $$$ up to $250 · $$ up to $500 · $$$ up to $750 · $$$$ up to $1,000 · $$$$$ over $1,000
Best May to October.
Lake Michigan summers are mild and busy, while winters bring lake-effect snow. Saugatuck is on Eastern time, an hour ahead of Chicago.
What the team can do.
- Boat charters on Lake Michigan
- Wine and cider tours
- Dune rides
- Walks into Saugatuck
How we would run your retreat at The Wickwood Inn.
We interview every leader before we write a word of the agenda. The place sets the mood. The work starts weeks earlier.
- 1Discover
Working sessions with you and a one-on-one interview with every leader.
Weeks 1–3 - 2Design
A custom agenda built from what we heard. You sign off before anything is set.
Week 3 - 3Connect
Your team gets to know each other beneath the roles.
Retreat day 1 - 4Clarify
An honest look at what's working and what isn't.
Retreat day 1–2 - 5Align
Two or three priorities and a plan the team wrote together.
Retreat day 2 - 6Sustain
A written readout of what we heard, what the team decided and who owns each priority.
After the retreat
Planning a retreat at The Wickwood Inn.
How big a group fits at The Wickwood Inn?
Group size: 8 to 22, the whole inn. Where people stay: 14 rooms across the main inn and the Bungalow, rented whole with five staff. Where the team meets: Meeting layouts for 12, 18, 20 or 24, with a camera, screen, event Wi-Fi and a printer, plus the library, garden and terrace.
When is the best time for a retreat at The Wickwood Inn?
May to October. Lake Michigan summers are mild and busy, while winters bring lake-effect snow. Saugatuck is on Eastern time, an hour ahead of Chicago.
How does the team get to The Wickwood Inn?
Getting there: Grand Rapids (GRR), about 45 minutes.
What does a room at The Wickwood Inn cost?
$$ a room per night. 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 Wickwood Inn?
Yes. Choose full service and we book The Wickwood 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 The Wickwood Inn, plan the meals and run the schedule. Or book it yourself and we bring the interviews, the agenda and the facilitation.