Company Retreat | Santa Cruz California | The Offsite Co.
Most Bay Area companies looking to plan a company retreat will undoubtedly have an eye of Santa Cruz.
There’s a reason we host over 40 corporate retreats in Santa Cruz alone each year. It’s got massive value for the experience it can provide for any size team.
SANTA CRUZ COMPANY RETREATS
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Back to Santa Cruz, the first step is diving into venues. Here’s a breakdown of just a few of our client-favorite venues in the region.
If you’re planning from SF or the Peninsula, we have hundreds of AMAZING VENUES for company retreats and team offsite.
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Top Santa Cruz Company Retreat Venues
The Paradox Hotel is a client favorite in Santa Cruz. The sales team is amazing to work with and they rooms are great value for the price. Aside from the beautiful rooms, this hotel has such a great modern vibe with a rustic approach. The courtyard pool and the meeting spaces are highlights on the property. Your team is also walking distance to a collection of bars and restaurants in Santa Cruz.
Number of Beds: 180
Number of Rooms: 80
One of our all-time favorite hotels in Santa Cruz for a company retreat. Take advantage of off-season rates and availability as this is one of the most sought after venues in California! Every single room at this hotel is ocean-front. Yup, everyone will witness a beautiful sunset over the pacific directly from their room.
For a more rustic experience and for much larger teams, check out 1440 university. We like 1440 because they offer good value for the venue and location. Don’t expect a beach day with your team as you are nestled in the Santa Cruz mountain just off highway 17.
The Offsite Co. has exclusive access to one of the most beautiful private properties in Santa Cruz. We host executive team retreats and private events here for our clients. With capacity for sleeping up to 15 people and an event capacity of 90, this property delivers for any team looking for a great offsite retreat experience.
Waterfall Lodge is a fantastic venue for your next company retreat. Perfect for groups up to about 70 people, depending on how your group prefers accommodations. One thing we love about Waterfall lodge is that you can bring in your own catering. So, customizing every meal and menu opens up a lot of great options to fit any budget.
“The Offsite Co team were simply wonderful. Took care of everything for our executive retreat.”
Plan for Transportation:
Depending on the size of your team and the budget for your company retreat, we recommend a couple of different transport options.
Hire Transportation
We recommend Bauer Transportation for their competitive pricing and easy to work with.
Drive Vans
Renting vans from a major rental company and having staff drivers is a great way to save on transport costs. This can get a bit messy when you get into the planning and making sure everyone has a ride. We always recommend for this team of less than 30 people and we usually have one of our event directors driving one of the vans.
Carpool
The most cost effect way to transport people to and from a retreat. If you’ve settled on a venue that you don’t have to leave throughout your retreat, this can be a fantastic option.
Food and Drink
Our private chef and catering service handles everything from picnics to private dinners and everything in between. You can see client testimonials on this HERE.
Breakfast at Your Hotel
If you’re staying at one of our hotel recommendations, negotiate a price-break to have a hot breakfast for your team right there in the hotel.
Beach Picnic at Natural Bridges Start Park
This place is magic and you can simultaneously run a beach day or a team olympics just before or after lunch.
Private Dinner Party at Offsite Co. Ranch
Back to our in-house chefs. Design a completely customized menu of food and drinks under string lights for your team. Close it down with s'mores and Campfire Karaoke.
Team Building Activities in Santa Cruz
Some of our favorite Santa Cruz offsite team building activities.
Offsite Co. Beach Olympics
Winners of this customized event are being hailed at water coolers around the country.
Downtown Santa Cruz Scavenger Hunt
Wilderness Survival Skills
Team Bonding
These are what we call “unstructured team building events”. These are more organic and casual opportunities for co-workers to connect while on the offsite in Santa Cruz.
Beach Day and Party
Kayak Tour
Sunset Sailing
Hike or Bike
Happy Hour + Lawn Games
Workspace
We always recommend working with your venue to keep work sessions on-site your event venue. We can get really creative in this manner.