Destinations

4 Best Places for Your Executive Retreat

Nate Johnson · 11/20/2023

An executive retreat can often be a pivotal moment in a company's trajectory. It is a time when the leaders of a company, so rarely in their life, get a period of calm and reflection.

They are able to solidify their motivation, strategize for the future, establish a deeper connection with close team members, and leave with a revitalized strategy for how they want their company to be.

Considering the gravity of the decisions made at an executive retreat, it is important to pick a place that sets up the executive team to make breakthroughs in their mission and vision.

Executives, like A+ Products’ CEO, trust BoomPop to ensure their retreat goes off without a hitch. At BoomPop, our mission is to ensure that your event allows your leadership team to thrive.

So, here are four places that lay the groundwork for an impactful executive retreat:

Napa Valley, California for Executives

Tucked in the palisades of Northern California is the calming and restorative Napa Valley. Highly regarded for its vineyards, Napa Valley also is one of the best places in the world to unplug and focus.

With high end boutique hotels such as the Rancho Caymus Inn along with peaceful resorts like The Estate Yountville, Napa Valley offers a perfect synthesis of luxury and comfort.

Include activities such as bike tours through the vineyards, or hot air balloon rides, and your executive team will easily be able to slow down and appreciate the glowing sunsets and breathtaking views. Napa’s intimate backdrop sets your executive team up perfectly to reflect on the journey your team has been on so far, and provides inspiration for the challenges and decisions ahead.

Charleston, South Carolina for Executives

If you want warm weather, good food, and calming scenery, Charleston, South Carolina is the place to be.

Hotels such as The Sanctuary or Charleston Harbor Resort feature awe-inspiring views of the Atlantic Ocean. From horse carriage rides to dolphin tours, there is also plenty to do in the historic downtown area. Restaurants such as Hall’s Chophouse also provide some of the best food in all of South Carolina.

Setting up your team to connect and enjoy is a crucial foundation of a successful executive retreat, and Charleston is the perfect location to achieve this.

San Diego, California for Executives

Where sandy beaches meet rugged cliffs, happiness is easy to find in San Diego. With whale watching in the Pacific Ocean, cave kayaking in La Jolla, and even sand castle building lessons, San Diego is the definition of fun in the sun.

Hotels such as Hotel Del Coronado and La Valencia offer the exact kind of luxury an executive team needs in their retreat. An upbeat, exciting, oceanside city, San Diego is a great place to refocus and also have a good time simultaneously.

Nashville, Tennessee for Executives

With honky tonks and hot chicken, Nashville Tennessee is the gold standard for an urban executive retreat location. From tours of Nashville on a monster truck to custom tours of distilleries to really see why Chris Stapleton made a whole song called “Tennessee Whiskey”, there are plenty of things to do and places to go.

Venues like Hutton Hotel and Noelle Nashville are some of the best boutique hotels in the entire southeast. Offering breathtaking views of downtown Nashville, in addition to incredible meeting spaces, these venues are great destinations to keep in mind to ensure a productive executive retreat.

Choosing your Executive Retreat destination with confidence

Choosing the right venue and things to do with the limited getaway time an executive team has can often set the foundation for the experience of the team. Regardless of the city you would like to have your executive retreat in, make sure the location you pick is one where you can break away from your daily working area, one where you can have a welcoming space with your executive team, and one where you can enjoy your surroundings and have it fuel you to deeply concentrate.

The locations and venues above are surefire ways to lay the foundation for your team’s executive retreat and are definitely worth keeping in mind whenever you feel your executive team needs to take a step back and develop a clearer direction for the future.

All of the venues listed (and more!) are included in the BoomPop Vendor Database, a collection of more than 47,000 vetted vendors where you can browse, select your favorites, check availability, and book in one click. Start planning your executive retreat instantly in the BoomPop App.