While the new trend of remote staff and distance learning has created more than its share of challenges its also provided a new flexiblity for corporations and their families that wasn't even a possibility before ... to take a workation, where you are working remotely while doing recreational things after the work hours and on the weekend. Whether your company is planning a corporate retreat or conference or you are simply looking for some time away from the day-to-day remote office and distance learning, you and your guests will experience a dream-come-true retreat that quite likely ends with a tweet to your friends and family that you’re never leaving. At least, not for a while.
Go jump in the lake
Wisconsin is most surely the land of luxurious lakeside resorts. Comfortable rooms, an indulgent spa, 54 holes of legendary golf, water sport rentals, bike rentals, paddlesport trips, ice skating, cross country skiing and more than 28,000 square feet of meeting space can be found on the gorgeous acreage of The Ridge Resort. Located just minutes from downtown Lake Geneva, the resort offers you and your guests outstanding accommodations and activities year round.
For a grand old time, nothing beats The Abbey Resort in Fontana. With breathtaking surroundings and outstanding service, your workation or corporate retreat will be a huge success. Especially when your guests choose to take advantage of the onsite spa with massage, aromatherapy, facials or saunas. Or relax on a boat rented from the nearby marina. Or surrender to the temptations of steak, seafood or even burgers and fries from one the resort’s five on-site restaurants.
For more than a century, Lake Lawn Resort in Delavan has been delighting its guests with their hospitality, accommodations and one of the most scenic corporate event spaces in Wisconsin. A seemingly endless list of possible activities include swimming, biking, volleyball, basketball, tennis, and miniature golf. With choices that include everything from a boat rentals to bonfires, activities here will inspire your team and nurture a sense of camaraderie.
For a really superior experience, why not book your retreat at Stone Harbor Resort in Door County. Named “Best Lakeshore Resort” and with meeting space for up to 350, lakeside lodging, on-site restaurant and full-service catering, could it get any grander? As a matter of fact, it could. With beautiful accommodations, on-site entertainment, and local attractions such as kayak tours, Door County Trolley, galleries, shopping and more.
Though it’s not technically on a lake, Potawatomi Casino Hotel in Milwaukee is still a premier place to jump right in and enjoy. Featuring 27000 square foot event center that accommodates more than 2000 people, top-of-the line technology options, first-class catering, three restaurants onsite, 500 hotel rooms - and oh, yes…gambling too - you’ll find that business is a pleasure here.
The Wisconsin corporate retreat has come a long way in the past twenty or thirty years. But fortunately, when planning your next one, you won’t have to go very far to find something extraordinary.
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