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New Year, New Goals: Planning 2025 Corporate Retreats

14/01/2025

Canmore is a dream destination for corporate retreats. With a bustling downtown full of culture, sightseeing and dining options, nobody will ever get bored, while the mountain vistas surrounding Canmore provide endless opportunities for adventure and a beautiful backdrop to your corporate retreat.

The centrally-located Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre has everything your corporate retreat needs, too, from meeting rooms to comfortable accommodations to great food at TABLE Food + Drink. You could host a full corporate retreat without ever leaving our hotel. However, with so much to do in the town and the surrounding area, it’s definitely a good idea to get outside and explore.

Corporate retreats can provide amazing team-building, planning and strategic value for companies, but it’s important to plan them properly.

How to Plan a Corporate Retreat

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1. Define Your Goals

Not every corporate retreat will be the same, and it’s important to define your purpose and goals. This allows you to shape your itinerary and ensure that your corporate retreat is successful at meeting its objectives.

Consider whether the purpose of your corporate retreat is:

  • Team building
  • Rewarding your employees
  • Professional development
  • Strategic planning

2. Pick the Right Venue

Will your corporate retreat need large conference rooms for presentations? What about smaller rooms for breakout workshops or concentrated team meetings? Should the dining and accommodations be attached to the area where work will be taking place?

These are all important considerations and can make a huge difference in the success of your corporate retreat.

The Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre offers the following options:

  • Wildrose Ballroom: A 6,042-square-foot ballroom that can be used for large presentations and divided into four separate working areas. A great option for larger groups.
  • Wolverine Room: This versatile 528-square-foot room has plenty of natural light.
  • Wapiti Room: A bright and functional 352-square-foot room perfect for small meetings.
  • Caribou Room: A 528-square-foot room.
  • Squirrel Room: With lots of natural light, this 528-square-foot room can be configured to your liking.
  • Cougar Room: This 432-square-foot room is versatile and can be connected to the Grizzly Room to increase space.
  • Grizzly Room: This 432-square-foot room can be connected to the Cougar room.
  • TABLE Private: Located next to our restaurant, this bright and airy space is ideal for small gatherings of any kind.

With TABLE Food + Drink on-site for meals, ready-to-provide catering and the hotel itself mere steps from the meeting rooms, our The Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre provides all you’ll need for your corporate retreats.

 3. Plan the Right Activities

Corporate retreats aren’t supposed to be all work and no play, and one of the best things about hosting a retreat in Canmore is the amazing wealth of activities available at any time of the year.

  In Winter 

  • Snowshoeing: Snowshoeing is a great way to get out and enjoy some fresh air in the mountains. Several guided tours are available out of Canmore and in nearby Kananaskis, including Kananaskis Outfitters and Canadian Rockies Experiences.
  • Dog Sledding: How about going dog-sledding? What better way to explore the Rockies than this quintessential Canadian experience? Both Snow Owl Sled Dog Tours and Howling Dog Tours offer incredible experiences.
  • Brewery Tour: Try a brewery tour and discover Canmore’s thriving craft brewery scene, or, if you want to get creative on your corporate retreat, take your group to Crock A Doodle for some pottery painting.

   In Summer

  • Golfing: Hit the links at one of the five incredible golf courses in the Canmore and Kananaskis area. Hitting the ball off the tee with the mountains as your backdrop is an experience every golfer needs to experience.
  • Horseback Riding: Go horseback riding at the Boundary Ranch, which offers an authentically Albertan experience.

  4. Figure Out Dining & Catering

 You don’t want anyone at your corporate retreat going hungry, so it’s important to find a venue that can accommodate your group's needs. Meals and snacks are an important part of the experience, after all.

The Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre offers an impressive range of catering options that can accommodate all dietary requirements. The on-site restaurant TABLE Food + Drink serves breakfast, dinner and lunch and has an upscale,       contemporary menu               

5. Find Comfortable Accommodations 

When it’s time to head to bed, it’s incredibly important that everyone at your corporate retreat has somewhere cozy and comfortable to sleep. Ideally, that will be as close to the area where the rest of the corporate retreat is taking place as possible.

At the Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre, our modern rooms are just steps away from the conference rooms. With triple-sheeted beds, free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, coffee, tea and spacious bedrooms, our hotel rooms will ensure everyone at your corporate retreat gets a good night’s sleep.

The hotel also has an indoor pool and fitness centre with Peloton Bikes and a Lululemon Studio mirror for those who want to start or end their days with a workout. Our heated hotel pool and hot tub are also great ways to wind down. 

Discover Our Newly Refreshed Conference Centre

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The Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre has made some major updates to our meeting rooms and conference area. Coming in February 2025, the new refreshed conference and meeting rooms are inspired by the beauty of alpine lakes, with interior design that captures the essence of their glistening water surfaces.

With new decor, updated flooring, modern lighting fixtures, and stylish, comfortable furniture inspired by Canmore’s stunning surroundings, these updates enhance the conference centre, making it even more suitable for corporate retreats.

We’re currently offering some enticing perks for summer corporate retreats:

  • 15-25 Room Nights: You’ll receive a $100 pre-paid Visa Card and 2 VIP Welcome Room amenities when you book 15 to 25 room nights. 
  • 26-49 Room Nights: You’ll receive a $200 Pre-Paid Visa Card, 4 VIP Welcome Room Amenities and a gift certificate for a future one-night stay
  • 50+ Room Nights: If you book more than 50 Room Nights, you’ll receive a $300 Pre-Paid Visa Card, 6 VIP Welcome Room Amenities, a Gift Certificate for a future 2 night stay and a $500 credit for a future booking.

 Plan the Perfect Corporate Retreat

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If you were to make a list of must-haves for a corporate retreat, the Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre would check every box. Located centrally in the picturesque Rocky Mountain town of Canmore, our hotel offers modern, expansive meeting spaces, terrific catering options, a fantastic on-site restaurant, comfortable hotel rooms, a modern fitness centre, a pool and hot tub.

To get started on planning your perfect corporate retreat, request a meeting space online, contact the sales and catering team at canmoresales@coasthotels.com or call us at 403.609.5432 for more information.