Sweet Suites for Meeting & Sleeping
THE EDITOR’S PICK IS:
Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center & Grand Hyatt Denver
Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center & Grand Hyatt Denver not only have combined their sales staffs to make booking a gathering at either property easier, both have incredible suites that should be shared with a small group when booking. There’s plenty of room for a meeting or reception with the added benefit of fantastic views of downtown Denver.
Another bonus is that the lucky person(s) who overnights in the suite gets to enjoy amenities such as kitchens, comfortable desks for working, flat-screen televisions, and much, much more.
Denver
303.486.4400
Best New Teambuilding Activity for Groups
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The Aspen Institute’s Leadership Fundamentals Package
There are quite a few teambuilding options that involve outdoor pursuits and building things, but how many really get the brainpower and discussion beyond the surface going?
The Aspen Institute has developed a prestigious reputation by offering week-long leadership seminars that are attended by leaders from around the globe, and now they are available in a shorter format (two-hour, half-day and full day) to groups staying at Aspen Meadows Resort.
Leadership Fundamentals packages can help leaders from all sectors examine fundamental values, human nature, leadership and character, and leadership in a global context. There’s some high-level reading involved, but groups gel quickly and enjoy wonderful surroundings at the resort.
Aspen
970.544.7850
Best Place for Executive & Board Retreats
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Kessler Canyon
Top guns and team members alike will feel totally at home and pampered at this impressive property that started out as a private ranch owned by Richard Kessler and now is a resort that is part of The Kessler Collection, featuring 10 boutique properties.
Situated on 23,000 acres near DeBeque, just 45 minutes east of Grand Junction, the ranch is paradise for those who enjoy well-appointed yet comfortable meeting space and guestrooms (15 split between two buildings), gourmet cuisine and extracurricular activities such as fishing, ATV and Jeep tours, shooting sports, mountain biking, hiking, spa services and cooking classes by the talented and gregarious Chef Lenny.
Like all Kessler properties, Kessler Canyon features an abundance of original artwork.
DeBeque
888.312.1998
Top Location for Incentives & Relaxed Gatherings
THE EDITOR’S PICK IS:
C Lazy U
With incentives gradually returning to the meetings and events world, it’s time to suggest an idea that will wow deserving employees or small groups. Since 1919, C Lazy U guest ranch has been celebrated for its rich history, rustic elegance, meals to please any epicurean and a broad range of outdoor fun on 11,000 acres seven miles north of Granby.
Erase the notion of the usual dude ranch vacation, as there is a stunning spa setup with treatment rooms individually tented, a game room that will bring out the kid in anyone, a year-round outdoor pool, and 40 deluxe accommodations ranging from king rooms to multi-room
suites that feel more like cabins. Snowcat-accessed downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, tubing, trap shooting, ice-skating, riding the herd of 175 horses, hiking, biking, tennis and fishing means no one will have a chance to get bored.
Granby
970.887.3344
