The Top 5: Where to Host Your Silicon Valley Offsite
In our new series, we round up five superlative options for a pressing tech concern. First up: where to hold your next team retreat.
Tech companies have long been famous for their offsites. Though these are not always the most prudently planned events—recall WeWork’s lavish English countryside summer camp—Silicon Valley has perfected the art of getting out of the office, bringing the team together and doing a few trust falls. Since the pandemic, these outings have taken on new importance, as increased remote work means offsites are the only time some teammates get together IRL. That means the pressure is on to create a special escapade.
In the San Francisco Bay Area, you could certainly hit up the old standbys—the Rosewood Sand Hill or the Ritz-Carlton at Half Moon Bay, say—but some companies are heading to less trodden spots. Below are five places to hold your next company all-hands, CEO summit or limited partner meeting, all within a few hours of San Francisco—traffic depending, of course.