The Wine Cellar at Crystal Springs Resort in Sussex County, NJ
beautiful country setting, and it’s within easy reach from all points in the tri-state area. Imagine,a destination resort like this less than 50miles fromNewYork City! The exceptional experience begins on our 4,000-acre property. Overlooking the tow- ering peaks of
the Kittatinny and
Hamburg Mountains, this premier four- season vacation destination stands alone. The luxurious Grand Cascades Lodge offers spacious suites, private decks and elegant fireplaces.”
The pampering begins at one of two award-winning, full-service spas. “A selec- tion of soothing spa treatments transports visitors to a world of pure tranquility at the Elements and Reflections Spas. Frequenters of the fairways can tee it up at any of the seven championship golf courses,while the kids can splash around in tropical indoor and outdoor swimming pools. Indulge in gourmet cuisine at the Wine Spectator Grand award-winning Restaurant Latour, sample spirits in the acclaimed 135,000-plus bottle Wine Cellar, or indulge in casual dining.”
Adventurers can stay at the nearby sister property Minerals Hotel, with its massive sports club as a main attraction, or Mountain Creek,a slopeside resort where
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skiing, snowboarding and tubing are just outside the resort's doors.
“In the summer, they canmake a splash at the exciting waterpark or pump the ped- als at the top-rated bike park. There are unique packages for everyone from golfers to skiers to spa aficionados”notes Abate. “Crystal Springs Resort and Mountain Creek offer guests an opportu- nity to unplug and reconnect for a get- away, retreat, or team building function. Our lives are full of non-stop activity, so a trip to the resort represents a great oppor- tunity to break from routine.”
At the Otesaga Resort Hotel, the great his- toric hotel of Cooperstown,NY, its direc- tor of sales and marketing Robert Faller talks about their one-of-a-kind teambuild- ing and retreat opportunities.
“We do a lot of corporate retreats where the group brings in a motivational speak- er or facilitator with team building,” says Faller. “We have Clarks Sports Center with indoor high ropes over the pool and out- door high ropes with zip lines. We can custom develop a package depending on the conditions and type of participants. There’s everything from high ropes to bowling.”
With regard to meeting space, Otesaga has 14 conference and banquet rooms that total approximately 30,000-square feet.“We often have groups of 80 to 100 that may use a ballroom for a classroom meeting and get their business done, then we’ll take them to Clarks Sport Center by trolley and they’ll do team building, use the indoor swimming pools, the rock climbing wall, play handball, racquetball, use the aerobic exercise machines,bowl- ing alley and more.”
Otesaga also is happy to accommodate groups thatmay have varied interests,and gives each group choices as to what team building activities that they may want to engage in.
Faller highlights a few recent examples, “We recently had a group forwhomwe set up a golf outing, but we offered the non- golfers the opportunity to go out on a charter fishing excursion. The group we took out had a fishing contest, and the chef prepared the fish they caught! The same group did a reception at the Baseball Hall of Fame with Goose Gossage as the speaker. They had dinner in theHall of Plaques and every guest had a baseball signed by Goose at their setting with their name on it. Goose did a 45-
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