Resort Meeting and Conference Event Venues – Not your same old Iowa corporate retreat.

It used to be the term “corporate retreat” brought to mind nightmarish thoughts of miniscule cabins, outhouses, dinner-plate sized spiders, and the threat of itchy, swollen rashes from fungi encountered while hiking through the woods. Thank goodness things have changed. In fact, if you book your next corporate retreat at any one of these venues, your guests will experience a dream-come-true event and quite likely, tweet their friends and families that they’re never leaving. At least, not for a while.

Go jump in the lake

Iowa is most surely the land of luxurious lakeside resorts. Comfortable rooms, indoor/outdoor pools, a nine hole golf course, water sport rentals and more than 9500 square feet of meeting space can be found on the gorgeous acreage of The Inn at Okoboji Resort + Conference Center. Located just minutes from amusement parks, shopping, dining, theater and arts, the resort offers your guests outstanding accommodations and activities year round.

Looking for sweet breezes, waves lapping on the shore and spectacular views? Check out Bridges Bay Resort in Okoboji.  Then check in to enjoy this luxurious resort that offers spacious condo and hotel-style rooms, and the area’s only indoor waterpark with waterfront grill and bar. Nearby Okoboji offers an abundance of activities too, so that your corporate retreat can incorporate water sports, parasailing, fishing, golf, shopping and dining. 

For a grand old time, nothing beats King's Pointe - A Waterpark Resort in Storm Lake. With breathtaking surroundings and outstanding service, your corporate retreat will be a huge success. Especially when your attendees choose to take advantage of the indoor and outdoor waterparks.  Or relax on a kayak, canoe, pontoon, pedal boat or aqua bike rented from the marina. Or surrender to the temptations of steak, seafood or even burgers and fries in the resort’s lakeside restaurant or patio.

Honey Creek Resort State Park on Rathbun Lake has become a destination of choice for corporate retreats, with a reputation for professional service, stunning landscapes, unparalleled accommodations and meeting space for up to 800. Tucked into a beautiful natural setting, this eco-friendly, “green” resort offers guests fabulous dining, water park, water sports rentals, and bike rentals, plus golf and breathtaking surroundings.

Grand Harbor Resort + Waterpark in Dubuque delights its guests with hospitality, premier accommodations and one of the most scenic corporate event spaces in Iowa. A seemingly endless list of possible amenities include a waterpark, hot tub whirlpools, business center, fitness center and on-site restaurant.  With choices that include everything from a water slides to arcade games, activities here will inspire your team and nurture a sense of camaraderie.

For a really superior experience, why not book your retreat at PIZAZZ! Entertainment + Casino Resort in Burlington? With comfortable hotel rooms, five on-site restaurants, and one of the Midwest’s finest golf courses could it get any grander? As a matter of fact, it could. With beautiful accommodations, relaxing spa, casino gaming and event center that accommodates groups of up to 325. 

Though it’s not technically on a lake, Grand Falls Casino Resort in Larchwood is still a premier place to jump right in and enjoy. Featuring 12,000 square feet of meeting space, top-of-the line technology, first-class catering, three restaurants onsite, luxurious suites and mini-suites, a new golf course opening the summer of 2014, and oh, yes…gambling too --you’ll find that business is a pleasure here. 

The Iowa 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.