1.
THE OJAI RETREAT offers a beautiful place for individual and
group retreats. In addition, it has a "Cultural Center".
It is a place of quietness, education and culture.
2.
THE CULTURAL CENTER offers conferences, classes and events in
the following areas: -
The
Arts
Concerts,
poetry readings, art exhibitions, conferences and meetings
with artists, writers, film producers, photographers,
etc.
Science
Seminars
and meetings with scientists from various fields (modern
physics, biology, astronomy, chemistry, anthropology,
etc.).
Spirituality
Meetings,
seminars and retreats with a variety of spiritual teachers.
Quiet room with books and videos from all spiritual orientations.
Quiet hours and quiet retreats.
Health
&
Healing:
tai
chi, yoga, nutrition classes, aromatherapy, cooking classes,
conferences and retreats on health and healing with famous
experts in the field.
Ecology
Conferences,
videos, classes on environmental issues. Meetings with
experts in the field. Creation of an organic vegetable
garden on the property. Classes on site.
Education
Seminars
and conferences for teachers and parents on new forms
of education, progressive schools, new methods, new experiments,
etc.
The
Art of Living:
Seminars
and dialogues on topics such as: Non-violent communication,
Discovering our vocation, Relationship issues, Conflict
resolution, etc.
3.
A place for Social Events: Community potluck dinners, dinner
parties, informal meetings, fireplace gatherings, etc.
4.
A place for Local Groups: Many local groups can use this place
for their own programs.
QUIET ROOM RENTAL RATES
Fee Description:
Weekdays:
Monday-Thursday 11 am -5 pm
Friday 11 am - 3 pm
Weekends:
Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm
Hourly rate per event:
$ 20.00
$ 30.00
Minimum rental time per event 2 hrs.:
$ 40.00
$ 60.00
Maximum rental time per event 4 hrs.:
(due to on-site guests)
$ 80.00
$120.00
Additional fees:
Use of outside patio per event:
$ 30.00
$ 50.00
Use of kitchen per event:
(No charge if used for serving beverages only)
$ 30.00
$ 50.00
The lessee is responsible for set-up, removal
and re-arrangement of furniture and clean-up.
No
charge for 1/2 hour prep before event and I/2 hour
take down after event.
Additional hours: $20.00 per
hour.
If The Ojai Retreat staff is needed for set
up and clean up: $20 per hour.
Additional information:
Departure
time for use of Quiet Room: The room needs to be
put back in order and cleaned within
30 minutes after the end of each use. Participants
and organizers need
to leave the facilities quietly.
The
Quiet Room has the capacity to hold 10-25 people.
The
Quiet Room is only rented for quiet activities
because of two adjacent guest bedrooms.
Square
footage of Quiet Room: 30’ x 10’ (300
square feet).
Weekdays:
Monday-Thursday 9 am - 9 pm
Friday 9 am - 1 pm
Weekends:
Sunday 1 pm - 9 pm
Hourly rate per event:
$ 30.00
$ 50.00
Minimum rental time per day 2 hrs.:
$ 60.00
$100.00
Maximum rental time per day 8 hrs.:
(Friday 4 hrs. only)
$240.00
$400.00
Additional
fees:
Use
of outside patio per event:
$
30.00
$
50.00
Use
of kitchen per event:
(No charge if used for serving beverages
only)
$
30.00
$
50.00
The lessee is responsible for set-up, removal
and re-arrangement of furniture and clean-up.
No
charge for 1 hour prep before event and I hour take
down after event.
Additional hours: $20.00 per hour.
If The Ojai Retreat
staff is needed for set up and clean up: $20 per
hour.
The above prices are for small groups (up to
50 people). Large groups (50-100 people):
above rates
are 50% higher.
Use of equipment: Stage: $20 if you
set up and take down, $40 if retreat staff set
up and take
down.
T.V./VCR: $20 if you set up and take down,
$40 if retreat staff set up and take down.
Projection screen and white board: no charge
(you set up and take down)
Additional Information:
Departure times for use of Conference Room
for evening events:
The event has to end latest by 9 pm.
Participants need to leave the property quietly, at
the latest by 9:30 pm.
Organizers have to clean up and leave the property
quietly, at the latest by 10:00 pm.
Weekends:
the Conference Room can only be rented if all the
bedrooms are rented in conjunction with the Conference
Room (from either Friday at 3 pm until Saturday
at 11 am,
or from Friday at 3 pm until Sunday at 11 am).
Maximum
capacity for weekend events: 100 people.
During the week: small groups only.
Due to our retreat setting (with bedrooms
on site), only groups with quiet activities
are accepted.
Weddings: (In
addition to the above
fees)
For groups up to 50 people: $500
per day.
For groups up to 100 people: $1,000 per day.
Square
footage of Conference Room: 27’ x 26’:
= 702 sq. ft.
Square footage of adjacent dining-area: 16’ x
13’: = 208 sq. ft.
Total square footage: = 910 sq. ft
