Most of the bedrooms at Curraweena House can be configured as 2 x singles; the room downstairs is 3 x singles, to make up 11 beds. At Bell View house, bedrooms can also be 2 x singles and there is also one single room, to make up an additional 7 beds.

If your guest wants their own room, we suggest that you price the room by doubling what you would charge for a twin-share room and then deduct about $250 (a little more than the cost for catering for 1 person for the weekend). So, if a twin-share room was $900 per person for the weekend, you might consider 2 x $900 - $250 =$1,550 as the solo price.

Good question! At Curraweena, retreat leaders and/or their staff are counted as part of the bed capacity we advertise, so it’s important to factor that into your planning when figuring out how many spots are available for your participants.

Every caterer charges differently but as a rough guide, factor in around $105 per person per night if you hire a local caterer. The more meals you want the caterer to provide, the higher this figure will be - but a good caterer can really take the pressure off and enable you and your guests to focus on the retreat program. Find out more about the caterers we recommend this way. [link to catering page]

We recommend budgeting extra for guest speakers, support staff, any entertainment, welcome gifts or any other activities that might require materials (like s’mores for the fire pit). If you offer scholarships or discounted rates for guests in financial need, you’ll be absorbing those costs as well. And don’t forget marketing costs and your own time!

Breaking even means your total revenue from attendees covers your costs only - there’s no profit. Say your cost for the weekend is $6000; to break even you’ll need to either sell enough spots to guests to cover that cost, or make your prices higher. Selling more spots is usually a better way to hit your break even point.

A lot of the retreat leaders we talk to approach their existing customer base first - this is a warm audience who’s used to buying from you, so it can be a good first step. Next, we recommend posting on social media, doing collabs with aligned businesses who can share your retreat, ask us to promote it for you on our socials, and possibly do some paid ads.