CASE STUDIES

Connecting in style: Handshake-Europe’s retreat in Alcochete

Collaborating with Surf Office for our company retreat was a seamless experience that continues to amaze me! This is my second consecutive year working with them, and each experience surpasses the last. This year, with the incredible support of Fernanda on-site, I felt empowered and supported. Our team departed from Alcochete inspired, refreshed, and ready to take on new challenges. A heartfelt thank you to Romane and Fernanda! I'm excited to see the magic you create for 2025!

Bonding in beautiful Cancun: How FPC Global marked 10 Years

Working with Surf Office for our company retreat was a seamless process. From the location options presented by Anthony to the execution of the event by Cristi, the service is top-notch! Having Surf Office plan the event removes so much stress and pressure from the process. Our team left the event feeling refreshed, inspired and ready to take what's next with a renewed sense of purpose.

Alephium’s epic workation in Athens Riviera

Surf Office helped us organize our first developer meet-up, turning it into a completely stress-free and memorable event for everyone. From start to finish, they provided exceptional support, selecting the perfect venue and managing every detail seamlessly. Our retreat manager was wonderful - always available, incredibly reactive, and able to accommodate last-minute changes with ease. The restaurant options were also on point. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience!

Music City magic: Vandalia Rental’s offsite retreat in Nashville

The retreat was fantastic. It was the first time that we did anything at this scale. For many on our team, they had never experienced a working function of this magnitude. While overwhelming for some, unanimously, everybody loved it. The venue and activities facilitated by Surf Office were amazing.

Beauty under the mask: Icecat’s work retreat in Venice

Planning our teambuilding trip to Venice with Surf Office was an absolute delight! This is our second successful retreat with them, and I couldn't be happier with the experience. From hotels and transportation to restaurants, workshops, and activities, everything was flawlessly organized and taken care of. The Surf Office team was always on top of everything and incredibly flexible with our needs. Working with them made the entire planning process enjoyable and stress-free. I can’t wait for our next retreat, which we'll definitely plan together again!

A case study in culture building: Inside moveBuddha’s offsite

Surf Office made our first in-person retreat a breeze! Their help in finding the perfect venue and keeping the planning process on track ensured all our team had to do was show up and have a great time. The retreat was a hit, blending productivity with fun seamlessly. We can't wait to do it again!

From teamwork to tiramisu: Inside Boundless’ Rome offsite

Elke at Surf Office was a great partner for planning our April company retreat in Rome. She was incredibly responsive and went above and beyond to ensure we had everything we needed ahead of the trip, including venue, transfers, restaurants, meeting room requirements, and activities. Surf Office researched several locations for us and helped us to select Rome and the perfect venue for our team. Overall, we had a very positive experience and would definitely recommend an offsite in Rome with Surf Office.

Heroes' retreat in Greece: From beachside bonding to Athens adventures

Surf Office did a great job helping us organize our Heroes Offsite 2023 in Greece. It was an amazing experience!! Everyone was very happy with the venue and the organization. A special thanks goes out to Jolanda and Nikos, who were very supportive and professional.

Sun, strategy and shared memories: Inside Parity's Mallorcan offsite

Everyone loved the venue, the location, and the food — everything was great. I've worked with other partners on events in the past, and I really enjoyed working with Surf Office because I found them easy to work with. Especially, Jolanda, her manner on the ground was very welcoming. She's got a really nice presence and energy.

Salonkee’s 4-day team building event on the Silver Coast, Portugal

Surf Office helped us create an unforgettable team event! Their practical and thoughtful approach streamlined the entire process, making it effortless for us to enjoy the whole experience. We’re grateful for all their help and their perfect organisation!

Boosting team spirit: Bumper’s 2nd annual retreat in Costa Brava

Organizing our retreat through Surf Office took away of lot of the stress of having to organize a huge event for many people, and made the whole process slicker and quicker than it would’ve been if we’d done it on our own.

Inside Process Street's first-ever all-company retreat in Porto

Planning an all-company retreat for a team from literally all over the world was such adaunting task! Jolanda and the team at Surf Office were the only way we were able to pull off such an event so seamlessly. It was the best company retreat any of our team has ever attended, and we can't wait to try to top it next time.

Bonding, biking and bonfires: token.com's 3-Day Italian retreat

Surf Office presents options in a really easy to understand way with clear benefits and an understanding of what the vibe’s going to be, so I knew that I could execute my vision of what I wanted the culture of the retreat to feel like very easily.

GoHenry’s team of 237 come together for 3 days of team bonding

Thank you again so much Teresa and Fernanda from Surf Office for helping our ideas become a reality.

Four-days of team bonding in Tenerife with Checkly

‍Thank you Surf Office for finding an absolutely amazing venue and the organizational help. The team loved it so much that it scored an average 9.6/10 retreat satisfaction score!

Inside Amun's 48-hour hackathon in sunny Mallorca

Anytime our company comes together to meet in-person every single person is affected by that, whether they’re new or have been here a while, they take something away.

How BRYTER became united after 5 days in sunny Ericeira

It’s hard to describe what it feels like to meet most of the people you work with, at once, for the first time; and discover that you not only have a virtual connection but a real one too..

Inside Enigma’s week-long workation in beautiful Ericeira

We absolutely LOVED our Surf Office retreat. It was everything and more than what we had hoped for.

ProxyClick takes their team remote for three beautiful days of team building in Lisbon

The atmosphere is great. The guys onboarded me in a really nice way. It was really interesting to see what the synergy between the team.

Annual retreat for 100 people which ended up with one epic dinner in an old historic palace

This event was just: Revolutionary. Top. Wild. Engaging. Inspirational. Great. Amazing.

How Workday turned their Barcelona retreat into a social media success

It has been a real pleasure working with you in making the off-site an incredible experience. Thank you for all of your great work!

How this software company fosters an employee-centric culture of connectedness

Not only was the working environment on this retreat better than our previous retreats, but a less stressful situation also allowed us to have a lot of fun together as well.

Mattermost's innovative design retreat comes together in Lisbon

We have a lot of European customers and contributors, community members, employees and wanted a central place to meet.

Stripe's team building escape from their UK office to sunny Lisbon

The fact that we have the whole coworking space all set up for us with projectors, table, computer screens, everything was very useful.

A jam-packed & successful retreat with a big announcement at the end!

How Parkside used their retreat to boost their brand and team spirit

A 5-day retreat in Lisbon captured into one epic video

Invision's team comes together for beach meetings in beautiful Ericeira

How this workaway in Barcelona turned out to be a generator of 12 product features