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Jumpstart productivity with the desert retreat your team has been dreaming of. With bustling arts and cultural scene, Palm Springs offers no shortage of leisure activities to ensure your team has the time of their lives.
Scrap routine and rekindle your creative spark with an offsite experience in beautiful Palm Springs.
Located in the heart of the Coachella Valley, Palm Springs offers everything you could want from a company retreat.
Boost creativity and motivate your team in the USA’s largest city (by land area).
Take a scenic ride on the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway or explore the desert ecosystem in the historical Moorten Botanical Gardens.
End the day with a team dinner in one of Palm Springs many delicious restaurants and you’ve got the perfect recipe for the ultimate offsite experience.
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We've put together a list of
team-building activities for company retreats in
Palm Springs
, including options that work well for both small and large teams.
Framed by Palm Springs’ desert landscapes, downtown spots, and nearby canyon trails, this Palm Springs retreat agenda focuses on structured sessions paired with a single desert adventure and relaxed poolside evenings.
Palm Springs is ideal for teams looking for a warm, design-focused getaway with a relaxed desert atmosphere. It combines sunshine, poolside settings, and mid-century style, creating a distinct environment for both work and social time.
Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) is just 10–15 minutes from most accommodations. Many teams also fly into Los Angeles (LAX), about 2 to 2.5 hours away, and arrange private transfers.
The most comfortable months are October to April, with temperatures between 68–86°F. Summer can be extremely hot, often above 104°F, making it less suitable for outdoor-focused retreats.
Most teams stay in private villas or boutique hotels in central Palm Springs. Areas like Downtown and Warm Sands are convenient, while Rancho Mirage offers more space and privacy nearby.
Teams often organize poolside gatherings, hiking in Indian Canyons, desert jeep tours, golf, spa experiences, and visits to Joshua Tree National Park, about 45–60 minutes away.
A 3 to 4 day retreat is common. This allows time for structured sessions, relaxation, and a few key activities without feeling rushed.
Palm Springs offers a desert experience with a strong design identity and a slower pace compared to coastal cities. The focus on outdoor living and private spaces creates a different dynamic for team retreats.
Yes, transportation is recommended. While some areas are close together, teams usually arrange cars or vans to move between accommodations, restaurants, and activities.
Palm Springs has a mix of casual and upscale dining. Teams often enjoy outdoor dinners, modern Californian cuisine, and group meals in stylish restaurants or private chef setups.
The main factor is heat during the summer months, which limits daytime activities. Planning around mornings and evenings is important, especially in warmer periods.
In full transparency, everyone loved it. People are still talking about it. The main goal was team bonding and you helped me to reach it.
Everyone was delighted by the venue, the activities, the transfer coordination and everything! Long live Surf Office! Can’t wait to plan our next company retreat with you :)
Our team offsite retreat was excellent - great food, weather and activities. Even the people that couldn't attend wished they could have made it. And the location was perfect. Surf Office - Thank you very much for your help and support with planning and organization - and Beatriz our retreat manager was fantastic - fast, efficient and always kept us informed. It really made the difference. It really did!
Surf Office helped us plan our 60 person staff retreat, scoping locations, venues, restaurants, activities, and more. Angela was really on top of it and paid close attention to all of the details. Definitely saved us time on research and back-and-forth with all of the various contact persons!
We went into talks with SurfOffice and hit it off with the founders to make this happen. Theres a team that will guide you through the choice and a platform for when you are to arrive with an agenda. Our team likes to bring in community members to these types of events and the crew is excited. The onboarding is going well and we paid the deposit, and we're looking forward to the trip. Our party had to reduce significantly due to constraints and the team has been accomodating so far. 5* everyone had a good time and Rayna on site made everyone feel comfortable.
The location was great, the areas dedicated to us were amazing and all things we asked for were there - also, I love the shared dashboard to organize.
I recently worked with Surf Office to organize an offsite retreat for my company in Gran Canaria, and I couldn't be happier with the experience! Beatriz, the retreat planner, was incredible. From start to finish, she was exceptionally organized, responsive, and attentive to every detail. Planning a retreat for a team can be daunting, but Beatriz made the process seamless. She answered all my questions quickly and thoroughly, and her recommendations were spot-on. The offsite itself was beyond amazing – the accommodations and activities were perfectly tailored to our team’s needs. Surf Office took all the stress out of planning and delivered an unforgettable experience for our group. I highly recommend them to anyone looking to plan a work retreat. If you’re lucky enough to have Beatriz as your planner, you’re in great hands!
The most popular team building activities are surf lessons, SUP lessons and tapas night but there are plenty more to choose from.
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