Corporate Retreats
Just 50 Minutes From Auckland
New Zealand's Most Unique Corporate Retreat Venue
A purpose-built glamping-style conference venue overlooking the ocean — designed for offsites that energise teams and leave a lasting impression.
We are a corporate retreat venue that feels a world away – but are located just 50 minutes from Auckland. Cliffside offers private, all-inclusive corporate retreats combining accommodation, conferencing, dining, and team experiences in one seamless setting. With an AV-equipped conference marquee, on-site chef, and unforgettable views, everything is designed to help your event run smoothly while giving your team a setting that feels far removed from the office.
Cliffside is intentionally designed for corporate groups of 20–80 guests — the ideal size for immersive offsite retreats — with flexible options available for both smaller leadership teams and larger company gatherings.
Whether you're planning a strategy offsite, leadership retreat, team reset, or end-of-year celebration, Cliffside provides the environment and support to make your event both productive and memorable.
Start With Your Objective
Different teams step away from the office for different reasons. Our retreat formats are designed around the most common corporate objectives.
- Strategy & Planning Retreat - For leadership teams aligning priorities and setting direction.
- Team Alignment & Team-Building Retreat - Combine conference sessions with a structured team activity.
- Deep Focus Retreat - Two full working days and two nights for uninterrupted progress.
- Celebration & Recognition Retreat - Conference by day, celebration by night — ideal for end-of-year events.
What Makes Cliffside Ideal for Corporate Retreats
- Cliffside is intentionally designed for corporate retreats of 20–80 guests — creating the ideal balance between full-team gatherings and meaningful connection. Flexible options are available for both smaller teams and larger groups.
- Large conferencing marquee with AV gear – ideal for strategy sessions, workshops, and presentations.
- Indoor dining & lounging area – unique dining, energizing your team and an excellent space for creative break-out meetings.
- Outdoor bar, licensed & staffed + stone fire pit – great for casual team bonding and end-of-day networking.
- On-site chef, DIY pizza oven & dietaries catered to – take the hassle out of catering while creating shared experiences.
- All biodegradable plates/utensils/glasses – sustainable practices and an eco-friendly environment.
- Year-round availability – comfortable in all seasons with indoor-outdoor flow.
Accommodation from $165 + GST per person, with conference packages tailored to your group.
Everything’s Taken Care Of – So You Can Focus on Your Team
- Exclusive-use of venue – no sharing with other groups.
- Personal on-site chef – fresh meals tailored to your group’s needs.
- All meals, snacks, and beverages included – no catering coordination required.
- On-site event host – your dedicated support for smooth planning.
- AV setup: whiteboard, flipcharts, data display, WIFI – all the gear, ready to go.
- 24/7 tea, coffee & non-alcoholic beverages – keeping your team comfortable at all times.
We make offsite planning seamless for HR teams, EAs and event organisers.
How Your Retreat Comes Together
- Tell us your team size & dates.
- Get a tailored quote & sample itinerary.
- We handle the details – food, activities, logistics.
- You arrive & enjoy a seamless team retreat.
For larger multi-day events, retreats, and workshops, additional accommodation is available at nearby Castaways Resort, with villa lodging for up to 50 additional guests beyond the 50 guests accommodated in Cliffside's suites. Located just 2 minutes from Cliffside, our team provides daily morning pick-ups and evening drop-offs, ensuring a seamless and stress-free experience for attendees.
Castaways Venue
The Castaways Venue boasts panoramic ocean views and features a cliff top lawn area. The separate glass enclosed deck is ideal for private dining, as a break out area, or fabulous as a dancing space in the evening.
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A great experience in a resort style setting, where you can relax and enjoy the surroundings. The accommodation is top notch and the staff made our stay exceptional. We recommend this as a venue and w…
This place was a like no other, a private tropical retreat so close to Auckland, would certainly book again. 19.4.23
No one wants to plan a flop. Knowing your friends and family are in good hands is important. My 50th was a true success due to the organisation and professionalism of the cliffside staff. The venue it…
We truly enjoyed our conference at Glam Camping; it was great to enjoy the outdoors, connect with the team, all still while delivering the content we needed to. Staff was very friendly and helpful and…
From start to finish, the glam camping venue experience was 10/10. The simplicity of booking through a team with great communication skills, through to the friendly, efficient staff on the day made ou…
The venue is beautifully located on the rugged west coast of Auckland and has been very well-designed with corporate hosting in mind. It created a relaxed vibe that allowed us to enjoy each other's co…
Thank you so much to the Cliffside Venue for hosting us; it was such a beautiful location. All the staff were incredibly accommodating and went above and beyond. The food was phenomenal, and everyone …
We could not have asked for a better service for our work event. All of our team members were so impressed by the venue and how discrete and efficient the staff were.
Everyone really enjoyed the event, everything was flawless, food, staff, accommodation etc. It was wonderful to do something a little different other than conferencing in a soulless hotel meeting room…
The experience with Glam Camping exceeded my expectations, the location was beautiful, food was delicious, staff very friendly and helpful and the rooms were very luxurious for a camping setting. The …
The facilities are great, clean and well maintained. The staff went above and beyond to accommodate requests. I enjoyed my walk to the beach and back and the Combat Arrow Tag was great fun! The place …
“Glam Camping was perfect in every aspect for a company conference. Everything was exceptional, from the professional and friendly staff to the delicious food and comfy beds to fall asleep in after a …
An authentic, yet quality location to hold a team offsite. From enquiry through to full experience and delivery I cannot speak highly enough of Cliffside. 7.3.23
Food was very good, particularly like how people with dietary requirements were catered for. Great cleanliness overall, nice clean sheets and bathrooms where well-equipped. The staff were excellent, n…
Our staff were a mixed bag - some into luxury accommodation others into hardcore camping. The Cliffside Venue was a perfect balance ... from arrival to departure. The grounds were carefully structured…
From the moment we entered the glamping site, we knew we were in for a treat.
There was an energy about the place which felt special and engaging. We took advantage of the fire pit throughout the da…
Amazing venue, beautiful location, delicious food!
Looking forward to booking the couple's retreat! 9.5.26
We had the most wonderful time, from start to finish - the staff were phenomenal, the food a huge highlight, and everyone loved the space. 18.2.26
A fabulous NZ outdoor coastal experience, amazing spaces providing delicious food, super staff to allow a wedding to be absolutely perfect even when the weather was not. 13.2.26
We recently held our conference at Cliffside, and it exceeded every expectation. The location is absolutely incredible, beautifully isolated for a true getaway experience, yet still only about 50 minu…