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Santa Cruz Corporate Retreats & Team Building

Plan your corporate events with precision at Hotel Paradox Santa Cruz, where 8,000 sq ft of adaptable space, expert coordination, and contemporary amenities await. Our sleek meeting rooms provide the ideal backdrop for business gatherings, ensuring a seamless and productive experience. Elevate your corporate events with our state-of-the-art facilities and attentive service.

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Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection
Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection
Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection
Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection

Team Building & Group Activities

Santa Cruz Bike Tours

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Iride California

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To book a tour Paradox Booking Link

Roaring Camp at Henry Cowell Redwood State Park

They give a great group rate! Please see their options below:

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  • Steam Train – Departs at 10:30, Noon and 1:30 from Roaring Camp (1 ½ hour train ride thru Redwoods) $29.95 per person
  • Beach Train – Departs Roaring Camp at 10:00 with 1-hour ride to Boardwalk (choice of 1-hour layover or 5-hour)
  • Beach Train – Departs Roaring Camp at 2:00 pm with 1-hour ride to Boardwalk, 1-hour layover and 1-hour back
  • Beach Train – Departs Boardwalk at Noon with 1-hour ride to Roaring Camp, 1-hour layover and 1-hour back $31.95 per person

Little Shop of Horticulture

This is a great interactive group activity. You can go offsite to their organization, or they can come to Hotel Paradox. They use all local Santa Cruz supplies!

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The Chardonnay- Picnic Boxes can be curated by our Executive Chef as an enhanced offering

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O'Neill Yacht Charters – Catamaran Sailing Charters in Santa Cruz, CA and the Monterey Bay

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Save our Shores

If your group is wanting to do something great for the community, this is a great local organization to help clean our beaches!

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Mount Hermon Adventures

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Odyssey Teams

“Board Meeting” Build a skateboard team building activity

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Brew Cruz

Delicious boxed lunches can be curated by our Executive Chef as an enhanced offering

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Kayak Connection

SUP and Kayak Corporate Outings

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School of Disc Golf

Disc golf Lessons and Team Building at Hotel Paradox

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Mystery Spot

Gravitational anomaly located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

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Seymour Marine Discovery Center

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Santa Cruz Whale Watching

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Whale watching tours or fishing excursions, hosted by one of Santa Cruz’s founders, The Stagnaro family.  The Stagnaro family has been serving the Santa Cruz area for over a century, ever since Italian patriarch Cottardo Stagnaro settled in Santa Cruz in 1879.  Finish with a bite at Stagnaro Bros Seafood restaurant on the Santa Cruz Wharf, or our own Hotel Paradox culinary team can craft a menu for your group inspired by the Monterey Bay and the freshest seasonal local catch.

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk offers beach parties, group ride discounts and even buyouts of arcade areas or rides for private events (seasonal restrictions apply).

Santa Cruz Bee Company

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Meet the resident Beekeeper at Hotel Paradox! Taste various local honeys with food pairings, learn about the amazing things bees do and see them live in action (safely confined to a secure beehive observation box). This experience is a pop-up and conducive to any location.  We recommend hosting as an enhancement to a group reception, ideally in a private event space, on the pool deck, at Solaire Restaurant + Bar, or even at San Lorenzo Park adjacent to Hotel Paradox.

Yoso Wellness

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Enhance a reception by offering chair massage, mini-facials, or other specialty services, plus product samples and wellness education.  Inquire with a Hotel Paradox sales representative to offer full-service 50-minutes (or more) treatments in a dedicated private wellness suite with a Yoso Wellness Spa pop-up boutique onsite at the hotel.

Hotel Paradox Mixology Class

Take a break from your meeting and learn how to make mocktails/cocktails with our in-house Mixologist! Inquire with a Hotel Paradox sales representative for more information.

Hotel Paradox Guac Off!

Compete against your team with a Guacamole Competition hosted and prepared by Hotel Paradox. Inquire with a Hotel Paradox sales representative for more information.