HOSPITALITY
HOSPITALITY
Crystal Springs Resort Swings Into Spring
Teambuilding, exceptional culinary offerings, and championship golf tee up vibrant business gatherings
By Jamie Grill-Goodman
If you’ re looking for a business gathering or corporate retreat that will lift your employees’ well-being – look no further than Crystal Springs Resort.
Nestled in the scenic mountains of northwestern New Jersey, just an hour from New York City and Newark Liberty International Airport, the resort offers a seemingly endless array of recreation, luxury, and sustainability.
Unique amenities – from world-class golf courses and innovative culinary offerings to wellness-focused programming and immersive teambuilding experiences – bring business and leisure together.
“ With regard to wellness, planners and groups want team time that is inspirational, energizing, and rejuvenating in a calming environment,” says Chris Mulvihill, Chief Marketing Officer, Crystal Springs Resort.“ Crystal Springs Resort offers the most comprehensive team building and group activities program in the Northeast. With our curated Inspiration Series, teams can participate in tactile experiences such as guided nature walks, life / health coaching, cooking with locally foraged ingredients, restorative yoga, sound bowl healing, meditation, and rock climbing – all in a beautiful bucolic mountain setting.”
Post-COVID, Crystal Springs is finding many companies are eager to reconnect employees in meaningful ways and are placing more emphasis on engaging, immersive experiences.
“ Our clients realize the value of in-person meetings, as there is definitely a better quality of communication when face to face,” says Mulvihill.“ Team building is a huge part of the in-person meetings that was missing with hybrid / Zooms. Ninety percent of groups who come to Crystal Springs Resort do some type of activity – this is huge benefit to the overall success of the meeting.”
Golf, Gastronomy, and Group Activities With six championship-caliber golf courses – including Ballyowen, ranked New Jersey’ s Continued
Ballyowen Golf Course, NJ’ s # 1-rated public course, offers a links-style layout that channels the heathland style landscapes of Ireland and Scotland. Designed by Roger Rulewich, the longtime lead design associate for Robert Trent Jones Sr., the course occupies 250 acres.
Photo: Crystal Springs Resort
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