Riverbend Retreat - Fla.

The owners were amazing! Very responsive to any and all questions. Everything about the property is superb. Clean, quiet, and relaxing. Great location for local restaurants, shopping, spas, entertainment, and easy access to Tampa Airport. I highly recommend The Retreat.
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Gorgeous setting; 4 beautifully landscaped acres on the Alafia River with dock, fire pit, putting green, caged pool and spa area. Perfect for us with family Christmas just minutes away. We stayed in the guest house which had just been remodeled. Loved the bedding. Place had everything we needed. Delicious breakfast delivered outside our door daily; homemade muffins, yogurt and granola, fresh fruit, juice. Plenty of K-cup choices in the kitchen. Owner Kris is super friendly and responsive. Only negative is the constant hum of I-75. You don’t see it at all but it’s there like a white noise machine.

Comfortable, Convenient and Collaborative
Riverbend Retreat is the ideal location to take the boardroom to the level of innovative thinking it's been missing. Creativity and concepts flow here with the many locations indoors and out to gather and collaborate or spread out your group for individual projects. As a corporate speaker and facilitator, I love being able to move groups from their day to day thinking and see how their thought process changes with this type of surrounding. Plenty of comfortable space to hold a meeting both indoors, on the patio or even around the fire pits, then take a walk along the river, kayak or gather on the dock for some experiential exploration.
I'm spotlighting this location on an upcoming Flip Flop Philosopher video because it turns your daily grind into an island state of mind.

Hotel that was recommended was further away from Alafia State Park where I was a vendor. This is my second time staying here and I am so thankful for their hospitality. Kris made sure that I had breakfast early enough before I left for work. Highly recommend this serene retreat.

The grounds themselves were beautiful! House is super cool too. Unfortunately the religious writing on the walls, Christian decor and the florescent lighting kind of dampened the overall rating for us. Not that we found it offensive, it just was a bit too much for our taste and felt caught off guard because the photos didn’t reflect this at all. We could stay here again, but would probably rent out the guesthouse.