COhatch, a lifestyle brand that provides workspaces and community-oriented environments, has introduced a new corporate retreat venue called the Middlebury House. The property — a restored 140-year-old home — is located on the company's Powell, Ohio campus.
COhatch positions its Middlebury House as ideal for organizations seeking a private, flexible off-site location that combines professional meeting spaces with social and team-building activities. The property features both indoor and outdoor areas accommodating groups of six to 60 people. The corporate retreat includes a fully equipped kitchen, multiple breakout rooms, a patio with a grill and fire pits, and access to the broader COhatch ecosystem, which includes the adjacent COhatch Powell workspace and the Lani Rooftop Lounge for post-event dining and drinks.
Organizations can customize their experience with curated activities such as wine tastings, bourbon samplings, chef-led meals, and team cookouts, and they may reserve the space by the room, half-day, or full-day, with quarterly and annual packages available for corporate partners.
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Why This Trend Is Growing
- Residential-style Corporate Retreats
- Historic homes and cozy domestic settings are redefining off-site work gatherings through more intimate environments that blend productivity, comfort, and relationship-building.
- Flexible Venue Subscriptions
- Quarterly and annual retreat packages create recurring revenue models for workspace operators while giving companies more adaptable alternatives to traditional event contracts.
- Curated Team Experiences
- Chef-led meals, tastings, cookouts, and lounge access turn corporate retreats into hospitality-driven culture moments that compete with standard meeting-room formats.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Coworking Spaces
- Lifestyle-oriented coworking brands are expanding beyond desks and offices into private retreat venues that deepen member engagement across work, social, and event use cases.
- Corporate Events
- Demand for smaller, customizable off-sites is reshaping event planning around hybrid agendas that combine meetings, breakout sessions, dining, and informal team bonding.
- Hospitality Real Estate
- Restored residential properties are gaining new commercial relevance as premium corporate venues that merge boutique lodging aesthetics with professional amenities.
