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Housing at the Ojai Retreat
for Fools Dancing on the Edge
NOTE! As you can see, there are truly a limited number of rooms at the Ojai Retreat. Please follow the directions below If you're interested, please follow the directions below and book early. If you miss out, please check out our other lodging suggestions page here for other options. Thanks!
Want to stay in the thick of things? The Ojai Retreat offers a selection of rooms that are charming, immaculate, and the height of convenience. They're newly renovated, very cozy and comfortable, and many have really lovely views. Very restful!
First Cottage
Ojai Suite
Living room, master bedroom, queen size bed, pull out sofa-bed in the living room area, private bathroom, wonderful valley and mountain views.
$185.00 per night for up to four people
Second Cottage
Bella Vista
Beautiful room with a queen size bed, pull out sofa-bed, private bathroom and bright reading alcove. Mountain views & morning sun.
$155.00 per night for up to two people
Garden Room Reserved
Queen size bed, private bathroom & kitchenette, large picture window with valley views, very quiet with private patio under large oak trees.
$170.00 per night for up to two people
Main House
Adyar Room Reserved
Large room with king size bed, large private bathroom, lots of windows, second door to outside private terrace and view. Very beautifully furnished. Homey feeling.
$135 per night for up to two people, additional single bed can be added for additional $30 per night
Cozy Room Reserved
Very Cozy! Queen size bed, separate shared bathroom with Topa Topa Room. Quiet with views of tree-tops.
$95 per night for up to two people
Topa-Topa Room Reserved
Queen size bed, separate shared bathroom with Cozy Room.
Beautiful views of the Topa Topa mountains, morning sun.
$105 per night for up to two people
Third Cottage
Note: This cottage is currently being renovated. The Retreat folks hoped to have this done in time for us, but, like many buiilding projects, it has taken longer than they anticipated. At this time, mid September, it looks as though they're not going to be available.
Sky Room Under Renovations.
Queen size bed, private bathroom & kitchen. Built-out over sloping hilltop, has the feeling of being in your own tree-house. Outstanding views of the valley and surrounding mountains.
$175 per night for up to two people
Patio Room Under Renovations.
Comfortable room with a queen size bed, private bathroom. Patio under a giant eucalyptus tree and views.
$145 per night for up to two people
Balcony Room Under Renovations.
Queen size bed, private bathroom & wood deck that runs alongside the length of the room. Wake up to views of the tree-tops! Incredible expansive views of the valley below and surrounding mountains.
$160 per night for up to two people
Fourth Cottage
Eucalyptus Room Reserved
Queen size bed, high ceiling, separate shared bathroom with Oak Room and private kitchen. Peaceful. Nice views of gardens, eucalyptus & oak trees. This room is large enough to add a roll-in bed.
$145 per night for up to two people, $30 extra per night with extra bed
Oak Room Reserved
Queen size bed, high ceiling, separate shared bathroom with Eucalyptus Room. Peaceful. Private small patio & view of oak trees.
$120 per night for up to two people
Check-in time is 3:00 pm on Friday; checkout time is 1 pm on Sunday. If you'd like to stay longer, please contact the Ojai Retreat directly to reserve rooms for any other nights.
For pictures of the rooms, please visit www.ojairetreat.com. Note: we are not charging any premiums on the rooms; they are available to you at the Ojai Retreat's listed price. Also, while the Retreat has raised its prices since last year, these rooms are still a good deal, especially because they don't charge hotel tax (10%) because they're a nonprofit -- so the prices quoted are the actual, live prices!
To reserve the room of your choice:
- Please make sure it's available on the list above.
- Email us at fools@imaginalinstitute.com and let us know which room you'd like.
- Also please let us know the names of any additional people who will be staying in the room so we don't duplicate reservations.
- If you'd like an extra bed, please let us know and add $30 per night to your room's total.
- Once you've asked to reserve the room by email and received confirmation from us that it's available to you, fill out the Fools Registration Form, with your room reservations included, and mail it to us with your payment for both conference registration and lodging.
- We'll hold the room for you for one week from when you email us until your check arrives! If we don't receive a check from you within a week, we'll open the room back up to all of the Fools. If there is more than one person staying in the room and you're paying separately, we need to receive all payments from all parties to officially reserve the room. (And we'll love you if just one person is the payer of lodging fees, as it will make our lives easier!)
(PLEASE NOTE: You must reserve the room through us, NOT through the Ojai Retreat directly! Otherwise we run the risk of double-booking and you might find yourself homeless...a homeless fool, now that's pathetic...)
You can download the First Fools Registration Form here, if you haven't yet done so!