How to Host a Meeting Staycation @ Free Range

Is work starting to drag at the office? Is your team feeling less motivated, taking longer and longer breaks chatting at the coffee machine instead of working? Are people texting, or even worse, nodding off during meetings?

Then it may be time for you to consider taking a meeting staycation!

It's important to have a change of venue to get those creative juices flowing and reinvigorate your team. But taking an out-of-town retreat may be unnecessary, too costly and difficult to organize. A staycation combines the excitement of working in a new setting with the comfort and convenience of staying in town.

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Even if you're based in Chicago, there are outside the box venues that offer staff getaway opportunities. For example, Free Range Office specializes in meeting staycations, offering unique team building experience in a feng shui environment that will energize your team. Here are some advantages of taking to choosing Free Range.

It’s easy to get to. Located just 2 blocks from the Damen Blue Line CTA stop, just west of the Kennedy Expressway and surrounded by free, side street parking, Free Range Office is extremely accessible.
The meeting room at Free Range Office doesn’t have the typical fluorescent light, tight space, or Berber carpet situation that so many meeting rooms offer. It’s a large, open room with wood floors and a rustic, vintage feel that create the perfect setting to open minds and get ideas. Not to mention the vast array of amenities offered: a projector, wired conference table, conference calling, LCD TV, Apple TV, natural light, and ergonomic chairs.
There is great in-house catering at Free Range focused on clean eating, with options like a raw juice and smoothie bar, a coffee/espresso flight, and a low-carb lunch.
Free Range offers a host of experience options, from team building workshops and leadership coaching to guided meditations and yoga breaks.
This versatile coworking space happens to be located in one of the most vibrant neighborhoods in the city, Wicker Park. After a long, productive work day, your team can hit the town by simply walking outside the office, getting a round of specialty beers at The Map Room or playing some arcade games at Emporium. For more on what to do, eat, and see in Wicker Park, go here.

To learn more about hosting a meeting staycation at Free Range Office, check out the website here. Read more to learn about event essentials here.