Collective Retreats offers luxury tents.
Collective Retreats is a new experiential travel company that provides their customers with accommodations and dining experiences in luxury tents, and asset light retreats. The destination they offer now including Vail, Montana, Hudson Valley, Sonoma, and Hill Country TX, where traditional hotels simply can’t exist.
Differences between traditional hotels: feelings of camping and unique convenience.
It offers the feeling of camping—fresh air, proximity to trails, and the chance to see wildlife—without all the hassle and the unique convenience that traditional hotels can’t provide. It successfully mixes old world hospitality with modern style and a personal touch.
The in-tent furniture and accessories are luxury.
Even though the tents look simple and crude at the first glance, the in-tent furniture and accessories are luxury. The canvas tents used by Collective Retreats house locally-sourced furniture and high-end decor usually reserved for $600-per-night urban hotels.
The tents sleep two (in a real bed, with Egyptian cotton sheets and an antler chandelier hanging overhead), have hardwood floors, and each comes with its own private bathroom with rainfall shower heads, Turkish towels, and L’Occitane bath products.
How do the other services work?
The company partners with landowners to set up minimal, less intrusive accommodations. Once the tents are up—around 15 or so in each location—they offer lodging, meals, and activities to the outdoor-inclined who still want the amenities of traditional hotels.
The funding rounds of Collective Retreats
Collective Retreats was founded by Peter Mack in February 2015, which is based in Aspen, Colorado. In March 2017, it receives a $2.5 million seed fund from First Round Capital, Slow Ventures and other 3 investors.
The market position of Collective Retreats is arising, comparing to the famous traditional hotels. However, the problems related to limited rooms and human resource are waiting to be conquered.
