OLPH offers a beautiful, spiritual, and peaceful setting to host a single or multi-day retreat. We are located along the Myakka River in Venice, Florida, a little over 1 hour south of Tampa. OLPH offers conference center and full-service dining facilities that can be used for group retreats, parish and religious groups, meetings, and workshops. Click here to view a video that provides an overview of OLPH from current and prior spiritual directors, retreat leaders, and participants.
Do you need space for a religious retreat, group meeting, luncheon, musical event, HOA meeting? OLPH offers conference facilities and seated dining for up to 120 individuals for a single-day retreat or meeting. We also offer dining options including a plated and served breakfast or lunch, as well as continental breakfast, buffet meals, or boxed lunches. If this is a religious event, we also offer our chapel
The retreat or meeting leader may choose to manage and conduct all facets of your retreat or meeting, or you may request for OLPH's priests to present conference topics and/or celebrate Mass. The minimum number of attendees required to secure our facilities for the day is fifteen (15). This includes facilitators, attendees, instructors, chaperones, etc.
Our campus includes four villa buildings available for overnight accommodations of retreatants, totaling twenty-two (22) private bedrooms (accommodating up to 44 double occupants), each with an ensuite bath. Each villa has a communal gathering space and kitchenette. The kitchenette is furnished with a toaster oven, coffee maker, microwave, and refrigerator.
Facilities
- Conference center
- Full-service dining room
- Chapel
- Myakka River
- 4 villa buildings
- 22 private bedrooms
- Ensuite bathrooms
- Communal gathering spaces