Originally Posted by
CanoePam
I like the camaraderie of retreats, but I don’t like the residential ones where you share rooms with others who inevitably snore or have completely the opposite schedule than you (morning people or night people). The quilt guild I go to in the winter has “Staycations” where you attend 9-4 then go home at night (or to the RV in my case!). They have some breakfast goodies and a nice lunch each of the 3 days. No one pressures you if you want or need to leave early or come late, and the price is minimal. This is the kind of retreat I really enjoy.
I love retreats (see my reply to b.zang) but totally agree about sharing a room.
One that I go to every year is less than 15 minutes from my house. In the past, I've gone home in the evening and return in the morning. No packing of personal items, my own bed, etc. Last fall, however, I stayed there overnight. The rooms are in a lodge on a lake, and a single room was a reasonable rate. So I tried it and loved it.
It's the sharing of a room, which I don't like. Even when it's a good friend. I'm not a good sleeper at home, my husband says I sometimes snore, which makes me uncomfortable, tiptoeing to not wake anyone up (I'm usually up before 5:30).