Granlibakken Tahoe hosts seminars, board meetings, conferences and weddings in Tahoe City, California. The resort has 16 meeting rooms for groups of 4 to 400 people and a ballroom that holds up to 500 guests at a reception. Lodging is on the same property, so a group can sleep, meet and eat without driving. It sits at 725 Granlibakken Road, just outside Tahoe City and about a mile from Lake Tahoe.
Seminars and company events
The Mountain Ballroom is the main room. It covers 5,400 square feet with ceilings of 12 to 16 feet and seats 400 in theater layout, 300 in classroom layout or 300 for a banquet. A reception can reach 500. Movable walls divide it into as many as seven rooms. The three main parts are named Mountain, Lake and Bay. The Mountain Room splits again into Diamond Peak, Scott Peak and Granite Peak, and the Bay Room into Agate Bay, Crystal Bay and Emerald Bay. That makes it simple to run a plenary and several breakouts under one roof.
Projectors, built-in screens, sound, wireless microphones, wired internet, Wi-Fi and a 360 degree hybrid meeting camera come with the room. A backup generator powers the whole conference center, heating and cooling included.
Smaller rooms cover the rest. The Cedar House Loft takes up to 16 people. The Aspen Room takes up to 11, with hybrid audio-visual. The Ponderosa Room suits board meetings. The Alumni Room and the Alder Room work for small receptions, private dinners or lodge-style working sessions.
Weddings and receptions
The resort lists weddings of up to 200 guests, and its team states up to 250 in another section. Ceremonies can take place on the Big Pine Lawn among fir and pine trees, on the Mountain Deck, indoors in the Mountain Ballroom, which has space for bars and a dance floor, or on the snow-covered ski hill in winter. Lodge spaces suit elopements and micro-weddings. The kitchen handles rehearsal dinners, brunches, buffet or plated dinners and late-night snacks.
Rooms and capacities
Granhall covers 2,982 square feet, 57 by 40 feet, with a gas fireplace and cedar paneling. It seats 100 for dinner and holds 200 in theater or reception layout. It connects to the Solarium, the Alumni Room and the Garden Deck. Big Pine is a great room for dining and gatherings that opens to the outdoors. Outdoor spaces include the Mountain Deck, the Garden Deck and the Big Pine Lawn.
Accommodation
The resort lists 11 lodging types: studios, standard bedrooms, lodge bedrooms, standard and lodge suites, one, two and three bedroom townhomes, and three lodges. Big Pine Lodge has seven bedrooms and Forest Lodge has eight. Sugar Pine Lodge is made of six sub-lodges with five bedrooms each. Studios include a kitchen and a private deck, and townhomes add a living room and a fireplace. The larger lodges can house a whole bridal party or an executive team.
Catering
An on-site executive chef and kitchen team prepare every meal, from outdoor barbecues to multi-course dinners. They accommodate dietary needs, allergies and faith-based requirements where possible.
History and setting
The property is known for its historic ski and snowboard hill. The grounds also offer a groomed sled hill, the Tahoe Treetop Adventure Park with zip lines, a heated lap pool and a wading pool, a hot tub, hiking and biking trails, tennis and pickleball courts, a yoga and meditation space and a day spa. These give a group something to do between sessions.
Getting there
Granlibakken is about a mile from Lake Tahoe and the Truckee River outlet, just outside Tahoe City. Reno-Tahoe International Airport is the main commercial airport for the region and Amtrak serves Truckee. Confirm transfer options with the resort.
