The Lodge

Welcome. You’ve arrived.

The Lodge is where visitors begin their Center experience. It’s our largest building and the heart of campus. Entering the Lodge marks your moment of arrival—where you can start setting aside your “city self” and begin relaxing into your “Center self”—more open, clearer, lighter.

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The Great Room

In the Great Room, enjoy the floor-to-ceiling windows with views overlooking Geneva Lake. Or gather around the fireplace as evening falls. This is the perfect setting for your reception or group conversations. Notice the natural wood beams throughout and the beautiful “shy-light” on the ceiling in the shape of a leaf.

Treehouse Library

Climb the stairs to discover the Treehouse Library with 360º views of the forest. Enjoy the gorgeous terrace with green roof and lake views. This is the spot for quiet contemplation or small group work. Or dive into our collection of books by, for, and about women and the fight for suffrage.

Dining Room and Terrace

Descend the curvilinear staircase to the dining room where a beautiful, leaf-shaped acoustical ceiling ensures you can hear the conversation no matter how full the room gets. Equipped with monitors, this room can also reconfigure easily to serve as meeting space. A full chef’s kitchen is attached. Don’t miss the stone terrace just outside overlooking Geneva Lake.

Space that responds and reconfigures

We say the Lodge has a little bit of everything—room to be together and room for quiet contemplation. Our emphasis is on flexibility and responsiveness, so that spaces reconfigure easily for each group’s size and needs. The Lodge can welcome smaller gatherings of 20 people all the way up to large convenings of up to 120.

the lodge

Nature inspired our design thinking in the Lodge. Look for a “leaf” motif throughout: It’s in the contours of the Great Room, the shape of the ceiling “shy-light” there and in the dining room, and even in the Great Room carpeting and sofas.

The Lodge at a Glance

12500

Square feet interior space

40-140

Great Room capacity

20-80

Dining room capacity

650

Square feet outdoor terrace

Main Level

Lower Level

Tree House

A Day at “Camp”

Historically, the Geneva Lake area was home to numerous summer camps. We’ve tried to recreate that feeling of camp at the Center so that you can truly relax and let your thoughts roam free. Please enjoy our beautiful woods and lake; we invite you to be outdoors as much as you like! And if you want to freshen up afterwards—we’ve thought of that, too.

Transcending

When you arrive, we’ll give you a locker to store your personal items for the day. After all, you’re at camp! You get to be someone different here.

Refreshing

After being outdoors, the mudroom gives you a place to change out of activewear or shed dirty shoes. We have several showers plus a massage room for cleaning up and refreshing yourself.

Tranquility

Need a pause? Step out onto one of the Lodge terraces to get a breath of fresh air or take in the view. Moments of quiet contemplation are always available here.

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Collaboration is at the heart of what we do. By bringing women leaders together in a space that encourages connection—that’s both intimate and expansive—we aim to encourage the kind of fresh, brave thinking that challenges limiting beliefs and generates possibility.