Newcastle micro retreat- mid week
Escape the rat race for your own private Reading Retreat in the heart of Newcastle. The time is completely yours to spend the maximum amount of time reading. Solitude or a couples retreat? Your choice.
Dates: Tuesday 5/3/2025- check out Thursday 7/3/2025
Location: Newcastle NSW
Room: 1 bedroom unit overlooking Newcastle beach, sleeps 2
Diet: Please let us know of any dietary needs for your breakfast hamper
Dinners: 2 dinners at local eateries included in your retreat, we will be in contact to arrange for you
Reading prescription: We'll be in touch to create your personalised reading prescription and book pack
Our micro retreats include:
2 nights stay in an ocean view 1 bedroom apartment
A Reading Retreats book prescription
A book pack and gift bag including books from your prescription
2 dinners out at local eateries of your choice
A bottle of red and white Briars Ridge wine just for you
Breakfast hamper for both days including locally sourced goodies and catering to any dietary needs
A bookshop tour with Katie or Emily (optional)
Your hosts Katie and Emily will meet you when you arrive to welcome you to your retreat and will be available for you throughout your stay.
Prior to your retreat, you will receive an email from us regarding your book prescription, this will help us learn about you, your reading and assist us to customise your prescription. We will also be in touch about your dinners- restaurant choice and booking time/s. Please ensure our emails arent heading to your junk inbox.
Terms and Conditions
Cancellations
Should you need to cancel your booking the following policy will be applied:
We will do everything to ensure that the retreat takes place on the planned date and at the location advertised. However, where this becomes impractical due to circumstances beyond our control, or where bookings are insufficient to justify it, we may cancel or rearrange the retreat at our discretion.
In such cases:
Where a Retreat is cancelled, we will refund the total amount of payment which we have received from you in respect of the retreat, less any previously processed refunds.
Cancellations based on low bookings will not take place within 8 weeks prior to the retreat taking place. Cancellations within this period of time will only ever take place for circumstances beyond our control. And in every instance of a cancellation by us we will endeavour to book you into an alternative retreat date.
Personal effects:
Betty Loves Books does not accept any liability for loss, damage or theft of your personal effects, it is your responsibility to ensure you keep your valuables secure.
Dietary requirements:
Whilst we try to accommodate your dietary needs, we cannot guarantee an allergy-free diet as the kitchens we use are not entirely under our control. Betty Loves Books will not assume any liability for adverse reactions from the food consumed, or items one may come in contact with whilst staying at the property.
Behaviour:
We reserve the right to ask any guests to leave whose behaviour is disruptive or threatening (no refund will be offered).
Animals:
Please get in contact if you would like to bring your well-behaved pet to the retreat. In some instances, this may be possible. For assistance animals please get in contact and we will work with you to ensure your animal is with you for your retreat.
Additional needs:
Our retreat locations may not all be able to accommodate additional needs. Should you require specialised facilities, please contact us and we will work with you to ensure your stay is as comfortable and safe as possible.- More than 12 weeks notice before the booked retreat-you will receive a full refund.
- Between 12 and 8 weeks from the booked retreat- you are entitled to a 50% refund. Or we will work with you to move your retreat to a mutually convenient alternative retreat date.
- If you cancel within 8 weeks of the booked retreat, we are unable to offer a refund. However, we will endeavour to resell your booking and, if successful, we will provide you with a refund to the amount we resell your booking for. Alternatively, we will work with you to move your booking to a mutually convenient alternative retreat.