Our First Annual retreat

with 3-Day mystery Knit Along

The Retreat is sold out.

-Waitlist-

Please send email to dandohdesigns@gmail.com if you are interested in being on the waitlist. It will be on a first come first serve basis.

Dates

Monday, April 15 – Thursday, April 18, 2024

Location

Crowne Plaza Phoenix-Chandler Golf Resort, aka The San Marcos Resort

(LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORICAL PLACES)

1 North Marcos Place, Chandler, AZ 85225

Includes

• All DanDoh Activities including all materials

• Access to DanDoh Pop Up Shop

• Japanese Culture/Craft Activities including all materials

• Meet and Greet with Appetizers on Monday night

• Evening Knitting Together with Special sweets every nights

• Meals and Beverages: 2 Light Breakfasts, 1 Brunch buffet, 2 Lunch Buffets, Afternoon snacks, All day Beverages for Tuesday and Wednesday (We’ll end each day’s session early enough for you to explore downtown Chandler and enjoy dinner at one of the many restaurants there)

• Swag bag containing lots of unique, fun goodies and local information. Each subsequent year of our retreat you’ll receive another unique swag bag. These bags are one-of-a-kind and will only be available to DanDoh In The Desert Retreat participants.

  
  

What are DanDoh Activities?

• 3-Day Mystery Knit Along (all levels)

  The project for our Mystery Knit Along is a small DanDoh Style accessory that you can complete by the end of the retreat and is suitable for all levels. It’s a unique color block accessory knit using two colors of DanDoh Silk + yarn, and incorporates a new knitting technique. You will select your yarn colors during the Registration process

• Informative Lectures

• DanDoh Yarn Tasting and Try on DanDoh sample garments

  and more

  
  

DanDoh Pop Shop

• Opens 12pm -1pm and After 4pm on Tuesday and Wednesday

• Sample garments sales

• Pre-own Japanese knitting books/magazines for sale

  
  

RETreat SCHEDULE

The retreat officially starts at 5pm on Monday, and the retreat ends at 1pm on Thursday

Day 1 (Monday, April 15)

Meet and Greet (5pm - 7pm)

Evening knitting at outdoor patio

Day 2 and Day 3 (Tuesday, April 16 and Wednesday, April 17)

Breakfast

DanDoh Activities (AM/PM)

Lunch Buffet

Pop Up Shop

Japanese Culture/Craft Activities

Evening knitting at outdoor patio

Day 4 (Thursday, April 18 until 1pm)

Breakfast

DanDoh Activities

Sayonara Lunch

rates/Registration process

$1100 (includes taxes and fees) per person

• Retreat payment is due in full at booking to confirm your place.

• This rate doesn’t include a hotel guest room.

• Registration button will be available here https://www.dandoh.com/retreat on October 30th. Once registered for the retreat, you’ll receive a confirmation email that will include a link to make a hotel reservation with a group rate ($160 plus fees and taxes per night). No payment due to hotel until departure from hotel.

• If you are local to Chandler no hotel reservation is necessary.

  
  

cancellation

Cancellation by January 31, 2024 for a full refund minus a $75 processing fee.

Cancellation after January 31, 2024 for no refund unless filled from wait list.

Note: You may transfer your order to another person.

NOTICE

Information stated in this brochure may be subject to change.

Q & A

Q. What if I want to come to Chandler early or stay later?

Rooms are available at the hotel at our group rate for up to 3 nights before and after the retreat.

Q. I live in the Chandler area. Can I just come for the day?

The retreat is an intensive, all-inclusive experience – a community into knitting, if you will. The rate ($1100) will allow you to attend all the daily activities without staying overnight at the hotel, giving you the getaway feel of the retreat without having to travel.

Q. Can I bring my spouse or non-yarnie friend?

Yes! Friends and family are welcome to join you. They do not have to pay the retreat fee and can share your room and eat meals with you. Your meals are included in the retreat fee. Any guests you bring will have to pay for their own meals. We ask that guests NOT hang out in the conference room with us because there are only enough seats for retreat participants.

Q. Are pets allowed?

Yes! The hotel allows pets additional $75 non-refundable deposit. However, pets are not allowed in our conference room.

Q. Is WiFi available?

Yes! WiFi access throughout the resort.

Q. Can you accommodate my food allergies or restricted diet?

Yes! The hotel provides all food for the retreat. They can work with you on any special dietary needs. For more information, call the hotel at (480) 812-0900.

Q. Travel Information
A. https://www.ihg.com/crowneplaza/hotels/us/en/chandler/phxqq/hoteldetail/directions
Self-parking is available at the hotel at no cost.

For all travel information from airport to/from hotel:

https://www.skyharbor.com/ground-transportation/

PLEASE NOTE: Currently there is a lot of highway/street construction happening in the Phoenix area. For details see: https://www.skyharbor.com/ground-transportation/roadway-restrictions/

Q. Do you have any special COVID policies?

We do not. If you are more comfortable wearing a mask, wear one. If not, don’t. We expect all participants to respect the decisions of other participants – even if they don’t agree with them.

 Q. What is your refund policy?

We understand that circumstances sometimes change and you may have to cancel. Because we have numerous expenses to cover even before the retreat starts, we have the following cancellation policy:

If you cancel by January 31st, we’ll refund all but $75 processing fee. After January 31, we do not do refunds unless filled from the wait list. You may transfer your order to another person.

In the unlikely event we cancel the retreat due to circumstances beyond our control (pandemic, national disaster, horribly bad weather, etc.), we will refund all but $75 processing fee, which can be applied to a future retreat.

 Q. I have questions… Who can I talk to?

Email, Yumiko at dandohdesigns@gmail.com

NOTICE
Information stated in this brochure may be subject to change.