Beyond Adopteen

We are unfortunately unable to offer financial assistance for Beyond Adopteen Adult Adoptee Retreat this year. However, please contact us if you are struggling to finance your attendance. We will do our best to work with your budget and we want you to be there.

Flights in and out of Seattle, WA should all be through SeaTac International Airport (SEA).

Beyond Adopteen Adult Adoptee Retreat refund policy is as follows:

• Any cancelation within 61 days or more prior to Retreat is guaranteed a 100% full refund
• Any cancelation between 31-60 days prior to Retreat will be refunded to the best of our ability, minus any non-refundables that have already been paid by Adopteen to venues and merchants
• Any cancelation between 14-30 days prior to Camp-Conference will receive 50% refund
• Any cancelation between  0-13 days prior to Retreat will not qualify for a refund

**If a participant’s COVID-19 test comes back positive, they will be refunded to the best of our ability, minus any non-refundables that have already been paid by Adopteen to venues and merchants.**

No added room booking step is needed after registration. We will book all rooms for attendees who opt to stay at the Fairfield Inn & Suites. By default, all hotel rooms will be assigned to two same gender attendees per room (1 person per queen bed). If you would prefer a room to yourself, or if you are traveling with a non-attendee (partner/friend/family, etc.), please select “Private Room” when registering.

Although the idea of sharing a bed with a stranger may sound, well, strange to some, we know that it offers a good option for individuals who are hoping to save on budget. If enough are requested, 4-person rooms will be assigned by default to same gender attendees.

If you are traveling with a non-attendee (partner/friend/family member, etc.) and opt to stay at Fairfield Inn & Suites, please only select “Private Room” when registering. We trust that your partner/friend/family member has passed all the vibe checks, but we will not be assigning mixed company shared rooms. We appreciate your understanding.

Beyond Adopteen Adult Adopteen Retreat is a build-your-own-adventure type retreat. Lucky for us, we are burdened with an overabundance of things to explore in and around Seattle and Bremerton. Throughout the Retreat, there will be opportunities to sign up for various, optional group excursions (some in the morning, some in the afternoon) and some excursions may overlap with workshop times.

The bulk of Beyond Adopteen’s Adult Adoptee Retreat workshops and keynotes will run on Saturday, with excursions and conversation/networking opportunities scattered throughout the weekend. However, no programming is mandatory. We are here for community and a chance to recharge our batteries. Whatever amount of “official” programming you want to participate in is up to you, but we hope that you are inspired to embrace the experience as much as possible.

The short answer: You will have plenty of time to eat the foods you want to eat and check off at least three of the top Seattle to-do items on your list.

You will definitely not be alone and you will definitely be able to meet new people! Even with our loose schedule structure, this entire retreat is specifically intended to be a care-free, easy, and fun opportunity for the adult adoptee community to meet each other and build new connections! There will be group excursions and conversation/networking opportunities throughout the weekend that will make it arguably impossible to leave without new friends.

You are not required to stay at Fairfield Inn & Suites. We love vacation homes and friend reunions and know that they are often more budget-friendly options than hotels. Please feel free to choose and book whatever accommodations are most comfortable for you!