Christian Retreat

Nancy. Williams

A clean, beautiful, wonderful place to stay, worship, CELEBRATE JESUS/YESHUA, swim, canoe to Prayer Island on the Manatee River, eat, shop in their small Christian bookstore, etc! A small & exciting Christian City within the city of BRADENTON FLORIDA! 20 mins drive to beautiful Gulf Coast pristine beaches! 5 STAR ALL THE WAY!!!

Susan Stocksdale

The setting at Christian Retreat is beautiful and peaceful and the guest rooms were lovely! The reception and sales staff were helpful and kind to our group. However, the dining staff were sometimes rude, especially to those in our group with special dietary needs, which had been communicated in advance. We were promised, and paid for, healthy, excellent food but what we were served in the dining room was subpar, more along the lines of camp food plus a salad bar. We were served on Styrofoam and paper plates with plastic silverware. One attendee expressed that they felt like “an inconvenience”. Our main meeting room was very nice but the entrance through a rusty back door was not very appealing. When I shared some of our concerns during the week, we were given a discount, which was helpful. I also reached out to them with a more comprehensive listing of areas we think they should address afterwards but received no response. (Update: they did reach out after I posted this.) I would like to recommend this place but until the food and beverage service and staff are improved, I’m afraid I can’t.

Carolyn Warren

I had a great experience staying here overnight and joining in on some Sukkot gatherings. The property and facilities are really beautiful and well done. The lodging was very clean, comfortable, and high quality, and the people who live and work here are very kind.

Diane Joens

From the initial contact to the last goodbye what a wonderful experience of the love of Christ shown by every member of the staff. It was our privilege to stay in newly renovated rooms in the Miracle Manor under the watch care of Tony and Alicia and to enjoy meals prepared by such a friendly chef and staff. Our conference rooms were set up and ready with everything we had requested making our retreat virtually stress free. The PRBA Retreat Team is looking forward to another wonderful time of retreat in 2021.