Lodging
Home away from home
The Eisner Camp facility offers a variety of options to accommodate your next event. We have a mix of restored original buildings as well as recently built cabins and retreat buildings, providing both a comfortable and camp feel for all. Nestled conveniently between New York City and Boston, Great Barrington is the perfect backdrop to any retreat or special event!
Manor house
65 Beds
This beautiful turn of the century Berkshire estate home contains more than 20 rooms of various sizes and many unique spaces to gather, meet and entertain. Built in 1904 and formerly the home of high society, the building maintains its historical character while including modern upgrades. Our historic Manor House affords the luxury of having sleeping accommodation and programing space under one roof. The housing rooms vary from private rooms to dorm style located on the second and third floors. The entirety of the first floor of Manor House is comprised of five rooms, ranging from small and intimate to large and majestic. The Tudor-Inspired library, working fireplace in the Great Room, and the old-world craftsmanship all add to the building’s character, beauty and utility. Making it a perfect setting for your event.
Programming Spaces: There are multiple programming and breakout spaces in Manor House including the Library, the Music Room, the Great Room, the Dining Room and the Game Room.
Additional information: There is a TV and DVD player available for use. The Game Room has a ping pong table and foosball table for groups. There is also lounge seating and a working fireplace for groups to use in the Great Room as well.
HILLSIDE Cabins
186 Beds
We offer several winterized cabins, each with an open layout that features ten bunk beds. These nine modern cabins can house up to 186 people. Each containing full bathrooms with showers, toilets, and sinks. They are all well insulated and heated to provide toasty places to sleep over the winter months. Cabins work best for youth groups, both small and large! Three of the cabins offer a private room for chaperones or adults, one of which has a private bathroom and the remaining two share with the rest of the cabin. Groups staying in the cabins have a choice of the Merkaz or the Beit Am as their programming space, just a short walk away!
Additional information: Cabins 4 & 6 both have staff rooms located at the back of the cabins with two twin beds but share the bunk bathrooms. Bunks 9 & 10 are connected by a small common area and a private staff room with two twin beds that has a private bathroom attached.
cabin housing breakdown
Cabin 1: 10 Bunkbeds (20 people)
Cabin 2: 10 Bunkbeds (20 people)
Cabin 3: 10 Bunkbeds (20 people)
Cabin 4: 10 Bunkbeds + 2 twins in Staff Room (22 people)
Cabin 6: 10 Bunkbeds + 2 twins in Staff Room (22 people)
Cabin 7: 10 Bunkbeds (20 people)
Cabin 8: 10 Bunkbeds (20 people)
Cabin 9: 10 Bunkbeds + 2 twins in Staff Room (22 people)
Cabin 10: 10 Bunkbeds (20 people)
MESSINGER LEARNING CENTER
88 Beds
Newly built in 2015, our Messinger Family Leadership Center offers comfortable dorm style accommodations. The building has two levels that mirror each other. Each contains four dorm-style rooms with ten wooden bunkbeds and shared hallway bathrooms as well as two private rooms with en-suite bathrooms for group leaders and adult staff. The focal point of the building is a large, brightly lit common space with a fireplace. Perfect for everything from educational programs, meetings, to relaxing in the evenings.
Bunk Room Set Up: Each bunk room has 5 bunk beds, sleeping 10 per room. Bunk rooms share bathrooms located in the hallway.
Private Room Set Up: Each room has two twin beds and a private bathroom, sleeping 2.
Programming Spaces: There is a lounge on the first floor with an electric fireplace great for programming.
Kaplan Center
48 Beds
This building, named after civil rights activist Kivie Kaplan, offers a great retreat space to both sleep and meet. Our cozy Kaplan Center is perfect for guests that seek privacy in hotel-style accommodations. Kaplan Center offers a great combination of living and meeting space for your retreat.
Room Set Up: Each room has 2 twin beds and 1 bunk bed, sleeping a total of 4 people per room. Each room has its own ensuite bathroom.
Programming Spaces: There is a lounge with seating on the first and the second floor. Additionally, there is a wide-open space in the basement with tile flooring great for indoor games and arts and crafts.
Additional Information: There is a TV and DVD player located on the second-floor lounge. The bathroom in room 6 is handicapped accessible.
Curious to learn more about Eisner’s retreat center or to learn about our own Heller Wexler Family Camps?
Reach out to Emilie to curate your perfect weekend in the Berkshires.
egoodrich@urj.org