Guided Painting
Enjoy a hands-on painting class designed to help couples relax, create, and connect in an inspiring art-filled retreat setting. No prior art experience is needed—just curiosity and time together.
Turn your next date night into a shared creative memory at Raven's Retreat Hocking Hills. Our couples sip and paint experiences blend guided art-making, peaceful nature, and immersive gallery-like surroundings on a private 58-acre preserve near Laurelville, Ohio—perfect for couples who want more than dinner and a movie.
Creative, appointment-based art experiences designed for couples seeking connection, relaxation, and playful self-expression.
Enjoy a hands-on painting class designed to help couples relax, create, and connect in an inspiring art-filled retreat setting. No prior art experience is needed—just curiosity and time together.
Pair your creative date night with a couples retreat experience focused on connection, relaxation, and unplugging together within Raven's Retreat's immersive art-and-nature environment.
Add a memorable live sculpture performance by master sculptor Dustin Weatherby, giving couples a rare look into the creative process behind the property's immersive artistic elements. Guests who book a live sculpture performance have the option to keep the finished sculpture.
Raven's Retreat Hocking Hills offers couples a refreshingly different way to reconnect through painting, nature, and immersive art. Set on a quiet 58-acre preserve near Laurelville, the experience invites you to slow down, make something together, and enjoy an adults-only creative sanctuary shaped by handcrafted sculptures, woodwork, murals, and mindful design.
Couples and retreat guests consistently praise the peaceful setting, creative atmosphere, and restorative experience.
A soulful setting for couples who want creativity, privacy, and genuine connection.
Enjoy art-making on a secluded 58-acre Hocking Hills nature preserve near Laurelville.
Experiences are shaped by master sculptor Dustin Weatherby's immersive artistic vision.
A peaceful environment designed for couples, reflection, creativity, and uninterrupted connection.
Near-perfect guest ratings across Airbnb, VRBO, and Google reflect consistently memorable stays.
Thoughtful hosts blending art, nature, and wellness.
Co-Owner/Host
Raven is the Co-Owner and Host of Raven's Retreat Hocking Hills, an adults-only immersive art and nature wellness retreat center nestled on a 58-acre private preserve near Laurelville, Ohio. As co-creator of the retreat, Raven brings a deeply intentional approach to every detail of the guest experience, thoughtfully designing spaces and programming that foster transformation through the integration of art, nature, and wellness. Her vision has helped shape Raven's Retreat into the Midwest's most soulful creative sanctuary, earning near-perfect ratings across Airbnb, VRBO, and Google. From curating customizable wellness experiences to welcoming corporate teams, couples, and creative professionals, Raven is committed to ensuring every guest leaves feeling restored, inspired, and deeply connected to the natural world around them.
Co-Owner/Master Sculptor
Dustin Weatherby is the Co-Owner and Master Sculptor behind Raven's Retreat Hocking Hills, where his extraordinary artistic vision transforms the entire 58-acre property into a living work of art. As co-creator of the retreat, Dustin has hand-crafted the immersive artistic elements that define the experience, including striking steel sculptures, intricate wood carvings, tile murals, and a stunning black walnut kitchen featured in the Sculptor's Art Lodge. He also performs live sculpture performances for guests, offering a rare and captivating window into his creative process. Dustin's philosophy of eco-conscious, mindful design is woven into every corner of the property, making Raven's Retreat a destination where craftsmanship, sustainability, and nature converge into something truly unforgettable for every guest who visits.
A couples sip and paint experience is a relaxed, guided art session where two people create paintings together while enjoying an intentional date night atmosphere. At Raven's Retreat Hocking Hills, the experience is shaped by immersive art, nature, and wellness rather than a crowded studio format, making it ideal for connection, creativity, and conversation.
Talk with the retreat team about creating your ideal experience.
390+ reviews from satisfied Airbnb guests.
38 reviews from happy VRBO guests.
91 Google reviews showing consistent guest satisfaction.
Share your preferred dates, retreat ideas, and creative interests. Raven's Retreat Hocking Hills will help you plan an appointment-based couples art experience that fits your visit.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at +1 614-783-6143. You can also send us a quick email at stay@ravensretreathockinghills.com.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at +1 614-783-6143. You can also send us a quick email at stay@ravensretreathockinghills.com.