Welcome to the Southern Bead Retreat

The 1st annual Southern Bead Retreat is honored these top international instructors have accepted our invitation. We would like to show our guests a little southern hospitality. This retreat will be unlike any other. You will become a true "Southern Belle" for your stay here. Here we hold doors open for the next person, nod when you pass another person, and if you order iced tea you have to specify if you want it un sweet.

Our retreat will be at Chateau Elan; it is spacious, and lush, with a variety of activities, and places within 15 minutes. The resort has golfing, horseback riding, a spa, and many restaurants on the grounds. It should truly be a comfortable place for all.

Chateau Elan

Within the sweeping panorama of the north Georgia foothills, just 40 minutes north of Atlanta but a world away from the bustling city is Chateau Elan Resort. Here on 3,500 acres, French provincial and Southern hospitality combine to produce a superb leisure resort and conference destination.

Chateau Elan takes pride in its commitment to guest services, personal attention and desire to exceed your fondest expectations. It is a unique sense of place staffed with hospitality professionals and associates from all across America and many foreign countries, giving Chateau Elan a captivating international flavor.