GUEST INFORMATION     

Xavier Center is a self-contained facility on the grounds of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth and the College of Saint Elizabeth - a beautiful 200 acre campus with plenty of grounds for walking.

For overnight guests we provide linens, towels, etc. You may want to bring an extra towel if you like more than one. Most of our rooms are single rooms. Meals are served buffet style. Depending upon what your retreat leaders have arranged, early morning coffee may be available each day, and snacks may also be available during your stay.

There are phone booths in the building, but no phones in rooms. We will be glad to leave any messages for you in a central place, though we ask you to tell friends and family to restrict non-emergency calls from 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. Our phone number is 973 290-5100.

OFFICE HOURS are Monday to Thursday and Saturday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm; Friday 8:30 am - 8:30 pm; Sunday 8:30 am - Noon.

PARKING is below the house on the left for all guests. If you park behind the house, we will need to ask you to move your car to the parking lot.

Our CHAPEL is open at all times, and everyone is welcome in this sacred space.

MEALS are at 8:00 A.M., 12:30 P.M. and 5:30 P.M. in the Dining Room.

PHONE CALLS: Messages will be left for you on the first floor bulletin board near the elevator. Please check it frequently. We answer the phone 24 hours but we ask that you tell your family not to call after 9PM unless it is an emergency. While we are, of course, willing to be awakened for an emergency, we would ask that all other calls be restricted to office hours. Phone booths are on each floor (except 2nd) to the right as you exit the elevator.

In EMERGENCIES, the staff can be located on the 2nd floor in the private convent wing.

FIRE ALARM: Our fire alarm is very sensitive and will go off if you smoke or burn a candle or incense in your room -- this also puts others in jeopardy.  If the alarm sounds, you must exit immediately. Please gather at the front door and report to your group coordinator or a staff member, if you are not with a group, so we can check that all are out of the building.