Carriage House Country Club

This is a great place for those of you who want to enjoy a quite get-away in the mountains. We stayed in a royal suite on the 4th floor that had a balcony. The place was clean and had everything you need to keep you there if you don't want to go anywhere, just rest and enjoy the place. It has a indoor pool, arcade, pool tables, air hockey, shuffle board, horse shoes and many more things to do. The staff was very nice, answered our questions and supplied all our needs. Also one last thing is the area in October is very beautiful with all the leaves changing colors. They are something to see.

Nice place to stay in the Poconos. We had a 2 bedroom sleeps 6 with only 1 bedroom. No pans to bake in, no measuring cups or spoons, smoke filled the kitchen because of grease in the oven. 2 Beds in one room and other bed is sofa bed. Very nice pool. Table would have fit 6 plates to eat at but not big enough for 4 with pans of food. Nice whirlpool tub in bathroom. Balcony was nice on the 4th floor.

So, where to begin...? Wow. It’s difficult to completely put a review around this place because, quite sincerely, it may just be the most odd lodging experience I have ever encountered. We were privy to comments from staff that included: “Well, you ARE in the Poconos.”; “I don’t give a s&!%.”; and “Yes, that’s definitely not normal...”. The craziest part about the experience is I am not even sure I would say the staff is the problem! Truthfully, the place is so darn outdated it is, quite literally, falling in on itself. Now, provided you don’t need to use the men’s bathroom, washers and dryers, or the pool, on any given day, you may not be inconvenienced. However, I was lucky enough to be there when ALL of those amenities were “out of order” at the same time! Chance? You tell me. Regardless, the most convincing part of my review-contributing experience was the intermittent “buzz” that we dealt with for THREE FULL DAYS with no reprieve. Even better than having what sounded like a fish tank pump lodged between our ceiling and the floor above was the amusing interaction with staff when we reported the problem. Allow me to cut to the chase: not only do they have not a flipping idea what the source of the issue is; they have no intention of really finding out. It was a running joke among the staff that the “mysterious” buzz was being investigated as though it were the first time any guest had reported it. We had 3 “maintenance guys” visit our room to experience the “buzz” only to find out later from a staffer, speaking under anonymity, that the noise has been occurring for some time and had been reported by many guests before us. Couple the “buzz” with the dilapidated nature of the rooms and the common areas and you can rest assured that, if there were a nearby cliff, this lodge would be encouraged to “jump”. “One and done”, as they say.

I didn't have the highest expectations for this facility. Given the price and that it was the only place available, my expectations were a clean place to sleep, get a hot shower and have a bed for the night. It had none of those things. The first room they tried to put us in had no bed, only a sofa bed with a "mattress" that was about 3 inches thick. The ladies at the front desk tried their best, and put us into a room with a Murphy bed. There was a terrible odor in both rooms. Like a really musty/mildewy odor. The shower was lukewarm at best. The carpet was filthy, the sheets and pillowcases had holes, the windows were filthy. The cabinets near the stove looked as is "something" was gnawing on them. I took photos of all of the above. I wish I could post the stench, but I had to wash everything that was in the room, even if it was just there for a few minutes. Besides, I was afraid of the possibility of bedbugs. In fact I was so afraid of the possibility of bedbugs that I slept with the AC on full blast in a hooded sweatshirt with the hood up and with my pajama pants tucked into my socks. It was totally gross. An

This was $300 for 2 nights. For one of their mini suites. I knew the mini suite had a kitchenette and a sofa bed. And that an indoor pool was there. So I figured evwn though we didnt need all those things thats where the added cost lies. However, each room is different. They must be remodeling as they go some rwviews show gorgeuos kitchenttes... Ours still had 70s chip board cupboards with an old 60's style counter. Bedroom is the same 70s style. Smelled okay. Bathroom okay. No daily maid service, no continental, no pets. Hallways are very dated and worn out. Pool room smells musty and is carpeted... Odd. Overall it was okay, just not for the money. We wont be staying again.

This is third time we come at Christmas week. Because this place is nice and the staff are always very friendly. So we like this place. It was very new the first time we came few years ago. But it was clean. And the pool open 24 hours. People here are very friendly. We talked to some owners here one time when we are pool. They gave us very good information about the ski area near here...... This time I booked a unit through interval exchange. I called a week ago ask then if my unit has two bed in the bed room. They said no, however I can pay $100 to up grade to the Royal suite which has two bed in the bed room. So I am very happy to do that. I booked 6 nights but we just came this evening and we'll only stay 4 nights. We very happy to see our suite is newly renovated. I saw there are some unhappy review. I have to say, please give a chance to this little resort. It's in a nice location near ski and golf. Few Royal suites have been renovated. Few more will be done. Most importantly, people here are very nice. And the price here are very responsible. We'll come back if we will be in this area.