Alpine Serenity by Avantstay Beach + Lake Access Theater, Deck, Playroom

Check-in is a breeze. There is no gate to Towamensing Trails, so as long as your vehicles are pre-registered, the parking tags found in the rental packet inside the front door are all you need. The 8 lanyards with the community passes are right there, too. Very easy to find. The passes are required to use the pool/lake. There are no pool chairs available to use, and the house had none to offer, so bring your own if you plan to enjoy the pool. The house is nice and could easily accommodate a couple families with several kids. The main reason for the low cleanliness score was the amount of active and abandoned spiderwebs in every room of the house. I know it's the Poconos and there are lots of bugs, but clearly no one is taking a dust broom to any of the corners of the walls, floors, or ceilings. Also, June is high pollen season, and the balcony sure showed it while we were there. It was basically unusable without sweeping it off, but the house had no broom. 6 spent a Dollar General and a little elbow grease fixed that pretty quick. The kitchen is well-appointed, but there is almost no space to store food except the refrigerator. We ended up piling most of our dry goods on the dining table. Overall, it was nice and relaxing. Lots of wildlife walking through the neighborhood. Pretty quiet and easy to get around.

We had a wonderful stay. The host was extremely welcoming and attentive, making sure we had everything we needed throughout our visit. The home was clean, updated, and everything worked perfectly. My family and I had a great time and would definitely stay here again!

Clean lots of parking. Plenty of deer running through. Friendly neighbors. Multiple areas within the house for people together. Game room was a big hit. We put the kitchen to good use for breakfast.

This house was perfect for our bachelor weekend. The house was a lot bigger than we expected and was very nice. We enjoyed the game room, playing pool, the arcade games and poker. The house was in a great location with a short drive to skirmish paintball and then casino! Easy communication and check-in instructions from the host also helped a lot.

Pros:Great location to visit Jim Thorpe, hiking and wineries. Layout of house was nice with 3 floors to spread out. Loved the fireplace. Lighting was adequate. Pac-Man a plus. Also loved deck space.enjoyed watching the deer. Cons: house was dusty, windows dirty. Downstairs bathroom had no heat, too cold to use. None of the toilet seats fit properly. Master shower, faucet control loose and paint peeling off of wall. Couldn’t use towel bar, would fall on floor.Door was easy to unlock, hard to relock. Bed in one of downstairs bedrooms teetered if you sat on bottom. Okay if you were in middle. Air fresheners too strong upon arrival, we had to unplug them and put in a closet.