here are the pluses and minuses of the rental:
Pros: Everything that the owner described of the property is pretty accurate. The must haves which was WIFI and A/C did not disappoint. WIFI was strong, we probably had about 7 people using the internet at the same time and not one person said the connection was laggy. Love that the house allowed us to control the temp in the house. It was not easy to find a house in the poconos that had central A/C at such a reasonable price. The ping pong table was a hit for everyone. From my 85 y/o father to my 6 year old son, everybody could not get enough of it. The kids also had a great time on the trampoline outside. The owner was accomodating, asks for more community passes at the last minute and had no issues with that.
Now on to the cons: Not a big deal but it was an inconvenience, when we had arrived at the front gate our names were not in the system but I swore I sent to owner, a fews ago. Our 3 cars had to wait out for about 10 mins before the problem was resolved. The next day, when we went out and came back to the property, it happened again. Apparently, they said the owner did not tell the front desk that we were staying for more than 1 day and our names were removed from the system. had to wait again to get it resolved. Hopefully, the owner ensures that future guests do not encounter the same issue.
I would suggest that the bunk bed in the lower level be moved up to the higher level because the ceiling was so low that the upper bunk was not sleepable. My 11 year old neice literally hit the ceiling when she turned onto her side. Needless to say everyone refused to sleep on it and thus makes it a useless bed. Make use of the high vaulted ceilings in the upper levels by moving the bunks up.
As some others has mentioned, the home needs some TLC, the sliding doors' locks were broken and the BBQ needs a good cleaning. Another thing is that when we first entered the house, there was a strong fragance in the air from the air freshners that were plugged in throughout the house - now some people may prefer that but it made some of us nauseous so feedback is that less is more. Lastly, because of the pandemic, all the indoor pools were closed, and only 1 outdoor pool which the deepest side was like 5 ft was open duriing the weekday. The kids were bummed especially my neice who was looking forward to doing laps.
all in all, it was good the price. So can't really complain.