Villa Giorgio - Great Memories Guaranteed

The Villa was excellent for our group of 6. We initially thought that the lack of Central air would be an issue but even in the peak summer (end of July) Villa was cool and pleasant.

The owners seem to keep the house in good condition - much better than the pictures. We played golf in the community course - a tad expensive but its more for the above average golfer - narrower fairways with plenty of water features - making it worthwhile.

Would happily recommend.

We had a great week exploring the Poconos in April and it was a pleasure to come back "home" to Villa Giorgio. The location was right in the middle of the Poconos - 15 minutes to Camelback/ Camelbeach, Mount Airy Casino and Outlet Mall , 5 minutes to a 24 hour Walmart, shopping, fast-food etc,

We found a great Indoor water park called the H2ooooH in Lake Harmony with was about 25 minutes away.

The home itself was better than the pictures. High speed internet, gas barbeque grill in the back yard, comfortable king and queen size beds, fully stocked kitchen with every imaginable plate, pots and pans - all were put to great use.

The only downside (if you can call it that) was that the garbage disposal hours changed (the community has a dumpster) and the owners were not aware about it the changed hours. But Philip was very easy to reach and communicate with - he quickly made alternate arrangements.

Our group of 9 had a great time and we highly recommend.

We were a family of four and owner Philip made sure we had a clean, cozy and inviting place when we arrived. The place is well maintained and matches everything, including pictures advertised on this webpage. We loved the bubbly Jacuzzi and we cooked hearty breakfast eggs and sausages, bread, OJ and tea every morning before heading out for the day.

The highlight of our trip was playing Paintball for half a day. We even got to capture a large castle and defend it from the attackers (the orange team). It was a first time for us, and we have welts to prove it :-) It was exhausting but an amazing experience even for my wife and nine year old boy. My teenage son wanted to go again. We did not go water rafting cause it turned cool and drizzled for a couple of the days (august end). Camel Beach (20 minutes away) was a great water park though and the weather turned out to be nice and sunny (78%) the day we visited it. Buy camelbeach tickets online before hand - it's cheaper. Us boys got to try the flow rider (surfboarding) a few times at Camelbeach, (Yes, we did great at getting wiped out) but this was another new experience. Great place to go with kids if you like water. Amazing 8 feet high waves at the wave pool.

The pool near the Villa was fun too (2 mins by car or you can walk if you love nature and have the energy). My kids had a blast jumping offing the diving board in the deep end and horsing around on noodles. The community beach near the pool was nice and clean and we got to feed the ducks bread and took a lot of pics.

My wife and me enjoyed the Premium Outlet Mall (10 minutes away) in Tannersville just off Rt 611. Over 100 high class stores and we did spend a lot on shopping (dress clothes, shoes, sunglasses) after visiting it 3 times. Classy stuff at great discounted prices.

Eating... We shopped at the Walmart Supercenter for breakfast groceries the first day. Perkins (a chain kind of like Dennys or iHops) serves breakfast stuff all day but has very slow service. Pizza Hut, Burger King, Dominos and other joints are all within 5 minutes. We drove down Rt 611 to the Crossroads Mall (8 minutes from the Outlet Stores) and there is a Chilies (one of our favorite joints), red robin and other restaurants in that strip mall.

I'd recommend Villa Giorgio any time - Great Location. I think it will be a fun place even during winter. Camel Back Mountain (next to Camelbeach) has a ton of Winter and Mountain adventure.