Family Vacation Week at Saw Creek Estates Home
Submitted: August 1, 2012
Stayed: July 2012
My family and my brothers family just spent a week at this home in the Poconos and had a wonderful time.
The Community:
The house is in a very large (~3000 homes) community with a lot of ammenties. Indoor pools, outdoor pools. Indoor and outdoor tennis courts. Onsite restaurant, small beach on lake. Getting around the community is a bit of a challenge as there is no Main Street or road that gets you from the house to the Top-of-the-World (TOW) recreation center with the indoor/outdoor pools and indoor tennis courts. Make sure you bring your GPS and mark each location (home, back gate, TOW, etc.)early. There are tons of deer everywhere so drive slowly especially at night.
The Home:
The house is very comfortable and well appointed with comfortable modern furniture and adequate kitchen supplies. The only negatives about the house are
1. 1-zone AC which works well but the downstairs will always be considerably colder then the upstairs. We have this in my 3000 square foot home in NJ so I am used to this (unfortunately).
2. Lack of games. Most homes that I rent usually have several family games. This house had 2 (UNO and Apples to Apples) so we played a lot of UNO. I would have brought some of our own had I known. Note to Gregg: check out some garage sales and buy some games (such as Boggle) for thouse.
BTW, Gregg (the homeowner) is the nicest owner/landlord you will ever have the pleasure to do business with as he is very accommodating and easy to reach.
The Area:
IMO, this is a great section of the Poconos. It is very very close to Bushkill Falls, Dingmans Falls (free) and Shawnee with plenty of activities and plenty of restaurants.
Activities include hiking, biking (along the Delaware or drive to Jim Thorpe), CamelBeach Waterpark, swimming (in any of the pools, lakes or Delaware river), shopping at the outlets (15-20 minute drive), Mount Airy Casino (20-25 minute drive).
Some excellent restaurants include: Inti (Shawnee), Saen Thai (Shawnee) and Club 570 (East Stroudsburgh on 209.
All in all we had a great time and would definitely repeat this vacation at this home in the coming years.
Recommended for:
Age 55+,
Pet-friendly,
Adventure Seekers,
Girls Getaway,
Sightseeing,
Families with Teenagers,
Families with Young Children,
Romantic Getaway
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