My husband and I booked this house on very short notice as I was looking for a place that had a hot tub and a pool table or table tennis. This place had both! We stayed less than 24 hours thanks to the owners being open to a 1-night stay, even though there is a 2-night minimum, and we were able to bring our beloved dogs.
The pros for me were...
- great location in a community in the Poconos
- spacious home with many sleeping options, lots of tvs
- fireplace and hot tub, both of which were great!
- game room! Best part of the stay - pool table that converted to a ping pong table, Golden Tee game, and a mini arcade console with over 400 classic games, indoor shuffleboard table, darts, and horseshoe outdoors we could see through the snow.
- owner was fast in his responses to me about questions and for booking.
The only cons were...
- no bedding or towels were provided. I've stayed in more than 20 VRBO's all over the world and never have I had to bring my own bedding. We live 3 hours driving distance so we could add in towels and bedding, but if people fly in or have a lot of people staying, that's a lot of extra luggage. Not only were there no bedding or shower towels but no towels in the bathroom after you wash your hands. Or even paper towels/napkins.
- the bed (double size) in the downstairs room was really uncomfortable and squeaky.
- I wish we could have played darts but none of them had flights on them. The ones that were there were frayed. Some of the game accessories (paddles, dart flights, pool rack) were a little rough, but most were still usable.
- wasn't any information on how things worked. Every other VRBO I've stayed at had a little cheat sheet with things like how to use the arcade console, the tvs that all had multiple remotes, adjusting the thermostat/fireplace. Eventually we figured it out or gave up. There was a binder with some information but more general like where to get delivery food. Brian (owner) was easy to contact with questions but it'd be nice to have some of those common questions already answered with an FAQ at the home.
Overall, it was a nice, short and fun stay for my husband and the game setup and hot tub were great. A family or bunch of friends would have a great time here with all the places to sleep, the games, and location to outdoor activities.