Pocono Point RV & Campground — Hotel in Franklin Township

You know the old saying, “first impressions”. This place fails that notion pretty miserably. First of all, there is no sign indicating where the entrance is so we almost passed it. Once you pull in, there is a sign saying stop here for registration. Look around – mmm, there is a building with a sign, on what looks like a beat up back door, that says “General store and Guest Registration”. That can’t be it. Walk around to the other side of the building and sure enough this looks more like an entrance. However, they are in the process of building a small deck, and the area by the front door is just mud. No mat, just mud. The office is sparsely outfitted with an assortment of items ranging from homemade dog bones to t-shirts. Oh, and a tent. The young man who was working, while nice enough, let me know immediately that he was new. So I watched him fumble around, making phone calls, trying to find our registration papers. He did manage to get the job done, handed me a map, and off we went. The interior roads are pavement; however, much of it broken. We were very leery as went drove in and saw all the old, neglected RVs. There are a spattering of newer ones but mainly the RVs have seen better days. This is basically a trailer park that allows over-nighters. The sites are mostly grass and dirt with a smattering of gravel although ours actually had a decent amount of gravel. Sites are in the trees which are mostly pines. Our site was not very level so we had to use the hydraulic levelers rather than air. It was long enough for our MH and toad so we didn’t have to unhook. The sites are pretty close together, and there is no privacy. Satellite is unlikely, and there was no mention of cable. The WI-FI did not work. Verizon was 4g 2 bars so we used our hot spots. The park is down in a hole right by the interstate so traffic noise is apparent although slightly better inside the RV. The nicest looking part of this park is the “club house” and pool. We didn’t go inside the “club house” so not sure what it looked like. Oh, and not their fault, but lots of stink bugs that attacked while we were checking in. The price tag for this place is outrageous. We will be looking elsewhere next time...

My boyfriend and I decided to stay here for one night as we wanted somewhere cozy to stay while being near Jim Thorpe. We stayed in their loft cabin. It was not bad, but could've been better.

It was a bit confusing at first when we approached the office where it had a sign saying that management wasn't in the office and to call the number, but once we called to check in, the lady was apparently inside.

The website claimed that there was wifi, but the lady had not informed us of the password nor did the cabin show anything of wifi information. But, we didn't really care since we were there for one night only.

In the bathroom, I was surprised when I saw that the toiletries (shampoo, lotion, body wash, etc.) were used and not replaced, let alone that they were almost empty. I believe that this kind of inconsiderate because what if someone else came with no toiletries, but the cabin has very little left. Another thing that shocked my boyfriend and me, the water that would come out for the kitchen sink, bathroom sink, and shower was chlorine water. Yes you read that right. It was basically pool water. As a person who loves the smell of chlorine, this was not expected and this is kind of harmful, especially for skin and hair. My hair took forever to dry, and once it was dry, it felt damaged even though it's not chemically treated. My skin felt extra too even after putting lotion.

We also realized that the two lighters provided, were almost out of fuel/gas. On top of that, the gas stove was not working. We turned the knob to LITE, and we smelled gas coming out, but no fire ignited. Now that I mentioned that the kitchen sink had running chlorine water, I would not recommend boiling water with that water, just use the water from your water bottles.

This review is only on behalf of our experience staying in their cabin, as I'm aware that this is an RV and Campground site. Those with trailers, RVs, and camping stuff would have a better experience and give a high rating. Just for those who want to stay in the cabin we stayed in, either be prepared, or find another place to stay in...

Too close to major highways. Too many "residents." No mobile homes, but too many campers who appear to be permanent or long-term residents. One in particular who is apparently the self-assigned HOA President. I.e. there's a burn ban in place (rightly so) but after checking regulations with the front office AND being permitted to cook in our fire-ring using charcoal, said "HOA pres." randomly stopped by and demanded I put it out. When I argued that we met the regs. and that we had permission from the campground, he became very aggressive and demanded again that I put it out. Following my dismissal of his intrusion at our campsite he called the front office and told them I had a fire going. Then he jumped out of his vehicle to douse the charcoal embers. Fortunately, a front office personnel showed up and sent him on his way. I also demanded he leave, at which point he [finally] identified himself as the maintenance manager of the campground, and stated he would not leave because he can "do what he wants." He, too, appears to be a permanent resident there. And, apparently, he believe he runs the place.

The front office personnel did admit that there was a misunderstanding, that she thought I was requesting to use charcoal in a grill. Nonetheless, the whole situation was a bad mix. The guy never ID'd himself up front. So in my eyes, some random [other] camper shows up to demand I douse my charcoal. He got aggressive, jumped out o his car to douse my charcoal, AND it took front office personnel to stop him and send him back to his campsite. If he keeps doing these kinds of things, sooner or later that guy is going to have a run-in with someone a lot less patient than I. All around...