A nice place with a woman's touch but oversold. The Cottage is 100 ft. from a busy state hwy. (Rt.75), which has trucks at ALL hours. You also share a driveway under the kitchen window to owner's business and large residential property, so there's a lot of traffic. I don't know where the "private beach" was. The fire pit was a little grill type thing, while behind their house was real nice open fire ring complete with benches. The pool table was for little kids too. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IT IS NOT TWO BEDROOMS, ONE IS A KIDS ROOM, WHICH ONLY OPENS TO THE MAIN BEDROOM. I do want to say, the Martins were very nice people and knowledgeable about the area. I was also grateful that there was no ridiculous "cleaning fee" , as they seem to charge in the Poconos even for a 2 night stay. Overall, too noisy and not 2 bedrooms and considerably overpriced, now that I think about.
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Jun 21, 2013
Thank you for the review and we are sorry that we did not meet your expectations. There is a public beach at Cowan's Gap State Park (7 minutes from cottage.) on a mountain lake. Private beach should not have been checked on the amenities listing. We apologize for that error. The Gatehouse does have a creek running behind it through the woods. We provide lawn chairs for the moveable contained fire "grill". We also provide plenty of FREE firewood cut to fit that grill. We clearly state that we are located on Rt 75. This is a two-lane state road that runs north/south through Path Valley from Route 322 to the Mason-Dixon Line. For some this is a benefit because it provides easy access for travel.
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