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Interior
Interior
Interior
Living area

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 6

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Kitchen
  • Washer/dryer
  • Air-conditioning
  • Barbecue

Explore the area

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Albrightsville, PA
  • Place, Hickory Run State Park
    ‪1 min drive‬
  • Place, Kalahari
    ‪35 min drive‬
  • Place, Camelbeach Mountain Waterpark
    ‪35 min drive‬
  • Airport, Allentown, PA (ABE-Lehigh Valley Intl.)
    ‪53 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

First floor bedroom

2 Single Beds

Master bedroom

1 Queen Bed

Second floor bedroom

2 Single Beds

2 bathrooms

First floor bathroom

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only · Jetted bathtub

Master bathroom

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Kitchenette
Balcony
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

The Great Escape is not far from lakes, restaurants, skiing, and much much more.

We welcome you to a three bedroom two bathroom home in beautiful Albrightsville Pennsylvania. Cozy up to the fireplace with a roaring fire, and have yourself a steaming cup of hot chocolate! Ideally located 3 and a half miles off of I-476. Close to everything including beautiful town of Jim Thorpe, Pocono Raceway, The Crossing Outlet, acclaimed golf courses, casino, waterparks, shopping, and much much more, also Jake Frost ski resort and Big Boulder ski resort are a stones throw away or just stay in and enjoy and shot some pool or play some fussball. This cozy home has a secluded and wooded lot that’s beautiful for privacy. You will enjoy all the wonderful things that this home has to offer!

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed
Small dogs and must be house trained
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Smoking outdoors only, please clean up cigarette

Important information

You need to know

Property # 9069382
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

Albrightsville

Located in Towamensing Trails, a neighbourhood in Albrightsville, this holiday home is in a rural area and in the mountains. Big Boulder Ski Area and Big Creek Vineyard are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Skirmish USA and Bear Mountain Butterfly Sanctuary. Split Rock Resort Indoor Waterpark and Keiper Park are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with power boating, fishing and swimming nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with mountain biking.
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Albrightsville, PA

What's nearby

  • Hickory Run State Park - 1 min drive - 0.7 km
  • Pocono Raceway - 17 min drive - 20.0 km
  • Kalahari - 35 min drive - 41.1 km
  • Camelbeach Mountain Waterpark - 35 min drive - 40.4 km
  • Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom - 47 min drive - 68.2 km

Getting around

  • Allentown, PA (ABE-Lehigh Valley Intl.) - 50 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Starbucks - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Auntie Anne's - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Burger King - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪HUNAN HOUSE - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Bella Mia Pizza & Ice Cream - ‬8 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is The Great Escape is not far from lakes, restaurants, skiing, and much much more. pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much is parking at The Great Escape is not far from lakes, restaurants, skiing, and much much more.?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at The Great Escape is not far from lakes, restaurants, skiing, and much much more.?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Great Escape is not far from lakes, restaurants, skiing, and much much more.?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Great Escape is not far from lakes, restaurants, skiing, and much much more. located?

Located in Towamensing Trails, this holiday home is 1 mi (1.5 km) from Hickory Run State Park and within 6 miles (10 km) of Robin Hood Lakes and Skirmish USA. Hawks Falls and Big Boulder Lake are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 49 out of 58 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 58 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 58 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 58 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 58 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Debra K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Nice location, quiet.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Robert F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The place was nice and clean, would definitely return
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Rita R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Was close to Jim Thorpe hickory lake, harmony lake. Nice quiet neighborhood loved sitting on the deck and enjoying pool table on cool evening.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

tim w.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice and quiet

Would stay there again very nice
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Melissa T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

it was clean and comfortable

great area and property
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Linda A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Thank you for letting us stay in your home. We enjoyed playing pool and walking the beautiful neighborhood. We wish the kitchen would have been stocked with a couple of items such as salt and coffee.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mike M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very nice

Everything was great
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Roy M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stay

It was very nice
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Deirdre H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Rental near Jim Thorpe PA

Property was as advertised. We were looking for rental near downtown Jim Thorpe.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property was quiet and secluded. Very comfortable. Also centrally locates to area attractions. We had a wonderful fall weekend. House was immaculate.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jack H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Getaway for Family of 4-6

Mybwife and I and our 2 kids stayed here fpr 4 days over NYE, and we really liked the place. The weather kept us mostly indoors, but if we'd gone during any season other than winter, we couodve taken advantage of the closeness of several small lakes, nearby hiking, and more. The property itself is really nice, house is clean and spacious with modern amenities. Would stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

erin l.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice house close to Jim Thorpe

House was clean that’s more comfortable Jacuzzi tub major plus summertime stay so no need to use the fireplaces. Both were out of commission anyway pool and lake or close by paddle boats and kayaks for rent by the hour all together a great day and a lot of fun.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Ski Getaway

We really liked this house. It was very roomy and clean. We loved playing pool. The kitchen was very well supplied as we cooked often. The beds were very comfy. The rooms didn't have any drawers but did have closets. You may want to bring extra hangers. I would definately stay here again1
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Chris R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Pocono house

We booked the house for a weekend getaway to relax and were very pleased. The house is big and the master bedroom was terrific. There are heat control zones all over the house which made for a really comfortable stay. The wood fireplace was great and made relaxing in the living room enjoyable. The kitchen is well stocked so we were able to cook easily. The host answered my questions quickly before and during our stay, so communication was great. Overall we had a wonderful time and the place is clean with terrific amenities. We would definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Verified

4/10 Poor

Isaiah K.

Liked: Check-in
Disliked: Listing accuracy

Unexpected Inconveniences

The property was in a nice quiet area but there were some unexpected issues upon arrival. We came to an unplowed/unsalted walkway which made it very difficult and dangerous to climb the steps up to the main entrance. The heating on the entire bottom floor did not work which made it basically unusable, which excluded the use of the pool table and the space in general. The heating was very hit or miss in much of the house. There was also signage all over the house to not use the fireplace, despite it being an advertised amenity, which would have helped with the poor insulation. The rooms upstairs were warm and the beds were clean. Bathrooms were also clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 4 March 2025
I’m sorry to hear about your stay but, we had record cold temperatures for two weeks into the stay and every driveway in the whole neighborhood was the same due to ice storms for two weeks. The heating system is electric and that is the best and fastest heat if, you don't know how to work the heat all you have to do is say something. You never communicated during your stay. If, it was a big problem you should have said something during your stay. Another thing is you could have used the wood burning stove. I’m sorry about your experience but, it was avoidable if you communicated it to me.
Verified

8/10 Good

John W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

November getaway

The property owner was very helpful and communicated very well with us. The property is as described, very clean, and the kitchen is well stocked. The only issue we encountered was a couple of outside lights that did not work and the main steps into the house are not easy to see, especially at night. We arrived after dark and had some concerns about the steps at night. The property was relaxing and we had a very nice trip. Thanks for a good vacation trip to eastern PA.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Denise D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Weekend get away

The property and house was as shown in the pictures. It was a beautiful setting. The house was very clean and comfortable. It heated up quickly when we arrived. We used the kitchen for breakfast, snacks, and reheating leftovers and it had everything we needed. We did wonder where the 6th dining room chair was but there were only 4 of us so it didn't matter. I would come again but might not bring my parents as they did have a little trouble with the main floor/entrance being up a set of steps and I hadn't considered that when renting. It was nice to have a ground entrance that my husband would let us in after he went up the front steps to unlock the front door. The bedrooms all had their own thermostat and ceiling fans which was great. The bedrooms with the twin beds didn't have a little night stand and none of them had a lamp, just the overhead light if you need to think about how you relax in your rooms. The pool table was fun although it could use some leveling and new cue sticks with tips. The shower head in the jacuzzi tub was great. It was really nice that Adem provides so many basics like paper towels, toilet paper, shampoo, body wash, hand soap, dishwashing and dish washer soap as well as some laundry detergent and dryer sheets, even though we didn't use the laundry. It's such a pain to have to bring all of that for a weekend away. We really enjoyed being able to be together in a non-hotel place for our weekend away.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jim M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay!

Great place, our family loved our stay. And the location is very close to some wonderful hiking trails!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rachel E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Private getaway

Check in process simple. Adam was very responsive. Clean property. Pool table was awesome. More than enough space for 6 adults and dogs. In a community with many activities but away from other properties so you have tour privacy. Adam provides you with 6 passes for the community which is perfect! Best part you don't have to worry about bringing the garbage or doing a cleaning because Adam actually has someone clean after you most property managers charge you a cleaning fee and forces you to clean yourself. Definitely would stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

megan c.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Time away from the City

Nice, peaceful place to stay. Many deer and trees make for a beautiful surrounding.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

6/10 Okay

Brandon B.

Liked: Check-in, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

Property Review

The basement smelled awful and there were roaches in the kitchen. Otherwise everything else was ok.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 17 January 2022
Thank you for reviewing my place. This is news for me because I have professional extermination company come to treat the home every 2 weeks and this is the first time someone has said something. The basement is clean but maybe because the garbage can is downstairs in the and if you left the lid open it might have smelled. But I will take it in to consideration and make the proper adjustments. Thank you for your feedback.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Theresa M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great getaway

Great place to get away and is still close to hiking , swimming and beach. Something for the whole family!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michael K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Summer stay

Nice place and neighborhood. Easy, no contact stay as I never even met Adem. Would recommend
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jessica R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Plenty of space and privacy.

Perfect for what we needed. Plenty of space and sleeping for 6 people. House was even stocked with toiletries and had kitchen supplies. Only downside was the fire ban. I wish we would have known about that before arriving. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Karina B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Un lugar muy tranquilo, paz y sobre familiar.

La casa tiene todo lo que describe, ambiente agradable, vecinos amigables, propietario muy atento y respetuoso a tu privacidad y a tus dudas.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2021

About the host

Hosted by Adam

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I was born in New York, NY. I grew up in Queens most of my life. I moved to the Poconos after I rented a HomeAway property. As a matter of fact the home I bought was that property I rented. I love the Poconos and I could never go back to the city.

Why they chose this property

I love the Poconos. The first time I came up I knew I was going to live here the rest of my life. This property is so unique that you have to see it to believe it.

What makes this property unique

There are so many benefits to this property. It’s close to everything Jim Thorpe shopping malls, outlets, golf courses, pool, beach, unique clubhouse that has its own restaurant be the beach and so much more.
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