Shawnee PA

[geist1223]

This is a posting from a Thread on Eastern USA from July 2017.

Wyndham Shawnee Resort on the northern Delaware River in PA ... about East Stroudsburg, PA. Resort is older ... with 5 villages ... collection of cabins/duplexes which are generally 2 stories ... LR & KIT on first floor/2bdrs with bath(s) on 2nd floor. Almost everything is set in a wooded setting with parking at your unit's door. Deer and BEARS wander the resort ... resort area is ON the Delaware River. RCI exchanges are available ... rentals can be found for under $900 weekly (MF are cheap at under $700 2/2 weekly). Wyndham points reservations ... add $300 per week for points system and Guest Certificate costs. All units have central air.

BIG PLUS: 2 outdoor pools PLUS a very LARGE graduated entrance INDOOR pool ... lap swim starts at 7:30AM daily with lifeguard. Pool night and all resort activities ... included FREE movies of BIG SCREEN theater mode with free popcorn and many low, low cost activities are at this central activities center ... along with resort check in counter. Sales room is about 1 mile away. Resort does have evening fires for marshmellow roosting and sing-alongs ... free activities.

ALSO ... there is a resort community FREE bus ...school bus size ... which wanders around the five separate villages to the community center. Resort parking is free. Most units have wood burning Fireplaces ... can buy wood; some units MIGHT have gas fireplaces. Many units have 3 sided screened in porches .. all have outdoor decks. And I have drank many beers on these screen in rooms over the years.

YES, this resort has OLD(ER) SECTIONS ... I first toured the place in 1975 ... the one section is coded a RCI0001- Dupry Village .. the first resort in RCI. And at that time, you had to buy a deed with had a prime week and an offseason week. ONE DEED ... 2 fixed weeks. Wyndham sells Wyndham points now .. can find some of the fixed weeks on eBay.

But does the movie "Dirty Dancing" with its resort era activities (meals plans and dining halls ARE NOT available at Shawnee) .... being out in the woods, canoeing or tubing down the Delaware River, hiking in state parks, sliding down Camelback, etc for the family.
Touring a real Underground Hard Coal Mine ... now that was NEAT. Or learning about the Molly McQuires coal strikers. Nearby is outlet shopping at the Crossings Outlet Center (100+ shops) for getting clothes for the upcoming school year.

All units have center air conditioning; most have in unit washer/dryer units. Full kitchens. Free Resort bus. MANY FREE FAMILY activities ... including movies, evening camp fires, free resort bus, indoor pool, water aroebic classes, etc. Craft activities do have a small fee for supplies (under $5 for most).

Linda

 

[ecwinch]

The 2Br unit we stayed in recently has a very funky layout. The front door entered to a small landing with stairs up to the bedrooms and a short set of stairs to the left down to the living room, and another set to the right down to the dining room/kitchen. So you had to traverse up and down the stairs to get from the living room to kitchen. Or take a longer route to avoid the stairs.

Also - no walking to the hot tub for my nightly dip. Amentities are all at the Clubhouse/Check-In area.

Units are little more compact than the standard WM units.

 

[uscav8r]

The 2Br unit we stayed in recently has a very funky layout. The front door entered to a small landing with stairs up to the bedrooms and a short set of stairs to the left down to the living room, and another set to the right down to the dining room/kitchen. So you had to traverse up and down the stairs to get from the living room to kitchen. Or take a longer route to avoid the stairs.

Also - no walking to the hot tub for my nightly dip. Amentities are all at the Clubhouse/Check-In area.

Units are little more compact than the standard WM units.

Do you recall which HOA you were in? WorldMark has access to Depuy, Ridge Top, Fairway, and River Village, but not Crestview.


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[vacationhopeful]

Crestview is the newest building ... 3 stories with all room entrances off the indoor hallways.

Fairway Village is the oldest; Depuy not much younger. All rancher/1 floor condos are in Fairways.

River Village, Summit (newest, I believe) and Ridgetop are similar with two having the 1/2 on the first floor under the stairwell and the other only have the 2 full baths upstairs. All have the circle 1st floor layout ... and all have decks & fireplaces. As for the steps down .. this allows for the 'hillside' placement of the units. So the step into the duplex in snow and icy weather is just 1 step; and same on the other side of the hillside.

Generally a very quiet settling unless you get a unit near the road ... furthest up the road from Depuy ... then when THAT BAR closes up the street, the noisy motorcycle & pickup truck traffic might wake you at 2AM. But they are the newest units,

 

[ecwinch]

I think we were in Fairway. We decided to only stay one night and instead jumped up to Bentley Brook.