Drove through this once beautiful resort only to be totally disappointed to see that
it no longer exists. The grounds were overgrown, some of the buildings are
falling down. You can't even see the wedding bell swimming pool or the beautiful
waterfall.

I stayed at Penn Hills twice in 2007 and 2008, the place does need to be updated and if you are going there to enjoy the "resort" more then your mate then this is not the place for you. I thought it was ok because all me and my girl friend, who is now my wife, did was enjoy each other. Living in NYC, we thought the deserted feel truely made us feel away from home. The staff was really nice and the rooms were clean. The only thing that really really sucked was that both times we stayed the pool was broken and there wasn't enough hot water for the tub. We slept, ate and enjoyed what the pocanos had to offer so the stay was not bad for us. One thing I can say is the place does have a feel of a glorified motel..

We were just curious what was going on with this place, when we found this site. We stayed here for our honeymoon 24 yrs ago. It was a really nice resort back then. You couldn't get a room if you didn't make reservations well in advance. The dining room was very formal. The night club was always hopping. We drive by here all the time on our way to our weekend home in the Poconos. Every time we go by, we wonder what has happened to this place. It looks abandoned. Never any cars or people around. The place looks like it's falling apart. Weeds growing everywhere, even on the decks of the rooms. Grass that never gets cut. Curtains falling down in the windows. We thought it was closed down, but it looks like people say they were here this year. Just 3 or 4 years ago, the place was still busy, but the last 2 years it has really gone down hill. Just knowing what the place used to be like, and what it looks like now, I would advise anyone to stay away.

We stayed at Penn Hills 2 times. The first time we made a reservation for the weekend. When we checked into the room I could smell cigarette smell. I have asthma and I can't be around smoke. We went to the front desk which the girl was very friendly and she said we could change our room. She gave us an upgrade which the room was very clean not the Ritz ,but it was fine the price was not expensive. We did not get the meal package but we did have dinner one night and it was very good. We went back in July of 2008 with no reservation and we had a cheaper room and it was clean and the bed was very comfortable. The hotel is not updated but if you want peace and quiet it's a OK place to go . We relaxed by the outdoor pool and we would go back again. You can't please everyone! I would recommend to a friend as a quiet place to stay.