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Mountain Road, P.O. Box 725, Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327
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Water Gap Country Club
3.5 of 5 stars 12 Reviews
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boston
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Nice grounds but historic hotel needs an upgrade”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2009

I stayed over during the memorial holiday, and I wasn't totally happy with my stay. There was a huge wedding celebration, so it was noisy. There are no elevators, so I had to lug up my heavy bags up the third floor. The room's door had a lot of scratches, so it looked like it can use a paint job. The room wasn't really furnished nicedly. It was quite barren, just a bed, tv, lamp, lamp table and chair, no phones. The main lobby was dark and dingy looking. It really needed a face lift. When I walked in, I expected a lovely lobby that is on par with the lovely grounds of the "country club" setting. Wow, was I surprised. In fact, much of the place had this dusty look about it. Breakfast was buffet style. The cook was very nice, but the waitress looked like she was very bored and wanted to be somewhere else. The front desk was nice and accommodating, and the golf grounds were very lovely. The building needed paint and work.

  • Stayed May 2009, travelled with family
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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new jersey
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Great Place Great People”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2008
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A friend of mine invited Me to a golfouting weekend at the Country Club back in 2005 and have been going there every year since.What a great place for a reasonable price.Now I run a golfouting there every year to raise money for our baseball and softball league in town.The owners and staff are the best people you will find anywhere.The starter and the crew are top notch golf guys and the clubs pro is the best pro you'll find in P.A
The building it self is old but well kept.The rooms are very comfortable and clean.The Restaurant is also great,have'nt had a bad meal yet.My wife and I go up a day before to relax and enjoy a day together She loves it there too.I would absolutely recomend this place to anyone.

  • Stayed April 2007, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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PA
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
“A lovely country house”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 November 2006
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Located right by the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, WGCC is ideally located as a home base for outdoor activities: leaf peeping, hiking, and the other activities available in the area. (For shoppers, the large Crossings Factory Outlets is less than half an hour away.) A small place, it has decent-sized rooms and a nice restaurant & bar. "Stay and Play" packages are available for those who enjoy golf. They also have a good-sized outdoor pool (closed for the season when we were there).

We took advantage of their Weekend Getaway package, which offered a Friday & Saturday night stay, dinners (entree up to $18.95) and breakfasts (buffet, with eggs/omelettes to order) for a very reasonable $289 per couple. (Available Oct-April only; greens fees are extra.) The weekend included a cooking show Friday evening offered by the club's chef, and a murder mystery Saturday evening (using us guests as the characters). The cooking show was very good (and samples of the food were passed out to all of us). The murder mystery was fair, but it did encourage more interaction between the guests than normally happens in a hotel.

Beds were OK but not ideal. No bathrooms include tubs; the manager explained that it's an old building (clearly many of the rooms did not have private baths when first built). Rooms are not handicap-accessible; all are on the 2nd and 3rd floors, with no elevator. The biggest problem is that the club rents out its hall for parties and receptions, and the sound is very present in one's room. (And annoyingly, one must walk through the hall to get to and from one's room.) However, they strictly enforced an 11 PM curfew on the Saturday night party, after which the place was peaceful. Meals were very good.

Overall, we found it a great getaway, at an excellent price, and plan to return.

  • Liked — Location & value
  • Disliked — Noise from reception hall
  • Stayed October 2006, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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North Carolina
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
“Out there, but nice accomodations”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 September 2006
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What can I say - this is definitely an interesting place to stay! Old country club plus hotel rooms, complete with creaky floors and plain rooms. The night we arrived, we were the only ones staying there, plus the fact that it was out in the middle of nowhere, the lobby was tiny and no one mans the front desk at night (the establishment is more of a country club than hotel), the stairs were creaky, lighting was dim...I didn't go right to sleep that night. It was just very different than the polished, new Hampton Inn we had stayed in the night before.

As it turned out, it was very unusual for it to be empty, just being that it was the first week school was back in session. Even so, I kind of didn't like staying at a hotel alone, so was determined to check out after our 2nd night (had planned on staying 3). That morning at the continental breakfast (pretty good), we met another couple who were with a golfing group of 16 couples, all staying there that night. An answer to prayer, to tell the truth, so we decided to go ahead and stay.

The grounds behind the club are very nice and we sat and ate lunch on the lawn, looking out over the very hilly golf course. On our 1st day there, we learned that the Appalachain Trail was just off the access road, so we hiked it out and back for 4 miles of hilly, rocky hiking. A real treat for me!

As for the hotel rooms, they were very plain, but clean. The bathroom had been re-modeled and was nice, though it only had a shower. The beds were reasonably comfortable and it was very quiet.

I really do like the little town of Deleware Water Gap, but for a real treat, go to the ice cream shop about 5 miles south, right off of the main road, before getting to the next town (Portland?). HUGE portions of the best ice cream I've ever had!

I would recommend the Water Gap Country Club if you are interested in a golf outing or looking for a clean place with a lot of character (think it was built in the '30's). Oh, BTW, the clubhouse facilities are modern.

  • Liked — Location in Delaware Water Gap and hiking distance to the App Trail
  • Disliked — No one else there the first 2 nights
  • Stayed August 2006, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Mountain Road, P.O. Box 725, Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327
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