The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort

The Shawnee Inn was highly recommended and maybe back in it’s day, it might have been great, but I was not impressed.

The good:

This is a great location right over the Delaware Water Gap. It’s right next to the water and there is a large amount of property that is beautiful in all seasons.

There are many activities including biking, hiking, kayaking and golf.

We played golf on one of the 3 (9) hole courses. The course was fun and a bit challenging and we even saw a mama and baby deer. The fees were fair and the golf staff were great.

The Shawnee Craft brewery on property is super cool with great prices on good beer and great live music. I was disappointed that a large crowd of very loud patrons were allowed to drink their own beer and eat their own food without tipping but still able to enjoy the music.

The manager was great! I told him about everything that happened. He was keen on listening and working to make the resort experience better.

The bad:

I know it was closed for a few months but honestly, this place needs a major makeover.
The main lodge is beautiful but up close it’s very dirty.

We were in the Delaware Lodge which is a small single story lodge just to the right of the the entrance which is no longer guard secured or even gate secured. It’s almost like it was an after thought and not a good one.

It is very dark and it’s surrounded by what looks to be staff buildings and garages full of equipment. We had no idea where the entrance was because it isn’t marked well so we drove around the back. There was a huge dumpster overflowing with trash and garbage built up all around it on the ground.

The room was a nice size with two comfortable queens, a tv, desk, dresser, refrigerator and bathroom. It was rustic and the bathroom had a giant soaking tub which my kids loved because my little one could stand up in it, but I thought it was a huge hazard.

To get in you had to climb on a bench and then hike your leg over to a big step on the other side. Honestly, any adult probably wouldn’t even try. One slippery soap spot and you are doing the splits! Naked. Not a good thought!

One of the beds was missing a comforter, the lights all flickered, the bathroom light was missing a cover, the laminate sink top was coming up, the air conditioner looked like it was going to fall out of the wall. It was heavily caulked with black “stuff” and the night stand was heavily marked and stained.

The ugly:

The same loud group at the Brewery were our neighbors in the lodge. OMG! They blasted music until after midnight, they slammed doors, had screaming babies and left their doors open.

Then....at 7am....yep you got it right.....7am, crying babies and doors slamming and super loud. Everyone is so edgey lately so I was afraid to call the front because I’m a single mom traveling with another gal pal and my two kids.

Outside of our lodge a family had basically set up a campsite. They had the back of their Jeep open. The kids were sitting on chairs around a fire they made. They were cooking out. The next day, the spot they left was littered with garbage.

Note: I would try again after Covid and insist on being in the main lodge or one of the cabins or glamping tents.