SKYTOP, Pa.
The historic Skytop Lodge recently concluded significant investments to its guest rooms and main public areas as it approaches its 87th anniversary this summer.
A $3.7 million makeover of all 192 guest rooms includes enhancements to the rooms' design aesthetics taking inspiration from the history of the hotel and the flavor of the 1930s era. Guest amenities and in-room technology were also upgraded. The Pine Room lobby and library are being refreshed to accentuate the original woodwork. The final touches of this property-wide update are expected to be completed by the end of the year.
In order to enhance the guest experience and position the 5,500-acre iconic resort for continued excellence, Skytop Lodge President and General Manager Douglas Hustad says those investments will allow the vision of the updated Skytop Lodge to become a reality while staying true to the resort's heritage.
"There is nothing more important to me and our team than the authentic experience each and every guest has when they step foot on our property and the memories they take home with them when they leave," Hustad said. "That experience is dictated by everything from the design of our guest rooms to the personalized service they receive throughout our resort."
Pulling from local history and tradition, each newly remodeled guest room has been designed to tell the property’s backstory. With three room designs (Water, Garden and Mountain), the color palette and design elements of each room reflect the nature of the Pocono Mountains. Each guest room includes a hand-painted wall covering signed by the artist, Ann McGuire.
Each newly refurbished guest room features classic furniture inspired by the 1930s era as well as updates to the bathrooms, with more shelving, countertop space and brighter lighting. In-room safes were added to each guest room, as were new "smart" TVs, bedside lamps and additional USB/outlet chargers.
Suites are designed after iconic, historical figures who were instrumental in Skytop's famed history, such as Samuel Packer, the resort's first general manager; Harold "Mini" Callaway, the property's original golf pro; and celebrated American landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, best known for designing Central Park and whose sons later created Skytop Lodge's landscape design.
