"Welcome to the Flagstaff Lodge. Let us show you around."

That was the welcome from Anthony and Paula, owners of the Flagstaff Lodge new on the scene in 2023, a five-suite vacation destination in its own right just outside picturesque downtown Jim Thorpe. Paula and Anthony toured PTN around the property, once owned by an artist, now their home to share with others who visit the Poconos!

"We found this place and we thought about maybe turning it into an Airbnb venture, but we fell in love with it. It's our home and we turned it into our home," they said. "They walk through the door and they get that feeling they belong and that's what we want. We want them to feel like they're home, kick off the shoes and just relax. And the best times that we have are in the morning and we're sitting over coffee and just meeting your friends and experience the group, friends, friends and family."

These partners have remade the home/stay-away for guests with all the things you'll need to have a great overnight. By day, adventuring around Jim Thorpe and Carbon County and getting the hospitality of home at at the Flagstaff Lodge.

"You have a microwave, refrigerator, sink, coffee maker, but we also offer a continental breakfast in the morning, fresh ground is coffee one of our favorites. Actually our guests can't wait to come down in the morning. Sometimes we can't get rid of them, check out time's 11 and they don't leave till 4:30-5 o'clock," said Paula and Anthony.

The property is adjacent to hiking trails, a trout stream and ask Paula and Anthony what makes their home away from home unique, it's that they make other feel right at home.

"We checked in the guest and Paula and I are both sitting here and the woman came down without shoes on and just sat in the chair feet up and just started talking to us," said Anthony. "That's the best compliment that you could get, that she made herself at home and it's a strange compliment, but it works for us and like, OK she feels it's that great. That's what we're trying to accomplish."

"It's just something that we never expected. We are just loving it every day more and more. It's very fulfilling, it really is when you see the people with smiles on their face," said Paula.

Whether it's the Office Suite, the Alfredo Suite, or that Master Suite with the clawfoot tub and views of the Pocono Mountains, the Flagstaff Lodge is keeping with tradition and more than a century of hospitality sharing this home with grateful guests including Jim!