Amanda’s is conveniently located approximately eight (8) minutes from Rt. 1-80, Exit 299 in the very heart of the Pocono Mountains.

The Pocono Mountains offer four seasons of endless fun and a tremendous variety of diversions from outdoor adventures to family attractions, like skiing, white water rafting, canoeing, horseback riding, with over 30 quality golf courses, shimmering lakes and cool mountain air.

The Pocono Mountains are famous for its many resorts, boasting over 60 hotels and inn located in Monroe County alone. Resort hotels and B&Bs (Bed and Breakfast Inns) host over eight (8) million visitors each year.

Area Attractions include: many ski resorts for winter activity lovers, camel back, (eight minutes from Amanda’s) Alpine Ski, Big Boulder, and Shawnee Resort, just to name a few.  In addition these resorts have summer activities such as water parks, swimming, golf, etc., fun for the entire family.

Pocono International Raceway: NASCAR (minutes away from Amanda’s) hosting the Pocono 500 is a huge attraction for racing fans.

The Crossings’ exit 299, Tannersville is one of America’s top factory store centers in an outdoor mall setting, offers over 100 name brand items including discounts on jewelry, clothing, china along with many other quality items. (8 minutes from Amanda’s).

From Pocono News.com
A growing demand for lodging and places to stay makes an investment in new resorts and B&B’s a solid one.

Monroe and Pike counties are holding their own as two of the fastest growing counties in the entire commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

According to the Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau, Monroe County has the largest concentration of attractions of all counties in Pennsylvania. Commercial recreation provides a wide variety of recreation opportunities. Know as both a tourism destination and a desirable place to live, Monroe County is blessed with a mix of public and private recreation enterprises.

A Spike in land values?

A rail link from Hoboken NJ/New York area is still in the planning states. Its inevitability is almost certain. Planners are focused on restoring passenger rail service to the Pocono’s, for the first time since the early seventies.

As soon to be created seven members Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is to award slot licenses after applications are vetted sometime in 2006. The Board will consider a host of factors in awarding licenses and isn’t obligated to have decisions based on an innovative study, although it will be constrained by revenue imperatives.  The innovation study is based on a mix of 13 slot licenses – six at tracks, and seven stand-alone.  It concludes the best strategy for Pennsylvania is to locate parlors where they can draw customers from sixty-mile radius. In heavily populated areas and attempt to recapture the dolls that Pennsylvania spends gambling in surrounding states.

Pocono Raceway, home of the NASCAR Pocono, 500 attracts more than 200,000 people yearly for two races. Plans call for 300 million dollars to build a 200,000 square foot slot parlor and entertainment facility behind the track, grandstands. The plans include a convention hall, spa, restaurants and shops (minutes from Amanda’s)

Mount Airy Lodge, under new investment ownership will receive a good deal of consideration for a state license given its size and location (minutes from Amanda’s)

To Conclude, the Pocono’s are considered the vestige of pristine land going west with a ninety-mile radius ala New York and Philadelphia. Vision is in the eyes of the visionary.

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