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Golf and Resort Properties in Northeastern Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains Are Busy Adding More Amenities and Enhancements during this Golf Off-Season
Split Rock Resort is Adding a New Clubhouse and a Waterpark to the Area’s Family Friendly Golf Cooperative, ‘Pocono Mountains: Discover Golf’s Great Destination Secret’
(2nd January 2006) (POCONO MOUNTAINS, Pennsylvania) – The Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau, Inc. today announces that Split Rock Resort in Lake Harmony is on schedule to open its 11,000-square-foot golf clubhouse in the spring and has also broken ground on its 50,000-square-foot indoor waterpark.
These amenities add to an already impressive array of amenities Split Rock Resort offers its guests, including 27 holes of championship golf – with nine more already designed and planned for a Spring 2008 debut.
This announcement comes on the heels of Jack Frost National Golf Club announcing last month that its 18-hole championship course in the Pocono Mountains is on schedule to open in 2006.
Split Rock Resort and Jack Frost National are two of 35 golf and resort properties which comprise the area’s rich golf destination – “Pocono Mountains: Discover Golf’s Great Destination Secret.”
“Split Rock Resort is committed to providing our guests with high-quality options at a great value which combine to provide our guests with diverse, pleasing resort stays,” says Shelly Lutz, director of marketing for Split Rock Resort. “Split Rock Resort offers something for everyone, from families and couples to golfers and large groups and conferences.”
The new Split Rock clubhouse will open next spring with a full pro shop, locker rooms, café, full restaurant and bar and an area for tournament receptions.
Split Rock’s waterpark will feature a family raft ride, two water slides, a wave pool and a multi-level play structure. It will also feature a surf system allowing boogie boarding and stand up surfing. The park is scheduled to open in 2006-07.
In addition to its 27-hole golf complex, other Split Rock Resort amenities include a cinema, fitness centre, bowling alley, indoor and outdoor tennis and basketball courts, miniature putting course, among many other things.
“Resort amenities are the lifeblood of an area like the Pocono Mountains, so we’re extremely pleased by the proactive efforts member resorts like Split Rock are implementing to enhance their vacation offerings,” says Robert Uguccioni, executive director of the Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau, Inc.
Split Rock Resort’s golf stay-and-play rates for 2006 are set along with tournament information, all which can all be found on www.splitrockresort.com . For more information about Split Rock Resort, please call 800-255-7625.
About Split Rock Resort
The Resort at Split Rock is a four season resort situated on 125 acre Lake Harmony in the western region of the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. The Resort at Split Rock's 800 acres are easily accessible, located only 4 miles off Exit 277 of Interstate 80 and exit 95 of the NE Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The Wilkes-Barre International and Lehigh Valley International Airports are only 30 to 50 minutes away. Airport shuttle service can be arranged.
A variety of accommodations are available including a rustic Austrian style lodge overlooking beautiful Lake Harmony, small cottages with fireplaces, 2 bedroom villas w/sauna or a more contemporary room or suite in the Galleria. The resort offers standard hotel rooms, luxurious suites and villas which include saunas, whirlpools and fireplaces. The Resort at Split Rock has something to please the most discriminating traveler.
The conference department has 23 meeting rooms and two grand ballrooms accommodating 5 to 2,500 people, offering 60,000 total square feet of meeting and exhibit space; the largest in the Pocono Mountains. The conference services department is available to assist you with all of your audio-visual needs and the activities department will develop a personalized team building program for your group. Split Rock has two main dining rooms and an assortment of private banquet rooms. Extensive buffet and sit down menus are available.
Numerous leisure time activities can be found year round at Split Rock including 27 holes of championship golf , 18 hole championship miniature golf course, two indoor pools, one outdoor pool, swimming lagoon, three indoor surface tennis courts and six outdoor clay tennis courts, racquetball, archery, bocci ball, shuffleboard, softball, volleyball, fully equipped fitness center, massage center, whirlpool, steam room, video arcade, billiards room, bowling alley with eight lanes, first run movie theater, gift shop, video rentals, fishing, paddle boats, outdoor barbecues, skiing at nearby Jack Frost Mountain and Big Boulder Ski Area, hiking and biking.
Enjoy delightful Italian Cuisine in front of a crackling fire at The Bell'Ago Restaurant in the Lodge or Continental Cuisine in the Galleria Restaurant. Entertainment always keeps the evening moving with dancing at the nightclub or in the new sports bar, Benchwarmers, at the Lodge. Split Rock Resort also has a coffee shop and ice cream parlor for your convenience. Each year Split Rock Resort hosts The Annual Great Tastes of Pennsylvania Wine & Food Festival (June) which includes wine tastings, wine and food seminars, music and entertainment. The latest vintages from over 20 of Pennsylvania's finest wineries can be sampled free and purchased by the bottle or by the case. We also host The Annual Great Brews of America Classic Beer Festival (Nov) and The Annual Great Brews from Around the World International Beer Festival (March).
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