Catskills or Poconos? Decisions, decisions. Oh wait, Harrisburg is a good option, too, and…
If you ’re looking to put together a area escape onto yourcosmopolitan adventures in Philly , you ’ve come to the right topographic point . ditto mark if you ’re a Philadelphian looking to skip town this December , January , and beyond . From the Catskills to the Poconos and more , we ’ve get you cover , zen seekers . Keep reading if you ’d like to swap skyscrapers and metropolis street for a lovely cabin renting in the countryside . Cue the crackling fireplace .
A-Frame with Hot Tubin Newport, Pennsylvania
Whisk your favorites off to this mountain household in scenic Perry County and relish in a hot vat with mountain view ( easily enjoy with a cupful of Camellia sinensis or java on the deck of cards ) , as well as a firing colliery and string lights in the yard . You ’re less than a 10 - arcminute driving away from Little Buffalo State Park for hiking or thwartwise - country skiing aplenty , and if conditions allows , you’re able to play tennis on the dry land ’ private lawn tennis court . All this and more , only two hour and 40 bit from Philly , so get worked up and tamp down your swimsuit .
Sleeps up to 10 ; averages $ 349 / night;vrbo.com
The Ledgestone Mansion at the Manor on Frontin Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
push back some two hours from the City of Brotherly Love and you ’ll make it at thiseviivo Collectiveproperty that comprises the principal manor , The Mary Sachs ( named after the one - clip house physician and haberdasher ) , and the Ledgestone Mansion ( Sachs ’ primary home ) . If you lease out the Ledgestone Mansion in its entirety , you and your crew can take over all five suites on the bucolic bank of the Susquehanna River . Since the Manor on Front is a layer and breakfast , you ’ll also bask a deluxe from scratch - made breakfast each morning , which you may savor in your private courtyard . P.S. : Harrisburg is Pennsylvania ’s state capital , so while this house is away from downtown , there are plenty of good restaurants and cultural attractions to see there .
kip up to 10 ; from $ 530 / night;eviivo.com
Pine Breezein Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania
Just northward of two hour from downtown Philly , this advanced manse in Pocono Pines has a gorgeous open game room with pool table . Chalk your pool pin as you stare out at the woods through the outsized windows , or lactate a raging cocoa to warm up from the frigidness . Then , cook up a storm in the kitchen before enjoy a five - minute amble to Lake Naomi or a half - hour crusade to nearby ski sight like Jack Frost Big Boulder , Camelback Mountain , and Blue Mountain .
Sleeps up to 12 ; from $ 869 / night;airbnb.com
Catskills ArthouseinMargaretville, New York
About a four - hour ride from Philly , this home dubbed “ The Lane ” has been freshly revive and sits on seven tranquil acres in the Catskill Mountains . And yes , it go up to its other soubriquet as the “ Catskills Arthouse , ” as the residence is fit with the work of 15 artists from the Catskills and around the globe . You could easily spend a whole weekend making s’mores around the pack of cards ’s fire pit , play the Pacman retro colonnade secret plan in the game room , and staring at those sensational peaks , but skiing at Belleayre and Plattekill ski mountains is just 15 hour away , too .
Sleeps up to 8 ; average $ 653 / night;vrbo.com
Pine Hollow Lodgein Duncannon, Pennsylvania
This handsome home on a pond outfitted with its very own natural spring feels like a whole other universe from Philadelphia , even though it ’s just under a two - and - a - half - hour drive aside . Under the watchful regard of the forest and mountains , you and your near and dearest can act Ping River niff in the game room , laze by the fire pit , or soak in the red-hot bath . When you dream of a foresighted weekend playing board game with your besties while the snow swirls outside , this is the accurate place your head ’s eye envisions .
Sleeps up to 25 ; average $ 707 / night;vrbo.com
Elm Rock Innin Stone Ridge, New York
Anothereviivo Collectivegem , this 18th - C Dutch Colonial farmhouse some three hr from Philly allow you to catch one’s breath in that clean country air . Sitting on five acres , the five - chamber abode is tucked into the scenic Shawangunk Ridge with spectacular views of the Catskill Mountains . Each sidereal day , start things off on the correct banker’s bill with a homemade farm - expressive style breakfast with ingredient sourced from regional farm — this tasty agreeableness is built into the rental Leontyne Price . If you have a smaller group , consider hold the suffer - alone Carriage House , which sleeps up to four guests ( from $ 325 per dark ) . Whichever you opt , make certain to use Zelle ® to reimburse whoever booked your party ’s reservation safely and promptly .
slumber up to 16 ; from $ 1,300 / night;eviivo.com
New Six-bedroom Homein Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Heated indoor consortium ? Yes , please . About an hour and 45 minutes from Philly , this six - chamber , five - bath oasis has a modern hearth in the dining room , ping niff and foosball tables in the plot way ( plus touch base 4 and darts , too ) , and a darling recitation corner with outsized windows for daydreaming between chapter . Shoppers , you ’re close to Pocono Premium Outlets and skiers , you ’re about 20 bit away from Camelback Mountain .
slumber up to 8 ; averages $ 309 / night;vrbo.com
Bearpen Lodgein Halcott, New York
It ’s a bit further afield at three hours and 45 minutes from Philly , but you ’ll be handsomely honour at a secluded retreat perched on 125 individual Akka right near Belleayre Mountain . The three - bedroom , two - bathroom holiday rental cabin has gorgeous mountain scenery every manner you look , comes stock with books and control panel game , and boast a gorgeous stone fireplace that ’s just made for work-shy days . If you ’ve got a bluebird daylight , eat breakfast or dinner on the wide wraparound deck . Even if it ’s freezing , it ’s deserving it to step outside at dusk or dawn to take in the kaleidoscope of colour hide the Catskill Mountains .
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