Penn Hills Resort was a honeymoon resort located in Analomink, Pennsylvania, in the Pocono Mountains. Founded as a tavern in 1944, the resort grew in the 1960s, with over a hundred rooms in the hotelMichael Sadowski, Venerable Pocono resort is deserted, Pocono Record, April 15, 2009 and a ski resort and golf course on the 500-acre site. Guest villas featured floor-to-ceiling carpeting, round beds, and heart-shaped bathtubs.William Robbins, What's Doing In the Poconos, New York Times, April 12, 1981 Distinctive, modernist streetlights from the 1964 World's Fair were installed, as well as an ice rink and a wedding bell shaped outdoor swimming pool.Worlds Fair Community message board, 2011
Billed as a "Paradise of Pocono Pleasure" and a place of "unbridled passion",Ethan Todras-Whitehill, Where Every Day Is New Year's Eve, New York Times, December 28, 2007 Penn Hills catered to young couples who enjoyed archery and tennis and danced at modestly lavish New Year's Eve parties where the motto was "No balloon goes unpopped."Marta Gouger, New Year's bash of a decade... or 4, Pocono Record, December 31, 2007
The resort closed in 2009. As of 2025, all of the buildings have been demolished or were destroyed by arson fire.
Closure
On March 4, 2009, Penn Hills co-founder Frances Paolillo died at the age of 102 and the resort closed less than two months later. Monroe County took over the property in lieu of back taxes. Workers' final paychecks were never issued, and the resort owed the county over $1 million in back taxes.Beth Brelje, Honeymoon is ending at Penn Hills, Pocono Record, April 1, 2009 Already in serious disrepair, flooding and copper thieves damaged the buildings further, and the resort was abandoned.Beth Brelje, Attempted copper theft lands one in hospital, one in jail, Pocono Record, May 19, 2010
By 2012, Monroe County had sold several small parcels of Penn Hills. However, most of the resort remained unsold.Michael Sadowski, Abandoned Analomink resort remains mostly unsold, Pocono Record, May 4, 2012 The resort's 40-acre former golf course was purchased by Stroud Township and became the ForEvergreen Nature Preserve.
In January 2016, a group of New York investors purchased what remained of Penn Hills for $400,000.Kevin Kunzmann, Penn Hills acreage sold, Pocono Record, February 29, 2016 The property was sold again in mid-2017 for $688,000.
On September 4, 2017, the main building of the resort burned to the ground. This was the third time in three years that the resort had caught fire. On December 7 of the same year, the demolition of the former golf club house on the new ForEvergreen Nature Preserve began as part of the creation of the Brodhead Creek Heritage Center.Brodhead Creek Heritage Center at ForEvergreen Nature Preserve
The hotel was the site of Tigers Jaw's music video for "June", from their 2017 album Spin.
A look into the hotel was last seen in February 2024 by famous TikTok urban explorer, Kayla Murphy.
References
External links Trip Advisor Reviews Penn Hills Resort 1978 TV commercial 2012 photo essay 2012 Trespass Theater event