Four-bedroom Tobyhanna houses for a ski weekend

There are three four-bedroom houses in our Tobyhanna collection, and all three work as a ski base: Lake view Theater Playground Kayak Pet Friendly, which sleeps ten; Hot tub Gym Pool Lake Golf Karaoke Firepit, which sleeps twelve; and Hot tub Games Lake Golf Course 20% OFF, also twelve. Same town, same bedroom count, genuinely different trips. The thing that separates them for a ski group is not the bedrooms at all.

Why Tobyhanna works as a base in February

Tobyhanna sits between the two Pocono ski clusters rather than at the foot of either. Camelback is east of here, over near Tannersville, and from most of Tobyhanna you're looking at something in the neighbourhood of twenty to twenty-five minutes depending on which end of town you start from. Jack Frost and Big Boulder sit southwest, out past White Haven and Lake Harmony, and the two of those are a quarter of an hour apart from each other, which means a group can ski Jack Frost's trails in the morning and be at Big Boulder's terrain park after lunch without anyone packing up a house.

That last bit is the argument for Tobyhanna over a slopeside condo. If half your group skis and half doesn't, basing here gives the non-skiers Tobyhanna State Park, where the trails around the lake stay open through winter for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing, and the snowmobile trail runs when conditions allow. A slopeside room gives them a lodge.

Big Boulder lights its trails and runs into the evening through the end of February, and that changes how you plan a day: you can take a slow morning in the house, drive over mid-afternoon, and ski into the dark. Worth knowing before you book a Saturday around an 8am alarm nobody wanted.

Lake Carobeth, the theater, and ten people

Lake view Theater Playground Kayak Pet Friendly is the one to look at if your group tops out around ten and includes kids. It sits directly across from Lake Carobeth and the community clubhouse, with a wraparound porch looking over the water. In winter the lake is scenery rather than a swimming hole, which is fine: the reason this house suits a ski weekend is the basement.

Down there is a private movie theater with proper sound, an arcade machine, a game console and a karaoke setup. That is the room where a ski trip either survives a weather day or falls apart, and this one is built for it. Upstairs there's an electric fireplace in the living room and a fire pit outside for the evening after everyone's boots come off.

Pets are welcome, and there's an EV charger on site, though it isn't universal and some cars need an adapter. One practical note that catches people out: the community requires its HOA form at least 72 hours before you arrive, and you stop at the office on the way in with a licence and vehicle registration to pick up passes. Build ten minutes into the drive for it.

The hot tub house inside Pocono Farms

If your group is twelve and the first thing anyone says after a day on the mountain is "is there a hot tub", go to Hot tub Gym Pool Lake Golf Karaoke Firepit. Private hot tub on a double deck with forest views, three full bathrooms plus a half, and a primary suite with a soaking tub and walk-in shower. Twelve people and three and a half baths is the ratio that decides whether anyone gets a hot shower after the 4pm return.

Worth flagging about the water: like a lot of Pocono houses, pressure and temperature can wobble when everyone showers at once. Stagger them and skip running the dishwasher at the same time, and it behaves.

The downstairs fireplace burns wood, with an exhaust fan switch on the side for ventilation. Firewood isn't stocked, but we can arrange delivery before you arrive, which is the kind of thing to sort when you book rather than at nine on a Friday night. The lower lounge has karaoke, a poker table and a sound bar; the garage has ping pong, darts, shuffleboard and a putting mat, though it's partly insulated and runs cooler than the house in January.

The house sits inside Pocono Farms Country Club, and your stay includes six amenity wristbands. In winter most of what those unlock, the beach, the Olympic pool, the kayak rentals, is closed for the season. The fitness centre runs on a day pass if anyone wants it. Treat the community amenities as a summer bonus, not part of your ski weekend.

The one with the game room that keeps teenagers busy

Hot tub Games Lake Golf Course 20% OFF is also in Pocono Farms, also sleeps twelve, also has a hot tub and a fire pit. Where it diverges is the dedicated game room: pool table, ping pong, air hockey, an arcade station, darts, mini basketball, ring toss, a record player. There's a separate fitness room with an exercise bike and yoga mats and floor space for a workout.

The trade against the house above is bathrooms. This one has two full and a half for its twelve guests, and the bunk room sits on the entry level with the half bath while the other three bedrooms and both full baths are upstairs. For two families with small kids that layout is fine. For twelve adults all trying to get out the door by eight, it's tight.

This is also the house with the clearest winter guidance from us, and it applies across these wooded Pocono communities: four-wheel drive is recommended in the snow months. Salt and a shovel are at the property for emergencies, but plowing is handled by the township on its own schedule, not ours, so a heavy overnight can mean waiting on the road before you get to the mountain. Pack for that reality rather than against it.

How to pick between them

• Ten or fewer, with kids, and movie night matters more than a soak: the lakefront house across from Lake Carobeth, with the theater and arcade downstairs.
• Twelve, and bathrooms plus a hot tub are the priority: the Pocono Farms house with three and a half baths, the wood-burning fireplace and the deck tub.
• Twelve, with teenagers who need a dedicated room to wreck: the Pocono Farms house with the full game room and fitness room, accepting the tighter bathroom count.

All three are single-family homes, all three take pets, all three have a full kitchen, washer and dryer, and keyless entry, so nobody is waiting on a key handoff after a long drive up. Each requires the primary renter to be 25 or older.

If your group is bigger than four bedrooms

Plenty of ski groups searching for four bedrooms are really searching for enough beds. If that's you, the Tobyhanna collection goes considerably further. Pocono Fun House: Pool, Hot Tub, Theater, Games has five bedrooms and sleeps sixteen. NEW Indoor lounge pool, hot tub, Glamping, karaoke has six and sleeps twenty-five, with an indoor heated plunge pool kept warm year-round and a karaoke stage, though the glamping tent in the woods closes for snow season. And Poconos Luxury Resort: Pool, Theater, Games sleeps thirty-two across six bedrooms, with an indoor heated pool, two hot tubs, a 22-seat theater with an 18-foot screen, and a twenty-seat dining table, which solves the problem of feeding a ski club in one sitting.

Booking

We're a family-run team managing these homes ourselves, and booking direct puts you in touch with the people who actually know which driveway is steep. Message us with your dates and group size and we'll tell you which of the three is open and which one fits. If you want firewood on site when you arrive, say so then.