Moara Retreats
The living room, leather sofas facing a long linear fireplace set into a plaster wall of live-edge shelving, under a pine ceiling

Somewhere quiet to come back to

A lakefront house in the Pocono Mountains. Four bedrooms, a cedar sauna, a hot tub and a listening room. Come for the weekend, or bring your laptop and stay the week.

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Made for group time and easy downtime.

Moara is a lakefront house on a private lake in the Poconos, built for the two kinds of stay people actually want here: a weekend with friends or family, and a quiet stretch of weekdays with a laptop. Four bedrooms and a loft, a cedar sauna, a hot tub, a fireplace, a listening room built around a record player, a proper coffee bar, and a kayak and pedal boat of our own down at the water.

We furnished it the way we would want to find it: warm wood, deep green, nothing fussy. The whole main floor is one open room, so ten people can be together without anyone feeling crowded — and so one person can work at the table on a Tuesday with the doors open.

See the rooms
The deck, a table set for dinner beside the grill, with the lake and the trees just beyond the railing
The living room from the far side, a leather sectional and a chess set on the round table under tall windows
The kitchen, deep green cabinets and glass-front uppers around a stone counter, range and dishwasher
The lake and the forested valley from above at dusk, with ridgelines on the horizon

Water, ridgeline, and nothing asking for your attention.

Ninety minutes from the city. Two hours from Philadelphia.

The listening room, a guitar hung on the cedar wall beside six record sleeves on display

The sunroom

The listening room

Cedar walls, windows on three sides, a wall of records and a turntable under them. Put a side on, slide the doors open to the deck, and let it run to the end.

The cedar sauna, lit warm along its tiered benches

Main floor, and the deck

Sauna and hot tub

A cedar sauna with tiered seating and low spa lighting, yours for the whole stay. The hot tub sits out on the deck under the trees, and is open from 12 October.

The game room, with an F1-style racing simulator and a wide curved screen

The old garage

The game room

An F1-style racing simulator with a real wheel, pedals and a curved screen. Beside it, an arcade cabinet, a poker table, karaoke and a shelf of board games. Useful when it rains, and hard to leave when it doesn't.

Lounge seating around the fire table on the deck, with the lake through the railing

Off the sunroom

The deck

A gas grill, a long table, lounge seating and a smokeless fire pit, with the water through the railing. Firewood is a few minutes away and we will tell you where.

The main floor

Kitchen, a long table for ten and a linear fireplace, all open to each other.

The coffee bar

An espresso machine, a pour-over kettle and a grinder. Slow mornings, done properly.

On the water

Our kayak and pedal boat, with paddles and life jackets, come with the house.

Room to work

Fast internet throughout the house, and a proper desk in the loft, above the main floor.

Winter and summer

Camelback is about twenty minutes away for the slopes, and the waterpark in summer.

The turntable and an amber glass lamp on the walnut cabinet, records in the shelves below
The espresso machine and filter brewer in the coffee bar alcove
A pour-over kettle, a mug tree and a toaster along the kitchen counter
The desk in the loft, a laptop open beside the window onto the trees
The king suite, green wainscot and a made bed with a velvet bench at its foot, facing the balcony doors

Four bedrooms, a loft, and room for ten

Four bedrooms and a loft upstairs, three full bathrooms, one with a jetted tub. The king suite opens onto its own balcony into the trees. The kitchen, living room, sauna, listening room, game room and a full bathroom are all on a step-free main floor; the driveway and front entrance have steps.

  • The king suiteKing bed, private balcony
  • Bedroom twoKing bed
  • Bedroom threeQueen bed
  • Bedroom fourQueen bed and a bunk bed
  • The loftSofa bed for two, and the desk
The second bedroom, a king bed against deep red panelling under three framed life vests
The third bedroom, a queen bed between wall lights with two paddles hung above
The fourth bedroom, a spindle queen bed and a bunk bed beside an antique map of Pennsylvania
The bunk beds in the fourth bedroom, made up in white linen
The loft, with a desk and chair by the window and a deep green sofa bed across the room

Work from here for a week

Monday to Thursday the house is calm and the lake is quiet. Set up at the desk in the loft, close the laptop at five, and go sit in the sauna instead of in traffic.

  • Fast internetThroughout the house
  • A desk in the loftAbove the main floor, out of the way
  • Step-free main floorKitchen, living room, sauna and listening room
  • Stays up to eight nightsAsk us about longer midweek stretches

A small family operation, not a management company.

We are Gabriel and Julia. We live near the city too, and we built this house around what we wanted from a weekend away: quiet, good sleep and a fire at night. We look after it ourselves, so when you book here you are dealing with us directly.

  • You reach one of us, not a call centerAlways
  • Same house, same calendar as Airbnb and VrboLive
  • English, Spanish, French and PortugueseSpoken
  • Early check-in or late checkout, when the calendar allowsDirect only

Mountains and rivers, whenever you want them

Close enough to drive up after work, far enough that nobody turns back on a Sunday night.

Skiers and snowboarders on a groomed run at Camelback, the wooded summit above them

Camelback Mountain

Skiing and snowboarding in winter, the waterpark in summer, about twenty minutes away.

A walker on a ridge trail above miles of autumn forest, a lake in the valley below

Delaware Water Gap

River, overlooks and trails across the national recreation area.

The community lake at sunset, fountains playing and the sand beach along one shore

The community lake

The beach, pool and courts belong to the association and run on its own seasonal passes, which we cannot promise. Our kayak and pedal boat are always yours.

Good to know

Plainly stated, so nothing surprises you.

The gate

The house sits inside a private gated community. After you book we ask for guest names and car details for the community office, at least four days before arrival. It takes two minutes.

The lake and the boats

Our kayak and pedal boat come with the house, with paddles and life jackets. The lakefront is unfenced and there is no lifeguard, so children need watching outdoors. The pool, beach and courts are run by the association on its own limited passes.

House standards

Quiet weekends, not parties. No events of any kind, including bachelor, bachelorette and birthday parties. Quiet hours 11 pm to 7 am, no smoking anywhere, and every guest is registered at the gate. Stays run up to eight nights.

Dogs

Small dogs under 25 lbs are welcome, with a pet fee. They are not allowed in the bedrooms or on the beds. Tell us before you book so we can handle the community's pet paperwork.

The house is yours, from Friday or from Monday.

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