Hotels:

The Budget Hotel, Exit 308, East Stroudsburg (800.805.3559),

Right off Route 80, East Stroudsburg Exit.

Hampton Inn, S. 8th Street, Stroudsburg (570.424.0400), a little newer with an indoor pool.

Best Western Inn, 700 Main Street, Stroudsburg (570.421.2200), center of the downtown, lots of restaurants, bars, cafes.

Quality Inn, Stroudsburg (570.420.1000), pool, older hotel, restaurant.

Pocono View Inn Motel, Sciota (570.992.4167), pretty funky, but really, really close.
 
If you’re looking for more than a relatively inexpensive close place to stay - there are a few special small inns close to the studio.

Meadowbrook Inn

Stroudsmoor Country Inn

Mountain Springs Lake

Shawnee Inn

Things to do:

The Pocono Mountains is Pennsylvania’s premiere resort area with plenty of things to keep family, friends, or significant others busy while you work.
 
We have a great little town – Stroudsburg, PA, for walking, shopping, and eating.
 
There is a large shopping outlet complex, The Crossings, ten minutes from the studio.
 
Outdoor activities include: The Delaware Water Gap National Park and The Appalachian Trail for hiking, canoeing, etc. Skiing in winter (Shawnee Mt., Camelback, Blue Mountain, Jack Frost and Big Boulder) and play parks in summer (Shawnee Place, Camelbeach).
 
There are many antique shops, flea markets, and tons of golf. We have a world famous jazz club, The Deer Head Inn in the little town of Delaware Water Gap, just ten minutes away, an ‘art house’ movie theater Pocono Cinema, and even spas Shear Design is a nice day spa, and Deer Field Spa has accommodations).