The Settlers Inn Blog

Settlers Inn a Cover Model!

dawn — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:48:56 +0000

We are pleased to be featured on the newest cover of the Select Registry guidebook. The photo, taken by the fabulous Jumping Rocks Photography (read their wonderful blog post about us here.) was chosen from the hundreds of inns in the Select Registry network. Thanks SR and thanks to Matthew and Mark from Jumping Rocks!

A Settlers Inn photo is featured on the upper right of the new Select Registry guidebook.

Jazz in the Pocono Mountains!

dawn — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:25:59 +0000

The eighth annual Jazz on the Deck series begins tonight at The Settlers Inn.

Jazz on the Deck starts tonight!

We are proud to spotlight high-caliber performers from both near and far to play on our shaded deck in the Pocono Mountains

Kicking off a month of music tonight is PBJ, featuring the vocal stylings of DeJay Branch and Steve Faubel on the piano. Click here to check out the season’s full line-up — the grooves continue every Wednesday evening from 6-9 pm until August 25.

Poconos Biking Tour Getaway Package

dawn — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:18:27 +0000

Pedal your way through our rural scenic back roads with our new three-day biking package.

Cycle to Woodland Ponds during our Poconos Biking Tour.

Your journey will follow rivers and rolling meadows, arriving at historic sites and beautiful places for rest and reflection, such as a woodland pond. Innkeeper Jeanne Genzlinger has personally developed two detailed itineraries to follow over lovely Pocono hill and Pennsylvania dale. The package includes a three night’s stay, dinner in our farm-to-table restaurant one night, breakfast each morning, and more!

Poconos Spa Girlfriends Getaway

dawn — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:27:38 +0000

Want to escape to the Poconos for the ultimate girlfriends getaway? Check out our fabulous new spa getaway package. We’ve partnered with the spa at the Lodge at Woodlach for a pampering mini-vacation of fun, food and relaxation.

Stay at The Settlers Inn, but enjoy a day using spa’s the incredible facilities. Enjoy hydro massage waterfalls, a stunning horizon-edge outdoor whirlpool and a custom women’s retreat with fireplaces, private shower/changing rooms, steam, saunas, whirlpools and private screened porches. Return to our Pocono Mountain farm-to-table restaurant for a meal of the freshest and most innovative cuisine in the Poconos.

Poconos Fathers Day Brunch

dawn — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:16:52 +0000

Give your dad the gifts of great music and fine food at our Jazz for Dad’s brunch this coming Sunday, June 20 — Father’s Day. Gather at our award-winning Pocono Mountains restaurant and dine to the jazzy strains of The Liberto Quartet. Munch on hearty Settler’s specialties concocted just for dear old pop.

Treat your father to Jazz for Dad's Brunch at The Settlers Inn

Savor Open Face Duck Confit BLT with Avocado and Over Easy Egg, Black Angus Burger with Sauteed Mushrooms, Eberly Farm Skillet Fried Chicken Leg Roulade with Apple-Mint Barbeque Sauce or Settler’s Original Black Bear Sandwich. Check out the full Father’s Day menu here.

All for just $27.50 per person.

Special Father’s Day Lodging Package: Brunch for two and overnight stay on Sunday (standard queen room): $200 (tax and service included)

AAA Four Diamond Award for 2010

dawn — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:43:59 +0000

Jeanne and Grant are thrilled to receive this AAA four diamond award again for 2010. We are very proud of our staff and their accomplishments that enable this to happen for the second year in a row. In a press statement, Michael Petrone,

Receiving the lodging award.

AAA National Director of Tourism Information Development said: “AAA Four Diamond Award winners consistently deliver superior hospitality marked by personal service and extensive

Receiving the dining award.

amenities in high-quality, comfortable surroundings…to achieve and maintain this level of service is a commendable accomplishment and AAA is pleased to honor The Settlers Inn.”

Jazz and Romance at The Inn

settler — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:33:00 +0000

The farm-to-table cuisine served at The Settlers Inn is always a tantalizing treat for one’s senses. Combined with fine wine, smooth jazz and your special someone, it has been known to cause a frisson of delight. Fair warning to those indulging in a Valentine’s Day dining experience at The Inn.

The Settlers will offer two venues of live entertainment and handcrafted menus on Saturday, February 14.

Main Dining Room

Wes Tudor’s Classical Trio will entertain guests from 5 to 9 PM in the Main Dining Room. Highlights of the romantic menu include blue point oysters on the half shell; red onion and goat cheese torte with crumbled pecans and red wine drizzle; organic greens and local baby mache salad; Liedy’s cider glazed pork chop with warm fruit compote, mashed potatoes and green and yellow beans; and lover’s Jamison Farm lamb two ways, minted red wine sauce, grilled rack and braised leg, mashed Yukon Gold potatoes, roasted chanterelles, and broccolini.

The Undercroft

House pianist Frank Williams will be joined by a traditional jazz trio in the Undercroft Room. Seatings are at 6 and 8:30 PM. Menu highlights include duck, chanterelle and parmesan risotto with white truffle oil; handmade lobster ravioli hearts; Fork’s Farm pan roast chicken breast, citrus fennel compote with wild rice pilaf and baby bok choy; and vegetarian mushroom and walnut pate with sociable garlic cream, sautéed spinach and parmesan crisp. Cost is $55 per person plus tax and gratuity.

Email settler@thesettlersinn.com or call 800-833-8527 for information or reservations.

New Year’s Eve Jazz Extravaganza

settler — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:28:00 +0000

What better way to bid farewell to 2008 than with friends and family at The Settlers Inn New Year’s Eve jazz extravaganza? Music and handcrafted menus will be featured in the Main Dining Room and the Undercroft.

The atmosphere in the Undercroft will set guests on course for smooth sailing in 2009 with the creative combination of a delicious dinner and the jazz stylings of renowned vocalist

Thos Shipley. Equally at home in the most intimate New York and international clubs, Shipley’s jazz and R&B vocal pyrotechnics have put him in a category that is singularly his own.

Shipley garnered the 1996 MAC Jazz Vocalist Award, which was presented by the legendary Al Jarreau. “This was thrilling because Al is one of my favorite jazz artists,” says Shipley, whose musical journey began when Tony Award- and Emmy Award-winning actress and singer Leslie Uggams discovered him singing in Atlanta. Uggams beckoned him north and introduced him in a solo show to a celebrity-packed room at the Claridge in Atlantic City.

Shipley will entertain Settlers Inn guests during two seatings on Wednesday, December 31 at 6:30 and 9 PM. Highlights of the three-course Undercroft menu include spinach oyster bisque; poached shrimp with avocado and pineapple salsa; macadamia grouper with honey lemon thyme buerre blanc and brown basmati rice, passion fruit and baby bok choy; or a trio of seasonal raviolis in sherry brown butter and sage sauce with wilted spinach and parmesan. Cost for the three-course dinner is $75 per person, plus tax and gratuity.

In addition to Shipley’s New Year’s Eve performance in the Undercroft, Dining Room guests will enjoy entertainment by pianist Ben Murray and an a la carte menu featuring a fine selection of dishes prepared with the freshest local ingredients.

To make your New Year’s Eve reservations email

settler@thesettlersinn.com or call 800-833-8527.

Christmas at a Country Lodge

settler — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:20:00 +0000

The Settlers Inn is renowned for our festive holiday celebrations and authentic décor. This year, we’ll continue the tradition. Each weekend in December will offer fun events, fine food and our award-winning handcrafted approach to hospitality.

The Inn’s annual Old Fashioned Christmas will be held Friday and Saturday, December 5 and 6, from 5 to 9 PM. Reservations are filling up quickly for this simple and elegant three-course holiday dinner. Call 800-833-8527 to reserve your table. Please have your credit card ready when you call.

Guests will warm up with mulled cider and sleigh ride or fireplace punch during the gathering time, and choose from appetizer stations of Gordon’s Gardens lamb pâté, Pennsylvania wild mushroom and walnut spread with garlic toasts, and an Amish cheddar and apple butter board. Passed hors d’œuvres will include lobster and tarragon sausage, smoked Blooming Grove trout mousse on cucumber chips, and Fallsdale chevre on crisp winter squash with chives. For starters, guests will feast on spinach oyster bisque, organic greens salad, fresh pears and endive in honey pear vinaigrette, citrus poached jumbo shrimp with pineapple-avocado salsa, and prosciutto crisps with apple-ginger chutney, squash and arugula. Entrée highlights include citrus and cardamom marinated Forks Farm chicken breast with apple cranberry relish; almond crusted grouper with pear-pomegranate reduction; seared diver scallops with sautéed chanterelle mushrooms; Liedy’s Farm pork 3 ways with cider roasted loin; or fillet of beef napped with caramel red wine sauce.

In addition to fine cuisine prepared with locally grown meats and fresh organic vegetables, guests will enjoy live music by the St. John’s Choir along with The Inn’s festive holiday décor inspired by the Victorian Era Arts and Crafts Movement. Cost for our Old Fashioned Christmas Dinner is $85 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Call today! 800-833-8527.

Other festive December events include:

Sweets of the Season Brunch
Featuring cellist Wes Tudor with piano accompaniment
Sunday, December 7
Serving 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM
$28 per person, plus tax and gratuity

Holiday Shopping at The Potting Shed
Saturday, December 13
15% off all purchases
Complimentary mulled wine

Winterfest Brunch
Featuring harpist Diane O’Malley
Sunday, December 14
Serving 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM
$28 per person, plus tax and gratuity

A Sparkling Affair Wine Dinner
with sommelier Claude Briere
Friday, December 19
Gathering 7 PM; Dinner 7:30 PM
$125 per person, plus tax and gratuities
Reservations suggested

Gather with us this holiday season to create memories that will last a lifetime!

Jack-O-Lanterns, Lore and Local Food

settler — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:27:00 +0000

Eat, Drink and Be Scary…

Pumpkin King Jack Skellington may have ruled Halloween Town in Tim Burton’s classic The Nightmare Before Christmas but at The Settlers Inn our carvers extraordinaire Grant Genzlinger and David Dunsmore are also rattling some bones on their annual quest for the perfect pumpkins.

Grant’s and David’s finished masterpieces will grace The Inn’s patch of intricately hand-carved creations that become the backdrop to our annual Storytelling & Harvest Dinner on Friday, October 31.

Guests will experience a fantastical evening of fantasy and science fiction featuring folklorist Josepha Sherman. The feast begins with cauliflower and parsnip soup with dried currants or pine nuts; Mountain Dell Farm lettuce, apple and cashew salad with buttermilk dressing; butternut squash flan; and crisp squash and roasted chippolini onion salad. Main dishes include pumpkin ricotta and sage raviolis with sherry brown butter sauce; lemon-thyme roast cornish game hen with brown basmati rice or broccolini; hazelnut crusted salmon with fig and honey compote and brown basmati rice or green beans; and marinated flank steak with red wine bordelaise and sweet potato mash or green beans. Dessert, of course, is devil’s food cake!

Gathering time for The Inn’s Storytelling & Harvest Dinner is 6:30 PM; dinner begins at 7. Cost is $55 per person, plus tax and gratuities. For reservations email settler@thesettlersinn.com or call 800-833-8527.