WELCOME!!
Many Many People ask the history of Mt Haven Resort and the Filone family when they visit us and they realize that we have been successfully running this establishment officially since 1973 and unofficially previous to that, as a well kept secret for just close friends and family, since 1966.
The year was 1966 and three brothers --Tony the eldest and John and Andy (twins) from Long Island City, Queens NY and their wives Angela, Lorraine and Tina respectively, decided to take a little trip up to the Pocono’s to check out what everyone was referring to as the new place to “get away from it all”. Only 75 miles from their home in NYC they thought it may just be that perfect place to have summers and weekends outside of the city and maybe eventually a nice peaceful place to raise a family.
Their ultimate destination was Gold Key Lake…about 4 miles up on Log Tavern Rd…to view some land where a summer home might possibly be built. They never made it that far. Before they were even a mile up on Log Tavern Road they were overcome with the beautiful wide open spaces and marveled at the pristine area filled with little lakes and streams and then…there it was… a FOR SALE sign at the top of the road with a smaller sign that said “Hintenberger’s, Mt. Haven” They decided to drive down the long road and found a woman sitting on a porch who began to tell of the wonderful times her family had experienced on the property for her whole life and the 5 small housekeeping cottages that had accommodated friends and family for as long as she could remember. She had lost most of her family and the rest were no longer interested in the upkeep on the property. That was all the brothers needed to hear…the property was theirs within the next few months and for the first few years “Filone’s Mt Haven” was filled with Family and friends and weekends and long lazy summers of eating, game playing (“jeopardy” and “pantomime quiz” were favorites ) and relaxing by the spring fed pool.
The family started to realize that if they were having such a good time maybe it was time to open officially for business and put in a restaurant and more lodging. The brothers had been successfully running restaurants and clubs in New York and had decided what better place to bring their expertise. Build it and they will come …and boy did they ever. The grand opening coincided with a tremendous building boom in Pike County that brought many people to the area. Mt Haven was open for business and there was 3 hour wait on the weekends to get into the dining room. They seemed to have found the formula that worked for the area’s patrons. Great Traditional Italian food, Nice sized portions and Reasonable prices. Never let them leave hungry was Tony’s philosophy…
Mt Haven and the Filone Family continued to grow and grow as the years went on and they adjusted to the areas changing landscape while continuing their philosophy of “Great Service Great Food Great Prices”. The rooms (there are now 33) stayed full and the dining room stayed busy. As the years went on younger generations of Filone’s came on board and took over in their areas of expertise. Anthony(John’s Son) and Andrea (Andy’s daughter) are bringing the catering, rooms and property into the 21st century while continuing to find new ways to be innovative and still make customers feel like part of the family. The staff (most of them have been with us for 10 plus years and many for 20 and even some for 25 years) are dedicated to the customer and your complete experience here at Mt Haven.
In 2003 we lost Tony to a kidney ailment but in his memory we continue to grow. There was no limit to what Tony would do for a customer and today we feel the same way.
We realize as a family that in today’s market you have a lot of options for your vacation getaway, your family party, your wedding or just simply your Saturday night out on the town…we respect that and thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to make it special for you and treat you as part of our family.
We look forward to seeing you again and again and making your memories part of our history.
Please email any comments, suggestions or accolades to andrea@mthavenresort.com
The Filone Family and Staff of Mt Haven.
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