EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. - After decades of hosting honeymooners and couples searching for romance, the iconic Pocono Palace Resort in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, is set to close in May.The hotel, marketed as a 'romantic retreat in the Heart of the Pocono Mountains,' with its famous heart-shaped baths and champagne glass whirlpool tub, first opened in 1976.
Anyone with a reservation booked beyond May 1, 2024, will be contacted by Cove Pocono Resorts to reschedule their stay at another property.A history of hosting honeymoonersBefore the Palace's opening, Cove Haven and Paradise Stream helped solidify the Poconos' reputation in the 1960s and '70s as the 'The Honeymoon Capital of the World.'The iconic 'Sweetheart Tub' was first introduced at Cove Haven by hotel owner Morris B.