[Boomer]

In October of 2007, we rented for a month through The Villages. The home was nice and the transaction was handled efficiently. The only thing that aggravated me was that TV would not tell us what village we would be in until we arrived to pick up the keys.

I think I know the reasons for their wanting to maintain control of that information. Picking and choosing by renters would be a never ending big pain, not only for management, but for the property owners, too. I would assume that TV would try to stick to a fair rotation of rentals they take under management. It seemed to be a pretty streamlined operation. The only disadvantage was not being able to decide on which village. But it was really no big deal for the first time visit.

And like I said, the property was nice and we had everything we needed, including immediate contact if a problem would have come up.

I assume that TV still handles their rentals in that way. If they are now letting renters request locations, someone on here may know that and share the information.

But for our next visit, which I hope is sometime soon, I prefer to use a private rental as my first choice. The main reason is that now we have the lay of the land in TV and we know where we would like to be. That is different for everybody. All areas are lovely there. But with a private rental we will be better able to zero in on what we want.

You will find that no matter where you end up, you can visit any pool and any rec center and lots of other places where you will meet wonderful, friendly people who will be willing to help you and answer questions.

Good luck.

Boomer