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Originally Posted by Cookie Princess
Have other people checked out other popular retirement communities in Florida? We plan to look at: Solavita in Orlando, Lake Wood Ranch Sarasota, and Margaritaville in Daytona Beach.
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Funny, I checked out all three plus Sun City Center south of Tampa and On Top of the World in Clearwater before deciding on the Villages. Activities were the most important criterion for me and nothing could compete with the Villages.
Solivita is very nice and the prices for what you get are incredibly low. Probably the best bargain in Florida. But it’s not in a good location, imo, and very hard to get into and out of.
Lakewood Ranch is new and rather sterile and overpriced. Not much going on there yet but that should change as they’re trying to be The Villages 2.
I had high hopes for Margaritaville outside of Daytona. They do a good job marketing it online but when I got there it was a big disappointment.