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Old 02-02-2021, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by beckylou152 View Post
We looked over a lot of Florida looking for a place. I think it is such a personal decision. If you are the type of person who wants activities, groups, and variety, I don't think you can beat The Villages. If you are a person who savors quiet time on the beach, then move somewhere on the beach. If you have a limited budget, try a nice park model resort - they are literally everywhere. If you don't want exterior home maintenance, choose a condo resort. My husband and I are extremely active, like many activities, and want to have a variety of things to do, and we don't mind the exterior maintenance, so that is why we chose The Villages. But I don't think it is for everyone. I don't think that central Florida, outside of the manicured beauty of The Villages, is really that pretty; there is limited nearby good shopping, you are at least an hour from the beach, etc. So there are plusses and minuses to everything.
Such a good, valuable, honest reply ! It is true you can have a lively party/nightlife in the villages, pretty unusual in that most retirement communities you would have to get in an auto and drive a small distance while here you need no car and can go to a variety of bars for dancing, drinking, etc.
A small community may have A country club with a dinning room and a bar, but the model here is quite different, 3 "towns" with many bars and other businesses of course, and many dues "free" country clubs which actually are public restaurants, very public restaurants any one can go to, but it provides a "vibe" you are not going to find in (most) other retirement communities for sure. The one country club in a smaller community would be more like the country club you knew if you belonged to one before retirement. It is perfectly possible to live a very relaxed life here too, with a few activities and a few "clubs", but the choice here from scuba clubs to beach clubs to baseball fan, railroad, cycling, figurine collecting... name it they have a club. So you can have active night life (singles also) here probably not available at smaller communities.