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We visited TV recently (last week) on our 2nd Lifestyle Visit. While we were generally pleased, there are things which we were less pleased with.
This time we stayed in a beautiful 3 bedroom villa in Creekside Villas.
The unit was great but we actually preferred the 2 bedroom patio villa where we stayed two years ago. In Creekside, we felt isolated from the general population. Everyone around us was there on the LS program so we couldn't routinely mingle with residents, as we enjoyed doing when we stayed in Bonneybrook. Nothing wrong with the place but being friendly folks, we really enjoyed the neighborhood feeling in a regular neigborhood.
The meal plan was definitely different. Two years ago we had a choice of 6 lunches or dinners with no spending limit. This time it was a choice of 4 with a different limit at each place, with a high of $50.00 per person at Arnold Palmer, $40.00 at Cane, $20.00 at the Lighthouse and $12.00 at the Veranda. Certainly plenty for a meal but the limit was there nonetheless.
The LS visit this time came with a golf cart and two bikes. The golf cart was ok, I guess, but boy was it slow. I pulled aside every little ways to let the locals pass. I realize they have governors for a reason but they sure are slow, slow, slow. The bikes we didn't use at all. The appeared brand new so they were either just added to the villa or the previous visitors didn't use them either.
The price was $900 for 6 nights this time as opposed to $600 for the same length stay two years ago. I guess if you consider inflation and the inclusion of a golf cart, the price was still good. It would have been better if we didn't have to consider the restaurant limit and it would have certainly been more enjoyable in a regular neighborhood. The Creekside Villas just seemed sterile and isolated for some reason.
We did mingle with the residents at the squares and stores and were impressed with the friendliness of the TV folks. So impressed were we that we put a deposit on a lot in St. Charles and will be joining you in TV later this year.
Now comes the hard part of the gazillion decisions which must be made in the near future. The good part of all this is that I've probably used my snow blower and snow shovel for the last time!!!!!!