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Originally Posted by DIRTYSECRET
Planning to visit the Villages in December. I'll stay for 10 days, maybe even a month if it's too enjoyable to leave. Which neighborhood should I start out with for the first 10 days? Are others worth staying in or should a golf cart be sufficient to cover the entire area? I could see buying a place there. Thanks.
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Find a home within 466 and 466A - near Lake Sumter would be best - that way you are in the middle of the "main part" of the villages and can drive north or south where most activity is being held. IMHO Lake Sumter area is the prettiest. See if the place you stay has a golf cart - if not don't fret, use your car, as you can cover more ground quickly. Get the weekly newspaper once you arrive from the rec center.
Download the villages app on your I-phone it can show you all the activities hour by hour.
Download the villages GPS app (its a few dollars) and it will help you find anything in the villages using a car or golf cart.
I looked for several months staying in different homes all over the villages. I decided to purchase a new home in Citrus Grove next to the Ezell Rec Center. Its in the southern part of the villages. I'm willing to wait for all the entertainment and events to follow.
There will be people renting in Dec on a weekly basis - but things are not "normal" here now - many people coming down. There are several sites you can find a place to stay - it will be costly.
Try the villages web site and sign up for the "life style visit" - it comes with a golf cart, bicycles, movie tickets, golf tickets, etc. very nicely done - very reasonably. If they have have openings. You will be located in the southern parts of the villages, but can drive north to get to learn the many different villages.
I know numerous people who come here for a week and buy! It took me two years.