Boomer, I was similarly confused when we were on our Lifestyle Preview visit. At that time I asked if I could buy the country club pool membership without purchasing the golf package, and my realtor said "yes". He showed me that every resident has a free lifetime memberhip in the country clubs, and have access to the restaurants. But there are "membership enhancements" also available to every resident, which are (1) priority pool membership, (2) championship golf membership, and/or (3) a combined pool and tennis membership. We spent a day at Lopez enjoying the pool, poolside restaurant and bar, and thunderstorm light show (it was mid-July) and thought a pool membership might be worth the annual fee. We did learn that the poolside restaurant is open to any resident, but that the pool is guarded by a pleasant dragon lady who checked everyone out carefully before allowing entry to the pool area. The TV website, under golf, has the details and annual fees. I don't know what other benefits there might be to a country club pool membership - other than the poolside bar service. I still haven't made up my mind if I want to pay a couple hundred dollars annually for the pools - the local neighborhood pools look pretty good to me.
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