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Originally Posted by Baygal
Hoping to come in March or April, is there anywhere owners post what might be available? We have never been and would like to. Thanks a bunch.
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For your first time in The Villages, I highly recommend that you use the LifeStyle Visit from The Villages to get your feet on the ground and to acquaint yourselves with this place.
The LifeStyle Visit is the plan TV uses to attract potential new residents at minimal cost to them. I haven't checked the prices recently; however, when I last did, the cost was between $115-165 per night, depending on the season. For this, you get a near-new, furnished, 3-bedroom villa across from Paddock Square in Brownwood, a golf cart, bicycles, various coupons, passes to the recreation centers and pools, and even a Daily Sun newspaper delivered every morning.
You can do the Lifestyle 2 times for 1 week each. In addition to the housing etc., you will have a person at the Villages office who will help you do everything you want to maximize your use of the facilities and your enjoyment of your visit.
Do not think that you will be bothered by a salesperson or that you will have to sit through a lengthy sales presentation. It will be the "softest sell" imaginable. You will be assigned a salesperson who will go with you to your villa, give you the keys, a map, show you how to download the Villages' app on your phone, and help you find anything that interests you. That person may call you during your visit to see if there is anything you need or if you have had any problems. Otherwise, unless you call him/her that will be the only contact. However, if you need something such as a tee time on a golf course, tickets to a show etc, make a call and you will be treated like royalty.
The LifeStyle visit beats the heck out of renting an unseen house in a place you have never been and trying to find your way around this place and its many attractions. Maybe you will do a second LifeStyle visit to look for a house, as many do. Maybe you'll use the visit to learn where you would like to rent a house for a longer visit.
In any event, the Lifestyle is the best way to make your first visit to The Villages.