Darla:
Read your answers right in the same place!
Trying to keep it short: I think the Big Draw here is that you have several options, all if not most of which are accessible by golf cart!
I looked in Harbor Hills before settling on TV. At the time (just about 6 years ago, now), I was offered an absolutely beautiful site overlooking Lake Griffin. But, I wasn't prepared to put down the amount of money that they wanted that same day!
Since then, the realization that I can do virtually all of my "errands," from this small hardware item to that big prescription drug necessity, by traveling in my golf cart says it all!
It is pretty much true that it's crowded here during the "winter." After all, there are some 80,000 folk here at peak season - that translates to "crowded," to me!
All these folks do certainly clog up the restaurants. My observation is:
if you want variety and/or flexibilty, especially during Peak Season, then plan to eat out either
before 5:00pm or
after 7:30pm!
Yes, folks who are not residents of The Villages (TV) may enjoy various amenities offered in TV, but there are distinct limitations!
Is there a fun event taking place on one of the squares? Anyone is permitted to attend, whether they are Villages residents or not.
Is there a group with an interest that intrigues you (a group having once lived in your former neighborhood, for example), that meets in a Villages Recreation facility? If you're a non-Villager, you're not entitled to attend this group's meeting.
Only known exceptions: if the group is a non-funded medically-oriented support group, non-Villagers may come to meetings which are held in Villages facilities!
To most of us, the Lifestyle is what it's all about! And, while the many "retirement" communities nearby are certainly attractive and enticing, they do not and can not offer everything that TV can!
SWR
