not that hard to keep clean
Ours is now 6 years old, and being a CYV, has a wall about 12-20 feet away (it's angled). Maybe the wall keeps some stuff from blowing in, not really sure. Other than using window cleaner on the glass top table frequently, haven't really noticed much dirt. We use it constantly in spring and fall, and most of the winter, only a little in summertime and the really cold spells in winter.
I love the open feeling with screens. We have an outdoor rug out there, a comfortable seating area with a lamp, and the table and chairs. Have an outdoor rug which really makes it feel like a room. We eat most of our meals out there. Mostly I notice grass I track in on my shoes as I am an avid gardener and in and out the screen door all the time. I keep a whisk broom and dustpan under an end table for quick cleanups and usually need to clean the table after dinner anyway.
I think it depends if you are an outdoor person or not. If you use your deck or porch or patio a lot up north, I would wait to see how you use your lanai - which is really just a screened porch - for a while before you do anything. If you are one of those people who just about never uses your deck or porch now, you probably won't use a screened lanai much either.
Only downside I see is for entertaining when you need nice weather to use the lanai. Last winter was great, winter before that not so nice.
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