[George Bieniaszek]

We own a 2BR/2Bath stucco CYV and just LOVE IT!!! Briefly looked at the Patio's and decided that the Patio Villa was not for us.

Reasons: Lanai in front VS back of home. Didn't like the fact that you have to go thru the lanai to enter your home. The privacy cannot be beat. CYV's are perfect if you have a doggie because they are completely enclosed. First thing we did was to take out all the grass and landscape. We would rather be golfing than pay or do the lawn maintenance. We have a back yard. We installed a hot tub and enjoy it along with a nice bistro set with table, chairs, and umbrella to go out and enjoy a morning cup of coffee, newspaper, some wine in the afternoon, etc.

We are seasonal residents also and not full time. We spend 7-8 months in The Villages and come down 3-4 times per year and liked the CYV cause we thought that was a better fit for our lifestyle. Some CYV's have a 2-car garage, but are rare and the 2 that do in our villa neighborhood have a straight driveway and not curved like typically seen on CYV's. The driveways are small, but we were able to fit 2 cars side-by-side (one being a full size Dodge Ram) and one on the street overnight. Most neighbors also let you to park your vehicle on their driveway if they are not home or in the extra parking spots provided in the Villa neighborhood. We share driveways with our neighbors when we or they are not home when we have guests.

Not here to criticize the features of Patio's, just pointing out the selling points that made the purchase of our CYV more appealing than a Patio.