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Originally Posted by Boilerman
We would like to rent a few times to help decide. If you rent a house can you get access to the pools, golf courses, etc? How about if you in a local hotel?
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I have rented in The Villages in the off season in May, June, July and October in homes I found on thevillages4rent.com, TOTV and v r b o.com. Since I still work full time, I have only been able to rent for one or two weeks at a time, but it is pretty easy to find one and two week rentals in the off season. In all of my rentals, I have been given guest passes so that I can use the pools and the rec centers. And I did take the opportunity to attend a few classes at the rec centers while renting. I do not golf, so I did not need a pass that enabled me to use a golf course. All of the homes I have rented had golf carts that I could use while renting. And after renting a few times I know which kind of golf cart I prefer, but that is a subject for another time.
If you are in a local hotel, I do not believe you would not be able to use the pools and rec centers, but when I have stayed in hotels in TV, I always saw a few golf carts in the parking lots of the hotels; but I don't know if the golf carts were being used by guests or hotel employees who lived in TV.
And 2BNTV is so right about developing a list of "must haves" and a list of "nice to have but not deal breakers" when you are looking at homes. For me, a lanai in a home is a "must have." One home I rented in TV, although it is a great home, did not have a lanai. Another item I would probably put on my "must have" list would be a home with a bond balance of no more than $6,000, which means I would have to look at only resale homes. Lots to think about, but that is why TOTV is such a good resource for those considering a move to The Villages.