3 BR courtyard villa in our experience. Floor plan was a Winslow.

We went with another couple and stayed in a designer home

Do they allow a small Dog when you stay in a Lifestyle home?
:bigbow:

Lifestyle
 

Alden Bungalows near Brownwood in a 3 bedroom "mansion" that was impressive. Really enjoyed it, so here we are!!

Stayed in a very nice size 2 bedroom with open style kitchen and family room. Patio with small walled yard. Accommodations were excellent but close to Turnpike so a little noisy. It was on Mash Bend. Had a couple bikes and golf cart.

One piece of free advise. If you decide to live here do not be in a rush to pick a location.

Better to come back like we did for a month and spend a lot of time travelling all around this place before deciding where to put ourselves.

Lots of people will come and decide to move again within the villages, which is not a cheap thing to do.

Back when we stayed it was a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, Courtyard Villa in Alden Bungalows next to Brownwood.

The dog question; ask the Guest Coordinator or your sales about dogs. I imagine it depends on availability.

In my opinion, pick the home you like. I believe people move so often is that they worry about locations and don't realize that interests change as we learn more about the community, but house style and home wish lists don't generally change as much.

Last year we stayed in the Atwood Bungalows near Brownwood. It was a 3/2 Arlington model with a fenced backyard.

Watch these
 

Destination The Villages for a Lifestyle Visit with Rusty Nelson
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Are the lifestyle homes owned by the Villages?

Yes.

And delaying purchasing a home months is costly due to price increases.

I had a lifestyle visit in January. It was a newer 3 BR villa,beautiful and spacious and very reasonable rate. Close to brown wood. got a golf cart and bike with it,and took advantage of both.well worth it.

We have been on 2 lifestyle visits. Both times we stayed in beautiful courtyard villas. The first time was in January in the Brownwood area. The 2nd time we stayed in the Marsh Bend area in August. You get a golf cart, 2 bikes, and 2 village id's so you can participate in all the activities, including shows that are in town.

You can't go wrong!