[mirish54@gmail.com]

It’s really apples and oranges. The Villas at Margaritaville are all attached with a shared wall. No shared walls in The Villages. Minto Construction does a nice job at Margaritaville, but all homes are wood construction, granted they use 6 inch exterior wall studs, but no CBS construction. Plus, Margaritaville locations are closer to the coastal areas for easier beach access. So, all in all it’s what what kind of lifestyle the buyer is looking for.

[Robnlaura]

Originally Posted by d1nod1no

It would have been OK to say that you like the floor plans better elsewhere.
The gang is SO DEFENSIVE

I find the amenities and d@mn near everything else better at The Villages, but the floorpans? Meh. Boring.

This link is to one of their cottages, the "Dreamsicle" I believe:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsCm_VvKI5Y

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Rows and rows of cookie cutter homes

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Gunny2403

Well, I’m trying to understand the real reason for this post.

[Garywt]

Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe

This is going to be unpopular, but having just come back from visiting their model homes, the floor plans by Latitude Margaritaville (Daytona, Hilton Head, and Panama City/30A) are better thought out and with smoother flow than the villas (patio or courtyard) The Villages does.

The patio and courtyard villas are all very similar: Open the front door into the dining or living room, kind of a wide hallway / shotgun through the living space to the lanai out back (CYV) or the back wall / bedrooms (PVs).

Compare that to the cottages and villas in Latitude Margaritaville with more variety and a better layout. I wish The Villages would incorporate some of these soaring features and floor plans instead of the very cookie-cutter model we have available to us now.

I find the amenities and d@mn near everything else better at The Villages, but the floorpans? Meh. Boring.

This link is to one of their cottages, the "Dreamsicle" I believe:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsCm_VvKI5Y

I feel sad for you that you don’t think the Courtyard villas have a nice layout. Just looking at the video, once you get by the god awful decor and colors I see that as very choppy and very small rooms. Our villa is slightly larger but 3 bedrooms which are larger than these. The layout front to back of ours is perfect, we open the door from the garage and we have a straight shot through the lanai. Maybe you like small and cramped but not for us, we are just fine here in the Villages.

[margaretmattson]

Originally Posted by Garywt

I feel sad for you that you don’t think the Courtyard villas have a nice layout. Just looking at the video, once you get by the god awful decor and colors I see that as very choppy and very small rooms. Our villa is slightly larger but 3 bedrooms which are larger than these. The layout front to back of ours is perfect, we open the door from the garage and we have a straight shot through the lanai. Maybe you like small and cramped but not for us, we are just fine here in the Villages.

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[4$ALE]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Doesn't use a spoon...... maybe a boat oar!

[GreySkies]

Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe

This is going to be unpopular, but having just come back from visiting their model homes, the floor plans by Latitude Margaritaville (Daytona, Hilton Head, and Panama City/30A) are better thought out and with smoother flow than the villas (patio or courtyard) The Villages does.

Nope, not unpopular, I have rented for 3 to 6 months at a time at Latitude Margaritaville, Dell Web in Orland and Ocala and of course TV, this is my third time. The one thing I have learned is that the VAST majority of 55+ communities in Florida have much better homes. What your purchasing in TV is primarily a "Life Style", the home your living in while in TV is secondary.

If you want a nice home I would not consider Latitude Margaritaville either, the Daytona community is an eyesore, the absence of any large vegetation (Trees) makes it look desolate. With one pool, one restaurant (mediocre I might ad) and a collection of overpriced homes painted in ghastly pastels, nope not for me, I was done with my 6 month rental after 2 months.

[Bilyclub]

Daytona is like outside the bubble on steroids.