Bright, Open Retreat w/Stylish Flair & Easy Access to The Heart of The Action Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Is Bright, Open Retreat w/Stylish Flair & Easy Access to The Heart of The Action pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Q: Where is Bright, Open Retreat w/Stylish Flair & Easy Access to The Heart of The Action located?

Located in Lynnhaven, this holiday home is 2.5 mi (4.1 km) from Miona Lake Golf Club and within 6 miles (10 km) of The Villages Market Square and Glenview Champions Country Club. Cane Garden Country Club and Brownwood Paddock Square are also within 6 miles (10 km).

10/10 Excellent

Amy C.

11 Jan 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Xmas vaca

Was a great location to all the things we needed including relatives that lived nearby

Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Thomss S.

30 Apr 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Home away.

Nice neighborhood. Friendly neighbors. Easy access to stores and highways. Golf cart access was great to everywhere we wanted to go.

Stayed 28 nights in Apr 2024

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8/10 Good

Donna C.

15 Mar 2025

Southern Oaks Review

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The house was clean and comfortable. It came with a golf cart which we enjoyed using. The property was in a good location. There was a big tree in the front yard that constantly shed it's leaves. The driveway and sidewalk was always had leaves and debris. It required some maintenance.

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Carol/John G.

5 May 2014

Satisfied

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We found that the kitchen floor had not been swept or cleaned under the table/chairs. We had trouble with the lamps and asked for someone to come by and check them, but no one did. We would have appreciated a "cue" card as to how to first use the TV, we don't have direct TV and had a time figuring out the proper way to turn it on. All in all it was a very pleasant stay. Thank you!

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8/10 Good

terry f.

19 Nov 2024

Convenient Location

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The house had new flooring, The smoke detectors needed new batteries. The golf cart needed water and the rear end needed to be secured so that it wouldn't slide off.

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8/10 Good

terry f.

18 Nov 2024

Convenient Location

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The house had new flooring, The smoke detectors needed new batteries. The golf cart needed water and the rear end needed to be secured so that it wouldn't slide off.

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8/10 Good

Donna C.

16 Mar 2024

Southern Oaks

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Good place just needed a few repairs. Carpeting was a little old. Great location and well supplied.

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6/10 Okay

Patrick L.

2 Apr 2023

OK

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The location was good for access to grocery shopping at Publix. The neighborhood was very nice and quiet and the use of the golf cart was very good to get around. The management staff was very polite, courteous and responsive and always answered the phone. The carpets in the home were very dirty with either cat or dog urine and poop stains in the master bedroom. I was told the owners were going to replace them, too bad it wasn't before we arrived. The kitchen was well equipped with utensils, pots and pans and appliances worked well.

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10/10 Excellent

Thomas B., New Castle, Pa United States

2 Jan 2023

Great Vacation

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The unit was clean and well stocked with everything. Bed was very comfortable. Best sleep I've had in months. Loved the golf cart. Everyone I had contact with at Down Home Properties was very polite and extremely helpful. They made my stay even better. Thank You !!!

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6/10 Okay

Kennedy F.

18 May 2022

Not the best rental we've had

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The owner of the property needs to pay more attention to it. The golf cart did not work for the first couple of days until the batteries were replaced. We encountered a problem with ants inside the home which we lived with for over half our stay. The property management people were very helpful and did everything they could to rectify the problem.

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10/10 Excellent

Melanie C., Portland

16 Mar 2022

A nice little Villa

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We were only able to use the last week of a two month rental. Down Home Properties were very helpful in making it a pleasant stay.

Stayed 57 nights in Jan 2022

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10/10 Excellent

Joslin B.

3 Aug 2021

Great stay

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Really enjoyed this villa! Great neighborhood and close to many things. Would stay here again.

4/10 Poor

Barbara J.

1 May 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location

Disliked: Communication

The Villages "Villa" rental.

I was told this Villa had everything I would need during my two month stay in The Villages -- just bring my clothes and go get some groceries! The kitchen was so pitifully furnished as to be a joke. Old, worn out skillets, pots, missing blender top, lack of microwaveable cookware, cheapest coffee pot in the world, etc, etc. The ironing board was broken and I had to call for a new one. Two of the kitchen chairs had severely damaged legs unbeknownst to me and my friend sat in one only to have the leg of the chair come out from under her. A second chair was as bad. Called management and they took away the chairs and never came back with anything to replace them. !! I never got a call from the management company as to any problems. The carpeting in the living room is filthy from being so near both the kitchen and the garage entrance. This should be replaced with anything but carpeting ! Of one positive note, I asked that the golf cart be moved so that I could put my car into the garage. They had someone out immediately and disassembled the rear golf bag attachment so it would fit in the garage and allow space for my car. The living room sofas were so old and out of shape as to shameful! I also later found out from my neighbor that this had been the complaints from prior tenants of this particular Villa. What a scam ! As a retired real estate broker and property manager, I would never keep a unit like this to rent if the owners were refusing to repair and fix up the place to meet the description on their ads. Or, is this complacency on the part of the management team? Doesn't matter, it was no where up to par..

Stayed 59 nights in Mar 2021

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4/10 Poor

Michael B., Gaylord MI

7 Oct 2020

Everything was okay , but for!

Rating Details: The property manager was very unhelpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was more than happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Unit was not properly cleaned upon arrival. Electric golf cart failed on day 7 leaving us stranded at a major intersection during a rain shower. Down Home management had the nerve to tell me that such carts were not to be driven in the rain! I had to rent my own gas cart!!

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6/10 Okay

5 May 2019

A Home Away From Home

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very dirty. I was very happy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This was the sixth time we have rented a home in the Villages and the fourth time using Down Home Properties. We were VERY DISAPPOINTED with this rental. It was NOT clean when we arrived on April 1,2019. The carpets were dirty and stained, the sinks were dirty, the doors and door knobs in the kitchen were sticky, and well as the front of the microwave and refrigerator door. The glasses were so covered with calcium spots that would not wash off that we had to buy new glasses! Also, the silverware was in the same condition. Living room couches were in terrible shape...we would sink down low since there was no longer any foam in the cushions! The sheets and towels were old and scratchy. The worse thing was the golf cart...the directional signal handle was duct taped!!! Plus the tail light was broken. The one time we used the golf cart, the batteries were so corroded it DIED on us and had to be TOWED back to our property. We had to pay $75, but were reimbursed by Down Home Properties.We have no issues with Down Home. They always addressed our concerns. They sent a rep over to check out everything and agreed with us. They also gave us a complimentary cleaning. The cleaning staff did a great job and we were satisfied. The owner needs to be made aware of all these problems and update this home!!

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Gail K.

23 Sept 2017

Dissatisfied Customer

Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: When rented property, told Down Home that the only requirement was that I had to have wifi. Wifi would not connect when arrived on Saturday evening. Called office and no answer. Called on Monday morning. Some one came by and looked and promised a call back. Received no call. Called again Tuesday morning and was told would check on and call me back. When we left the following Saturday had never received a call. Otherwise, we enjoyed our stay, but will only return if we can rent through another company.

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Raymond T.

28 Jun 2015

quiet vaca

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: couple of minor things that were addressed but the place was great nice and peaceful

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Giff L.

2 Apr 2015

Very Good Location, Geatt Management group, Fair to good unit.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Second Year with Down Home property management. Very Satisfied with them.

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