"THE
PALM" Southern Dunes Golf & Country Club
Haines
City, Central Florida/Disney area
4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, sleeps 8
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Description
"The Palm"
is a truly exceptional villa, offering the perfect
balance between privacy, luxury and location. It is the largest 4 bedroom villa
rental at Southern Dunes Golf & Country Club, with 2500 sq feet of living space all on one level.
(Most other 4 bedroom vacation villas are only 1700 - 1900 sq feet). It was
originally built as a private home, so it has custom finishes and numerous upgrades
not normally found in vacation villas. The
villa is located right on the 16th Fairway of the golf course - so you can watch
golfers and wildlife.
"The Palm" is unique in
having a wonderful, 100% private swimming pool, spa and deck located within an
attractive planted courtyard area. Just imagine not being able to see (or
hear!) your neighbouring vacationers when you are swimming, sunbathing or just
relaxing.
Facilities
The
Palm" was recently beautifully and expensively furnished from scratch. As
owners we visit at least three times a year to ensure everything is kept
completely up-to-date and maintained to our very high standards. Expect to find
very high-quality fixtures and fittings, plus many other touches unusual
for a vacation home. For example, the Living Room, which overlooks
the golf course, has three extremely comfortable Italian leather sofas
and a fire place, plus a professional slate bed
billiard table.
Master Bedroom #1has gorgeous mahogany antique-style
furniture, including an 'armoire' housing the TV and DVD player, a
telephone, and spacious en-suite bathroom facilities including a vanity unit, Roman bathtub, huge
walk-in shower and separate w.c. with bidet. Totally self-contained
Master Bedroom #2 is located across the courtyard, and has a romantic cast-iron poster bed,
a telephone, and an en-suite bathroom
with vanity basin, w.c. and bathtub with shower over. This bathroom may
also be accessed from the pool area. From both Master Bedrooms you can
step directly out to the pool deck - fantastic for an early morning swim!
The two twin bedrooms share a Family Bathroom, which has vanity basin,
w.c. and bathtub with shower over.
All the bedrooms have their own TV & DVD player. One of the twin bedrooms may, by prior arrangement, be made up as a third
King-sized bedroom, which is ideal if three couples are sharing the villa;
the other includes a computer desk & Sony Playstation2 with additional TV.
The Family Room has a comfortable cane sofa, love seat & rocking chair,
with a large flat screen TV and DVD/CD player for your entertainment. This
is open plan to the Breakfast Area which overlooks the pool through an
enormous wall of sliding glass doors. The Kitchen has black
granite worktops, ceramic hob, dishwasher, large built in electric stove and
microwave oven, and a large fridge/freezer that dispenses chilled water,
crushed ice and ice cubes. The separate formal Dining Room
seats six at a large marble-topped table. Finally there is the Laundry Room which
houses a large washer and dryer. There is wireless internet
so you can use your laptop anywhere in the villa - even out on the pool deck.
Smoke-detectors, fire-extinguishers & emergency lighting have been installed for
your safety & peace of mind.
We could go on and on about the superior
quality and sheer spaciousness of this home, many guests have commented
that the photos do not to it justice and their expectations have been far
exceeded. Please view our
Guestbook to see
what they have said.......
Pool and Deck
If you
enjoy your privacy, you will so appreciate the
unique sheltered, south-facing outdoor living
area that really is completely private, so no curious neighbours (or golfers!) can spy on
your sun-bathing/swimming activities..... it is located within a huge planted
courtyard area, the house forms three sides and a wall forms the fourth
side. The pool and Jacuzzi spa are solar heated, which works great from
April to around October time, and at no cost to you! At other times, most
guests take advantage of the electric pool heat to keep the pool up to a
comfortable 88 degrees, and the Jacuzzi spa to around 100 degrees. The
pool is maintained regularly by our Management Company, and for the peace of
mind for those of you with young children, we have installed a removable child
security fence round the pool.
Facilities outside include a built-in electric
barbeque/grill, lots of luxury pool loungers and arm chairs, a full size dining
table and chairs, adjustable lighting for creating a romantic atmosphere at
night, a wall fountain, and two ceiling fans to cool things down when it gets
too warm. It really has been designed as an extra living area, to get
maximum enjoyment from the legendary outdoor Floridian living.
Location
Southern Dunes Golf & Country Club is a quiet,
beautifully-maintained upscale golf resort located just 15 miles south of the
Disney Parks, with villas built around the
PGA-rated Championship golf course.
It has 24 hour manned security at the
entrance, and excellent amenities including a superb Clubhouse with a bar and
restaurant open all week to visitors for breakfast and lunch (and currently for
dinner 3 nights a week), 3 swimming pools, a gym, children's
play area, fishing lake, 2 tennis courts, bike paths, and a golf pro shop. It
also has the true convenience of a 24/7 Wal-Mart Superstore just outside the
community gate, along with a gas station, bank, restaurants, & many other shops.
If you plan to visit the Theme Parks, the big benefit of Southern Dunes'
location is that can reach Disney World within 20 minutes, from a
different direction to the 100's of people staying in Kissimmee - they may be
stuck in a traffic jam along the HW192 whilst you will drive straight in!
The Universal theme parks are approx. 30 minutes drive. You are also
nearer to both the Gulf & Atlantic coasts - the nearest beach is about an hour's
drive. You can shop 'til you drop at the many discount malls, and eat out at
very reasonable cost in a huge choice of restaurants - all within an easy drive.
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