Welcome to Summer on the Hill

Thank you for choosing “Summer on the Hill” for your vacation. We hope you will have the time of your life in our beautiful home and will enjoy all The Villages has to offer to the fullest.

Here are some tips and tricks we wanted to share with you. But first things first: After your arrival you will want to pick up your Villages guest IDs.

The regular guest IDs are free of charge and have been ordered for you if you supplied us with your personal information. These IDs can be picked up at the Savannah Center 1545 North Buena Vista Blvd, The Villages, FL 32162.

On weekends only the Hacienda Center is open for the pick up of the guest IDs; address: 1200 Avenida Central, Lady Lake, FL 32162. Pick up times are Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 5pm and on weekends from 8:30am to 12pm.

The HOUSE

1. Wifi
   We have high-speed internet for you. Log in with the password displayed on the picture to you left when you enter and feel right at home.
2. TVs
   We have three large screen TVs that run through the T-Mobile Home internet box and connect you to television by YouTube TV. Please feel free to use your own accounts for any of your favorite streaming services via the apps on the TVs. Please just don’t forget to delete your user credentials from the apps on the TVs before you leave.
3. Essentials
   Forgot some essential? Just in case you forgot to pack your toothbrush or any other bare essentials, we have a few items stored for you in the lowest drawer in the master bathroom. Feel free to take what you need.
4. Garage door opener
   The garage door opener affixed to the golf cart for your convenience when zipping around town.
5. Golf cart
   Go ahead and explore The Villages “villager-style” with our 2021 Yamaha golf cart with QuietTech. The key to the golf cart will be at the key holder by the entrance for you. The golf cart runs on regular gas and can be filled at any gas station or where they have golf cart gas stations. Please return the golf cart with at least the same amount of gas in it as it had when you arrived here. Please follow all the rules on the use of golf carts in The Villages. We are giving you permission to use our golf cart. You should have a valid driver’s license and cannot have a revoked driver’s license. We insist that no one under the age of 18 years operates the golf cart. Please do not exceed the maximum allowed street limit of 19 miles an hour and please use the seat belts when not on a golf course. Driving the golf cart is at your own risk and you are responsible for any tickets or other fines. You are also responsible for all damages that might occur to the cart, others and yourself.
6. Pack and Play & high-chair
   For small children we provide a pack and play and a high chair that are both located in the closet of the queen bedroom.
7. Kitchen towels
   Kitchen towels are located in the middle drawer of the kitchen island.
8. Dish cloth & scrub sponge
   A fresh set of dish cloth and scrub sponge will be provided every time a new guest checks in.
9. Dish soap
   Dish soap is provided for the initial days of your stay in the soap dispenser in the kitchen sink.
10. Cleaning supplies
    If you feel the need to clean, disinfect, or wipe down any surfaces in the house while being on vacation there are a few cleaning supplies for your use underneath the kitchen sink and bathroom sinks.
11. Keurig machine/coffee
    We are coffee lovers and we thought you might be too. Therefore, we have different options for you to brew your drink of choice. You can either make a whole large pot of filter coffee or you can choose to insert your own Keurig pods for single cups. You can buy cups for the Keurig at Publix, on Amazon, or basically anywhere else these days.
12. Trash
    Trash pickup days are Mondays and Thursdays. Please put your trash in trash bags in the front of the driveway the night before (Sunday and Wednesday night) after 5pm. All materials can be placed together in the same bag, no need to sort (no garbage cans in The Villages). We provide the large container in the garage for interims storage of your filled trash bags. Please do NOT remove this bin from the garage (if put outside with the trash bags in it, the bin will be taken).
13. Doggie waste bags
    Please do not leave any dog poop anywhere in The Villages, especially our large backyard. Please collet the waste and throw the waste bags all tied up in the little trash bin next to the huge interim storage container. Upon departure, please tie the bag in the doggie waste bin up and add it to your last trash bag. Our cleaning crew will thank you for it.
14. Lawn service
    Once a week our lawn service will cut, weed, and blow the grass in our backyard. Please be aware to not leave any toys, lawn chairs or other items out in the yard.
15. Pool towels
    Pool towels for your use are located in the bathroom closets.
16. Backyard
    Our backyard is the largest lot in the whole neighborhood. Please feel free to make full use of it but PLEASE do pick up after your dogs. Other than the lawn and pest control people nobody else has access to the backyard.
17. BBQ grill
    An additional propane tank in store in the garage just in case the one that is hooked up is empty. Please let us know if you have to get started on the reserve tank, so we can get the empty one filled again.
18. Family dinners
    If you feel like hosting a (more formal) family dinner you are more than welcome to. We have a tablecloth for the dining room table that is located in the master bedroom dresser
19. Outdoor lights
    The perimeter of our cozy back patio has beautiful lighting that you can easily turn on by pushing the button of the small black remote that is located behind the curtain at the sliding glass doors to the patio.
20. US Postal Service/Deliveries
    The Postal Service doesn’t deliver mail to our house but to a central mailbox to which you do NOT have access. If you need your private mail delivered during a longer stay, please consider renting a PO box with the local Postal Service. Amazon and delivery services like FedEx or UPS might also NOT deliver directly to the house; please be aware of that. Any items delivered to the central mailbox are not accessible to you and we will not be there you get the items for you.
21. Washer and dryer
    Washer and dryer are located in the laundry room for you. Initial detergent is provided in the small bin on top of the utility sink.
22. Vacuum
    A vacuum is provided for you in garage.
23. Fire extinguisher
    For your safety there is a fire extinguisher located underneath the kitchen sink.
24. Re-bookin
    If you enjoyed your stay, we’d love for you to come back and stay with us again. Please leave us a review on Airbnb or VRBO and consider booking your next stay with us again via www.LifestyleVisits.com. Here you can book up to 550 days in advance with the best prices.
25. Check out and check out tim
    Check-out time is 10am, so we can get the house sparkling clean and sanitized before our next guests arrive. Please put the golf cart key back on the hooks by the front door. Before you leave, please lock the front door and put the keys back into the lock box at the front door. Once the key is back in the lockbox, please scramble the code
26. Leaving the place
    We would very much welcome it if you could get the dishwasher started before you go. Thank you!
27. Please leave a review
    We strive to give our guests a 5-star experience. If you have any problems or find something that is not to your satisfaction, please get in touch with us ASAP.

Please note: Airbnb/VRBO ratings are not like hotel ratings. An overall rating of 5 starts means that you were happy with your stay and all the spaces provided to you. Airbnb considers a score of less than 5 as a “fail”- if our average rating drops below 4.8, we will lose our Superhost status, and if it drops below 4.7, we risk having Airbnb/VRBO remove our listing from the platform altogether! (This is no joke.)

Of course, if you are disappointed or dissatisfied with any aspect of your stay, please feel free to communicate this to me, so I have a chance to address the issue and ensure your stay is a 5-star experience.

The AREA

1. Saddlebrook Pool & Recreation Center
   The Saddlebrook Recreation center is located at 3010 Saddlebrook Ln and is the closest Rec Center. Of course, the closest pool is just across the street in the beautiful village of Summerhill.
2. Savannah Center
   The Savannah Center is only a 2-minute drive from here on Enrique Dr. This is where you will have to go to get guest IDs for your guests. The Savannah Center is open to pass out guest IDs Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 5pm. On weekends you’d have to go to the La Hacienda Center between the hours of 8:30am to 12pm.
3. Grocery shopping
   All kinds of grocery shopping and dining options are only minutes from our house along Country Road 466. Our beloved Floridian grocery store, Publix, is everywhere and the closest location to our house is only 1.3 miles away at the Southern Trace Plaza, 3475 Wedgewood Ln.
4. What is where and what is going on when?
   In order to be best informed about where you want to go next in The Villages, make sure to download the free The Villages app from your app store. In this app you can look up addresses for businesses or residential, access the calendar to check out what is happening where, and who is playing on the town squares.
5. Free entertainment
   One of the best things about The Villages is the free entertainment on all 3 of the town centers where live music will be played every day from 5pm to 9pm. Try to visit all of the town centers while you’re here; each of them offers unique shopping and dining opportunities. Here are the town square addresses:
   - Lake Sumter Landing, 1000 Lake Sumter Landing, The Villages
   - Spanish Springs, 1120 Main Street, The Villages
   - Brownwood Paddock Square, 2705 W Torch Lake Dr, The Villages
   - Sawgrass Grove, 766 Marilee Pl, Wildwood, FL 34785

REAL ESTATE

We hope you enjoy your stay here to the utmost and if you do so much in fact that you are actually considering a move to The Villages, I would be delighted if you contacted me. I am a licensed Florida Realtor and I have helped sun-seekers for over 10 years now making their Florida living dreams come true. Check me out at

https://www.zillow.com/agent-finder/real-estate-agent-reviews/

and put in my name KRISTINA FRICKE. Here you can find reviews about me from my past clients.

How to use a GOLF CART

1. Turning on the lights
   Pull the choke-like pull-button in the middle of the dashboard
3. Using the blinkers
   The blinker gets set like in any other car but with the golf cart you need to turn the blinker back to its default position manually (otherwise you’ll keep on blinking).
5. Going forward and backward
   The handle under your set makes a quarter turn to the left and right if you want to change directions. Once put into reverse the golf cart makes a very noticeable noise indicating the backward drive.
7. Engage and disengage the parking break
   In order to put the golf cart into parking you need to step on the break and small “P” section of it with some force until you hear it click. To release the break just put your foot on the gas and go.
9. Filling up the gas
   Open the front seat to find the tank inlet underneath the front seat on the passenger’s side. The golf cart uses regular unleaded gas.
11. Getting around in The Villages
    We highly recommend to download The Villages GPS app on your phone in order to be able to safely navigate and find all the golf cart paths for your explorative tours.

GOLF in the Villages

1. How to reserve a tee time (with Lifestyle ID)
2. Every Village Resident is assigned a 6-digit identification number (on your Lifestyle ID/Guest ID) and a 4-digit personal identification number (Pin). These numbers are required to access the automated telephone tee time system and are also used for accessing WIFI at the Recreation Centers.
3. Prior to getting started you will need to have the following:
4. A touch tone phone (set to tone, not pulse)
5. Your ID number and PIN.
6. The day you wish to play.
7. The number of golfers in your group.
8. The golfer ID numbers of all the golfers in your group.
9. The course(s) you wish to play.
10. Time of day you wish to play.
11. Tee times are assigned three days in advance of the day of play via an Automated Tee Time System. There are three ways residents can obtain tee times:
12. By making a tee time REQUEST through the automated tee time system 4-7 days in advance. For additional information you call 352-753-3396 for a Request Worksheet.
13. By making a tee time RESERVATION through the automated tee time system 1-3 days in advance.
14. By calling the respective golf shop (championship courses) or starter building (executive courses) on the day of play to reserve an open tee time.
15. Please know that the vast majority of tee times are made via the request portion of the automated tee time system. In order to use this system you have to have the Lifestyle ID for which The Villages charge a $50 fee upon arrival. The Automated Tee Time System can be accessed by phone or through the Internet. (The Tee Time System is discussed in detail in the Golfing in The Villages brochure that is available at your local country club or in the Tee Time Office).
16. For the Tee Time Reservation Office, please call 352-753-3396.
    
    Championship Golf
17. As a resident of The Villages or a Lifestyle ID holder, you are automatically a member at all nine of the country club facilities. There are no dues or minimums to pay. No initiation fees. Just choose the course you would like to play by going to the Tee Time Reservation System and pay each time you play. It’s that easy...
18. Trail fees are included in the rate to play at each course, so you can bring your own golf cart from home and not have to pay to use it.
19. You will find information below that will cover Priority Golf Membership (includes Pools & some Tennis).
20. When you pay as you play, you will find these courses are considered semi-private facilities with fee structures designed to be affordable for Villages residents.

1. The Villages Golf - Important Links
2. CHAMPIONSHIP AND EXECUTIVE COURSE TELEPHONE DIRECTORY: https://www.golfthevillages.com/images/telephonedirectory.pdf
3. Executive golf course fees (w/o Lifestyle ID) and trail fees (to use a golf cart): https://www.districtgov.org/images/ExecutiveCourseFees.pdf?ql=golf
4. Link to the The Villages Golf Map: https://www.golfthevillages.com/images/TheVillagesGolfMap.pdf
5. Bring spectators (for free) to the golf courses: https://www.districtgov.org/departments/golf/Spectator%20Policy.pdf
6. Executive golf course closures (rotations for each month): https://www.districtgov.org/images/Course-Closures.pdf