Three bedroom, 2.5 bathroom south facing Villa on the Florida Gulf
Coast at Rotunda by Englewood and between Venice and Port Charlotte. 
Near shops, restaurants and beaches.

Nearest International Airports are Fort Myers (1 hour) Tampa (1.5 
hours drive), Orlando (2 – 2.5 hrs) & Miami (3.5 –  4  hours).  
Nearest domestic airports are Ft Myers & Sarasota. 

Master bedroom has king size d/b with en suite jacuzzi bath, walk-in
shower & toilet. Second bedroom has a d/b and third has twin s/b. The
second bathroom is located between the 2nd & 3rd bedrooms.  All 
living areas are fully air-conditioned.  

Well appointed and furnished to a high standard this Villa has Cable
TV, DVD player & Hi-Fi / CD player and games such as Scrabble & 
Monopoly for your use.  

The great room has a formal dining area and a comfortable
lounge area with views of the pool and river.  There is a separate
informal eating area with doors to the patio & pool.  The kitchen is
fully equipped with range, microwave, dishwasher and icemaker fridge
freezer and there is a laundry room that leads out to the integral
double garage.  There are two bikes and 2 fishing rods available for 
use by guests, plus some toys for young children.

South facing with own swimming pool (solar heated), sun loungers & 
spa tub with water flow to pool, the villa is located on a double 
plot and has river frontage to the rear. There are lawns around the 
villa and irrigation is from the river.  Fruit trees, flowering 
trees and shrubs have been planted. The villa is near a nature 
reserve and about 15 minutes drive from great beaches - Bocca 
Grande, Mannesota Key beach in Englewood and Stumps Pass beach. 
Nearby Venice has great beaches too.
 
Local golf courses have reasonable green fees and are open to the
public. In the immediate vicinity there are 9 courses. The area has
good boating, river and sea fishing, public tennis courts, golf, 
nature trails and restaurants. One restaurant by Englewood’s main 
beech has spectacular views of the sunset over the sea. 

The home is within an easy drive of Englewood, Cape Haze, Ft Myers, 
Venice, Sarasota, Bradenton and Port Charlotte and it has excellent 
local supermarkets and mall shopping just minutes away. 

This is a relaxing place, but there is plenty to see and do if you
check the guide books and local papers, from yoga to theatre, and 
tennis to scuba diving. Busch Gardens beyond Tampa is one of the 
great theme parks in Florida; the Ringling Museum and Arts centre is 
north of Sarasota; the Myakka State Park is a beautiful place with 
great boat rides just an hours drive distant. Babcock Ranch is worth 
a visit and the picture of a nesting eagle was taken there. Rodeo 
events are held in Arcadia about 1.5 hours drive.

With the local library having several PCs with internet access
available you can remain in touch with friends and family and it
allows 30 minute user sessions once you sign in (a $10 fee for your
stay). The house has telephone with free local calls included. If you
wish to make long distance or international calls then you should 
take out an international calling card before leaving the UK.   

Air-conditioning in all living areas with ceiling fans in all rooms
3 bedrooms (1 queen, 1 double, 1 with twin singles)
2 bathrooms + poolside toilet
Fully fitted kitchen - includes decent size teapot, grapefruit knife
and egg cups to suite UK guests.
Breakfast Nook
Kitchen with breakfast bar
Main dining space - table with 6 chairs - off the
Lounge or Great room
Patio in shaded area with large oval table and 6 cushioned chairs
Lanai with 4 poolside cushioned loungers
Cable TV / DVD player / HiFi - CD equipment
Games, Books, Cards
2 adult bikes and various pool toys
Standard BBQ
2 Fishing rods & a Keep-net
Double garage with up and over door, electronically controlled 
Beach Umbrellas
Beach Chairs
 

Good swimming from well kept beaches
Tennis
Golf
Boating & Jet Ski hire 
Fishing & fishing boat trips
Kayaking 
Canoeing
Mini-golf
Fitness centres
Yoga
Cinema
Performing Arts
Libraries
Restaurants
Shops & Malls - good Malls in Pt Charlotte & Venice
Ellenton designer label discount shopping complex - it's massive!
Museums & Art centres within driving distance
Gaspirilla Island Museum & Lighthouse
Nature Trails, 3 locally, others in easy drive  
Environmental/Conservation centers
Rodeo at Arcadia in July and at other times
Cinema & Theatre are a short drive - less than an hour ususlly
Shelling - Stumps Pass beach is usually the best

Minimum discount of 10% for 4 or more weeks booked at one time.

Rates below are inclusive of taxes, utilities and cleaning.
Payment can also be made in Euro.

Standard season  GB£475 to £525 or US$950/1050 p/wk
High season      £575 or $1150 p/wk Christmas to 30 April   
Low season       £450/£475p/wk, or from $900 

Booking deposit is required with reservation and a security deposit 
with balance of booking fee 10 weeks prior to departure.
Optional Spa tub heating $80 / £40 per week payable locally if 
required, only needed in the coolest months as the pool and spa are 
connected to our solar heating system.

Minimum reservation is 4 days and a 4 day stay has an additional 
£35/$70 charge to cover administration and servicing. There is no 
specific change-over day.