The differences, in detail
What every villa has
- Four bedrooms and two bathrooms, sleeping eight without sofa beds or cots
- A master bedroom whose en-suite opens directly onto the pool deck
- A kitchen and dining area off the living room, with patio doors to the lanai and pool
- A screened, heated private pool with loungers, and a covered lanai for dining in the shade
- The garage converted to a games room with a slate pool table
- High-speed internet, TVs with streaming, and free calls to the US and Canada from the landline
- A monitored alarm, perimeter lighting, a safe and a private door code
Breezy Oak Villa
At the back of a cul-de-sac, at the end of a 100-foot driveway and surrounded by forest, Breezy Oak has no rear neighbours and practically no side neighbours. Its pool faces east and south: morning sun, then partial shade from the house and lanai in the afternoon. It has the larger back lawn, and both bathrooms were rebuilt from the studs in 2016–17.
The one thing to know: the driveway is a single car wide, so two cars park nose to tail and the long reverse out tests some drivers.
Pleasant Oak Villa
Larger inside, with newer furniture, bigger TVs and the bigger games area. Its deck was doubled and the screen enclosure enlarged by half in 2018–19; at 64 feet it is the widest pool deck in the subdivision, so some part of it is in full sun at any hour, even in winter. There are six loungers and seating for ten. Hedges and palms planted on sightlines keep the pool out of view of the street and neighbouring pools. The driveway is two cars wide. The four-poster king in the master suite is the bed guests ask about.
Happy Oak Villa
The house where the story began, renovated and opened in 2021. It is decorated like a beach house, has a hot tub beside its south-facing pool and more loungers than either sibling. The games area adds electronic foosball and a vintage-style arcade game to the slate pool table, and a desk has built-in power and USB charging.
Rates
Breezy Oak and Pleasant Oak are charged the same: one is more private, the other has more of everything else. As Rob puts it, there is no winner.