WELCOME

Welcome to our blog about our Orlando vacation villa: The Retreat by the Lake. Here we will be posting updates about the newly renovated house and its availability as a rental villa when we are unable to be there ourselves.
We started this blog in the middle of November, 2010 to chronicle the renovation of the villa. Please see the archive (lower left) to read all about the how the reno went and how The Retreat became a luxury 5-star vacation home where you could stay on your next trip to Orlando to visit the awesome theme parks, to enjoy the many wonderful golf courses in the area, to watch baseball spring training, or for a pre- or post-cruise excursion.
Please feel free to leave your comments about our postings... we'd love to hear from you and what you think about The Retreat.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Watch the show!

Brad and Jeff, from HSDPros, who helped us furnish and decorate the Retreat, have put together a little show about the villa.  Please click on the link to watch it.  You're going to love it.

http://www.realestateshows.com/show.php?mls=basic&id=551342

Please feel free to share the link with anyone whom you think may be interested.  They can contact us through   http://www.theretreatbythelake.com/

Our first review

The Retreat is now "up and running", so to speak.  It hosted our first guests earlier in the month and they very kindly posted this review on HomeAway, where we advertise the villa.  We are so very pleased they enjoyed their vacation.

Great Vacation Home
Rating:
5 out of 5
Carolyn Scott      Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Review Submitted February 17, 2011      Date of Stay February 2011
The Retreat was a home away from home. It has a beautiful location on the Lake and the development itself is in an ideal location; close to all the amenities and attractions. The interior of the home has been beautifully updated with all the modern amenities (i.e. WiFi, digital cable, and the internet radio) and the extras provided by the hosts (i.e. books, games, DVD's and Playstation) helped to ensure you're always entertained even on the rare rainy day. We had a great vacation at the Retreat and would return in the future with no hesitation.

Visit our website for availability and rates:   http://www.theretreatbythelake.com/