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.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Our newest addition

When it's nice outside, there's nothing better than grilling up something on the BBQ.  And since it's always nice in Florida, we thought it important to have a BBQ for guests' use at the Retreat. 
Just wanted to let everyone know that we've just put in a brand new one, with a bigger grill area.  So now there's room for accommodating everyone's orders.... hot dogs, burgers, ribs, steaks, chicken.... yum!

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