Grand Reserve

Written by: ANN SHIELDS
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As a very happy owner of a villa in the very peaceful private gated community of Grand Reserve in Davenport, I just thought that I’d like to take a few minutes to share my views on this lovely place. Grand Reserve was built on an area surrounded by lucious conservation ground. Many villas like our own are lucky enough to have beautiful views over Lake Thomas which is part of Grand Reserve. All around the community there are ponds and natural wooded areas which are home to some of Floridas resident wild life. Our favourites however are the elegant and sometimes funny sandhill cranes. We have now had three generations of these huge birds come to visit us on a regular basis at our home proudly showing off their new chicks to us in the Spring. On a couple of occasions we’ve had to rescue a snapper turtle from the middle of the road and return him to one of the ponds or the lake, just in case the next driver doesn’t spot him on time! We’ve spotted squirrels, racoons, rabbits and armadillos during our visits to our wonderful home all from the comfort of our screened pool deck. Grand Reserve has only 110 luxury executive homes in the community, all of which were built on 100ft double width lots, so there are no cramped side by side rows of homes to be found here! Unlike many of the other popular rental communities in the Disney area, Grand Reserve has more permanent Florida residents than tourists residing there. Many residents are very proud gardeners and at Christmas their homes are a treat when they seem to compete for the best decorated Christmas garden! I think it has made us even more house proud, as we do like to keep up with the Jones’s. We now have some lovely tropical planting surrounding our pool area, and even enjoyed our second batch of bananas from our trees this year! So if you’re looking to rent a home in the Disney area which is also a haven of tranquility to come home to after a busy day out, then look no further than Grand Reserve. You truly won’t be disapointed!