Jill Kushner - Specializing in The Colony Golf & Bay Club, Bonita Springs, Florida FL - Downing-Frye Realty Inc.

Located in Bonita Springs, Florida, the Colony Golf & Bay Club is a private, gated luxury community. One of the many reasons I enjoy listing exclusively for this community is due to the vast array of amenities The Colony offers its single-family, mid-rise and high-rise residents.

In addition to the 18-hole championship golf course and Country Club, residents here can enjoy tennis, private dining at The Bay Club, as well as a fitness center to help members remain active. There is also a spa available to community members and their guests where they can be pampered, as well as a canoe park and private water taxi to The Colony’s beach park.

However, one of the great perks and an amenity I feel surpasses all other communities in Bonita Springs, Florida, is the concierge service.

The concierge can help with a slew of daily tasks such as housecleaning, home repairs, indoor plant care, pool maintenance, landscaping and pest control.

For those who live here seasonally (aka ‘snowbirds’), the concierge can help organize an absentee home watch, key holding and seasonal arrival and departure preparations. Residents traveling can ask the concierge for assistance with both local and international travel, as well as to help set up an airport shuttle. If you desire, the concierge will also find a personal trainer or in-home masseuse.

Residents at The Colony Golf & Bay Club enjoy the hassle-free lifestyle that enables them to spend their days enjoying the many other activities available in Bonita Springs, Naples and surrounding areas. And yes, the concierge can help organize all those other activities as well!

Contact me today for your tour of The Colony.

Labels: Amenities, Concierge Service, Dining, Golf, High-rise, Lifestyle, Real Estate, Single-Family Homes, The Colony Golf and Bay Club

It’s not difficult to find something to entertain you, your family or guests here in Southwest Florida. There are an appealing list of entertainment venues available providing endless possibilities for a night on the town or a day of fun and adventure.

Recently, Gulfshore Business recognized the top 15 entertainment venues in the Southwest Florida area. Here they are:

Alico Arena, Fort Myers
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Fort Myers
Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, Fort Myers
Charlotte Harbor Event & Concert Center, Punta Gorda
Cultural Center of Charlotte County, Port Charlotte
Florida Repertory Theatre, Fort Myers
Germain Arena, Estero
Lee Civic Center, Fort Myers
Norris Community Center, Naples
Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples
Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, Fort Myers
Sugden Community Theatre, Blackburn Hall, Naples
The Performing Arts Hall of Gulf Coast H.S.. Naples

Whether it’s day or night, whether you have the entire family visiting or it’s just a couples night out, there’s always something to do or something to see in Southwest Florida.

What's your favorite entertainment venue?

Labels: Bonita Springs, Entertainment, Fort Myers, Lifestyle, Naples, Southwest Florida

Florida’s master-planned community scene is definitely competitive. There are an abundance of single-family homes, high-rise condominiums and villa homes targeting the first, second and even third home buyer. This means that developers must offer luxurious community and high-rise building amenities in order to separate themselves from the pack.

Most communities have fitness centers, but some of new communities or high-rise condominium towers now offer trendier fitness options like yoga and Pilates classes, or even indoor resistance pools for aquatic workouts.

Theater rooms are another trend in more urban cities, yet have been popular here in Southwest Florida for years now. All of the high-rise towers at The Colony Golf & Bay Club offer this type of entertainment in addition to having a bar, catering kitchen and even a billiards area.

One of the newest trends in community amenities, which is gaining popularity, are private climate-controlled wine lockers for residents. For instance, The Colony Golf & Bay Club’s private dining facility, The Bay Club, offers residents the opportunity to store up to 18 bottles of their favorite wine at a lesser price than what a restaurant would offer – if they even offered it. This makes going out to dinner at the Club even more affordable for Colony residents, plus they can enjoy a bottle of wine from their own private collection. Now that’s a great perk!

What amenities do you look for when purchasing a home?

Labels: Amenities, Bonita Springs, Concierge Service, Dining, Golf, High-rise, Lifestyle, Single-Family Homes, The Colony Golf and Bay Club