Hot Springs Village is a quiet gated community near Hot Springs. Although it’s a gated retirement community, it’s enormous. It’s The largest gated community in the US spanning 11 miles from east gate to west gate. Lots of golf courses, nature trails and lakes etc to enjoy.
This condo is not on the water but it’s roomy and clean with a full size kitchen, large living/ dining room and two bedrooms. The master is a decent size. The other bedroom relatively small but workable. The condo has cable Tv and fast WIFI. We enjoyed our 5 day stay. A couple of notes: The bedroom doors do not lock, so if you’re looking for lockable privacy, bring a door stop or something. You will need 2 doorstops per room. There’s only one shower and although it’s ok pressure and heat wise, the shower head is mounted only about 5’6” high. I’m 5’9” and I had to duck to get under it. Not a big deal for me at all, but if you’re particularly tall, it might be.
The condo is close to the west gate, where you’ll find a couple of restaurants and a little supermarket, whose prices are not exorbitant. There’s a Wal-Mart 2 miles outside of the West gate. It’s also only about 20 minutes from downtown Hot Springs. Note that most things, including Walmart, seem to close between 8-9pm. There did not appear to be much in the way of “nightlife” unless you go to Hot Springs itself.
Lastly, this is another one of those VRBO deals that is not really “for rent BY OWNER.” It might be privately owned but it is managed through a real estate company that you can book through directly, so save yourself the exorbitant VRBO website fee and book directly through Janette Carter with Taylor Realty Group. She was amazingly responsive via phone and text. 951-333-7777. All in all, this is an excellent place for a couple or a small family to explore HSV and surrounding area, if you don’t need to be directly on the water.