This stunning 3 BR, 2 BA home is nestled in the exclusive gated community of Black Diamond Ranch. As you step inside, you'll immediately notice the beautiful views from the lanai windows and the open floor plan, creating an inviting atmosphere. The kitchen, complete with ample counter space overlooks the family room and dining area, making meal prep and cooking a breeze. The highlight of this home is the luxurious privacy and magnificent view while relaxing in the lanai's heated spa.
Property was even better than I expected. Hosts were kind enough to leave a complimentary bottle off wine and wine glass with my name engraved with a welcome note which was very classy!
The Black Diamond community is a quiet, gated golf community 1+ hour north of Tampa and 20 min from the Gulf coast. My parents live in this community and my husband, 2 adult kids with their spouses stayed here. We kayaked, snorkeled and scuba dived in the Rainbow River, swam with the manatees in the crystal river, had shrimp at the Freezer and took a couple day trips to Tampa. I also read 3 books and used the hot tub which is lovely.
Overall, the property was as advertised and is in optimal location if playing Black Diamond golf courses if your goal. It was our first time to Lecanto and we realized that overall dining options are limited. Within 20-40 minute drive you have several state parks and natural springs to visit.Three start rating is because we had several issues at the start of the trip including a broken refrigerator, hot tub being in dormant mode, a clogged bathroom drain and sliding doors not locking. After using app to raise concerns about these issues, the property owner was very responsive and worked with us to find solutions. The hot tub worked fine once in the proper mode, they had a mini fridge delivered the next day and the doors and drain were fixed. It was just unfortunate that we had to deal with those issues at the beginning of our stay. They did offer a reduction to the expected rate because of the inconvenience, which was appreciated.The inside of the property was clean but the floor of the screened lanai area could have been cleaner.
Great communication with the host, even had a couple nice treats for us when we got to our home. Wouldn't have hurt to have aluminum foil, plastic wrap on hand. Would definitely stay there again!