Convenient to shopping, Lakewood Ranch, churches. Quiet. Wonderful walking & biking trails on-site as well as nearby. Owner very responsive to questions/requests. Some things we checked out & recommend doing: nearby - Sarasota National Cemetery & Myakka State Park plus new Mote Aquarium, Bishop Museum & Planetarium, Sarasota Art Museum, Edison Ford Museum, Casperson Beach shark tooth hunting, etc