Encore Winter Quarters Manatee

Have been welcomed since 2018 with our rescue dogs & ex-pens. Management changed & application of rules changed without any notice. Arrived this year only to be told we are no longer welcome because we have 4' fences instead of 2'. ABSOLUTELY no compromise. We had to leave or put our dogs at risk. We left. Will never use an Encore park again. On top of that, Winter Quarters is no longer as user friendly as it used to be. Restrooms/showers are gross. Everything shuts down @ 8pm. Office is closed on weekends. No housekeeping & only 1 maintenance person. But YOU better tow the line & follow every rule or else!

Great location for an rv park, there’s a massive playground across the bridge. Close by to anything you need ( .5 miles ) , office ladies are so lovely! Pool by the pond is beautiful. The gym has a decent amount of equipment and a great view. It does seem that they’re more geared to the retired and Canadians- love that but we attended a line dance class and the instructor told us it was for people who already knew the dance 🤪 needless to say we only attended the one class ( myself and 2 kids under 10) . Other than that brief experience, everyone and everything else was lovely. They’re working hard to fix all their damage from the hurricane so give them grace .

We are TT TC+ members and consider ourselves fortunate that this park is part of our program. There are a combination of trailer homes, and RV sites that are well maintained. Still a little Hurricane cleanup going on, but they are getting stuff done. The staff are very pleasant to interact with, and always make you feel welcome. The people who use this park seasonals/weekly/snowbirds were always smiling and cheerful. Plenty of activities inside the park, with text notifications when things are happening. The staff should be proud to be part of this place. No charge for package delivery like other encore parks, which is nice. Only downside is proximity to the highway and traffic noise. But you cannot blame that on Encore.

Nice RV park conveniently located between Tampa and Sarasota. Half an hour drive to the beach. Two pools, a pool table. gym, jacuzzi. Plenty of scheduled activities. Our spot was leveled with full hookups. We did enjoy our stay here

This park is a complete joke! Stay away! Do NOT purchase a home in here! In April 2024 the managers approved my daughter to purchase a park model in the park. My daughter moved out aftwr the hurricane, we listed the home for sale. Now the park is forcing us to remove the home and lose the 35k we just paid for it in April. Plus incur costs to have it removed all while continuing to pay the insane $935 a month lot rent. I've dealt with both managers and both have different rules. The assistant manager spends half the time talking bad about the manager claiming the manager doesn't know her own job. Regardless how did they approve the home sale 9 months ago but now it doesn't follow their rules? The same rules that existed 9 months ago? I should also mention the fact they allow a known curber to illegally sell homes in the park. I had a feeling this park would pull this so luckily I spent the last 9 months collecting evidence. I will be contacting those who need to know. I would stay away from here. They are liars and cheats! The new manager is absolutely rude and clearly doesn't know how to do her job!