Floridian Sandalwood

I have lived at the Floridian for the past 12 years. I love the place and since I am 76 years old I will probably die here. The park is very quiet and since it is a gated community and there is no through traffic going through it. I have been living in an RV for the last 25 years and I am very familiar with RV parks. This is one of the best.

Stopped in to visit my sister. Every single time I used the restrooms or shower house there was no toilet paper. My sister has mentioned it to the office who instead of simply handling the situation and doing my her job, she chose to argue about it. Florida administrative code chapter 64E - 15 says that are in fact required to provide toilet paper and a sink with soap or sanitation to clean your hands. My sister also voiced her concerns about the management telling the guests that they will be upping the monthly rent. In the middle of the lease. Absolutely illegal. At the same time, the management telling the office to make the residents aware they will no longer takedebot or credit cards of any kind. Cash or check only. Do what now?!? I hope management reads this and understands. They charge upwards of $1000/month and can't ensure toilet paper?!? GTFOH. $1000/mo, 150 RV spots... You do the math. Smh. Not everyone is desperate for a place to stay. Get over yourselves.

To be totally fair, and up front ...I don't live here. My experiences here have been short-lived,as I visited sandalwood twice ... to pick up or bring home a coworker, and hang out for a couple hours with them at a time. So I have only seen it during very early morning or in the dark. At night if you don't know where you're going ,the roads are not lit. I use the term roads loosely,they're more like paved trails.So you have to know where you're going. The units are very close together in my opinion and there's quite a few in this lot... it's bigger than it looks. As far as the units go I can only speak for the co-worker that I drop off ...his unit is older than myself, either very late '60s or early '70s. And is very similar to a lot of the trailers that are at this park. There are also lots with RVs, usually class C's on them. My coworker's unit has been well used over the years and is pretty rough around the edges and they're rounded edges if you know what I mean lol. The neighbors are nice enough and if you're a long-termer here, you get to know everybody,and their business which I don't think is unusual. The grounds are not well kept. It all depends on who you're living next to, or the neighbors around you. If they're clean, you have a clean area around you ,if not .....I'm not quite sure when the trash is picked up . My friend that lives there says it all depends on what area you live in and most of the areas could use some friendly litter pickup on a weekend. The rent is pretty cheap in comparison to the upscale ZIP code that surrounds, so it's a good value I suppose ... and it is in a great location,pretty central to everything that you need to get to. So as far as value goes, I think it's a great place if you're budget minded for housing, especially in today's world. Would I live here? Honestly ,I think I would if my financial situation and or job situation got to a certain point. Still too early to know how 6staff interacts and works, as My coworker is a new tenant. So time will tell and I will update this post if it's a negative situation... but for now the people at the front desk were very friendly.

When are you guys ever cleaning the pools??? They get everybody sick. It's been very hot and my only escape is the pool which hasn't been cleaned in ages? How often are they being cleaned and when will they get cleaned??????

Just one bad experience after another. They messed up our reservation. Tried putting us in a site where the sewer was backed up. The showers/bathrooms are disgusting and only half work. Then they closed the showers early so we weren’t able to use them when we needed them. The pool was full of hair and bugs. Less than half of the washers and dryers work. The park is very trashy with broken down trailers and junk everywhere. Would not recommend this place at all. The only positive is the office staff is very nice.