5044 Bella Terra Dr, Venice, FL 34293

Fully furnished luxury Venice home available for high season! This beautiful home in the highly desirable Venetia Community looks like it belongs in a magazine, and is just minutes from the best gulf beaches, restaurants, golf, culture and shopping. Everything in this home is arranged for luxurious comfort: soft neutral colors, tasteful decorations and gorgeous window treatments. From the exceptional Travertine tile Versailles - patterned floors in all common areas to the white cherry luxury vinyl plank flooring in the bedrooms, to the 12' ceilings, from the front entrance to the sliders that open the width of the living room to the lanai, everything about this home is top shelf. You will have plenty of room to relax, spread out, entertain or enjoy peaceful quiet, and even work remotely, if you must. The large master bedroom (with its own sliding glass doors to the lanai) has a super comfortable queen bed and its own mounted flat screen TV, a huge closet, a master bath with a private toilet and dual sinks, a garden tub, and a European-style Roman walk-in shower with a handheld adjustable sprayer. The second bedroom has a queen bed, a mounted flat screen TV, plantation shutters and lots of closet space; and the third bedroom is currently set up as an office space with a third mounted flat screen TV and queen sleeper sofa to accommodate two additional occasional guests. A full second bath ensures privacy for you and comfort for all. Gorgeous window treatments grace the open spaces, the master bedroom and even both bathrooms! The living room is furnished with a cream colored leather sofa that invites you to sink in and enjoy a good read or stream a movie on the 65" mounted flat screen TV. The large kitchen is a gourmet's dream featuring a gorgeous aquarium window which looks out onto the garden and preserve, lots of unique tile countertop and storage space, and a breakfast bar that opens to the living/dining area; it is fully equipped with cookware and dishes to satisfy even the most discriminating cook. The breakfast bar has two comfy leather swivel stools. There is seating for 4 at the dining table as well as seating for 4 in the eat-in kitchen. There is a separate laundry room behind the kitchen, and a garage to baby your vehicle. It even has an EV charging outlet. In the garage you will also find two bicycles and four beach chairs for use during your stay. Enjoy! The house sits privately between a park setting in the front and a forever wild behind, where you can see hawks and other birds of prey visiting and perching on the edge of the lanai. Water birds wade at the edge of the forever wild, especially after heavy rains, and sometimes you can see river otters playing! The lanai itself is set up with a comfortable three-piece sectional sofa and two deep seating chairs plus two rattan rockers. The sliding glass doors between the living room and the lanai can be opened 12' across, bringing the outdoors in and expanding the size and feel of the home. The view from the entrance, across the stunning high end travertine tile and through the living room to the lanai, is nothing short of breathtaking! The wise homeowners we bought from knew this and had those sliders open when we first toured the home. We were sold at the entrance! The lanai faces East, which welcomes the morning sun but avoids Florida's afternoon heat. After Hurricane Ian, we re-screened the entire lanai, so there are no holes and no bugs!! This year, we also installed remote controlled LED lighting in the pool cage and above the gas grill so that you can enjoy the outdoor space all night, and can control your outdoor color scheme to match your holiday, team or mood! As wonderful as the house is, the community it sits in matters just as much, and Venetia doesn't disappoint! The community has several great amenities including a stunning community pool and hot spa, as well as exercise gym, basketball, tennis, pickleball and Bocce ball courts. The clubhouse hosts many mixers and community activities including a book club, poker night, Mah Jong, yoga, bridge, Pickleball and Bocce Ball leagues and tournaments, holiday celebrations and outdoor pool parties with dance bands and much, much more. We have golf groups and biking groups; we go out to the beach together to howl at the full moons. We have monthly ladies' lunches and Gondoliers' dinners out in the community. The Venetia calendar is always full of activities and events. If you're looking for a welcoming community that can keep you as busy and entertained as you want, or alternatively as quiet and solitary as you like, this is it! The neighborhood and the neighbors are caring, friendly and fantastic! Venetia is in South Venice and is just 5 minutes from so many stores, it's hard to believe there is such a beautiful and quiet oasis tucked away behind such a busy area! Walmart is right next door; CVS and Walgreens are just beyond that; Publix, Target, Staples, Home Depot, Bealls, Dollar Tree, JoAnns Fabrics are all just across 41 from us. There's a plethora of restaurants, golf courses and beaches within 10-15 minutes. We can even bike down to Cool Park in West Villages to watch an Atlanta Braves spring training game while enjoying food, libations, and live music! House, community, and location are all exceptional! This home is ideal for a retired or retiring couple that wants to try living in the West Coast of FL full time prior to buying your own place; someone who is in the process of building or rebuilding; or someone that knows this is where they want to be but doesn't want to deal with the hassle of home purchasing, maintenance and furnishing; or someone that has family nearby and wants to be able to come and go as often and for as long as they want, without having to commit assets to a purchase. Most importantly, it is right for someone who is used to comfort living, who respects the surroundings and will treat our home as if it is their own. Please, no smoking on the property. This exquisite home is available for a 6-month minimum rental. Bring your clothes and your toothbrush! Rent includes garbage/recycling, Cable TV, Internet, weekly pool and lawn service. We recommend our cleaning woman who has been with us for years. Renter pays for electric utilities. Owner pays cable, wifi, water, sewer, garbage, recycling. Tenant pays electricity. Venetia Homeowners Association charges $150 non refundable application fee and must approve rental application request. Gate fob is be charged by the community at $15 per car to renter after move-in and is non-transferrable. Gate fob is optional - you can also enter the community with a keypad code. No additional charges are levied for use of facilities; and 2 clubhouse fobs are included with rent. Seasonal/ Furnished rental is available for a minimum stay of 6 months.